What is that strange sound coming from Horace’s room? Momma and Poppa want to know! Who is he talking to in that conch shell? Why is the conch shell talking back?Is it possible that their sweet little boy is communicating with some exotic creature from another world? Could he be... an alien?The surprises in this fun adventure are told in poetry and prose and will delight readers of all levels. With both whimsy and gentleness, the story touches on parent-child relationships,...

When his father, the King, demands that the Prince be a “Royal Trumpet”, the unhappy boy brings doom and gloom to the kingdom until a mystical maiden guides him to finding his own unique music.Barbara Roman's 'The Prince Who Was A Piccolo' teaches children about self-esteem, asserting independence, attitudes, and being comfortable with their own identity. They will also learn about different musical instruments and the influence of music on our lives and emotions. There are mystica...

After Elias suddenly inherits great wealth from his father he travels to a faraway land where he expects adulation and respect from everyone he meets. He soon discovers that money means nothing in this part of the world and that there are other things far more important.A story about values, priorities and generosity, with an inspiring and surprising ending, Barbara Roman's THE LAND WHERE MONEY WAS NOTHING is a whimsical fable for children of all ages.

The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a territory in North Africa allotted them by France; A chapter instigated over a cause no less profane than a mining concession and which would prove to be an unmitigated disaster for all involved; the Spanish, the French and the Iriffiyen. This attempted salve for a nation’s wounded prestige would leave more than forty thousand Spaniards as casualties, the ...

The present work is a comprehensive catalog of publications that were produced and printed by the Divine Word Missionaries (Societas Verbi Divini, S.V.D.) in Shandong province, China. It was compiled by the late Prof. Dr. Roman Malek, S.V.D. (1951–2019), an internationally renowned expert for the history of Christianity in China and former director and editor-in-chief of the Monumenta Serica Institute (MSI) in Sankt Augustin, Germany.The catalog comprises nearly 400 entries, arrange...

La gloria de un país son sus santos. Hasta ahora, Chile solo tiene dos santos canonizados, San Alberto Hurtado y Santa Teresa de los Andes. Las historias de santidad que ha presenciado el país, sin embargo, son mucho más numerosas. En este libro, se presentan de forma amena las vidas de veinte católicos que tuvieron fama de santidad, desde tiempos de la conquista española hasta la época actual.Difícilmente podrían encontrarse novelas más entretenidas y llenas de aventuras que estas...