Is Mason Wilson just another wimpy kid? Wimps don't embark on an unauthorized night-time trip to a strange, old factory; he'll do anything to stop his penniless family being thrown out of their home. There's a mystery to solve to win the grand prize - if you hardly ever find dead birds lying around, why are whole flocks of them starting to fall from the sky all over the place? Does the Bible really say that it's a sign of the end of the world? Mason uncovers some gross goings-on and plans ...

In this eclectic collection, 24 writers join forces over two volumes to provide training, a call to arms and a mission briefing on this vital topic for every Christian. Equally perfect as an aid to individual devotions or as a study resource!

Children's painted ABC bookABCDEFG so many letters on the alphabet tree. HIJKLMNOP spell all the words for the things we see. QRSTUV, W's a tricky one, then XY and Z !Captivate and cultivate the imagination while teaching the letters from A to Z. Curious kids can take a trip through the alphabet stopping to see amazing asteroids and big-bellied bats, to row down a rainbow river and meet a y...

Pinky Dinky Doo helps her little brother tame his back-to-school jitters by telling him a funny story about the worst bad hair day in history - which just happened to occur on class picture day!

This edition includes the following editor's introduction:"What Katy Did," a universal children's classicOriginally published in 1875, “Nine Little Goslings” is a collection of nine short stories by American children's writer Susan Coolidge, author of “What Katy Did.”Aimed very much at the young reader all will enthral, and for those who are fans of Katy, the first story is about Johnnie (sister to Katy and Clover) and set a year after “What Katy Did a...

Haunted by the memory of lost loved ones, George Stransom devotes his life to honoring the dead, lighting candles in their memory at a secluded church altar. When he meets a woman who shares his unspoken grief, their bond offers both solace and revelation—but also a painful truth neither can ignore.The Altar of the Dead is a short story by Henry James, originally published 1895 in the collection Terminations.HENRY JAMES [1843 -1916] was born in New York but emigrate...

'One of my all-time favourite books . . . It's a very lively funny story' JACQUELINE WILSON'A girl's journey from sweltering midwestern plains to the freezing east coast suggests cold can spark an intellectual awakening' SARAH CROWN, GUARDIAN'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIGWhen Katy Carr and her sister Clover leave for boarding school, they ...

Dead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol. The purpose of the novel was to demonstrate the flaws and faults of the Russian mentality and character. Gogol portrayed those defects through Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov (the main character) and the people whom he encounters in his endeavours. These people are typical of the Russian middle-class of the time. Gogol himself saw it as an "epic poem in prose", and within the book as a "novel in verse". Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second pa...

Are you ready for the Great Shape Hunt? Elmo is! And Elmo's Daddy says that shapes can be found all around, wherever a monster happens to be. So, get geared up to hunt for shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, and ovals. Maybe we'll even spot an octagon.

Elmo, Cookie Monster, and all your favorite Sesame Street friends enjoy the four seasons with stories, poems, and preschool games. 10 pages of activities to read, giggle, and share!

Sing along as Elmo discovers just how much his mommy loves him. He's her favorite little monster!

Hippity-hoppity! Easter's on its way to Sesame Street! Rosita observes the preparations on Sesame Street for the Easter picnic.