Books with author Amy Margaret

Children's book about baby guineas on a vineyard and their exciting adventures with their other animal friends. This is a series of 3 books. Many different animal characters appear in each book. Many color illustrations. The story centers around one particular guinea, Eli. He and the other guineas live on a farm that has a vineyard. The female owner is MimiM. She raises guineas to maintain the grasshopper population. In the 3rd book, the guineas are caught in a storm and are swept away from the vineyard. The 4th book (to come) brings them back on the back of a donkey named Rosie. All of these characters are inspired by my grandchildren, grand nieces and grand nephews. Rosie was inspired by my aunt, a catholic nun, who passed several years ago.

This Informative and wide-ranging series offers a behind-the-scenes look at 6 of the 10 presidential libraries in the United States. Along with biographical sketches of each president, young readers will learn about the libraries and museums through the exhibits and pictures featured throughout the book. Kids will learn about the U. S. government, and about recent history with this dynamic new series, full of primary sources. Each book is also filled with fun facts that will help keep kids' interest and will help them to relate to such a powerful figure as the president of the United States. As the father of the current president, George Bush is still very much in the public eye. But his own administration had many dramatic moments of its own, including the Gulf War Bush's early years, his studies at Yale, and his heroic stint as a WW II fighter pilot are covered. Readers will learn that one room of the library, located in College Station, Texas, is even devoted to Bush's sense of humor, showing clips from videos featuring the president himself in humorous sketches.

Where will your destiny lead you? For as long as he can remember, Heriot Tarbas has been plagued with fits, headaches, dreams, and nightmares that make him feel as if a part of his very self is being torn away. His visions are only whispered about in his quiet life on the family farm. But when the King of Hoad hears word of his powers and seeks him out to be a member of the royal court, it becomes clear that Heriot has a gift, and a valuable one. While Heriot unwillingly learns to use his mind-reading and other abilities to serve the king as his most trusted advisor, four remarkably different lives—that of a Hero, a Magician, a noble girl, and a Prince—weave their way, for better or for worse, toward his. When their paths finally converge in the midst of political upheaval, hand-to-hand battles, and burgeoning romances, Heriot must decide how he’ll choose to use his magic—and what his destiny will be. With a complex cast of characters set against a majestic land, award-winning author Margaret Mahy weaves her magic in a fantastical tale exploring the meaning of truth, freedom, and loyalty to one’s greater destiny.

From the dust jacket - "Born in ITaly in the 12th century, this rich young man gave away everything...and lived a simple life. There are many stories about him including ...making friends with a wolf...freed a trapped hare...and tamed a fierce falcon...tells the whole story of St. Francis. The text is interspersed with legends and with St. Francis's own verses......" From Wikipedia - "The Canticle of the Sun, also known as the Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures), is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi. It was written in the Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since been translated into many languages. It is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in the Italian language. The Canticle of the Sun in its praise of God thanks Him for such creations as "Brother Fire" and "Sister Water". It is an affirmation of Francis' personal theology as he often referred to animals as brothers and sisters to Mankind, rejected material accumulation and sensual comforts in favor of "Lady Poverty". Saint Francis is said to have composed most of the canticle in late 1224 while recovering from an illness at San Damiano, in a small cottage that had been built for him by Saint Clare and other women of her order. According to tradition, the first time it was sung in its entirety was by Francis and Brothers Angelo and Leo, two of his original companions, on Francis' deathbed, the final verse praising "Sister Death" having been added only a few minutes before. Historically, the "Canticle of the Sun" is first mentioned in the Vita Prima of Thomas of Celano, in 1228."