12 products for "books"

Arriving from Italy to spend the summer in New Jersey, Henry Reed decides to record his experiences with the American capitalist system

Lawrence asserted that 'the proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it'. In these highly individual, penetrating essays he has exposed 'the American whole

The Spanish Ambassador has moved next door, and Madeline knows right away that his son, Pepito, is bad news. He's mean to animals! Then one day Pepito goes too far--will a run-in

Describes fathers through the things they can do for their young children, including fixing things, teaching them to swim, protecting them from dogs, and answering their questions

A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the

Robbie York struggles to cope with the new trials and tribulations of the third grade as he tries to make his mother realize that he is grown up, get rid of his

Lawson tells of the childhood impressions of the average Americans who were his grandparents and parents

A zookeeper finds his normal nighttime routine upset when a mischievous little ape steals his keys and lets all his animal charges out of their cages.

Tomie dePaola serves as "biographer" to his delightful Italian sorceress, Strega Nona, in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona's birth on a dark and stormy night, and ends

Flouting conventional Victorian attitudes about religion, politics, decorum and morality, Swinburne was a sensualist, alive to pleasure and to pain. He was a poet not of objects and things, or of word

Explores the role of salt in shaping history, discussing how one of the world's most sought-after commodities has influenced economics, science, politics, religion, and eating customs.