Books with author Linda D. Meyer

When April's beloved Cheyenne grandmother dies, all her cousins receive rights to a rich oil deposit on the farm where April lived with her Granny. But April herself inherits only a recipe box. Her scheming Aunt Lily wants to overturn Granny's will and drag April off to Kansas City. The oil company wants to drain the marsh that nurtures April's cherished migrant bird visitors. And April herself misses Granny. The recipe box, however, has a special magic of its own, a magic that is deeply connected to April's own Native American family history and to the land. When April makes loaves of Disappearing Whole Wheat Bread, the wild magic of the recipe box leads her into a friendship with the Gonzales children, whose parents have been detained by immigration authorities. Together, the four children mix up a brew of hospitality that brings the colorful characters of this small town back to the same table.

Whether you're an experienced bird-watcher or have never enjoyed this delightful pastime, Linda Meyers' Bird-watching with My Granddaughter will charm and amuse you. The author's captivating photographs bring the pages of this enchanting book to life as she shares her insight and the joy of observing the birds that visit her backyard and neighborhood. Each page contains beautiful color photographs, along with Meyers' personal commentary on sparrows, blue jays, mourning doves, starlings, cardinals, and many more. The book is geared to children Meyers' pleasure in this age-old hobby led her to share bird-watching with her young granddaughter, Elizabeth, so she relates her information from that perspective and in language that kids can easily understand but adults also will appreciate the simple facts and stunning photographs. Far from a solitary activity, Meyers suggests that kids and adults enjoy bird-watching together just as she and Elizabeth has done.

Jones has just moved into the village of Rocky Creek. But this quiet little village is full of secrets -- and most of them are known only to the squirrels. When Jones eats a magic hickory nut, he discovers just what it's like to race around trees, creep into attics, score a leaf-dive, run from owls, and speak to trees. But most importantly, he learns what holds the past and present of this little town together.