Kelly Regan Barnhill

"Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the people to lose their library, their school, their park, and even their neighborliness. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever children of the Orphan House and the kindly...

"Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family. "Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters." A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mother, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it's been just...

A short story collection featuring elements of magic realism while touching on the themes of love, knowledge, grief, hope, and jealousy. Teeming with uncanny characters whose lives unfold in worlds at once strikingly human and eerily original, these stories demonstrate the strength and power -- known and unknown -- of the imagination.

"Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. It tells a story of an evil being--called the Nybbas--imprisoned in their world. The story cannot be true--not really. But then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient, scarred dragon,...

Even if it looks clean, untreated water can have deadly bacteria in it. Discover the nasty effects of unclean water, and learn about the process by which clean, clear water gets to your tap.

"Photographs and simple text present a variety of animal tracks and facts about the animals that make them"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the gross qualities of blood, and how it works to benefit a person's health"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the gross qualities of sweat, and how it works to benefit a person's health"--Provided by publisher.

"Photographs and simple text present how animals change as they grow up"--Provided by publisher.

"Cuando Ned y su hermano gemelo se caen de una balsa en un río embravecido, sólo Ned sobrevive. Los aldeanos están seguros de que el sobreviviente es el niño equivocado. Al otro lado del bosque que rodea el pueblo de este niño, Áine, la hija del Rey Bandido, recuerda las palabras que su madre pronunció antes de morir: "El niño equivocado salvará tu vida y tú salvarás la suya". Cuando el Rey Bandido acude a robarse la magia de la madre de...