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Continue your journey into the human body with a stop at the brain and lungs. Our resource is written in an easy-to-understand way that makes it a hit for students. Start by dissecting the different parts of the brain and learning what they do. Move through the nervous system from the spinal cord...

Start your journey into the human body with cells, bones and muscles. Our resource takes you through a fascinating study of anatomy with current information. Begin with cells, the building blocks of life. Build your own cell by sculpting the different parts. Move into tissues, organs and systems to...

Using rhyme and beautiful illustrations, Vulture Verses combines whimsical fun with education, helping children understand why we should love such unlovable critters as the vampire bat, vulture, spider, and snake.

Once upon a time there lived a man who had nearly as many children as there were sparrows in the garden. He had to work very hard all day to get them enough to eat, and was often tired and cross, and abused everything and everybody, so that people called him 'Father Grumbler.'

Come along on a rhyming tour through the amazing animal kingdom—from mammals to millipedes and everything in between—with this engaging picture book about how all creatures are connected! There are so many wild and wonderful animals in our world. Some have fur, some have feathers, some...

Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who longed to have a son. As none came, one day they made a vow at the shrine of St. James that if their prayers were granted the boy should set out on a pilgrimage as soon as he had passed his eighteenth birthday. And fancy their delight when one evening the king returned home from hunting and saw a baby lying in the cradle...

A thirteen-year-old master chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, cook the perfect dragon cuisine, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all of the best ingredients—fantasy, humor, adventure, action, cute boys,...

Once upon a time there lived a poor man who had more children than bread to feed them with. However, they were strong and willing, and soon learned to make themselves of use to their father and mother, and when they were old enough they went out to service, and everyone was very glad to get them...

“A zingy, buoyant adventure.” —BCCB “A wildly inventive fantasy.” —Booklist Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu Loganberry must stop a war between the elves and scientists in this follow-up to A Dash of Dragon, which Kirkus Reviews calls “a recipe for success.” It’s the Week...

Young Charlie is very anxious to see some turkeys while visiting Pastor. However, he doesnt expect talking turkeys! He is drawn near by their babble, and swept away by a tree. He is sent to a place where Charlie discovers beauty, and a story that will change him forever. Through a wonderfully colorful...

This new edition of the Modern French Grammar is an innovative reference guide to French, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. Divided into two parts, Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as word order, nouns, verbs and adjectives and Part B is organized...

Modern French Grammar Workbook, second edition, is an innovative book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of French. The book is divided into two sections:* section 1 provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures* section 2 practises everyday functions (e.g. making introductions,...

Once upon a time a shepherd found a child who was lying in a meadow. The shepherd was fond of children, so he took the baby home. The shepherd called the baby Paul. When he was fourteen years old – he was a strong boy, he could he could tear up oaks as if they were weeds. One day he went out into...

Once on a time there was a king who had an only daughter. He was so proud and so fond of her, that he was in constant terror that something would happen to her if she went outside the palace, and thus, owing to his great love for her, he forced her to lead the life of a prisoner, shut up within her own rooms...