Excited at accompanying her father to market day in Santa Maria, twelve-year-old Rosa’s happiness turns to disbelief and dismay when she discovers that the only flower her father will sell that day is Rosa herself. Hamilton, who died... Read More

The best science books for children are grounded in young people’s backyards and lead children around the globe and to new understandings of how the natural world works. This accessible ecology book for readers ages eight to twelve... Read More

Terry Blackhawk’s exquisite first book of poems is one of the reasons why poetry remains an important literary force in a world where so much language is reduced to sound-bites, voice-overs and the collapsed linguistic short-hand of ad... Read More

The Big Lie. Its what keeps many would-be writers away from their computers and sends many first-time writers away from their screens in despair. What is the big lie? The idea that writing cant be taught. The author debunks this idea in... Read More

Life as Janet Cromer knew it ended on July 5, 1998. Boarding a flight home to Boston, her husband Alan suffered a severe heart attack and cardiac arrest that robbed his brain of oxygen for more than forty-five minutes. When he awoke days... Read More

Chace understands the needs of children and all those concerned with providing them with meaningful learning and interpersonal experiences. There’s no doubt about it, stories are powerful. Teachers, librarians, storytellers, church... Read More

William Poe presents an entertaining and often philosophical take on ultimate finality through poems and stories that are both rich and varied. In his collection of poems and prose, "Endings", William Poe, author of the award-winning... Read More