During a long visit, Emma's grandmother helps her understand why it's good to be different.

    This picture book about worms tells you all you need to know, their appearance, personality, life, intelligence and skills, along with pointers about how to identify them, reminders of their usefulness in wartime and the meaning of the Diet of Worms.

    Follow him through the unhappiness and brutality of his childhood...the friendships he makes in his teen years...the pressure of starting out on a career...the betrayal by a boyhood friend...the treachery of a jealous co-worker...the silliness and ecstasy of youthful love...and the final discovery of complete happiness.

    His memory is a total blank. He doesn’t even know his name. But beside him is a blind girl, Ginny, who has a way of seeing deep within people’s souls. Looking inside the boy’s addled memory, she discovers that his name is Jan—and he has every reason to be afraid. When the train stops, Jan flees into the night, and the police come charging after him. No matter where he goes—a church, the woods, the back alleys of this cozy suburban town—the hunters keep getting closer. He has incredible powers, and the government wants to use them for evil purposes. As his memory returns, Jan will tame his powers and stop running. With Ginny’s help, he will begin to fight back.

    

    While visiting Rochester, New York, young Eugene meets the strange Professor Ambrose McFwain and goes out with him in his boat to search for a mysterious sea monster that has been sighted on Lake Ontario.

    With full colour illustrations by Stephen Cartwright.

    A brief biography of the 19th-century Danish author of many well-known fairy tales, which stresses the value of personal fantasies and imagination.

    The adventures of the animal inhabitants of the Ford and of one in particular, Lynch, who enriches life for them all.

    Presents a biography of Albert Schweitzer who based his philosophy on what he called "reverence for life" and dedicated his life to serving humanity.

    The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

    

    She waits and waits. But no one comes. Is it possible that they don't want a monster for a neighbor?

    Steve and Nancy inadvertently enter Agapeland where they meet The Conductor and discover the amazing music machine.

    Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

    When a talkative sixth-grader arrives at Walt Whitman Elementary in the spring of 1939, she has an unusual effect on her classmates.

    Stimulating fun! Fascinating facts! Quiet enjoyment....Sure to please every boy and girl, from infant to beginning reader, colorfully illustrated Whitman Tell-a-Tale Books provide an endless variety of quality stories

    The adventures of a young ensign assigned to frogman duty during World War II.

    A courageous little girl who outwits a wolf, an unhappy king who wants a son, and a good woman who is rewarded with flying money are included in this collection of Hebrew fables.

    If the river mist is thick when he enters the house to which he and his father have recently moved, Jonathan finds himself in another time period, yet very much a part of the family occupying that house.

    The poem is carefully crafted to fit Maud Lewis's colourful paintings, and the mailsleigh passes children skiing and tobogganing, oxen and Clydesdale horses pulling heavy loads, and the train station, among other classic rural winter scenes.Lewis's artwork is ideal for babies and toddlers, with its bright colours and simple forms, and the paintings and poem together perfectly evoke Christmases gone by. This is a sturdy board book edition great for young readers.

    Disney's version of Alice in Wonderland with songs from the motion picture: "The unbirthday song" and "I'm late."

    Suddenly she is trespassing in a place where humans are an endangered species. When she returns home to earth, she must find a way to share what she's learned, or the animals on her planet may be doomed.

    

    A palace spider's extraordinary webs, which imitate paintings and carvings, take a new turn when she is thrown out into the garden.

    In a country ruled by four families endowed with special powers, a boy and girl from two of the families find a mysterious Eggchild and feel compelled to protect it and discover its true identity.

    Although she is frightened, a young colonial maid decides to investigate the nocturnal noise she suspects is coming from Indians.