Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.

Rita Marley was not only Bob Marley's wife and the mother of his four children, but his backing singer and friend, life-long companion and soul mate. This is her biography of of her husband, which is also the story of a marriage that survived both poverty and then the strains of celebrity.

"When elderly multimillionaire art dealer, Andrew Jakes, is found brutally murdered in his ransacked Hollywood home, his young wife raped and beaten, and his art and jewels stolen, the motive seems pretty clear. But when the investigation doesn't turn up a single, solid lead, the case is closed and his stunning young widow vanishes. A decade passes before Andrew Jakes' estranged son, Matt Daley, does a little digging of his own, only to find that three nearly identical killings have taken place across the globe in recent years. In all cases an elderly, newly wed millionaire is murdered and his wife assaulted. And in each case the widow is the sole beneficiary of the will, but donates all her new found wealth to children's charities ... Soon evidence arises pointing to one woman, dubbed by police as the Angel of Death, moving around the globe changing her identity over the years. Matt and former LA investigator Danny Maguire resurrect the old case, but when the so-called widow resurfaces once again it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems ... and time is ticking before the Angel of Death claims her next victim"--

When U.S. troops occupy Germany, friends Jakob and Emmanuelle are saved from the terrible fate of so many in the camps. With the help of sponsors, they make their way to New York. In order not to be separated, they allow their friendship to blossom into love and marriage, and start a new life on the Lower East Side, working at grueling, poorly paid jobs. Decades later, through talent, faith, fortune, and relentless hard work, Jakob has achieved success in the diamond business, invested in real estate in New York, and shown his son, Max, that America is truly the land of opportunity. Max is a rising star, a graduate of Harvard with friends among the wealthiest, most ambitious families in the world. And while his parents were thrown together by chance, Max chooses a perfect bride to start the perfect American family. An opulent society wedding. A honeymoon in Tahiti. A palatial home in Greenwich. Max's lavish lifestyle is unimaginable to his cautious old-world father and mother. Max wants to follow his father's example and make his own fortune. But after the birth of children, and with a failing marriage, he can no longer deny that his wife is not the woman he thought she was. Angry and afraid, Max must do what he has never done before: struggle, persevere, and learn what it means to truly walk in his father's footsteps, while pursuing his own ideals and setting an example for his children.

Ashley and Mike meet two children from the haunted lighthouse who disappeared in 1879.

In this classic send-up of American commercialism, a near-future earth is resource-depleted but callously ruled by advertising, splitting society between all-powerful ad agencies & exploited consumers. Mitchell Courtenay is a glib ad-exec who has just landed the assignment of a lifetime: enticing consumers to colonize Venus. So what if the atmosphere reeks of formaldehyde, the ambient temperature boils water & the winds reach 500 mph? Here was a bright new tomorrow to sell. No one was better at convincing consumers to stake their futures on a hellhole than Mitch Courtenay. But Mitch no sooner dusts the confetti of victory from his shoulders when he discovers that his wife wants to end their trial marriage & that someone is out to kill him. Then his cushy existence is stolen outright when his ID tattoo is altered to the status of a lowly consumer. Rather than serve out a 5-year contract as a menial laborer, he skillfully connives his way back up the social chain to learn who wanted him dead. His suspects include everyone from his former co-workers to rival agencies & a rabid conservationist group called the Consies--even an astronaut out for his wife's affections. In a cutthroat world that would sell lead paint to children, Courtenay must out-fox, out-scam & out-run his enemies as only an ad-man can. --front flap

When Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa find a letter from two children they missed the previous Christmas, Rudolph searches for them and, with the help of a band of misfit animals, makes sure that he and Santa will always know where to find them.

Describes how the discoveries made by the Europeans around the time of Columbus changed the world. National Geographic has always given readers the bigger picture of our world. Now The World Made New shows children the bigger context of American history. Written by award-winning children's author Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn, this innovative title will lead children through the causes and consequences of the defining age of exploration. Its unique approach will provide children with new ways of thinking about and learning from history, and instill a lasting sense of our country's past. The World Made New provides a detailed account of the charting of the New World and the long-term effects of America's march into history. The text uses primary sources to bring history to life and features evocative profiles of the major explorers of the age. The book is beautifully illustrated with full-color artwork, multiple-time lines, and six custom National Geographic maps. The text and layout combine to provide an enlightening overview of New World exploration, and outline the historical context for the discoveries that literally changed the world. The narrative carries young readers through this age of glorious, and sometimes inglorious, adventure. Follow the timeline of history unfolding; how the early colonies were established; how dissemination of products like the potato, tomato, tobacco, and corn made the Americas a major part of the new world economy; and how the Caribbean became a major trading hub.

Come along with Principal Frank N. Stein into a bright, energetic classroom where the class pet is a big purple boa constrictor, recess is in a swamp, and class bats help build a Creepy Castle in the Monster Maker's Lab. When Tornado Jo, a new student, roars into class, a storm is brewing. Who could ever guess that her new best friend will be a vampire, and she'll help him find his missing fang? Award-winning writer Jane Yolen teams up with her daughter, Heidi, to present colorful monster children who have familiar human issues such as making friends and learning to help others. In a final twist, Tornado Jo -- the worst behaved student -- is revealed to be an out-of-control human, not a monster after all. Oh, no! Monsters are more afraid of humans than we are of them! Everybody runs! Laugh-aloud humor is enhanced by John McKinley's highly imaginative illustrations loaded with fun and hidden jokes tucked into the art. An irresistible romp from start to finish!

In a letter to his children, a father recounts memories of the role Steve, the tree in their front yard, has played in their lives.

Clawstone Castle is ancient and famous, but its elderly owners have no money. In its great park live a legenday herd of wild white cattle that have roamed there since the days of the Druids, and now their future is threatened. Can Rollo and Madlyn, with the help of some of the funniest and maddest ghosts ever, save the day? Ages 9-11.

The Aunts need help caring for the mermaids, selkies, and other creatures who live on tehir hidden island - and they know adults can't be trusted. When the newly kidnapped assistant caretakers arrive on the island all kinds of amazing and wondrous things start happening.

One Saturday morning while their parents are away, the three Noonan children decide to paint the house.

Anthology of writings by the children of immigrants revealing their feelings of anxiety and alienation and their unique contributions to American life

Most of us could only imagine the life that Irene Pollin has lived. In Irene and Abe: An Unexpected Life, Irene Pollin details the life journey that she and her husband Abe experienced together. From the time they fell in love as teenagers, through their careers (including bringing NBA basketball and NHL hockey to the Nation's Capital) and ultimately to Mr. Pollin's passing, Irene Pollin writes about the thrills of owning professional sports teams and building two highly successful sports and entertainment arenas....as well as the joy of raising children and the heartbreak of losing children to heart disease. She also chronicles the challenges she faced through her multifaceted career, from psychotherapist and published author, to founder of a successful, groundbreaking nonprofit organization established to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Irene and Abe: An Unexpected Life is an intimate, first person journey through the lives of two fascinating people, told by a remarkable woman.

A play for four males and four females. An elderly widow and widower fall in love and decide to live together without getting married, so they can continue to receive their social security benefits, to the consternation of their children.

A stirring saga in the tradition of Evergreen - They were trapped between ritual, and rebellion, children of ancient faith who dared to break the rules.

As Anna added more flowers, flounces, ribbons, and plumes to the rich ladies' fancy dresses, the dresses became so heavy that everything began coming apart at the seams.