In this delightful story, song, and picture book for kids 4-8, you'll meet Arlie, the most friendly alligator ever! Arlie is a very curious, lovable, positive thinking alligator who wants, more than anything, to make friends with the strange creatures (humans) on the beach. He is determined to do what no other alligators have done before—talk to the creatures. Can you help Arlie? Will you be his friend? As kids read along and look at the beautifully illustrated pictures, they can also sing...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When a murder mystery party in the exclusive Trivolity active adult community turns deadly, two retired investigators team up to find the killer. They uncover a web of blackmail, jealousy, and secrets hiding beneath the manicured lawns and polite smiles of their quirky neighbors. With a rising body count and a murderer on the loose, they must untangle the truth before another resident checks out permanently.

This second of two volumes continues the exploration of the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. Seventeen essays written by established and emerging scholars recover the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the transition from slavery to freedom in the period following the Civil War through the struggle to secure rights for gay and lesbian women in the late twentieth century. Placing their subjects in their larger historical ...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

Academy Award winner William Joyce’s Guardians recruit Sanderson ManSnoozy, the sleepy legend also known as the Sandman, to their cause in this fourth chapter book adventure.When the Man in the Moon brought together the Guardians, he warned them that they would face some terrible evils as they strove to protect the children of earth. But nothing could have prepared them for this: Pitch has disappeared and taken Katherine with him. And now the Guardians are not only...

Break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand bits through the use of colors and the limit of texts. This is the secret to encourage a young child to love learning. Images represent universal learning processes that will help your child better understand and acquire new education. The use of simple sentences will help better reading and comprehension skills too. Grab a copy today!

The nightmare's gone, but what about that alligator? You have to be so careful getting in and out of bed! Maybe a midnight snack to lure him into the garage will do the trick. In this funny and beloved follow-up, Mercer Mayer faces another nighttime fear head-on.

The trip of a lifetime - that’s what it was supposed to be, paid for with money Gran left thirteen-year old Sam in her will, but when the small plane taking Sam and his Dad back to the airport crashes in the jungle, Sam is left alone and terrified.As time passes with no sign of rescue, Sam grows weaker and has to dig deep to find levels of resolve and resourcefulness he never knew he had in order to survive.Desperate and close to giving up, Sam’s spirits are lifted by the a...

P. D. Eastman’s classic character Aaron the Alligator makes his early-reader debut! Aaron can get into trouble doing just about anything—playing ball, planting seeds . . . even walking! Kids will giggle along as they tackle the simple words and sentences all on their own. Aaron is a star of The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary and a long-out-of-print series called Everything Happens to Aaron.Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the al...

Fishing! Painting! Racing to the ice-cream truck! Will the Greens ever slow down? Join them on three action-packed alligator adventures in this delightful--and delicious--new book, the second in the Mr. and Mrs. Green easy-reader series.With its simple sentence structure, bright illustrations, and silly, unexpected twists, this latest collection of zippy stories by acclaimed picture-book creator Keith Baker is perfect for beginning readers.

As a former pro wrestler, KILLER CROC bullied his opponents inside the ring. As a cutthroat criminal, this ferocious freak forces his competition out of town. Next on his hoodlum hit list is KITE MAN, but the second-rate super-villain isn't leaving GOTHAM without a fight. He's partnering with BATMAN, the WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE, to wrangle up the reptilian rogue and take him down for the count.

The first hilarious story in the New York Times bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series about a charismatic kid who's got a terrific knack for terrible ideas!Note to self: If your teacher tells you to bring something from nature for show-and-tell, she does not want you to bring an alligator! But nothing will stop Magnolia, who's determined to have the best show-and-tell of all--until her reptilian rapscallion starts getting her into some major tro...