This book is a collection of interconnected stories that focuses on the adventure of a German spy, Heine. During WWI, the hapless Heine is attempting to be a good German spy in the United Kingdom. However, luck and circumstance are not on his side. Every adventure goes wrong for this intrepid spy. The book contains the following stories: Alexander and the Lady - The Man Who Dwelt on a Hill - The Lovely Miss Harrymore - The Affair of Mister Haynes - The Man from the Stars - The Affair of the Allied Conference - The Word of a Prince - The Jermyn Credit Bank - Mr. Collingrey, M.P., Pacifist - The Grey Envelope - The Murderers - The Passing of Heine - The U-Boat Adventure - Brethren of the Order - The World Dictator - The Syren - The Coming of the Bolsheviks - The Going of Heine.

Max is a gentle rhinoceros, but his father tells him he must toughen up for the challenges of a hard life. Max takes his father's advice and locks himself up in armor without a key. When he rescues a princess in distress, everything changes dramatically--with fine and funny results. Full color.

A fresh collection of cryptic crosswords, filled with all the irreverent wordplay--anagrams, reversals, homophones, charades, double definitions, and palindromes--for which Henry Hook is known.

A heartwarming story set in Nepal of two resourceful sisters who bring the safety of solar-powered light to their family. This lyrical tale is brought to life with luminous acrylic artwork, and comes complete with seven pages of endnotes, including an illustrated map of Nepal, notes on Nepali daily life and instructions for making a pizza box solar oven.