Kelly, John

Oscar is SO excited, because his parents have finally said he can have a pet! But he doesn't have any idea what kind to get. So he puts an ad in the newspaper in the hopes that the perfect pet will come to live with him. But soon, too many animals show up at his house, and it's CHAOS!.

A little girl who is reading the best book ever gets continually interrupted during exciting parts of the story by an adventurous pirate captain and a performing penguin who do not quite realize how much fun reading can be.

"A tale of bombing raids, suspicious strangers, and a hidden suitcase in the London Blitz"--P. [1] of cover.

"It's time for Bear to hibernate, but he can't sleep! His cave is filled with his friends--Raccoon, who snores; Beaver, who fidgets; and Skunk, who's just a little bit smelly. Then Bear gets an idea: he decides to reserve a room at a fancy hotel. The hotel has all the food, hot water, blankets, and pillows that Bear could ever want. So why is he still having trouble falling asleep?"--Dust jacket.

Chronicles the tragedy of the nineteenth century Irish famine, analyzing the potato famine itself from agricultural science through the English politics and policy decisions that made it worse, to the impact of the Irish immigration in America.

Traces the history of the Black Death that spread across Europe in the fourteenth century, describing the devastating impact the plague had on European history and culture.

Full of practical advice and design ideas, this book describes in detail how to plan, build and plant every type of rock garden.