Pete the Cat loves to draw with crayons, and he can't wait to show his friends the drawings he made of each of them. But when he unveils the drawings, his friends have more criticisms than compliments. In art class, Pete is afraid to make a mistake and doesn't know what to draw. Luckily, his friends reassure him that it doesn't have to be perfect, and Pete's art is cool because it is unique to him. In the end, Pete makes a masterpiece that includes...

How to Rock Climb!, now in its fifth edition, is the most thorough instructional rock climbing book in the world. All the fundamentals—from ethics to getting up the rock—are presented in John Long's classic style. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods, this guide includes sections on face climbing; crack climbing; ropes, anchors, and belays; getting off the rock; sport...

The three bears are in despeate need of a new singer. Could Goldi hit just the right notes?

"E.T. meets The Giving Tree in this stunningly illustrated picture book about friendship, family, wonder, and magic that shows how, sometimes, the things we're searching for have been right in front of us all along. From the award-winning creator of The Bear and the Piano."--Publisher's description.

Seven-year-old Tessa and ten-year-old Cameron, daughters of the first female president--and owners of a very rambunctious dog--play detective when a baton belonging to the director of the Marine Band goes missing at the White House.

You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, a second great warrior sought the glory of battle. And his name was PAPER. At the same time, in the Kitchen Realm, in the tiny village of Junk Drawer, lived a third warrior. They called her SCISSORS. These three were the strongest,...

"A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discoveries, adventures, and new scientific understanding of their behaviors. Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings. How can we study an animal with perfect camouflage and secretive habitats? How does...

Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative—from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the

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"It's summer in the Dordogne. The heirs of a Périgordian sheep farmer learn that they have been disinherited, and their father's estate sold to an insurance company in return for a policy that will place him in a five-star retirement home for the rest of his life. But the farmer never gets his life of luxury - he dies before moving in. Was it a natural death? Was there foul play? Bruno begins the investigation that leads him to several shadowy insurance...

"Kessoku Band has successfully cleared the first round of auditions for the Unidentified Riot music festival, but this is no time to rest on their laurels. The next step is a death knell for introverts everywhere--a popularity contest! Every vote in the online poll matters when they're trying to stand on the same stage as powerhouses like SIDEROS, so Bocchi will need to call in a favor from all the...friends she has? Um, is this the end of the line...