Books with author Philip Geen

This set of vocabulary-building flash cards present cartoon illustrations showing visual puns with sample sentences and verbal mnemonics with definitions given on the reverse side of each card. Words and definitions are those that have appeared most frequently on recent SAT college entrance exams. The cartoons and vocabulary have been adapted from Philip and Susan Geer's book Picture These SAT Words!, which is also available from Barron's.

Accustomed to being the queen bee of Laramie High School, Vania O'Reilly gets more than she bargains for when new girl Monika joins her class.Let English Major Vania tell you the steamy, treacherous and complicated tale of their tempestuous relationship, in her eighteen year old Wyoming voice.Sun bleached and well-endowed Monika is a horsey Idaho girl raised on the plains, while Vania knows nothing of the outdoors beyond her time sitting on the bleachers of the Laramie High Plainsmen Football Team. Who will win in the no-holds-barred game of love that our two young protagonists play?Over the course of seven painful days our beautiful teens discover more about life than most people do in seventy years.Vania tells her tale through the prism of the novels she's read, Jane Austen, Ingles-Wilder and Anne of Green Gables, but she speaks as a 21st Century girl to whom personal happiness is paramount and to whom other people are mere pawns to be used.

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When there is danger in shallow water, Littoral Combat Ships are called into action. These ships can go in water too shallow for other ships of the United States Navy. Armed with high-tech weapons and carrying helicopters and other aircraft, Littoral Combat Ships can fight any threat. This title introduces the newest craft of the Navy and shows how the technology behind the ships has led to their early success.

Jack is busy studying for some exams on Hallowe'en when he has a visit from his friend, Edie, who has some alarming news. She has stumbled upon a plot by senior witches to abolish Hallowe'en and enslave all Hallowe'en devotees in their wicked cause.The plan is far advanced, and the witches have already deceived all Hallowe'en pumpkins into supporting them. Jack and Edie have no time to lose in acting to prevent this disaster from happening.Will they make it in time? And how will they defend themselves, and all Hallowe'en fans the world over, from the supernatural power of the witches?This book is suitable for all ages, though aimed specifically at young readers of 6 - 10 years of age. Recite it at your Hallowe'en party or enjoy reading it alone. And, of course, it has a happy ending!Take a preview and then click on the 'Add to Cart' button.

This book contains two Hallowe'en stories:1) The Pumpkin Army, consisting of nearly 5,200 words, and2) The Struggle for Hallowe'en, consisting of nearly 2,350 words.Both stories are suitable for all ages, though aimed specifically at young readers of 6 - 10 years of age. Both are ideal for reciting at your Hallowe'en party, especially if your guests are blindfolded! And, of course, both stories have happy endings!The Struggle for Hallowe'en contains a graphic description of a storm, so you can improvise special effects, eg sprinkling your guests with splashes of water, etc.Take a preview and then click on the 'Add to Cart' button.Happy Hallowe'en!

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.