More than three years in the making, this brand-new kid's cookbook features a fabulous blend of imaginative recipes and specially commissioned artwork from 22 illustrators around the world. Included with the book is a "magic" stirring spoon molded from clear plastic and filled with a slow-flowing, glittery liquid. Full color.

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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.

"When Lily Anna moves from a brownstone in the city to Shelby Stables--her grandparents' ranch in the country--her entire world is turned upside down. Making friends, learning to ride and becoming attached to a horse she cannot keep are just a few of the challenges she faces"--P. [4] of cover.

In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar’s army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburg — a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena’s age. When the two girls’ lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and — in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjured — Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken legs.

Once upon a time there was a poor little mouse. It was so small and petite that nobody took notice of it. At assemblies the other mice just didn`t notice it because its voice was too thin and squeaky. Nobody asked the mouse for a dance because its fur had the same colour as the grey walls of the barn. Everybody called the mouse Mrs Grey. One day Mrs Grey found an old spoon, took it home and polished it. Then the magic began ...

A NEBULA AWARD FINALIST ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR "Hilarious, heartfelt and brimming with humanity.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest Teddy Telemachus is a charming con man with a gift for sleight of hand and some shady underground associates. In need of cash, he tricks his way into a classified government study about telekinesis and its possible role in intelligence gathering. There he meets Maureen McKinnon, and it’s not just her piercing blue eyes that leave Teddy forever charmed, but her mind—Maureen is a genuine psychic of immense and mysterious power. After a whirlwind courtship, they marry, have three gifted children, and become the Amazing Telemachus Family, performing astounding feats across the country. Irene is a human lie detector. Frankie can move objects with his mind. And Buddy, the youngest, can see the future. Then one night tragedy leaves the family shattered. Decades later, the Telemachuses are not so amazing. Irene is a single mom whose ear for truth makes it hard to hold down a job, much less hold together a relationship. Frankie’s in serious debt to his dad’s old mob associates. Buddy has completely withdrawn into himself and inexplicably begun digging a hole in the backyard. To make matters worse, the CIA has come knocking, looking to see if there’s any magic left in the Telemachus clan. And there is: Irene’s son Matty has just had his first out-of-body experience. But he hasn’t told anyone, even though his newfound talent might just be what his family needs to save themselves—if it doesn’t tear them apart in the process. Harnessing the imaginative powers that have made him a master storyteller, Daryl Gregory delivers a stunning, laugh-out-loud new novel about a family of gifted dreamers and the invisible forces that bind us all.

Haven't you always wanted to know how the tricks of a mentalist work? How you can bend a spoon with only the power of the mind? How to stop your own heart from beating? Or what the secrets are of mind reading and clairvoyance? No problem: This ingenious book will reveal the greatest trade secrets of the mental magician. You will learn the tricks and techniques necessary to perform apparent miracles yourself. Contents: Spoon bending Stopping your own heart Mind reading Voodoo signs Stopping a watch by the power of the mind ESP Test Breaking a fork by the power of the mind Get to know the strongest weapons of the mentalist and baffle your friends! These techniques and tricks will get you ready to present your mental powers at the next party, in a bar, at a restaurant or anywhere else. Numerous photos support the explanations.

Beneath the rural Islamic society in ancient villages perched among the Great Causasus Mountains, animist tattoos on women and decorations on ritual spoon boxes share symbols that are believed to protect the heart and the family. Three experts have recorded this system of folk medicine.