This poetry book starts with an epic poem, “A Song for Our Time,” which begins with the end of the Spanish flu pandemic and ends with the start of the COVID-19 virus. It covers the years 1920 through January of 2020. In “Other Poems.” the poetry reflects my experiences and thoughts about the decade 1920 through January 2020.. Also, included are historical, fanciful, and humorous poems about various subjects. Sample poem: I AM PLEADING FOR THE FUTURE and for a time when hatred and cruelty w...

According to Wikepedia.com, Pets are abandoned for a variety of reasons. Often, when abandoned, pets are forced to fend for themselves. Benjamin goes on a canary hunt, which gets him in trouble with the law. A police officer takes him to the Oregon Humane Society. They help him find his way to a fur-ever home.

Take a seat and settle in—it's a gigantic treasury of trivia and humor for our twenty-fifth (is that porcelain?) anniversary!IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in HumorForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Honorable Mention in Humor"Fully Loaded" is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, forgotten history, fun wordplay, and ever...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Poor lost Kitten. He doesn't have a name or a home to call his own. All he wants is to find a warm and cosy place where someone will love him. Will anyone help this little kitten?

Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet, in Bad Kitty School Daze from Nick Bruel.Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom?Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!

The all-time champion and host of Jeopardy! gives you the chance to test your trivia mettle in this ingeniously organized book of 8,888 questions.For example–February 21: In 1912, on this day, Teddy Roosevelt coined the political phrase “hat in the ring,” so Ken Jennings fires off a series of “ring” questions. In 1979, who became the first NFL quarterback with four Super Bowl rings*?* What rings are divided by the Cassini Division? Also on this date, in 19...

Meet Clementine Fox, Professional Amateur Adventurer!Clementine is supposed to be on her way to school... but why not go out for a day of adventure and exploration instead? She recruits her friends Nubbins Squirrel and Penelope Rabbit and heads to the beach, where Jesse Otter is preparing to take his giant Turtle, Annabella, to a mysterious local island. Clementine’s great-aunt Marnie lives there -- far away from math tests and tutors -- so Clementine and her frien...

Pick your next movie to watch with this collection of four decades of 4-star reviews from the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic.Spanning the length of Roger Ebert's career as the leading American movie critic, this book contains all of his four-star reviews written during that time from About Last Night . . . to You Can Count on Me. A great guide for movie watching.

Owls are birds. They have a round, bird-shaped body with many feathers. They also have large wings. Their wings are very big compared to the size of their body.Most owls are brown, tan and white. Some of them are all white or all brown. These colors help the owl blend into nature.Owls have very sharp claws on their feet. They use these to hunt with.They have sharp beaks. They use their beak to eat and fight with. Their beak curves down at the end.Their bottom be...

An acclaimed memoir from an American cinema maverick and Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The French Connection and The Exorcist.The Friedkin Connection takes readers from the streets of Chicago to the suites of Hollywood and from the sixties to today, with autobiographical storytelling as fast-paced and intense as any of the auteur's films.Friedkin's success story has the makings of classic American film. H...

Chester the Coyote and his friend Hank the Hawk are in search of a new home called the oasis.