"Emily's Own Elephant" by Philippa Pearce is a truly heart-warming children's story, beautifully enhanced by John Lawrence's wonderful illustrations. It tells of life in a simpler time, where children play and dream and anything is possible.

Emily is a little girl who lives with her parents on a property in rural England. One day she and her mother visit the zoo in London to see the different animals. Just as they are about to leave the Children's zoo, Emily learns that the zookeeper is in a terrible predicament with Jumbo, the baby elephant. A concerned and caring Emily devises a plan and, with her mother's support, sets out to help Jumbo and the zookeeper, and in the end helps her father too.

"Emily's Own Elephant" is a lovely book for children aged 3 to 8 years, and of course their parents! But parents be warned - as soon as the story is finished your child will want you to read it to them over and over. And I'm guessing that with such a lovely story, you will want to read it again too.

Emily was a happy, bubbly little girl until events took a tragic turn one summer night in Galveston, Texas. Suddenly her mother and sister are dead and Emily is left dying in the swamp while the ruthless murderer drives calmly away. Emily's life is spared when she is found and rushed to hospital with critical head injuries. The killer is tracked down, tried, and convicted. In the months to come Emily appears to recover fully but there remains a deeper, unhealed injury. Emily and her father return settle into a comfortable life for many years before fate strikes another blow and Emily is left alone. Sorting through the personal effects of her father she discovers his darker side. She learns from a diary that he had plotted a bitter revenge against the murderer and his family. Emily makes a solemn decision and retrieves the gauntlet her father dropped. As a series of unfortunate deaths begin to occur in the convicted man's family who could have suspected that they were being committed by such a young, charming, and educated woman? Even if they suspected they would never catch her. But things are not at all what they seem.

A long book--and a tad expensive--BUT you'll definitely read it all for the surprising ending. You'll fall in love with Emily, find all sorts of reasons to forgive her, then she'll rip your heart out...

English for Global Business is an excellent text for the international business professional. It has realistic business language, a variety of creative exercises to ensure mastery, and a valuable business protocol section in each module. One of the best business English books on the market!

Cavern of the fear is a really good book it get the story going and it lets you in to Jasmines thoughts. I also like it because it's longer than the Deltora Quest books. I definitly recommend this book.

Janice Emily Bowers writes from the heart, taking an unflinching look at nature - and herself - reflected in the ecology of Arizona: desert, mountains, peaks and canyons. I felt that I was right along with her on these explorations, and I highly recommend this book for those who enjoy outer - and inner - exploration.

This is #2 of a great series about Club Stephanie , a club created by Stephanie and her friends. Now that Stephanie is old enough to go to the pool without her family , she thinks this will be a great summer! But as soon as Stephanie meets Rick a cute life guard at the pool she realizes that it might not be!

I recently purchased this book, and can highly recommend it. I particularly enjoy it for traveling entertainment, because I can usually complete the puzzles without aid from a crossword puzzle dictionary, or help from the internet. That makes this ideal for keeping my load light! There are two sized puzzles in this book: 15 squares to the side (the size of a daily crossword in the newspaper) and 17 squares to the side (a little more challenging). The puzzles aren't too easy, but they aren't so difficult that they're frustrating--just hard enough to keep one interested!

"Fitness Fun" is full of fantastic fitness activities that are easy to read, comprehend and add to your daily physical education lessons. They are user friendly and the book is highly organized and easy to use. It is one of my main staples when planning and is chockfull of great fitness games and activities to help keep your lessons fun, active, and alive! I highly recommend this book to all elementary physical education teachers. It is also a great tool for substitutes! Enjoy!

If you are just getting started with Flash or would like to know how to do some advanced things with it, this book is a must have. Flash can be somewhat difficult when starting out, but with this book and a cup of joe, you are good for hours of Flash Design!

My little one loved this book! At age three months, she would get so excited over the red color, crinkly pages, and dangly green ladybug legs, that she would just quiver. At six months, it was still a favorite page-turner, chew book. Plus, the text was simple and short. A perfect baby book. We will buy them for gifts.