Tumbledowntherabbitholeandfindyourselfinaninkyblack-and-whitewonderland.Thisinteractiveactivitybooktakesyouonaramblethroughasecretgardencreatedinbeautifullydetailedpen-and-inkillustrationsallwaitingtobebroughttolifethroughcolouring,buteachalsoshelteringallkindsoftinycreaturesjustwaitingtobefound.Andtherearealsobitsofthegardenthatstillneedtobecompletedbyyou.Appealingtoallages,theintricately-realizedworldoftheSecretGardenisbothbeautifulandinspirational.
The next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series will place readers right in the middle of the deadly Joplin Tornado of 2011. The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak in the spring of that year and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city, killing 158 people, injuring over 1,000 and caused damages amounting to a total of $2.8 billion, making it the costliest single tornado in U.S. history. Lauren will bring her signature intensity to this distinctly American natural disaster, placing a young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
Kira-kira(keerakeera):glittering;shiningGlittering.That'showKatieTakeshima'ssister,Lynn,makeseverythingseem.Theskyiskira-kirabecauseitscolorisdeepbutsee-throughatthesametime.Theseaiskira-kiraforthesamereason.Andsoarepeople'seyes.WhenKatieandherfamilymovefromaJapanesecommunityinIowatotheDeepSouthofGeorgia,it'sLynnwhoexplainstoherwhypeoplestoponthestreettostare.Andit'sLynnwho,withherspecialwayofviewingtheworld,teachesKatietolookbeyondtomorrow.ButwhenLynnbecomesdesperatelyill,andthewholefamilybeginstofallapart,itisuptoKatietofindawaytoremindthemallthatthereisalwayssomethingglittering--kira-kira--inthefuture.
Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book vou are holding inyour hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale aboutthree very unlucky children. Even though they are charming andclever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery andwoe. From the very first page of this book when the children are atthe beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through theentire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they aremagnets for misfortune. In this short book alone, the three youngstersencounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, adisastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridgefor breakfast. It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasanttales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this bookdown at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sortof thing. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket