For use in schools and libraries only. Relates the real-life saga of Abbie Burgess, who single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a four-week winter storm that lashed the coast of Maine in 1856.
Some people collect stamps. Other people collect coins. Carol Otis Hurst's father collected rocks. Nobody ever thought his obsession would amount to anything. They said, "You've got rocks in your head" and "There's no money in rocks." But year after year he kept on collecting, trading, displaying, and labeling his rocks. The Depression forced the family to sell their gas station and their house…
Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their childhoods in Liverpool, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why they broke up. It's all here in an easy-to-read …
John was a clever boy but always in trouble. He couldnt be bothered with schoolwork he was only interested in one thing: pop music. He would dress up as his favourite pop stars and write his own songs, strumming away on his beloved guitar. With his hippy flares and little round sunglasses John became the most important member of the most famous band in the world The Beatles. Renowned for his ex…
Will tiny Anton Stanton - guitar freak and champion ping-pong player - survive Smith Street Secondary College? Anton's pretty doubtful and so is Mr Barrington but heroes of all sizes can rock!