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In her diary, 9-year-old Hope Penny Potter, writes about her life in a baker's family, and the events surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 1776. She witnesses the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence and meets Benjamin Franklin. But as tensions rise between the Tories and Patriots, Hope wonders if she will ever see Papa again. Her brother Ethan has announced that he is a Tory and has left home. Will her family ever be reunited? Or will the war keep them apart forever?

Nessa's winter was fraught with trials, but now spring has come to Prairie River - and so has her dear friend Albert. Albert is Nessa's oldest friend from the orphanage, and she had prayed that he would join her in Kansas ever since she journeyed to the small, remote town a year ago. But a year is a long time, and Albert's arrival is not what Nessa had imagined. Things are different between them, and Nessa must reconcile the changes if she has any hope of starting their friendship anew.

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***Jeff, David, and Claire love their winter break jobs at the ski chalet on Blue Mountain, where they get to snowboard and go sledding between shifts of cleaning and tending to the grounds. But when things start going missing from the chalet, the cousins find themselves prime suspects. Can they solve the mystery before they get ski-lifted out of their winter wonderland? Or will trying to solve the case make them the frosty culprit's next target?

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***The cousins discover a mysterious stranger sneaking into the local dump. When bikes, toasters, and other items disappear all over town, they begin to suspect he might be up to no good. But when these items show up again, fixed and freshly painted, Jeff, David, and Claire are confused. What kind of thief repairs and returns his stolen goods?

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***When a camper disappears from the dangerous lookout at Skull Cliff, the cousins wonder if it is the old town curse at work. Then the police discover a ransom note, and everyone is in search of a kidnaper. But Jeff, David, and Claire can't make the clues fit. Was the bossy boy from the city kidnapped, or did something even spookier take place on Skull Cliff?

The Magic of Grapes To Cure and HealTable of ContentsIntroductionThe Global Scope of GrapesGrapes for HealthGrapes to “cure” Possible Incurable DiseasesTypes of GrapesDifference between Wine Grapes and Table GrapesHow Do You Grow Grapes?Best Climate for GrapesBest Soil for GrapesGrapes from Seeds or from Young Vines?Plenty of WaterMaking a Trellis for Your VineProtecting Your Grapes from BirdsHarvesting Your Grape YieldDifference between Sultanas, Raisins and Grapes.How to Get Grape Juice?ResveratrolChristmas FruitcakeTraditional Carrot PuddingUsing Grapes for Natural CuresConstipationTeething ProblemsStress and StrainTBDry CoughFlatulence and Digestion Related ProblemsConclusionIntroductionThe moment you hear the word “grapes”, you visualize a bunch of yellow or black – purple delicious, juicy fruit, which you enjoy plucking off their stalks and popping in your appreciated mouth. Believe it or not, grapes are just about the only fruit, which can be eaten in large quantities, without any sort of harmful side effects.The magic about grapes is that not only is this considered to be an extremely good way which you can cure yourself, but it is also such a good and delicious, easy to eat fruit, that even fussy and finicky eaters who touch fruits and vegetables very rarely cannot resist a fistful of grapes.The history of grapes goes back as long as mankind existed. In prehistoric times, grapes were gathered in the jungles, before man decided to cultivate them in his vineyards or gardens.The Bible says that Noah grew grapes on his farm. But before that, the classical age of Greece had already assigned a God Dionysius, as the God of grapes and wine, and you can see him sporting around with the grape vine leaves around his head as he blesses his worshipers with the gift of the grapes – wine. The Romans called him Bacchus. So when did wine get associated with grapes? An old legend talks about a Georgian princess who was suffering from toothache around 8000 years ago. No dentist would do anything for her, so being a delicate dainty darling, she said that she was going to kill herself because she could not bear the pain. So she went around looking for something to eat, which would put her out of her misery.Now one of her could not care less slaves had left some grape juice neglected in an earthenware pot, and it had been fermenting over a long time in its corner. Naturally, it gave out the fermenting aroma of grape wine, which no one in that land had smelled before. So the Princess grabbed this pot, and drank everything and grew tipsy.I am sure, she woke up with a hangover, but according to her, her toothache was gone and she had slept and dreamt pleasantly of no pain. Well, that was how people began to think about the juice of the grape in its fermented form.In the same way, poetry, talking about the wine of Shiraz, going back more than 4000 years ago, speaks about the importance of wine in the old Oriental legends. Wine can be made from almost any vegetable or fruit, yes, I have heard of people making wine from vegetables too, but that is rather an insult to the not so humble grape, because this berry is best suited to give you enough of juice, to make delicious sparkling wine, which can either be champagne, or can be ordinary table wine. Also, wine, if not made from farm grown grapes ripen in the sun in their vineyards, I consider to be sacrilege, and really not worth appreciating, or savoring.Mark Twain in his hilarious book “Innocents abroad” talks about enjoying the adventure of he and his friends raiding an Italian vineyard at night, when they reach Italy. Now that should have been quite an intoxicating experience.

Bestselling author John Davidson presents "Chinchillas For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with chinchillas. This is one of over 20 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series. http://AmazingAnimalBooks.com The series is known as one of the most beautiful on the kindle. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color kindle. Lots of facts and photos will help your children learn about this wonderful animal. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of chichillas: anatomy, feeding habits and behavior.*** You and your kids will love learning about chinchillas***Table of Contents1. Introduction2. What is a Chinchilla?3. What a Chinchilla Looks Like4. Habitat5. Chinchilla Life Cycle6. The Way Chinchillas Talk7. Chinchilla Defense Mechanisms8. Chinchilla Diet9. Chinchilla Table Manners10. Chinchilla Conservation: Working to Save an Endangered Species11. Efforts to Save the Chinchilla12. Chinchillas as Pets13. Giving a Chinchilla a Home in Your House14. Domestic Chinchilla Diet15. Chinchillas as Social Animals16. Dangers to a Chinchilla in Your Home17. Unique Chinchilla Facts: What Makes a Chinchilla so Special?18. Where to Visit a Chinchilla19. Photo Credits20. Read More Amazing Animal Books21. About the AuthorsGet this book at this special price exclusive to the Amazon Store.Chinchilla FactsMany animal babies are born with all their fur, or complete with feathers, but the chinchilla kit is one of the few animals that is born with its eyes wide open. Even puppies are born with their eyes closed!Chinchillas cannot get their fur wet, so instead of bathing in water, chinchillas use volcanic ash to clean their fur. This ash is found in the mountains where chinchillas live in the wild. When chinchillas are kept as pets, the chinchillas owner must purchase ash for the chinchilla to bathe in several times a week.Chinchillas have very special little hands that can grab and hold items in much the same way that a human grabs and holds items.Chinchillas are highly unique because they are one of the few species in the wild that are monogamous. This means that they choose a partner, and keep that same partner for life. While all chinchillas are small in size, especially compared to more common mammals like dogs and cats, the chinchilla’s body size is interesting because unlike most other mammal groups, the chinchilla females are usually a bit larger than the males. This is seen more often in spiders, and even birds, but very rarely in mammals.Most wild chinchillas are grey or brown in color, while domestic (pet) chinchillas are the more colorful, with white, beige, and violet being common.Wild chinchillas in the Andes mountains rarely actually drink water because they eat a lot of fruits and succulent plants. Succulent plants are plants in the cactus family that hold a lot of water in them. The water inside the fruits and plants that the chinchilla eats gives them most of the water they need to live.Read more animal books at http://AmazingAnimalBooks.com

Table of ContentsIntroductionWhat is a red panda?How do red pandas act?Where do red pandas live?What kinds of red pandas are there?The history of red pandas and humansThe genetic debateRed pandas as petsConclusionIntroductionThe red panda is probably one of the cutest creatures around, easily tying with the giant panda. But why are they both called pandas if they look so incredibly different? And what makes the red panda different from, say, a raccoon?Red pandas are unique animals all their own. They live in Asia, towards the East, and they have been a more recent favorite animal of many children and adults. Unlike its name-sibling the giant panda, the red panda receives less attention than many endangered animals. However, it is also one of the more common zoo animals, since red pandas do so well in zoos.What makes the red panda an animal worth knowing? There are a lot of answers to that question, and we will cover them in this book.

Parrots For Kids Amazing Animal Books For Young ReadersBestselling author John Davidson presents "Parrots For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with Parrots. This is one of over 30 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series. http://AmazingAnimalBooks.com The series is known as one of the most beautiful on the kindle. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color kindle. Lots of facts and photos will help your children learn about this wonderful animal. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of this beautiful animal: its anatomy, feeding habits and behavior.*** You and your kids will love learning about Parrots***Table of ContentsIntroductionAbout ParrotsFeatures of ParrotsWhere parrots liveDiet of ParrotsIntelligent Skills- mimicry and SpeechParrots as PetsLove BirdsParakeetsCockatielsCockatoosAfrican GreysMacawsParrots in various culturesConservation of parrotsFun facts about parrotsAuthor Bio IntroductionIf you happen to visit a zoo in your childhood, I am pretty sure that you must have been mesmerized by the beauty of parrots and intrigued by the different varieties found in that enclosure. If a zoo could hold such an amazing collection, imagine the spectacular shows the parrots may put up in the wild apart from finding rare species in their very own natural habitat. What a wonderful sight it would be!Especially when it comes to bird watching, parrots are a real treat to watch because of their spectacular shades of colors and their vivid behavioral patterns. Whether it is big, medium sized or large, parrots are special in their own way.Parrots are real entertainers. There is no doubt about that. You may know that parrots can ‘talk’. But how is that possible? Do you know why they ‘talk’ and what helps them ‘talk’? Did you know that some parrots have some personality in them and require attention? Fascinating isn’t it?Come join us as we explore the world of parrots, where we will be learning about different parrot varieties, their behavior and most importantly – why and how do they ‘talk’.