Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in the Hospitals, Camps, and Battlefields.

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in the Hospitals, Camps, and Battlefields. Review

Originally published in 1865, this memoir is a record of events which transpired in military field camps and hospitals during the Civil War. Emma Edmonds tells the exciting story of her stint in the Secret Service as a spy, where she successfully penetrated the enemy's lines in various disguises no fewer than 11 times.

It's a Jungle Out There!: 52 Nature Adventures for City Kids

It's a Jungle Out There!: 52 Nature Adventures for City Kids Review

Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you can't enjoy nature. This compact guide offers 52 nature-focused explorations, adventures, observations, and games that can help you and your child connect to nature while living in the city. While it may be hard to see nature through the traffic, buildings, and busyness of the city, there is still much of the natural world to explore when you turn your gaze to the cracks in the sidewalk, the trees on the street, or the green spaces that your city offers. Become an urban birder, make your own man vs. wild observations, and discover the not-so-hidden pockets of nature in your neighborhood. For children ages 4 to 8.

Jennifer Ward is the author of I Love Dirt!, Let’s Go Outside!, and numerous children’s books, all of which present nature to kids. Learn more about her at jenniferwardbooks.com.

Polo and the Dragon (Adventures of Polo)

Polo and the Dragon (Adventures of Polo) Review

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Polo's life is never boring. And POLO AND THE DRAGON is proof. A sea voyage under snowy skies leads Polo to open a magical door and find a new fire-breathing friend. Without a single word, Polo paints an imaginative picture that will captivate the youngest of readers.

The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus

The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus Review

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When we seize opportunities to talk with others about Jesus, days that start out dull and tedious can quickly blossom into exciting escapades. Written for today's multigenerational, multicultural world, The Unexpected Adventure helps readers take easy steps into a natural evangelistic lifestyle that will energize their own faith while making an eternal difference in the lives of people they encounter. Using a devotional-style format, bestselling authors Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg tell dramatic and sometimes funny stories from their own lives and then draw out practical applications backed by Scripture. Readers will be inspired with fresh compassion for their spiritually confused friends and equipped with practical strategies for influencing others for Christ. Entire churches will be rejuvenated as congregations discover that evangelism can be the adventure of a lifetime --- starting today.

Adventures in Peacemaking: A Conflict Resolution Guide for School-Age Programs

Adventures in Peacemaking: A Conflict Resolution Guide for School-Age Programs Review

Adventures in Peacemaking includes hundreds of hands-on, engaging activities designed to meet the unique needs of after-school programs, camps and recreation centers. The activities teach the skills of creative conflict resolution to school-age children through games, cooperative team challenges, drama, crafts, music and even cooking. The guide includes easy-to-implement strategies and tips for providers to both reduce conflict in their programs and to intervene effectively when conflict does occur. Parent Connection Handouts are also available for purchase through Educators for Social Responsibility.

Secrets Of The Pyramids: National Geographic Maze Adventures

Secrets Of The Pyramids: National Geographic Maze Adventures Review

In an ancient Egyptian town, a friend’s father is trapped inside the Great Pyramid. To reach him, readers have to make their way through secret tunnels and chambers, deciphering hieroglyphics, uncovering buried treasures, and learning a lot about pyramid construction and life in the age of pharaohs.

Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of Life Among the Mountaineers

Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of Life Among the Mountaineers Review

A narrative of adventure in the southern Appalachians and a study of life about the mountaineers. Horace Kephart is the man most responsible for the existence of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park spanning the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Using his numerous journals, he wrote of first-hand observations of the mountains and people during his 10 years of travels through the Appalachians. 6x9 trade paper, 548 pages. Includes foreword by Ralph Roberts.

The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1)

The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1) Review

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You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his cleverly named characters, the atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration--all indicate that a hugely entertaining story is in store. The first installment of his Children of the Lamp sequence is set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away and encompasses several wonderfully colorful parts of the globe, England and Egypt included.

John and Philippa Gaunt, two twelve-year-old not-very-identical twins, live a privileged life on the Upper East of Manhattan with their wealthy parents and two curiously-mannered Rottweilers named Alan and Neil. The twins realize there's something amiss with their world when a string of strange things begin to happen after their wisdom teeth are extracted--they dream the same dreams, become stronger, their zits clear up, and wishes wished in their presence inexplicably come true. And, when their estranged Uncle Nimrod asks them to come to England for the summer during one such shared dream, the discovery of their destiny is set in motion.

John and Phillippa discover that they are descended from a long line of Djinn, have great inherent powers. They must call on these powers a lot sooner than they anticipated, though, because the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten is not as dead as history has so far declared and his legion of seventy magical djinn could tip the balance of power in the magical realm and affect the whole world order.

P.B. Kerr, under his given name Philip Kerr, is the author of several bestselling thrillers for adult readers. His debut novel for children is a slick, zeitgeisty fantasy adventure that is sure to win him a new raft of fans. The Blue Djinn of Babylon is next up for those who get hooked. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay

Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . . . since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a monstrous pharaoh named Akhenaten and his eerie tomb.

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Picture Puffin Books)

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Picture Puffin Books) Review

The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboat of its time, but by 1995, the city didn’t need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Award An ALA Notable Book A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare Title A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Booklist Top of the List Winner

The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy, Book 1: The Hero Revealed

The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy, Book 1: The Hero Revealed Review

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In the town of Superopolis, everyone has a superpower. Everyone, that is, except Ordinary Boy. But things are not so super in Superopolis these days with the evil Professor Brain-Drain on the loose! To make matters worse, Ordinary Boy and his friends are thrown into the middle of a baffling mystery. Forget the regular superheroes. In a city where everyone is extraordinary, this just might be a job for . . . Ordinary Boy.

Kitten's Adventure/as Aventuras Do Gatinho (Portuguese Edition)

Kitten's Adventure/as Aventuras Do Gatinho (Portuguese Edition) Review

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A lively kitten explores the sights and sounds of the farmyard and discovers many parge and small farm animals. A perfect beginner reader.


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War with the Evil Power Master (Choose Your Own Adventure #12)

War with the Evil Power Master (Choose Your Own Adventure #12) Review

The Evil Power Master loves to destroy planets in his quest to control the universe. Angry from an earlier defeat at your hands, the Evil Power Master seeks revenge by focusing on three planets in the Lacoonian System. You and your friend Flppto lead the Lacoonian System Rapid Force team. Will you be able to annihilate your enemy once and for all and keep your planets safely orbiting? This will be a fight to the finish!

The Adventures of a Lesbian College School Girl

The Adventures of a Lesbian College School Girl Review

Petra is one horny school girl who can¹t wait to get pussy with harnessed dildoes into every opening of her newly developed womanhood. Happily, finding an equally fired-up lezzie companion in school turns out not to be so difficult. Better yet, she¹s mouthwateringly gorgeous!

Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea Review

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Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

Your Very Own Robot Goes Cuckoo-Bananas (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlark)

Your Very Own Robot Goes Cuckoo-Bananas (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlark) Review

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Have you ever read a book that's about you? This book is!

Your parents are inventors, and one day you rescued a robot that they didn't want anymore from the trash. You had a lot of fun with him, but boy did he make things go crazy! Your parents weren't too happy about your robot adventures, but you really miss your friend. Can you trust him to behave himself, or is he about to go cuckoo-bananas in front of all your friends?

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (Zia Book)

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (Zia Book) Review

Cabeza de Vaca came to the New world in 1527 as part of a Spanish expedition to conquer the region north of the Gulf of Mexico. His exploration party lost contact with their ships, set out northward on foot, and traveled, their numbers soon reduced from 300 to 4, across Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico for the next eight years. In addition to being one of the great true adventure stories of all time, Cabeza de Vaca's account of their travels is an unparalleled source of firsthand information on the pre-European Southwest--the variety of its climate, its flora and fauna, the customs of its natives. They were the first to see the opossum and the buffalo, the Mississippi and the Pecos, pine-nut mash and mesquite-bean flour. This book contains the first description in literature of a West Indies Hurricane.

"Cabeza de Vaca was not only a physical trailblazer: he was also a literary pioneer, and he deserves the distinction of being called the Southwest's first writer.... The Relación, while not fiction, possesses most of the attributes of a good novel."--William T. Pilkington

Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures

Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures Review

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The difference between the piano lessons Noah Adams took and the ones most of us took was that he was 51, not 7, and -- lucky Noah -- his mother didn't make him practice. This is not only a delightful account of his twelve-month nose-to-the-grindstone attempt to learn to play the ,000 Steinway he bought on a whim, but also the story of his many-year process of falling in love with music and its history. Piano Lessons is Noah Adams's delightful and moving chronicle of his fifty-second year--a year already filled with long, fast workdays and too little spare time--as he answers at last a lifelong call: to learn to play the piano. The twelve monthly chapters span from January--when after decades of growing affection for keyboard artists and artisans he finally plunges in and buys a piano--through December, when as a surprise Christmas present for his wife he dresses in a tuxedo and, in flickering candlelight, snow falling outside the windows, he attempts their favorite piece of music, a difficult third-year composition he's been struggling with in secret to get to this very moment.

Among the up-tempo triumphs and unexpected setbacks, Noah Adams interweaves the rich history and folklore that surround the piano. And along the way, set between the ragtime rhythms and boogie-woogie beats, there are encounters with--and insights from--masters of the keyboard, from Glenn Gould and Leon Fleisher ("I was a bit embarrassed," he writes; "telling Leon Fleisher about my ambitions for piano lessons is like telling Julia Child about plans to make toast in the morning") to Dr. John and Tori Amos.

As a storyteller, Noah Adams has perfect pitch. In the foreground here, like a familiar melody, are the challenges of learning a complex new skill as an adult, when enthusiasm meets the necessary repetition of tedious scales at the end of a twelve-hour workday. Lingering in the background, like a subtle bass line, are the quiet concerns of how we spend our time and how our priorities shift as we proceed through life. For Piano Lessons is really an adventure story filled with obstacles to overcome and grand leaps forward, eccentric geniuses and quiet moments of pre-dawn practice, as Noah Adams travels across country and keyboard, pursuing his dream and keeping the rhythm.