What they thought would be a dream vacation turns into a nightmare for twelve-year-old Lewis and his twin sister Alison, when they accompany their irresponsible new neighbors on a trip to Yellowstone Park and are chased by two mysterious men.
"In 9th century China, a little girl sends a small jade pebble to travel with her father along the Silk Road. The pebble passes from his hand all the way to the Republic of Venice, the end of the Silk Road, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of this gift from a girl at the end of the road"--Provided by publisher.
Prince Ardwin, known as Birdwing, the youngest of six brothers turned into swans by their stepmother, is unable to complete the transformation back into human form, so he undertakes a journey to discover whether his feathered arm will be a curse or a blessing to him.
Eleven-year-old Mark's father, an anthropologist, disappears in the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo's ancient route from Italy to China, and when Mark gets a bad asthma attack, Doc Hornaday pays a visit and tells Mark tales of Marco Polo to bolster the boy's courage.
Fourteen-year-old Genna and her twelve-year-old brother Dan learn of their uncle's plot to gain immortality in exchange for human lives; and the two strike their own bargain with the Nightling lord, which sets them on a dangerous journey along the Moonroads in search of a key.
Leaving his parents, his Mad Uncle Jack, and his Even Madder Aunt Maud at home at Awful End, Eddie Dickens, along with the color-blind Lady Constance, boards the ship the Pompous Pig on a mission to America.
An atlas depicting exploration through the ages, from the wanderings of prehistoric peoples to modern space missions. Includes photographs of some of the topics as well as the people who did the actual exploration.
Tom travels through the forests of the Forbidden Land in search of the fragment of the Amulet of Avantia, which has the power to bring his father back to life, but in order to succeed on his quest, Tom must avoid Equinus the Spirit Horse, which travels through the forest stealing the life force of other creatures.
When Adele and Simon visit their Aunt Cecile in New York City, she takes them on a train trip around the United States; but from Boston to San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Simon keeps losing his belongings, despite his sister's reminders.
