Walter the Wizard works for the Goblin King and one day the King asks Walter to make it rain cats and dogs, because the Elfin King hates rain. But Walter thinks that cats and dogs are not enough, so he creates a lizard blizzard.

Introducing: Zeke the Weather Geek! With a weather station in his yard and a weather journal in his pocket, it’s no wonder Zeke Abramovich is called Zeke the Weather Geek. What he really wants, though, is to be a Weather Warrior, which will only happen if he wins the Winter Photo Contest. But so far, none of his photo ideas have panned out. And to top it all off, his Saint Bernard birthday surprise is actually a lizard. Zeke’s Mood Meter is at negative 100 degrees. But a blizzard is coming! Zeke’s sure to get his winning photo now, right? The forecast is clear: Zeke’s about to be every kid’s favorite weather geek!

Alone on the endless red-sand desert in the Australian outback, tracking Varanus giganteus, the perentie lizard that grows to be more than six feet long. . . for desert rat Eric Pianka, such adventures have led to a satisfying, if unusual, way of life, as well as a distinguished career as a field biologist. In The Lizard Man Speaks, Pianka recounts more than thirty years of adventures in reptile studies, beginning with a boyhood passion for collecting snakes and lizards. He tells of "lizarding" in the North American deserts, the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, and the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia. His vivid imagery draws the reader into a world where lions lurk in the darkness beyond a gecko hunter's lights, where being stranded by car trouble miles from the last outpost is a constant danger, and where the wilderness still deserves to be called wild. Along the way, Pianka provides much general information about lizard ecology, the fire succession cycle, and the interaction of humans with the landscape. And he reveals the springs of his own determined spirit and love of solitude, describing a near-fatal boyhood accident and its shaping and character-building effect on the life that followed.

In 1939, ninth-grade teacher Miss Pringle died. Her students pledged to gather every five years to celebrate the ways Miss Pringle touched their lives. In 1959, eight of the thirty-five-year-old, former students gather in Rob's Diner in Lubbock, Texas. They are a diverse group. An Italian porn star, a Chicago nun, a homeless physicist living beneath a Baltimore bridge, a Manhattan house husband, a California surfer dude, an Air Force flight nurse, a man owning a Nashville professional wrestling and country music corporation, and the Lubbock diner owner. The former pupils share memories about the discreet life of Miss Pringle, never grasping the big picture. The audience, however, with an omniscient, voyeuristic view, can unravel stunning mysteries of Miss Nanette Pringle.

180 Days of Spelling and Word Study is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their spelling skills. This easy-to-use fourth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students learn 15 words, focusing on spelling rules, patterns, and vocabulary. Watch students become better spellers with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

The Funniest Stuff contains over fifty funny poems with equally amusing illustrations created by Colin West. They cover an array of different subjects in a range of various verse forms, strong in rhyme and wordplay. There are crazy creatures like the Snoope and the Lolloping Lollop. There are eccentric characters like Uncle Norman, a traffic warden who likes to keep on his uniform, (even in bed), and Aunt Priscilla, who wrestles a wild gorilla. There are insights into the poet’s world, where Colin eschews personal questions in ‘Don’t Ask Me About Myself’, and gives vent to his feelings about airy-fairy writers in ‘O How I Hate the Poet!’ Black humour is in evidence in short pieces, such as the nature-loving Henrietta and the longer rollicking ballad, Fritz, who liked to frolic in the foothills but whose dreams were sadly crushed. There is even a pastiche of the early Victorian cautionary tale in ‘Belated Bertie’, about a boy who liked to play practical jokes. There is pure nonsense in ‘Under My Uncle’s Umbrella’ and a nod to concrete poetry in ‘I Used To Climb Up Lamp-posts, Sir’. The Funniest Stuff is brimming with humour, wit and charm and is sure to find your funny-bone and give it a good tickle! It will appeal to children aged 8-12.

It begins as a challenging adventure - an innocent quest to find an old friend, but it becomes a terrifying nightmare from which the only escape is death.

I Met a Wizard, Have You? By Marion E. Frauen Once in a land beside a sea but not so far away I met a wise ol’ wizard who invited me to play…Thus begins Marion E. Frauen’s playful and intelligent story about the power of imagination and words. Joining the wizard on an adventure, you travel across the sea and sky, dancing amidst the stars. The whole future spreads before you filled with new delights. But how did the wizard become so wise and powerful? How is he able to sing with frogs and dance in the air? Lean in and the wizard will tell you his secrets… and you, too, can have unlimited fun and adventure. You only need the key. Frauen writes so all children can learn of the adventures and happiness to be found in books. I Met a Wizard, Have You? is a charming introduction to joy of reading.

Pnina Isseroff is a musician, actor, and writer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and immigrated to Israel while still in high school. Like most writers, Isseroff's life gets processed in her creations-in music, lyrics, stories, essays and even a couple of one-act plays. This book contains writings on family, children, music, divorce, grief, joy, and the general vagaries of the universe, not to mention some of the challenges of living in Israel.