In Fionnuala and the Puzzles of the Past, a young girl with a passion for history uncovers a series of ancient puzzles that take her through the most exciting moments of time. From ancient Rome to the Victorian era, each puzzle reveals a new piece of the world’s history, helping Fionnuala understand how past discoveries and inventions shaped our present. Guided by Aodh, a witty time-traveling companion, Fionnuala embarks on a journey filled with mystery, humor, and adventure, all ...

The Wish That Turned Into Christmas tells the heartwarming story of Emily, a young girl who moves to a new town just before Christmas and feels lonely during the holiday season. One evening, she makes a heartfelt wish for a perfect Christmas. That night, she embarks on a magical journey with a talking snow globe, a playful gingerbread man, and a wise Christmas angel. Through kindness and sharing joy with others, Emily learns that the true magic of Christmas lies in the love and me...

The Wishing Star That Saved Christmas Night is a heartwarming tale that follows Stella, a small star with a big purpose. When the world’s children make a wish for Santa to find his way through a fierce blizzard, Stella finds the courage to shine brighter than ever before, guiding Santa’s sleigh and helping deliver Christmas cheer. Through her journey, Stella discovers that the true power of a wish lies in the belief that it can make the world brighter, one heart at a time. This be...

Parents use Qikit as a way for their children to learn to read and then use it as a steppingstone to traditional spelling. Children enjoy pronouncing and spelling new words that follow a pattern. Even bright children benefit immensely from early reading.Phonics provides instruction for pronunciation when reading; and reliability for spelling when writing so it helps learning. Our alphabet provides a simple and consistent phonics that has always been lacking in English.This ...

Hillbilly landlubber Ben Gray and his sons launched a 55 hp boat near their ranch in Alberta. 2,000 miles with portages and groundings to the Arctic Ocean. Then west past Alaska to the Bering St and turned back North and East through the ice choked NW Passage to circumnavigate the world in 2005. From hurricanes to pirates to being arrested to meeting lovely people, it was An Incredible Journey.

Renata Project is a new concept in transportation that will provide sustainability through efficiency. Out of necessity it changes cities too. Renata brings practical ideas that no one has dared express. They can be developed progressively from a simple town to a worldwide integrated transportation system for freight as well as people. Ben explains that; in spite of the massive amounts that municipalities spend on public transportation, individual transportation still dictates how we desig...

Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and been awarded a polar medal and an OBE. He has been an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, an explorer, a bestselling author and nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond.In his autobiography he describes how he led expeditions all over the world and became the first person to tr...

In 1986, seventy-one-year-old Edgar Whitcomb faced a crossroads in his life; he needed a new direction. Th at venture became an epic journey, as this retired Indiana governor embarked on what would be a solo, 30,000-mile, six-year sailing trip. With virtually no previous sailing experience, he and his thirty-foot sailboat, the CILIN II, traveled around the world.In this travel memoir, a chronicle fi lled with danger and adventure, Whitcomb narrates the details of his explo...

At 35-years old, Kelly and Paul Watts sold their home and quit their jobs to sail around the world, without any sailing experience. Two days after purchasing their forty-two-foot sloop, they got caught in a forty-knot gale off the coast of Cape Fear, NC.  Their sails ripped; the engine overheated; the GPS broke; they suffered hypothermia and severe seasickness.  And yet they persevered on their journey, discovering the playful sea lions of the Galapagos, the seductive dance of t...

"Intriguing [and] enjoyable." —Ian McGuire, New York Times Book ReviewIce Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845—whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was on the ice...

Titanic. Just the name evokes tales of the doomed ship that have captivated people of all ages for more than 100 years.Early readers will enjoy this exciting account of the world's most famous disaster-at-sea and the discovery of it's remains many years later.Step 4 books are perfect for independent readers who are confident with simple sentences and are just starting to tackle paragraphs.

Daniel Lenihan's Submerged shares thrilling true stories of underwater expeditions in "a gripping saga of archeological exploration" (#1 New York Times –bestselling author Clive Cussler).Experience a kaleidoscope of real-life underwater missions as revealed by the Founder and Chief of U.S. National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (SCRU), ranging from ancient ruin...