In this brand new series for younger kids, the illustrated Little Brainwaves characters poke, prod, and peer at their photographed subjects, providing an appealing and original way for kids to learn about an amazing variety of topics. In The Little Brainwaves Investigate ... Human Body young readers can explore the world of the human body, shrinking down to a truly tiny size to examine us inside and out. Packed with brilliant photography, wonderfully wacky illustrations and amazing facts, children will discover everything they ever wanted to know about the human body - from milk teeth to our incredible circulatory system.
Flat Broke - The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed
Kevin struggled to overcome his knack for lying in Liar, Liar, and now he's back for another round of mayhem and misunderstandings in this financial comedy of errors. In Kevin, Gary Paulsen has created an appealing teen boy character who is just as human and fallible as his readers.
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 28 November 2011
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William Shakespeare is the well-known 16th century English playwright whose whole work is one of the most valuable contribution not to English literature but to the human race.
This book presents a very believable portrait of espionage during the cold war. No guns, no gadgets, no glamour. Just a drab monotonous life infused with constant paranoia and ending in tragedy. Quite a contrast to Our Man In Havana, although the main characters share much of the same insecurities (as most Greene characters seem to). The hero is a completely sympathetic character who loves his wife and child and hates the cruelty that the world has shown his wife and will surely show his child.
Lionel the Cat gets a taste of what it's like to walk on two legs when his magician-owner grants his wish to be a man. This action-packed fantasy follows Lionel as he encounters both the bright and dark sides of being human. Ages 10-14
