Sunny has trouble deciding what to wear to Moon Shimmer's birthday costume party, until she decides to look at what's under her nose and to use her imagination
A Behind-the-Scenes Look At NASA’s incredible Journey to the Moon Space journalist and insider Nancy Atkinson weaves together the riveting story of NASA’s mission to complete “the greatest adventure on which humankind ever embarked.” This incredible account is a keepsake celebrating some of the most important and dramatic events in modern history. Told through over 60 personal interviews and oral histories, as well as personal photographs, this tribute to the men and women who made the Apollo 11 mission a reality chronicles the highs and lows that accompanied the race to the Moon: the devastating flash fire that killed the crew of Apollo 1; the awe of those who saw their years-in-the-making contributions to space exploration blast off from Cape Canaveral; the knuckle-biting descent of Apollo 11 to the lunar surface; a near-catastrophic event on the crew’s flight home; the infectious excitement and jubilation across the world after the astronauts returned safely to Earth. These little-known stories of the dedicated engineers, mathematicians and scientists in the 1960s reveal the “hows” of the Apollo missions and bring to life the wonder and excitement of humanity’s first steps on the Moon.
Since 1889, mysterious lights have appeared outside Rostov, a remote Texas town. Ranchers believed them to be the campfires of rustlers, but campfires don’t rise and fall, merge, and change colors. In World War I, the locals believed that the lights came from German forces massing on the Mexican border. In the Second World War, the US military built an airfield there and used planes to try to discover the secret of the lights. In 1980, the entire town set out on a “Ghost Light Hunt.” For more than a century, each attempt to get close to the lights met with horrifying results. Now police officer Dan Page follows the trail of his missing wife from New Mexico to Texas and discovers that she and hundreds of spectators have become enraptured by the lights. After a crazed gunman fires obsessively into the crowd, the stage is set for more death. To save his wife, Page must confront the mystery of the lights. His desperate search reveals a government conspiracy that dates back to World War II. The abandoned airfield is more than what it seems. So is a nearby observatory, with a purpose even more mysterious and lethal than the lights themselves. Drawing his inspiration from the real-life Marfa lights, critically acclaimed Morrell packs The Shimmer with his trademark blend of action and terror.
Games, rides, and fun are the order of the day when the whole Sky Dancers gang goes to a spectacular Sky Carnival. Find out how the Sky Dancers learn to work together and end up winning a special prize--sky cones for everyone! Full color.
On January 21, 1998, the night before his thirty-eighth birthday, federal prosecutor Stanley N. Alpert was kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan by a car full of gun-toting thugs looking to use his ATM card. He ended up blindfolded in a Brooklyn apartment as his captors changed their plans, alternately threatening him and his family, seeking legal advice, expounding on the "gangsta" life, and offering him the services of their prostitute girlfriends as a birthday present. All the while, Alpert, still blindfolded, talked with them, played on their attitudes and fears, and memorized every detail he could in the event that he ever managed to get out of there alive. Filled with immediacy, drama, and extraordinary characters, The Birthday Party reads like a thriller-but every word is true.
Slipping off the magic-free bandwagon has landed me on probation from Witches Anonymous. My love life is on probation, as well, and my sexy, irresistible ex, Lucifer, is tempting me to come back to him. Struggling to stick to my magic-free oath, I’ve committed to Step 4 of Witches Anonymous—examining my moral character. Just my luck, Lilith, the Queen of Hell, wants Lucifer back and now I’ve got three assassins after me—one who plays with poison, another who loves a good fire, and the third who plans to take me to the pit. The only way around this is to team up with Lucifer and kick Lilith off her throne. Ah well, I’ve always wanted to be queen.
In this charming STEAM book, children will see how the light of the full moon inspires Aliana to create a present for her brother Gustavo, which will surprise the whole family.Aliana loves observing everything in nature.When she notices how bright the light of the full moon shines into her room, she spends time learning about the moon and experimenting with light.As she prepares for her brother's birthday, she plans a wonderful surprise to be revealed with the next full moon.
After returning to Fairyland, September discovers that her stolen shadow has become the Hollow Queen, the new ruler of Fairyland Below, who is stealing the magic and shadows from Fairyland folk and refusing to give them back.
You're like a rainbow on a rainy day, you light up my life in every way. A heartfelt, rhyming story book that is perfect for sharing or reading at bedtime, with a glittery rainbow to shake, shimmer, and sparkle. Shake the book to create a colorful cascade of glitter and foil shapes inside the rainbow, which is secured to the inside of the book so you can make the rainbow shake, shimmer, and sparkle on each page. The gentle, rhyming story, swirling glitter and foil stars, and cute illustrations will calm and reassure little ones at bedtime.