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No matter how hard twelve-year-old North Olson tries to do what?s right, he can?t seem to please his dad. When a major flood threatens to destroy his hometown, North is left in charge of his little sister Rosie. A blizzard blows in and his great-grandmother disappears. Can North find his great-grandmother and keep Rosie safe as the flood waters continue to rise? Will he finally make his dad proud?
Perfect for reading together, The Story Corner combines heart-warming narratives with beautiful illustrations. Each story features a key message for young children, for example the importance of sharing and helping others. Notes and activities at the back of each book encourage further discussion and fun.
Twelve-year-old Kaya must harness the power of story magic-ignoring her society's bias against female magic wielders and her own internalized fear that her magic will cause bad luck-to save her brother and find herself.
This series offers a compelling look at the sports that are included in the most prestigious sporting event. Each fact-packed title provides an informative examination of the sport, an outline of the rules, and a detailed description of where the Olympics have taken place throughout history. Readers can follow the history of the Olympics in Canada and learn about the athletes that excelled in each sport.
The morin khuur is a musical instrument with mythical origins and symbol of the Mongolian people. This tale recounts how a magical white horse and a blossoming apricot tree on the grasslands of Mongolia led to its creation.
There have always been dragons. As far back as history is told, men and women have fought them, loyally defending their villages. Dragon slaying was a proud tradition. But dragons and humans have one thing in common: an insatiable appetite for fossil fuels. From the moment Henry Ford hired his first dragon slayer, no small town was safe. Dragon slayers flocked to cities, leaving more remote areas unprotected.
This series examines the breathtaking journeys, thrilling triumphs, and heartbreaking tragedies that have attended humankind’s exploration of the solar system and beyond. The Story of Space explores technologies from the first mid-century attempts at rocketry all the way to the Mars explorer, Curiosity, as well as the stories of the brave men and women who have ventured into the unknown. Easy-to-read text is packed with side bar features and illustrated with gorgeous photography depicting techno
During the Civil War, Union forces blockade the port of Charleston so the Confederate army seeks a way to attack the Yankee ships. George Dixon is part of the group of men given the task of creating and building the "fish boat," a submarine. The H.L. Hunley ultimately sets out on its mission to sink Yankee ships, but fails to return, its whereabouts unknown. For more than 100 years, the mystery of the Hunley and the fate of its crew stayed buried. The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin
History books have forgotten most Appalachian women, many of whom were poor or lacked formal education. Yet these women spoke through the quilts they created from scraps of cloth collected over time. Piece by piece, these patchwork quilts revealed the beauty of mountain life.
Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These story collections are the ultimate in high-interest reading. The people, places, and things within their pages range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from the creepy to the utterly terrifying, and from the odd to the awful. Yet all stories are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid research of serious investigators. Captivating facts are included in a "Strange Truth" section following each story.