Sancho the Snowboarder

A unique and charming poetry story about a little boy, who receives a magic snowboard from Santa Claus, along with a magic suit and some magic powder. Santa needs Sancho to help on a secret mission, to find 2 missing elves. The magic journey takes Sancho from his home, through the beautiful mountains of Vermont and down to New York City, in New York City Sancho searches many famous landmarks, before finding the elves and returning back home to Vermont. Intended ages 4-12 32 full color illustrations An excellent book for anytime of the year.

Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel

Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers. But with progress come new machines and soon the inseparable duo are out of work so Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne travel to the small town of Popperville and accept one final challenge — to dig the town cellar in just one day. What happens is a testament to their friendship and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

An illustrated version of the narrative poem which describes Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside of an impending attack by the British. In his magnificent interpretation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow s poem, Christopher Bing seamlessly weaves history and imagination into a rich portrait of an American hero. A meticulous researcher, Bing includes material that provides texture to history, maps that follow the British campaign to quell the rebellious citizenry, as well as the patriot s ride into the Massachusetts night of April, 1775.

Johnny Appleseed

Written and illustrated by Will Moses, JOHNNY APPLESEED tells the story of one of America’s most delightful and enduring characters. Born in Massachusetts on the eve of the American Revolution, Johnny Appleseed was in the fore of the American migration to the mid-west in the early 1800’s. As everyone knows, Johnny was famous for planting his apple trees but equally, it is his unique character, his exploits and the legends that have depicted Johnny Appleseed, which make for wonderful storytelling and illustration. You are sure to be pleased with this wonderful rendition of the Johnny Appleseed story by Will Moses.

Totally Irresponsible Science

What could be more fun for kids than to have the kind of rip-roaring good time that harkens back to pre-video game, pre-computer days? Introducing 64 daring science experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink! From Marshmallows on Steroids to Home-Made Lightning, the Sandwich Bag Bomb to Giant Air Cannon, The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science awakens kids' curiosity while demonstrating scientific principles like osmosis, air pressure, and Newton's Third Law of Motion.