Books published by publisher Mountainside Press

Return to the turbulence of ancient Canaan in Book Three of The Stones of Gilgal. Even the raging floods of the Jordan could not stop the Israelites from crossing the river and setting up camp near Jericho. Canaanite kings and kingdoms--even the Anakim giants--are in turmoil. Former enemies jostle for power in new alliances, united only in their determination to destroy the Israelite invaders.When the massive fortifications of Jericho collapse, Salmon rushes into the ruins to save Rahab, the beautiful harlot who had rescued him and his fellow spy from certain death. But saving her from her own city is not so easy. And that is only the beginning of the trouble, treachery and devastating ruins they and their friends face as they settle into their new life in the Promised Land.

By the time he was in his early 30s, native Chihuahuan Federico Villalba had achieved success as a merchant and rancher in the village of San Carlos, near Lajitas crossing, in the late 1880s. Looking to expand his operations, he moved into the Big Bend, establishing a ranch in the Burro Mesa area. Contracted by the U.S. Army, Federico's Rancho Barras supplied horses to the 8th Cavalry at Fort. Davis. It was in Fort Davis that Federico met his young bride, María Cortez. Prosperity came to the Big Bend when the demand for mercury increased dramatically with the onset of World War I. Mercury, used in detonation of munitions, was extracted from cinnabar ore, plentiful in the lower Big Bend. Mine workers from the silver mines in Mexico crossed the Rio Grande into Texas for better pay in the mercury mines. Civil unrest in Mexico and increasing numbers of Mexican immigrants induced fear among the Anglo populace. Mexican outlaw Cuco Torres, who often raided ranches on the U.S. side, Pancho Villa's raid of Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916, and the massacre by Texas Rangers of fifteen innocent Mexican men and boys in Porvenir, Texas, in 1917, brought great tension to the border towns of the Big Bend. Federico taught his children to be vigilant. His sons and daughter all packed .45s and knew how to use them. His son Jacobo had a quick temper and a fast gun, which would, in time, make him a marked man. After WWI, the demand for mercury weakened, and many mines were forced to close. When Edgar Gleimes, part owner of the Texas Almaden Mine, faced closure of his mine, he approached Federico about merging the Almaden company store with Villalba's Study Butte store. Angered by their termination as storekeepers and guards at the Texas Almaden Mine and store, Jack and Winslow Coffman sought retribution from Jorge Villalba who had been appointed to oversee the merger. The ensuing feud would result in an unfortunate and tragic chapter to Coffman and Villalba family history. Federico Villalba, who died in 1933 and rests in the Terlingua Cemetery, met the challenges of land and man. His legacy, and that of other prominent Mexican families, is woven into the fabric of Big Bend history. The time has come to share his story.

There once was a cat with a question mark tail, curvy and twisted and hooked like a crook...This delightful rhyming picture book follows the escapades of a sweet little feline with an exceptionally long tail and a nose for adventure.With a charming rhythmic writing style and beautiful illustrations, The Cat with a Question Mark Tail! is a fun, easy to read story that promotes positive messages about friendship, sharing, and curiosity. Purrrrfect for bedtime reading, learning new words, and for introducing kids to the joy of books, this is one tale (and tail) that is sure to entertain children and parents alike!Be sure to look for more in the "Adventures of a Funny Tailed Feline" series soon.

There is a place where the grizzly bear is still king, mountain goats live among craggy peaks, and glaciers dominate the horizon. It is a place where snow falls in summer, water seeps from rock, and you can see icebergs on your way to the sun. What is the name of this magical place? It’s called Glacier National Park, the Crown Jewel of the Continent.In Glacier National Park: An ABC Adventure, nature photographers KC Glastetter and Jeremie Hollman take readers on a letter-by-letter journey through one of our nation’s treasures. Look up the letter C and learn about cedars so big you can fit inside their trunks. Move on to P and find pika, a furry little rabbit cousin that lives on bare, rocky slopes high in the mountains. Flip back to G and take a trip along Going-to-the-Sun Road, one of the most breathtaking drives on earth. With stunning color photographs and lively text, Glacier National Park: An ABC Adventure is perfect for anyone fascinated by this wild and rugged land.

Their dad has lost his mind. Their famous mom writes dark, disturbing poetry and ignores them. They are forbidden to contact Grandmother Magenta because she's a weirdo who solves gruesome crimes and talks to dead people, and the cutest boy they ever met, died decades ago. Have Audrey and Aislinn inherited the gift that got Magenta banished from the family? The Hanover twins became teenagers two months ago, and already their lives are falling apart. Family secrets emerge, and the isolated wreck of a house they must live in all summer, is infested with ghosts only they can see. And no matter how hard they try to hide their secret, they're destined to become the biggest story on the evening news. The first book in the Low Country Supernatural Mystery series featuring psychic twins, Audrey and Aislinn Hanover.

A haven for humanity. Factions forming and fracturing. The seeds of a new empire.Drew and his team are racing to create a system-recognized ‘Habitat’. To make this happen, they must conquer more nodes, deal with an antagonistic superior officer, and possibly worst of all: their own fear.Freeing the troll’s sacrificial captives was only the beginning. Now the remnants of humanity must find a safe place to call home. But Nat's Park isn't the safe haven he was promised it would be. Not only do internal politics threaten to rip the survivors apart, an unknown danger haunts the stadium.Drew and his allies will struggle to survive in the changed world after the Advent as fate works to temper them.

Many forest communities in the West need fire to maintain a healthy ecosytem. Forest Communities profiles three forest types�ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and white-barked pine�that benefit from the occasional wild fire. The Whizpops, an educational band based in Montana, created the song �Forest Communities� as part of the score for a dance production called Fire Speaks the Land. Forest Communities introduces young fans to the science behind the song. As the lyrics draw you through the book, natural history notes explain such topics as how trees survive fire, how soil exposed by fire provides an ideal place for seedlings to grow, and how fire releases seeds from resin-sealed pine cones. Combining songs with picture books is an engaging way to introduce young children to topics that affect their lives and the world around them.

In their ancestral home in the South Carolina Low Country, teen twins, Aislinn and Audrey, have seen their share of ghosts. Now, Landon, the four-year-old they baby sit, has seen a ghost, or maybe a mummy. A boy and girl from their new school have been kidnapped. Their father's long-dead hero has returned to balance karma. Two murder victims seek justice. The Deckers have disappeared.They all expect Aislinn and Audrey to harness their evolving powers and save them. Donovan, the cute ghost who has a room in their attic, should be helping, but he's too busy with his invisible teachers, doing things he can't tell mortals about. The only living being who can tell them what they must know, is a tree. Grandmother Magenta is teaching them as fast as she can, but new powers manifest faster than they can learn to use them. A murderer has his eye on them.The Low Country is a perilous place for teenage twins who can see its ghosts.

Hunting for allies. A rescue mission that goes against the natural order. Time to delve deep.Zeke and his friends have a final few obstacles standing in their way before they can try and find a way into the Hells. Everything to this point has been an effort to rescue their buddy, Balmur. One obstacle happens to be a mythical beast that might sooner eat than help them, but no big deal… right? Beyond that, all the group needs to do is find the hidden city of the High Elves and convince them to join their cause.Searching and survival: if only it were that easy. Now there is active opposition to their goals of saving not only this world from War’s influence but Earth as well.Will a hungry beast be picking its teeth with their bones? Even if they survive long enough to search for Balmur, the best case scenario is the team diving Into the Hells.

The choice is made. One hundred lives remain. Immortality is no longer an option.After setting the game's difficulty to Hard Mode, Ethan learns his wife is in terrible danger. The game has labeled Melody an ‘unregistered personality’ and turned her into a quest objective.Now a ruthless band of raiders are after her for their own reasons. Some want experience, others are looking for a new challenge. One of them—Lord Beast—pursues a darker objective. If he succeeds, Melody's personality will be destroyed forever.Nothing in Mythian is what it seems, nowhere is safe, and every bargain has an expiration date. Even Ethan’s promise to himself.

Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a butterfly flit across a mountain meadow or backyard garden will love Western Butterflies for Young Explorers. This beautifully illustrated guide helps children identify twenty-six butterflies of the western United States―one for each letter of the alphabet, from the Anise Swallowtail to the Zerene Fritillary. In between, young explorers will discover a wide variety of species, including such favorites as the Monarch, the Tiger Swallowtail, and the Painted Lady. Each entry presents a lovingly rendered watercolor of a specific butterfly along with a simple but thorough description of its caterpillar, it coloring, and its mature wingspan, as well as its range, habitat, and preferred host plant. In addition are fun facts about butterfly natural history. Did you know that butterflies identify their host plants by tasting them with their feet? Western Butterflies for Young Explorers is a wonder-filled guide for budding naturalists and their families to share.

The Bible explicitly records the life of Jesus, with one exception-his life between the ages of 13 and 30. Yet, ancient Buddhist scripture records the life of Saint Issa, which astoundingly parallels the life of Jesus of Nazareth. ISSA is a story of Jesus' life during the missing years, his journey through Asia, the power within he had to master and the tests of the heart he had to pass before he could change the world.