Explores the history of Halloween from the holiday's Celtic origins over 2000 years ago to present-day celebrations, and provides spooky riddles and ideas for pumpkin art.
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A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring such seasonal gifts as bats, goblins, spiders, worms, and ghosts.
Vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold is recruited by the British Secret Service. He becomes an unlikely agent in Cuba. To avoid working while cashing the checks, Wormold spins a web of lies about foreign government secrets. When the local coppers decode his fake messages, all hell...
An American western-adventure writer goes to post-World War II Vienna to find his friend Harry Lime, king-pin of the Austrian black market, only to find he has been murdered.
Describes the different kinds of work which dentists do such as checking teeth and filling cavities. Questions and answers at the end offer further information about this profession.
Describes the jobs done by the many workers who contribute to the delivery of our mail.
A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring such seasonal gifts as bats, goblins, spiders, worms, and ghosts.
Cat is jealous when Bear arrives as a present for the Child and tries to get rid of him, but he finds that he misses him when he disappears.
"Find out why water is important, and how people can protect it."--Provided by publisher.
While trying to give away the cat she has found, Miss Perkins gradually grows fond enough of him that she decides to keep him.
Simple sex instruction for the preschooler, presented from a Christian point of view.
Simple text and photographs describe what police officers do.
Briefly describes the work of veterinarians and includes information about their education, qualifications, and possible financial earnings.
Everyone in the village of Friedensdorf is happily preparing for Christmas except grumpy Hans the shoemaker. Then a visit from an angel transforms Hans' mood and sets him to work in his shop.
Describes the river otter and its behavior, explains its status as an endangered species, and suggests what can be done to help save it.
As a child talks to the sun, the reader can see some of the sun's happy effects.
Describes the peregrine falcon and its behavior, explains its status as an endangered species, and suggests what can be done to help save it.
Describes the gray wolf and its behavior, explains its status as an endangered species, and suggests what can be done to help save it.
Two children watch clouds become fat and thin, white and gray, then turn into dogs, sheep, dragons, and castles.