Product Description On an August day in 1598 six people, including Queen Elizabeth, a wealthy cloth merchant, a scullery maid, two schoolboys, and an overworked apprentice, attend London's Bartholomew's Fair and come away with unforgettable experiences. From Publishers Weekly It's the twilight of th..
Make 'em laugh! Take a look at the world's best jesters and expand your understanding of comedy. Here are the (literal) tricks of the trade: ideas for choosing distinctive costumes, finding a comic rhythm, and mastering physical skills that will have people rolling in the aisles. Actual routines unf..
What made Martin Hastings, the `bully' of A Dog on Barkham Street, behave the way he did Martin resolves problems of his own in `a sensitive study of a lonely, frustrated boy. The [family] relationships are exceptionally well drawn.' BL. Boys' Club of America Junior Book Award 1964 Author: S..
Children:The Challenge gives the key to parents who seek to build trust and love in their families, and raise happier, healthier, and better behaved children. Based on a lifetime of experience with children--their problems, their delights, their challenges--Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs, one of America's fore..
The how and why of criminal justice policy making is frequently overlooked in criminal justice texts. Stolz fills that gap with this reader, which introduces students to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level by drawing on the discipline of political science. Each chapter i..
Product DescriptionA contemporary of Descartes and Newton, Athanasius Kircher, S. J. (1601/2-80), was one of Europe’s most inventive and versatile scholars in the baroque era. He published more than thirty works in fields as diverse as astronomy, magnetism, cryptology, numerology, geology, and music..
Emmett loves pigs, but when his parents refuse to move to a farm or let him raise a pig in their apartment, he runs out of ideas. Author: Stolz, Mary Publisher: HarperCollins Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0060597127 ISBN-13: 9780060597122..
Product DescriptionFifteen-year-old Cormac, longing to fulfill his artistic inclinations, leaves his family farm in ninth-century Ireland and joins a monastery, where he creates an illuminated manuscript to be treasured by generations to come.From Publishers WeeklyCormac knows he isn't suited to be ..
When Thomas's Great-Aunt Linzy writes that she's coming for a "visit," Grandfather and Thomas have the sinking feeling her visit might last a lifetime. In this sequel to Storm in the Night and Go Fish, Stolz unveils the mixed blessings of having a long-lost relative move in, and all the love that ca..
This story about a Muslim girl bound by traditional Islamic customs but who yearns for something more explores women’s rights, freedom, religion, and identity.In the Libyan city of Ghadames, Malika watches her merchant father depart on one of his caravan expeditions. She too yearns to travel to dist..