Zucker, Jonny

A family celebrates Islamic traditions.

Describes the celebrations of a Chinese family on Chinese New Year, and provides history on the holiday.

A Muslim family celebrates the festivals of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, fasting, praying at the mosque on the Night of Power, and, finally, enjoying a delicious feast with loved ones.

A young boy and his family celebrate the beginning of the Hindu New Year--Diwali--as they exchange gifts, light lamps, and wish for good fortune in the coming months.

A family as celebrates a Hindu tradition.

"Max Flash, amazing escapologist and master illusionist, returns for a cool fifth mission. Max is dispatched to the Antarctic to investigate a distress signal from a ship that has been trapped by a sheet of rapidly forming ice, and whose crew has mysteriously vanished. Could the crew's disappearance be connected to the sightings of strange beasts in the area? Max's investigations soon lead him to a secret base deep beneath the Antarctic ice..."--Provided by publisher.

"Max is told that an island in the Indian Ocean has been flooded by a freak surge of water. The DFEA suspect sinister underwater forces are at work, and Max can't wait to dive into his third mission"--Provided by publisher.

"Investigating strange signals from a warehouse, Max finds himself transported to a parallel world inhabited entirely by futuristic robots. The sinister cyborgs are preparing to wage war on humans using their deadly state-of-the-art new weapon. Is there anything Max can do to stop them?"--Provided by publisher.

"When the top secret Department for Extraordinary Activity discovers that an evil computer game character has escaped from the Virtual world and is intent on causing chaos, they know the time has come for Max's first mission. There are dangerous monsters to fight and a perilous plot to foil. Does Max have the special skills needed to save the day?"--Provided by publisher.

"Max Flash, explosive escapologist and master magician, is back for his fourth death-defying mission. The Department for Extraordinary Activity tells Max that the Sorceror's Venom, an ancient Egyptian papyrus, has been stolen. Legend has it that the papyrus holds the power to raise the dead, so Max must prepare himself for a gruesome battle"--Provided by publisher.