What's the BEST color? Pascal, the well-intentioned platypus, decides to pick . . . Pascal wants to bring all of his favorite outdoor colors home! His big idea: to paint his room. But which color to choose? Each of his friends are sure there's only one best color—their favorite! Pascal paints, paints, and re-paints till all he's got is a mish-mosh! Kids will get to explore each color makeover with flaps that let them peek into Pascal's closet, cabinets, dresser, and even the bathtub! This fun way to "teach" color goes beyond simple blue/yellow/pink, etc. to more sophisticated ideas about color's natural and emotional connections. Whether they're meeting Pascal for the very first time or rejoining him and his friends in this third adventure, kids will delight in this silly-messy-splattery colorful fun-for-all!

This introduction to PASCAL on the IBM personal computer stresses character, word and text processing over mathematical programming. Special features include a discussion of serial and random access files, and an appendix which lists functions and procedures available in IBM PC PASCAL.

Breakthrough: Essays and Vignettes in Honor of John A. Rassias celebrates an outstanding educator who has revolutionized the art of learning languages. John A. Rassias' method breaks down the barriers and inhibitions people have in learning another language. In his forty-plus years of teaching, he has touched and transformed many lives. This book includes a personal interview with Rassias; a listing of his life accomplishments; an article by Rassias; and scholarly essays on his method of teaching languages, as well as scholarly essays on teaching languages in general. A large portion of this book consists of personal vignettes by some of the people Rassias has touched as a teacher, mentor, father, uncle, and friend.

Published to accompany a major exhibition of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's paintings held in Paris and Ottawa during 1996, and forthcoming to New York. From nearly 3,000 paintings by this poetic 19th-century artist, the curators chose 163 works, which are reproduced here along with full art-historical discussions of each. Three major essays chronicle Corot's life and the development of his art; additional essays elucidate the subject of forgeries and describe the collecting of his works. Much original new scholarship is included along with a review of the scholarly literature, a concordance, and a chronology. 9.5x12.5"Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

There's a new girl in Sweet Valley...and she's a witch?! Join twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth as they discover if the rumors match reality in this all new graphic novel from the The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins. The buzz at Sweet Valley Middle School is all about Nora Mercandy, the new girl living in the town's infamous haunted house. Jessica is convinced there's something witchy about her, but Elizabeth thinks there's more to the story. Caught in a whirl of rumors and a rift with her twin, can Elizabeth discover the truth before friendships are torn apart?

Can Devon resist Jessica's charm? Is Jessica Wakefield losing her touch? Usually, she can wrap any guy around her little finger. But Devon Whitelaw, the sexy new guy in town, won't give her the time of day. Of course, his coldness makes him even more intriguing. Jessica swears she'll make him hers. In fact, she'll "crush anybody who dares stand in her way...including her own twin! When Devon becomes Elizabeth's new chemistry lab partner, she can't help but notice how good looking he is. Who wouldn't? Still, she only has eyes for her longtime boyfriend, Todd Wilkins. But the more time Elizabeth spends with Devon, the more impressed she is by his brilliant mind. In comparison, Todd seems...well, sort of ordinary. Will Todd be history when Devon goes after Elizabeth's heart?