This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. 'The Wind in the Willows' is a true classic of Children's literature, penned by Kenneth Grahame and first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the English Thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality...

"With dramatic images and firsthand survivor stories-- plus the latest facts and figures-- this book shows you terrifying tsunami disasters up close"--P. [4] of cover.

This book describes volcanic eruptions and discusses the Volcanic Explosivity Index and new ways of predicting eruptions.

This book describes hurricanes and discusses satellite pictures of hurricanes, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, and disaster relief for hurricane victims.

This book describes blizzards, such as the Great Blizzard of 1888 bringing New York City to a standstill, the 1940 Midwest U.S. Blizzard, and the 2003 Northeast U.S. Blizzard, and discusses the rescue work after an area is snowbound.

Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.

In this autobiography, initially published in 1903, Helen Keller recalls her remarkable life as a blind and deaf woman taught to communicate by Ann Sullivan. Here among other memories, Keller describes her epiphany at the water pump when she connected the physical world with its linguistic counterpart. Keller was eventually educated at Radcliffe University, where she graduated with honors.

In these complicated modern times, etiquette is not as standard as it once was. The changing scenes of profession, dating, and political awareness call for another look at common manners. With this book, top Hollywood agent Michael Levine shares his social expertise culled from years of doing business with some of the world's most famous people. Let Levine update your etiquette to the twenty-first century: feel confident on a first date; mix business...