#11      US $ 18.00     hardcover

SAFARI JOURNAL    Come along with Carey and his 12-year-old Maasai friend, Pilot, on their journey through the heart of wild Kenya. Discover the ways of tracking wildlife. Learn Swahili. Dodge a wildebeest migration. Jump into the Maasai way of life. And join Carey and Pilot as they take on an international ring of animal poachers - seeking the coveted rhino horn.                                                            ORDER FORM

#10            US$16.99       hardcover

THE LOST COLONY   The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the most puzzling mysteries in America's history. In 1587, 115 colonists sailed to the New World, eager to build the brand-new Cittie of Raleigh, only to disappear practically without a trace. Where did they go? What could have possibly happened?

#09            US$16.99         hardcover

LEONARDO'S HORSE    "Leonardo's Horse", with text by Jean Fritz, is the story of the sculpture's journey over 500 years, from the dream of a genius to the realization by many appreciative admirers. The book has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and The Bulletin, and  was featured in the New York Times Children's Books supplement.

#08            US $ 15.99       hardcover

FORGING FREEDOM               What do you do when you see your friends, your neighbors, your teachers, and your classmates being taken away by Nazi soldiers? For Jaap Penraat there was no choice. he knew he must act quickly as the Nazis tightened their stranglehold on Amsterdam's Jewish community. This true story of heroism tells how Jaap's creative thinking and nerves of steel enabled him to rescue over 400 of his countrymen from the Nazi terror.

#07              US $20            softcover

INTO THE WOODS    Once upon a time... Those four words begin any number of coming-of-age stories where characters such as Cinderella, Jack (of the beanstalk fame), and the girl with the red cape learn some very real -- and often painful -- lessons on the way to growing up. Hudson's illustrations accompany his novelization of the now legendary Broadway musical by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. In honor of the revival of the musical now running on Broadway, Simon and Schuster has published a soft-cover edition of the book.

#06             US $18.95       hardcover

THE SWORD IN THE STONE    When an unknown country lad named Arthur attends a grand tournament in London as a squire to his stepbrother, Sir Kay, he inadvertently stumbles upon the true reason for the journey: to fulfill his destiny as the High King of all Britain. The first in Hudson's King Arthur series, The Sword in the Stone sets in motion the legendary adventure of Camelot, as Arthur heeds the call to his own greatness.

#05            US $17.95        hardcover

KING ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE    The crown has barely touched his head when Arthur, now the sixteen-year-old High King of all Britain, is faced with rebellion and civil war. Reluctant to fight his own people, but determined to lead them, he must unite the rival lesser kingdoms he has been called upon to rule. But how can he expect the knights of his court to see themselves as part of one great nation when they can't even settle on who sits closest to the king at his table? Guided by the wise and magical Merlin, Arthur proves his greatness was no accident of birth but his destiny.

#04            US $16.00       hardcover

EXCALIBUR    "I need a quest!" complains the young King Arthur. "A knight has more fun than a king." Despite the best counsel of his wizard Merlin, Arthur's rash youthfulness leads him away from his duties and into wild adventures pursuing the Questing Beast, near fatal combat with Pellinore, the fiercest warrior in Britain, and finally to the enchanted realm of Avalon. Ruled by the beautiful and mysterious Lady of the Lake, she offers Arthur her prize possession, the magical sword Excalibur. By accepting this symbol of his great fate in a state of humility he also achieves the true goal of his long journey: manhood.

#02           US $6.00      softcover

AMAZON DIARY    The tale of Alex Winters, a sixth grader from Chicago on his way to visit his parents in South America. When his small plane crashes in the Amazon Jungle he is rescued by a stone-age tribal people known as the Yanomami. The book is made up of the character's diary entries while living with the Yanomami, all based on the authors' own, true experiences. Unique in its collage -style use of photography, illustration, and hand-written text, Amazon Diary re-creates the experience of contact with a quickly disappearing culture from a kid's point of view.

#01            US $15.99      hardcover

O'SULLIVAN STEW A Tale Cooked Up In Ireland    Kate O'Sullivan has a way with words. When she talks her father and brothers into following her brilliant idea for saving their village they end up in hot water with the king instead. But with blarney and the luck of the Irish going for her, Kate turns to her great power to spin a tale and manages to talk their way out of it. Well,almost! An adventure in the fine art of Irish storytelling, as seen through the eyes an Irishophile. ORDER FORM

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