The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

General Matsika's children steal out of the house on a forbidden adventure--and disappear. In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, the children's parents call in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye and the Arm--who have powers far beyond those of other human beings. The children must avoid the evils of the past, the technology of the future, and a motley assortment of criminals in order t…

Hitler's daughter

The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And if you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too? Do things that happened a long time ago still matter…

Tashi and the genie

Adventurous little Tashi is granted three wishes after encountering a sly genie hiding in an old bowl, in this fourth installment of the Tashi series. Both Tashi and his friend Jack are flabbergasted, however, when Tashi’s wishes don't quite turn out as he hopes, leaving Tashi face to face with the evil warlord he escaped in his very first adventure. This time the warlord has captured childre…

Tales from the crypt

The Crypt-Keeper delivers the shivers with "The Craving Grave," "Oil's Well That Ends Well," "Raw Deal," and three others.

Tashi and the Baba Yaga

The fifth book in the series finds Tashi sharing a wild tale about Baba Yaga, a witch whose house stands on chicken legs and who likes eating children baked in pies. The excitement continues as this little adventurer recounts his daring escape from the wicked Baron, who traps him as a prisoner for the fearsome River Pirate. When Tashi foils the Baron’s evil plan, Jack’s dad is mesmerized by…

Courage on Mirror Mountain

A young boy living in the mountains of South Carolina grows in courage, understanding, and responsibility when he helps an injured hawk return to the wild.

Moke and poki in the rain forest

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

437900975

Collation

59 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

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Call Number

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