Books in Family Adventures series

The Bakers are minding their own business when Briosa Del Quera bursts into their lives. She is an orphaned Catalan girl who is still reeling from her grandfather's death. His last words instructed her to find people called ‘Baker’ and get in contact with a secret agent they know—but Jigson has gone missing in suspicious circumstances and not even his agency is able to contact him. Detective Mortimer says that Mr. Jigson was last seen in the Pyrenees mountains, and the Bakers are determined to find him and help Briosa get to the bottom of the plot against her grandfather. But as their journey through northern Spain becomes a breathless race to avoid villains and meet allies, they begin to wonder if Briosa has really told them everything. . . . From a desperate car-chase to a stealthy escape from a Spanish fortress, the Bakers are tested to the limits of their courage and their trust in the Lord. Can they find Jigson and stop a global conspiracy, or will they all become prisoners of the Pyrenees?

Nominated for the 2017 Cybils Award!The Peretz kids are up against a new kind of enemy.After battling pirates, kidnappers and other scoundrels this past summer, all that the Peretz family wants is a quiet Chanukah vacation in Israel. But on the last day, things start to get strange.The Peretzes spend their last day visiting the Acra in Jerusalem, a fortress built centuries ago by a Greek tyrant named Antiochus, who was defeated in the story of Chanukah.Resolved to avenge his great ancestor's loss, the egomaniac manager, Rutvij Rao, has trapped all of the museum's visitors. Nobody leaves until the world acknowledges Rutvij Rao's kingdom.Yaakov Peretz and his siblings must now find a way to escape from the Acra and to stop Rutvij Rao in his tracks.Join them on their latest daring adventure, as they race to free the mad dictator's hostages - especially their parents!

Which part of the brain is in charge of creativity? What is the smallest human muscle? Take a trip inside the human body and discover the amazing systems that allow us to move, breathe, and speak. After reading about everything from the digestive tract to the cornea, kids can assemble their own plastic skeleton and view the systems of the body in a layered cardstock model. With 20 fact cards, 2 sticker sheets, and a double-sided poster, this interactive kit is a perfect primer for learning about how the human body works.

Finding hidden clues, shooting water balloons with a giant slingshot, canoeing, horseback riding, and hunting treasure seem like the perfect summer camp activities. Unfortunately, a furry creature with big eyes, an attacking bird, dangerous animals, a missing brother, and an intruder in the dark are just some of the problems the Reed family faces when they decide to start their own summer camp! Making their own tents from sheets and clothespins seems like a great idea too, but is that a bear on the other side? How could things go so wrong? Join Josh, Brittany, their brothers, sister, and cousins as they rely on God and help each other when facing these challenges. Josh, a twelve-year-old detective in the making, wants to solve the mystery of the nighttime intruder, but he might need some help from a very unlikely source. Best of all, although this book is fiction, some of the strangest adventures in this story really happened! For ages 8 – 12 Grades 3rd - 6th

The dark beast with yellow eyes came careening towards her at full speed, its muzzle a mess of dirt and foamy saliva. Abby's shoulders tensed up with a jerk, and she was stiff as a board. A last-minute reflex made her pull the trigger, and the flare shot out with a bang and a puff of gunpowder. The beast swerved, paused, and then wrinkled its muzzle afresh in a ferocious display of bared gums and piercing canines. Too tired to run, too tense to think, too frightened to scream, Abby did nothing as the wolf lunged towards her. Its face was all she could see, its ominous growl the only sound in her ears. The Bakers and the Wilburs have become such good friends that they decide to vacation together at a lovely wilderness lodge. While the ladies and girls enjoy the lodge's luxurious facilities, the men and boys go camping in the surrounding wild. They expect their greatest thrills to come from horse-riding, canoeing, and hiking, but the trip changes when they find an injured hiker. Then the hiker disappears with most of their supplies, and they're stranded with little food, no communication, and a long trip back to civilization. What's more - there are some very strange things going on in this forest, and the mysterious hiker seems to be at the center of them. Mr. Baker must get his team back to safety with no supplies or means of contact, saddled with a thief who will not speak. Phil is forced to act like a criminal when thrown into a company of bad men, and the twins must survive in the wilderness with a man they do not trust. Who is really Jigson? What mysterious activity is going on in the forest? And, will they all come out alive? The Treacherous Trail is Book Four in the Baker Family Adventures series.

Learn about the human body—from head to toe!Take a trip inside the human body and discover the amazing systems that allow us to move, breathe, and speak. Adventures in Science: The Human Body is the perfect primer for learning about how the human body works. After reading the included book, children can assemble their own 12-inch plastic skeleton, use the 30+ stickers to put the organs and bones in the proper places on the double-sided poster, and test their knowledge with the included 20 fact cards.

The Bakers are full of excitement as they head to the English countryside to celebrate Grandfather Wilson's eightieth birthday. When an elderly neighbor with Alzheimer's disease tells a tale of treasure lost on the high seas, the Bakers are sure she has confused reality with fiction. But as they find information that supports Old Marge's story, they begin wondering whether there is truth in it after all. Can the discovery of an ancient treasure help Old Marge stay in her beloved cottage and out of a nursing home? This question sends the Bakers on a swashbuckling adventure of mystery and peril, following an old diary through mysterious caves and a maze of clues in search of the missing treasure. Along the way, their quest is marked by amazing providences that point to this key conclusion: God's ways are always right and true.

Buy the greatest kid's book in the world! Join Mori and his loving family on an adventure to South Africa. 9x9 hard cover book. 24 pages. In this series, we follow the Godoy family as they travel the world, exploring amazing countries outside of the United States. You will experience the love and unity that is typical in the black family unit while exploring new worlds through the eyes of Mori Godoy, the young boy in the family.