Books published by publisher Insight Publications

Twelve-year-old Derek Hyde isn't thrilled that the spookiest old mansion in town is about to become the Hyde Funeral Home & Used Coffin Outlet. Especially since he has to live there with his mortician parents, Jack and Formalda.Of course, being driven in the family hearse to his first day at middle school doesn't exactly add whipped cream to his broccoli.As if things couldn't get more horrific, an evil classmate named Nussbaum attacks him in the cafeteria with a plate of beef stroganoff. Seems this kid used to love living in the old mansion himself, but got yanked out after accidentally blowing up his own mom and dad. With his chemistry set. Now his dead parents are stuck as ghosts and Nussbaum is a foster kid stuck on revenge, vowing to get even with Derek's family for taking over his haunted home.Derek desperately craves a nice place to live, but a couple of minor details stand in his way--just some blood-curdling apparitions that scare the pants off him and a classmate bent on landing him in his parents' embalming room. As a client.

When not properly trained and socialized, parrots are prone to developing behavioral problem, including aggression and self-mutilation. Many parrot owners face these problems and need guidance on how to solve them. this is one of the only books on the market to focus on aggression in pet parrots. The author has many years of experience training birds and other animals in a wide range of settings, including Disney's Animal Kingdom, Six Flags Marine World adn the Chicago Zoological Society.

GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD WINNER - Best Charity Cookbook in the Unites States!; We all have a favorite childhood food that immediately conjures up carefree afternoons, endless days, and feelings of melt-in-your-mouth pleasure and comfort. Is yours buttered cinnamon toast? Your mama s potato salad? After-school English muffin pizzas? Now, Nick Katsoris, author of the acclaimed and award-winning children's book series featuring Loukoumi the fluffy lamb, has gathered the favorite childhood recipes of more than 50 celebrities in his delightfully illustrated new cookbook for children and their families, Loukoumi s Celebrity Cookbook. A minimum of $2 from the sale of each book will be donated to Chefs for Humanity and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook, Loukoumi and her friends Dean the dog, Marika the monkey and Fistiki the cat are playing happily when they become hungry. At Loukoumi's home they discover Fistiki's Aunt Cat Cora, a character based on celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Cat Cora, the first and only female Iron Chef, and President and Founder of Chefs for Humanity, which works to reduce hunger around the world. Aunt Cat offers to help them make her childhood favorite dish Grandma s Special Cream Cheese Cake. The story continues as Aunt Cat guides the friends in gathering and measuring ingredients and preparing them for the oven, all the while sharing child-friendly safety tips. Beginning with Cat Cora's recipe for Alma's Italian Cream Cake, Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook is divided into Weekend Breakfasts, Lunchtime Favorites, After-School Snacks, Family Meals, and Delicious Desserts. With tasty treats for the whole family, the book includes Rachael Ray's French Toast Cups with Fresh Fruit, Oprah Winfrey's Corn Fritters, Ellen DeGeneres' Vegan Sliders, Beyonce's Easy Guacamole with Corn Chip Scoops, Betty White s Chicken Wings, Miranda Cosgrove's Spaghetti Tacos, Matt Lauer's Beanie Weenie Stew, Mario Lopez's Chicken Enchiladas, Marlo Thomas' Corn Pudding, and Eli Manning's Lace Cookies plus recipes from Ernie Anastos, Jennifer Aniston, John Aniston, Alexis Christoforous, Katie Couric, Marcia Cross, Paula Deen, Frank Dicopoulos, Celine Dion, Olympia Dukakis, Mike Emanuel, Gloria Gaynor, Neil Patrick Harris, Florence Henderson, David Henrie, Faith Hill, Carrie Ann Inaba, Melina Kanakaredes, Nicole Kidman, Miranda Lambert, Christian Jules Le Blanc, Jay Leno, Susan Lucci, Evan Lysacek, Bailee Madison, Gilles Marini, Constantine Maroulis, Bridgit Mendler, Nancy O'Dell, Amy Poehler, Al Roker, Hillary Scott, The Scotto Family, Doc Shaw, Sherri Shepherd, Brenda Song, Dylan & Cole Sprouse, George Stephanopoulos, Taylor Swift, Tiffany Thornton, Justin Timberlake, Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon and many others. Loukoumi s Celebrity Cookbook also invites children ages 4 to 12 to submit their favorite childhood recipe to Loukoumi s Secret Ingredient Recipe Contest through March 1, 2012, to win a chance to cook that recipe with celebrity chef Cat Cora. The children will be asked to complete the statement: (Recipe Name) is my favorite childhood recipe because... (in 10 words or less). For details, please visit Loukoumi.com, where entry forms will be available this fall. Perfect for holiday cooking fun, Loukoumi s Celebrity Cookbook will bring you and yours together over many fun-to-prepare meals. (Nick Katsoris)

What Shlemiel invented the Chanukah Present? Find out in this collection of eleven stories and a novella of Chelm. • Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature! • Winner of Storytelling World Storytelling Magazine Honor The first book in the "Life in Chelm" series of stories by award-winning author Mark Binder. - You think you have it bad? Try telling your wife she makes “The Lethal Latkes!” - Or maybe you want to win your bride with “The Spin of a Dreidle”? As mentioned in The New York Times: "'Lethal Latkes,' by the way, is not a murder mystery. It concerns some awful-tasting latkes (potato pancakes) and what you might call another Hanukkah miracle: love.” School Library Journal: “Listeners of all cultural backgrounds will be entertained by these tales.” AJL Newsletter: “An entertaining CD that, like its title, will make a great Hanukkah present for Jewish children and their families.” A Hanukkah Present is a perfect way to share the Festival of Lights.

Even the most resolutely disengaged students can finally ‘discover’ and thrill to the rhythms and passions of Shakespeare’s plays! Award-winning teachers and Shakespearean scholars have extensively trialled their approach to teaching Shakespeare’s plays in the classroom, and this series is the result! The plays in this series are becoming increasingly popular for student resources in schools as English and Drama teachers discover their fabulous teaching and learning qualities.

“A monumental work of twentieth century capitalism as it was jointly embraced by the Vatican and the United States. Top-shelf CIA-Vatican intrigue.” T. Frances Elliott, The Times Under the guidance of his atheist father, the 33-Day Pope grew up free of prejudices peddled by religion. Did his struggle for women, homosexuals and the poor cost him his life?Some claim the Vatican Bank had to do with his murder. Others claim his threat to change doctrine that unfairly penalizes the lives of innocent people drove cardinals in the clandestine deed. Others claim the threat he was to the capitalistic tenets upon which the United States was founded rallied the CIA to action. Others whisper his sexual orientation led to his demise. ‘The Vatican Murders’ reveals how each of these played a role in the unwitnessed death of the youngest pope to die in four hundred years. Biography - True Crime+T2

The bearded dragon is one of the most popular lizard pets in the hobby today. Because of their manageable size, easy-to-meet care requirements, and outgoing personalities, these active lizards are perfect for beginning keepers and experts alike. This expertly-written guide provides the most complete and up-to-date information on bearded dragons, including housing, feeding, temperature control, and health care.

Say, say, oh playmate - come out and play with me! And bring your dollies three. Climb up my apple tree.... Whatever happened to the best friends who climbed apple trees and slid down cellar doors in the classic playground song? Find out in this joyful tribute filled with charming watercolor illustrations in two-page spreads with a nostalgic feel reminiscent of the Dick and Jane books. The award-winning author/illustrator team Connie Goyette Crawley and Lilith Valebali bring the vintage song to life and give it a delightful conclusion! Take a walk down memory lane with this celebration of childhood friendship. A perfect book for sharing the classic song with special children. Visit conniecrawley.com for free character cut-outs, bookmarks, and coloring pages!

Johnny "Preacher" Wilcox can't get a break. When his father abruptly leaves the family, Preacher is left with unanswered questions, wheat land to plow, and a broken tractor. The tractor mechanic is meaner than a bobcat, the creek is drying up, and Preacher's best friend, Earl Floyd, betrays him (or, so he thinks.) He has more going wrong than any twelve-year-old boy wants to think about. How will he get everything done? Why did Dad have to leave? Will Preacher and Earl Floyd ever be friends again?