For anyone who has ever searched the grass for that elusive predictor of good luck, here's something that eliminates all guesswork. The happy-go-lucky kit comes complete with a 32-page book filled with facts and trivia, plus seeds for growing your four-leaf clover. The box doubles as a planter!

With answers to all kinds of provocative and offbeat questions, this book is a what's what of enjoyable information. The book's gifted writers apply equal parts wit and wisdom in addressing a wide range of topics—from traditions and origins to science and health. Just about anything is fair game in this book. Here's a sampling of the questions that are addressed: What do Quakers have to do with oats? What are the ingredients of Love Potion No. 9? What is so funny about your funny bone? What is the weirdest creature in the sea? And what did Custer stand for in his last stand? The book contains 200- to 500-word answers to more than 150 questions. It's part of the popular Q&A series and is certain to be a hit with everyone—from young adults to senior citizens.

Byrd Baylor's text captures and shares some of the special experiences in the Southwest desert country that have inaugurated her private celebrations: The Time of Falling Stars, in the middle of August, when "every time a streak of light goes shooting through the darkness, I feel my heart shoot out of me"; Rainbow Celebration Day, marking the time she and a jackrabbit stood together watching a triple-rainbow over a canyon; and the real New Year's Day (January first is "just another winter day"), the day spring begins. "I celebrate with horned toads and ravens and lizards and quail...And, Friend, it's not a bad party."

St Declan's Way is one of Ireland's best kept secrets. Returning to her homeland and to Lismore Castle where her parents once lived, Rosamund Burton takes us on a journey that is full of the sorts of surprises that only Ireland can offer.

I found my lucky four-leaf clover, not expecting what would happen next. In a small midwestern town in the era of the Great Depression and World War II, two sisters are growing up after the death of their mother. At age sixteen, both married to escape their unhappy home life. Unfortunately, they escaped nothing. Their paths, at times, dangerously affected not only their lives but also the lives of their children, who were growing up in another turbulent time in history, the '60s. But close to home and in the lives of both families, you could hear a loud crying out at night. Is God real? If God is real, why is this happening? Mother, why are you letting this happen? Please, someone, help us!

Beloved Love on the Spectrum star and disability rights advocate Jodi Rodgers shares stories from her expansive career working within the autistic community and calls for a more inclusive and accepting society. In How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover, Jodi Rodgers gives us inspiring, heartwarming stories from her years of experience as a teacher and counselor supporting autistic people. While acknowledging our differences, these stories invite us to expand our empathy and compassion for the neurodivergent people in our lives. Throughout, Rodgers explores the powerful impact of embracing neurodiversity and forming meaningful connections with those around us. Each chapter highlights a different story and an aspect of human behavior, including: How we perceive the world, and our own unique experience of thinking, sensing, and feeling How we communicate our perspective to others, understand one another, and express ourselves How we can better connect with one another With dozens of moving stories, How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover will give readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community around them. Above all, it will inspire a profound sense of belonging, revealing that we’re much more similar than we think.

Set in the rugged Pacific Northwest, this collection of short stories explores the beauty and solitude of the natural world, juxtaposed against the struggles of everyday life. With prose that is at once lyrical and precise, Ella Higginson captures the quiet moments that define us, crafting a series of tales that are both haunting and unforgettable. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

An anthology of Halloween poetry by John Ciardi, Maurice Sendak, e. e. cummings, Carl Sandburg, and others.