The First Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving

The traditional story of the origins of the American Thanksgiving holiday is told in a powerful, balanced narrative and illustrated with elegant and dramatic seascapes and landscapes done in the panoramic style of Thomas Locker.  George’s skill as a storyteller...

Classic Starts The Wind in the Willows

Since 1903, the escapades of Mole, his friend Water Rat, shy Badger, and Toad of Toad Hall have delighted children, and adults, too. Follow the winning foursome through the seasons as they sail the river, get lost in the Wild Wood, take off on a merry adventure in...

War of the Worlds

For more than one hundred years H. G. Wells’ classic science fiction tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. No one would have...

Classic Starts Gulliver’s Travels

Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift’s unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire  (Book 4)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)

The danger and the magic continue as He Who Must Not Be Named and his henchmen are overheard plotting and planning more death and destruction. Where will they strike? Who is next on their list? Harry Potter has two more weeks to spend with his Muggle relatives....

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Book 6)

When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the...