Aimeé has a problem. Her town has turned into a zoo. She finds herself making friends with hot-air ballooning hippos, jazz swinging lions, a zebra who thinks she's a stock car, and chameleons who love to wear plaid. And don't forget the elephant who thinks he's a spy! It's a tale told in limerick rhyme and the images are all high definition 3D renders.
Meet the Pixie Sisters — Gwen, Bella, and Tori. They can do anything that they can imagine and they have very big imaginations. Come with them as they take you through a baby tree nursery, fly with humpback whales across the sky, and help a flock of penguins get dressed for a formal dinner. And we're just getting started. As they say on the opening page: We're the Pixie Sisters, Bella, Gwen, and Tori. We help to make the seasons change, But we have a bigger story. We have so much to show you. We're so glad that we've met. Now, turn the page and start to read. Here's our alphabet. The book is told in rhyme, which increases word recognition and word retention. The illustrations are beautiful 3D renders, using the same technology as Disney's "Frozen" and Pixar's "Toy Story". The book is geared to early readers, but the poems and the artwork will appeal to readers of any level.
On a chilly January morning in 1872, a special visitor arrived by train in North Platte, Nebraska. Grand Duke Alexis of Russia had already seen the cities and sights of the East—New York, Washington, and Niagara Falls—and now the young nobleman was about to enjoy a western adventure: a grand buffalo hunt. His host would be General Philip Sheridan, and the excursion would include several of the West’s most iconic characters: George Armstrong Custer, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Spotted Tail of the Brulé Sioux. The Royal Buffalo Hunt, as this event is now called, has become a staple of western lore. Yet incorrect information and misconceptions about the excursion have prevented a clear understanding of what really took place. In this fascinating book, Douglas D. Scott, Peter Bleed, and Stephen Damm combine archaeological and historical research to offer an expansive and accurate portrayal of this singular diplomatic event. The authors focus their investigation on the Red Willow Creek encampment site, now named Camp Alexis, the party’s only stopping place along the hunt trail that can be located with certainty. In addition to physical artifacts, the authors examine a plethora of primary accounts—such as railroad timetables, invitations to balls and dinners, even sheet music commemorating the visit—to supplement the archaeological evidence. They also reference documents from the Russian State Archives previously unavailable to researchers, as well as recently discovered photographs that show the layout and organization of the camp. Weaving all these elements together, their account constitutes a valuable product of the interdisciplinary approach known as microhistory.
This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. Often considered an isolated activity for the hardcore sports fan, fantasy sports play have since been incorporated into sports broadcasting and editorial coverage, sports marketing and promotions, and even into the very sports themselves with athletes and teams using the activities to draw fans further into the sports experience. This edited collection invites leading scholars and sports professionals from several different fields to share historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy sports as an artifact of theoretical and empirical importance to larger issues of sport and society.
It is the night before Christmas Eve when ten-year old Peter Miller learns that his dog, Cody, is stranded over two hundred miles from his home. But when he discovers that his father purposely left Cody near a freight yard, Peter sets out on his own in the dark of the night to get his dog. As the sun rises on Christmas Eve, Peter arrives in the distant town, thanks to the kindness of a truck driver who gives him a ride. After he is reunited with Cody, Peter quickly realizes that he and the dog do not have a way home. With very little food and money in his pocket and with snow on the ground, it appears that Peter’s challenge is much bigger than him. No one will give him a ride as long as Cody is along. But young Peter will not give up. With the help of the prayers of his family, Peter is now in a race against time to find a way home before nightfall. The Christmastime Dog Rescue is a story of determination, love, repentance, and forgiveness as a little boy and his beloved dog attempt to make it home for Christmas.
While discovering how to be a real team under the guidance of a new basketball coach, three friends investigate strange happenings in a prairie pasture and trust in the Lord to lead them.
Camp David ranks with the White House and Air Force One as the most secure military site in America. Located in the rugged hills of Maryland 6o miles northwest of Washington, Camp David is the private country retreat for the President, his staff and family and also the perfect setting for affairs classified as too sensitive for public consumption.
FROM THE MODERN MASTER OF THE ACTION ADVENTURE M.I.A. HUNTER SERIES COMES CODY'S WAR!BIG TROUBLE IN CHINA!Cody's mission: locate and extract a defecting physicist, Dr. Kwan, creator of the ghastly mega-weapon, Dragonfire.
Sara Durell is missing. Sara was the best friend of Carol, Jack Cody's late wife who died with their children at the hands of Islamic terrorists. Cody now shares a deep platonic bond with Sara, whose compassion and counsel has contributed to his emotional recovery in the wake of that traumatic loss.
When the Squad tries to solve the mystery of a cryptic note found in the stock of an old rifle, they learn something about God's justice and human friendship.
Le Maine, 1970. Ben Mears revient à Salem, s'installer à Marsten House, inhabitée depuis la mort tragique de ses propriétaires, vingt-ans auparavant. Mais très vite, il devra se rendre à l'évidence : il se passe des choses étranges dans cette petite bourgade. Un chien est immolé, un enfant disparaît et l'horreur s'infiltre, s'étend, se répand, aussi inéluctable que la nuit qui descend sur Salem. Les éditions Lattès ont été le premier éditeur de Stephen King et ont aussi à leur catalogue : Shining, L'accident et Danse Macabre. Traduit de l'anglais par Dominique Defert
Having become involved in theft among nighttime river rafters and rivalry between two gangs, the Lewis and Clark Squad learns to trust in God even more than before.
Thirteen-year-old Cody and his friends look for divine help when they face problems which divert their attention from the end-of-the-summer basketball tournament.
When the basketball squad travels to Flathead Lake, Montana, to attend an Indian Powwow and play in a tournament, they learn a lesson about trading revenge for forgiveness.
The long-awaited completion of Lupoff's epic trio of short-story collections contains stories that range from Lovecraftian horror to Holmesian detection, from hard science fiction to whimsy, from semi-autobiographical recreations of past decades to images of the distant future.
The residents of Toehold, Alaska, are an odd collection of eccentric souls reveling in the fierceness of the land and determined to live on their own terms. All of them have stories, some ridiculous, some bordering on the Homeric. Summer Joe has a harem of wives and a weakness for Jewish social workers. Six-foot-three-inch Sweet-ass Sue runs the town's only bar. There's Buddy Barconi, an ex-New York fireman with a raunchy sense of humor matched perfectly by a total lack of propriety. And Mary Ellen Madden, known as Mel to her friends, a cash-strapped vagabond with gray-green eyes and a double-wide smile who's trying her luck as a hunting guide. When her first customer appears, a ruthless Hollywood producer seeking the glory of the kill, Mel and her best friend, Cody Rosewater -- the son of a San Francisco flower child, and now Toehold's taxidermist -- can no longer ignore the tension that's been crackling between them for years. Always in the background is the raw majesty of the northern wild: crazed moose bolt down Main Street, caribou are violently ambushed by wolves, and the eight-month-long winter night is illuminated by the northern lights. Funny and romantic, with a cast of unforgettable characters, Toehold is at once a laugh-out-loud comedy, a quirky love story, and a sublime evocation of the beautiful, rugged wilderness of Alaska.
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