"Explores the mythical and historical backgrounds of mermaids including th Sirens, shape-lifters, Tritons, and the rusalka"--Provided by publisher.

In a riveting book with powerful resonance today, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss captures the pervasive fear and paranoia that gripped America during the Red Scare of the 1950s through the chilling yet affirming story of his family's ordeal, from blacklisting to vindication. Elliott Maraniss, David's father, a WWII veteran who had commanded an all-black company in the Pacific, was spied on by the FBI, named as a communist by an informant,...

"This will be the must-have handy reference to find out all about Australia's wildlife. Each spread will feature an animal or group of animals e.g. the Kangaroos and Wallabies, Bowerbirds, Seadragons and Seahorses, Cicadas etc. The book will be heavily illustrated with an average of 3 colour photographs on a spread and occasional line drawings to show diagrammatically such things as life cycles. In addition to an introduction to each spread,...

At the Sycamores, an estate located five miles south of a small town called Peculiar, the three Caldwell sisters -- Darlene, Carlene, and Magnolia -- discover who they are meant to be when life takes an unforeseen detour.

Beginning with the six houses on Color Street, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, Mark Honyea explains how artists visualize and choose colors. A book about color uses simple buiding blocks of color, shape, and design to introduce young artists to the world of color theory.

Having a pet dragon is very fun. But what if your dragon is constantly doing bad things, and he argues that "it's so small," "just a little thing," "nobody will know," etc? What do you do? You teach him about consequences. You teach him that everything we do, no matter small or big, will come back in return, and so he should consider to do good things instead.

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.

Use these sweet (but pretend!) treats to sort, count, add and subtract.

The White Mountains of New Hampshire are the crown jewels of Northeast U.S. hiking. From the abrupt and plush trails up Mounts Flume, Liberty, and Lafayette to the gender grades and shorter treks of Hedgehog and Stinson Mountains to the legendary peaks of the Presidential Range, hikers of all ages and experience can find endless opportunities here to get out on a trail. Rediscover the area's riches in this seventh edition-updated, revised, and now...