After Frank McCormick puts bubble gum in Crystal Gibbons' braids, she and her friends plan the perfect revenge--tricking Frank into eating a peanut butter and ant sandwich.
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are the best of friends. They swim up. They swim down. They swim all around. Except near Crabby, who never has anything nice to say to them. "You two swim like humans" is the least of his insults. Then one day Crabby is caught in a lobster trap and needs their help! Should they help him? It's Peanut Butter and Jellyfish to the rescue! Crabby might be afraid of heights . . . but will he be brave enough to apologize? This charming story about friendship, kindness, and building social skills is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
Going into high alert amid neighborhood rumors about Bigfoot sightings, Stink refers to his Aunt Opal's Sasquatch-hunting field guide and imparts advice to readers about everything from setting traps to releasing a specimen. Movie tie-in.
“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.
While spending long summer days at an abandoned farmhouse, six-year-old Mara Summers and her brothers attempt to fight their boredom by trapping birds under an old hackberry tree. Just as a stray bullet from a nearby hunting camp almost strikes Mara, the trap slams shut. The children celebrate, thinking they have finally caught a bird and that Maras life has been spared. But when the box slowly opens and reveals a beautiful and mysterious child named Iliana, their lives begin to change. As the children lead Iliana home with them, they soon realize that she is an angel sent to protect Mara. When the angel reveals that she has no idea where she lives or how she got into the trap, the family has no choice but to take in the magical little girl, who is blessed with special powers. As she connects with Mara and her brothers in wonderful and exciting ways, all seems welluntil a fierce late summer storm brings a tragedy of monumental proportions. Angel Trap is the charming and inspirational tale of a tiny guardian angel and the family she swoops in to save, offering a simple message of faith, hope, and love.
Believed by many to be one of the finest poets of his generation, Patrick Lane is also a passionate gardener. He lives on Vancouver Island, a place of uncommon beauty, where the climate is mild, the air is soft, and the growing season lasts nearly all year long. Lane has gardened for as long as he can remember, and sees his garden’s life as intertwined with his own. And when he gave up drinking, after years of addiction, he found solace and healing in tending to his yard. In this exquisitely written memoir, he relates stories of his hard early life in the context of the landscape he’s created. As he observes the seasonal changes, a plant or a bird or the way a tree bends in the wind brings to mind an episode from his storied past. Lane writes evocative descriptions of the animals, birds, insects, and plants that are his garden, and of the relationship he has to them all. Accompany Lane as he wanders his garden, where botanical “madeleines” release in him a flood of memory.
Cites the health-compromising qualities of cheese and its immoderate consumption, outlining a radical program for losing weight, improving overall health, and managing cheese cravings.