Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307828484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A new addition to the premier first chapter book. When Otto gets lost in a deserted fun house, he discovers that it has been invaded by ghosts who once were a band of cutthroats and thieves. Will Otto find the secret exit in time or will he be trapped inside forever?
House of the Horrible Ghosts
Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307828484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A new addition to the premier first chapter book. When Otto gets lost in a deserted fun house, he discovers that it has been invaded by ghosts who once were a band of cutthroats and thieves. Will Otto find the secret exit in time or will he be trapped inside forever?
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307828484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A new addition to the premier first chapter book. When Otto gets lost in a deserted fun house, he discovers that it has been invaded by ghosts who once were a band of cutthroats and thieves. Will Otto find the secret exit in time or will he be trapped inside forever?
Otto and Uncle Tooth Adventures
Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385375654
Category : Alligators
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Otto and Uncle Tooth investigate mysteries and have great adventures in Boogle Bay in three separate tales.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385375654
Category : Alligators
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Otto and Uncle Tooth investigate mysteries and have great adventures in Boogle Bay in three separate tales.
Secret of Skull Island
Author:
Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Adrift on the Pacific, Or, The Secret of the Island Cave
Author: Roy Rockwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Connecting Geography and Literature
Author: Leigh Hoven-Severson
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 9781557343437
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Reproducible pages provide specific strategies and activities for integrating early elementary geography curriculum with more than 40 related children's literature selections.
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 9781557343437
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Reproducible pages provide specific strategies and activities for integrating early elementary geography curriculum with more than 40 related children's literature selections.
The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader
Author: Michael Smith
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785905147
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Espionage fact and fiction collide in this thrilling compendium of spy writing, where some of the greatest spy stories ever told meet the genuine agent records and instructions that altered history. Ian Fleming's genre-defining genius and John le Carré's iconic George Smiley are interspersed with real-life stories of derring-do inside Bolshevik Russia. Literary classics by Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham appear next to never-before-published reports from two of the Cambridge spies. Fully updated with tales of agent-running from the first female Director-General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, and Andy McNab's chilling account of a top-secret mission deep inside IRA territory, this compelling anthology is proof that truth really can be stranger than fiction. With expert commentary, former intelligence officer Michael Smith takes us on a fascinating journey inside the mysterious world of British intelligence. The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader is a must-read for every espionage enthusiast and aspiring agent.
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785905147
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Espionage fact and fiction collide in this thrilling compendium of spy writing, where some of the greatest spy stories ever told meet the genuine agent records and instructions that altered history. Ian Fleming's genre-defining genius and John le Carré's iconic George Smiley are interspersed with real-life stories of derring-do inside Bolshevik Russia. Literary classics by Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham appear next to never-before-published reports from two of the Cambridge spies. Fully updated with tales of agent-running from the first female Director-General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, and Andy McNab's chilling account of a top-secret mission deep inside IRA territory, this compelling anthology is proof that truth really can be stranger than fiction. With expert commentary, former intelligence officer Michael Smith takes us on a fascinating journey inside the mysterious world of British intelligence. The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader is a must-read for every espionage enthusiast and aspiring agent.
The Secret of Bell Island
Author: Mike Phelan
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039127312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
When Matt McCarty travels five thousand miles to Newfoundland, his only intention is to put the ghosts of his past to rest along with his estranged, recently deceased alcoholic father. Instead, he will be drawn into danger and the adventure of a lifetime, unknowingly continuing the taciturn mystery man’s unfinished, clandestine wartime mission from 1942. U-boats have already torpedoed shipping within sight of Bell Island’s shore, but now, seventy-five years later, something terrible left behind by the enemy threatens a cataclysm that could destroy the peaceful existence of everyone in Conception Bay. As father and son’s stories weave back and forth in time, the present will collide with the past as Matt discovers both beautiful and deadly secrets above and deep below in the long abandoned iron ore mines of Bell Island.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039127312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
When Matt McCarty travels five thousand miles to Newfoundland, his only intention is to put the ghosts of his past to rest along with his estranged, recently deceased alcoholic father. Instead, he will be drawn into danger and the adventure of a lifetime, unknowingly continuing the taciturn mystery man’s unfinished, clandestine wartime mission from 1942. U-boats have already torpedoed shipping within sight of Bell Island’s shore, but now, seventy-five years later, something terrible left behind by the enemy threatens a cataclysm that could destroy the peaceful existence of everyone in Conception Bay. As father and son’s stories weave back and forth in time, the present will collide with the past as Matt discovers both beautiful and deadly secrets above and deep below in the long abandoned iron ore mines of Bell Island.
The Secret of Saturday Cove
Author: Barbee Oliver Carleton
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479436836
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
David Blake and his sister Sally have grown up with the legend of the Blake treasure, buried on one of the islands off Saturday Cove, a fishing village on the coast of Maine. One day, while lobstering in the bay, David and Sally seek shelter from a summer storm in an abandoned house on Blake's Island. There they find a musty chart that seems to be a definite clue. Curious and excited, they decide to solve the family mystery. But Sally loses the chart, and David reckons without the troublesome interference of Roddy McNeil, a newcomer to Saturday Cove. Roddy's father threatens to buy Blake's Island and the children fear the treasure will be lost to them forever. The mystery is heightened with the discovery of an unidentified eavesdroppers, the disappearance of a rare pewter button, and the fishermen's growing suspicion that it is David who is stealing lobsters from their traps. Barbee Oliver Carleton successfully captures the special flavor of the Maine coast, and brings to children a story of unusual imagination and excitement. "A savory sea tale exudes the salty tang and ruddy, weathered atmosphere of Cape Cod." -- Kirkus
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479436836
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
David Blake and his sister Sally have grown up with the legend of the Blake treasure, buried on one of the islands off Saturday Cove, a fishing village on the coast of Maine. One day, while lobstering in the bay, David and Sally seek shelter from a summer storm in an abandoned house on Blake's Island. There they find a musty chart that seems to be a definite clue. Curious and excited, they decide to solve the family mystery. But Sally loses the chart, and David reckons without the troublesome interference of Roddy McNeil, a newcomer to Saturday Cove. Roddy's father threatens to buy Blake's Island and the children fear the treasure will be lost to them forever. The mystery is heightened with the discovery of an unidentified eavesdroppers, the disappearance of a rare pewter button, and the fishermen's growing suspicion that it is David who is stealing lobsters from their traps. Barbee Oliver Carleton successfully captures the special flavor of the Maine coast, and brings to children a story of unusual imagination and excitement. "A savory sea tale exudes the salty tang and ruddy, weathered atmosphere of Cape Cod." -- Kirkus
The Secret of Haven Point
Author: Lisette Auton
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241522048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"A charming tale of found families and mermaids, with my favourite kind of hero at its heart" - Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of A Kind of Spark A stunning literary adventure from an incredible debut talent, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Cerrie Burnell and Katherine Rundell. I was Haven Point's first Wreckling, but I certainly wasn't the last. There are forty-two of us now, not including the mermaids. When you're a Wreckling, you mainly spend your days squabbling, eating and planning adventures. Oh, and Wrecklings also carry out wreckings, which is how we got our name . . . Washed up as a baby beside a remote lighthouse and raised by a mermaid, Alpha Lux was the first foundling at Haven Point. Now the lighthouse is a ramshackle home for any disabled person who needs somewhere to belong. Looting from passing ships to make a living, they call themselves the Wrecklings, and for the children of Haven Point life is spent adventuring on the wild shore (and getting into trouble with the grown-ups). But when Alpha spots a strange light up on the headland, she realizes that her beloved family are in danger of being discovered by Outsiders. With their home under threat, the Wrecklings must decide what kind of future they want . . . and what they're willing to do to get it.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241522048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"A charming tale of found families and mermaids, with my favourite kind of hero at its heart" - Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of A Kind of Spark A stunning literary adventure from an incredible debut talent, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Cerrie Burnell and Katherine Rundell. I was Haven Point's first Wreckling, but I certainly wasn't the last. There are forty-two of us now, not including the mermaids. When you're a Wreckling, you mainly spend your days squabbling, eating and planning adventures. Oh, and Wrecklings also carry out wreckings, which is how we got our name . . . Washed up as a baby beside a remote lighthouse and raised by a mermaid, Alpha Lux was the first foundling at Haven Point. Now the lighthouse is a ramshackle home for any disabled person who needs somewhere to belong. Looting from passing ships to make a living, they call themselves the Wrecklings, and for the children of Haven Point life is spent adventuring on the wild shore (and getting into trouble with the grown-ups). But when Alpha spots a strange light up on the headland, she realizes that her beloved family are in danger of being discovered by Outsiders. With their home under threat, the Wrecklings must decide what kind of future they want . . . and what they're willing to do to get it.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2168
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2168
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.