Books with title The Family Tree

There's something special about living in the White House. You get to have your own room in a spectacular mansion with tall white columns, and a wide green lawn. You'll have plenty of friends, like Blue Bear, a six-foot tall marshmellow-loving companion, and the Bat Family, five extraordinary creatures whose ancestors hung from the masts of the Mayflower itself!You'll have special adventures, too. Such as teaching a computer not to be afraid of people...finding your way home in the snow...and taking the train to New York to rescue Grandpa Bat from the mysterious floors of the Vampire State Building, the scariest building you've ever seen.There's something special about living in the White House, especially when your father is the President of the United States—and your best friends are bats!In this beautifully illustrated book, the author tells a fantastic tale of four seasons in a White House populated by the First Family of American bats, a giant Blue Bear, an intellectual anteater and a charming young bird.Mr. Preiss is best known as one of the most important figures in the renaissance of illustrated fiction in America. He co-authored the best-selling fantasy novel Dragonworld with Michael Reaves and wrote an illustrated biography of the Caldecott Award-winning artists Leo and Diane Dillon. He has developed two series of fiction for young adults, Interplanetary Spy and Time Machine, and authored The Little Blue Brontosaurus for Caedmon books and records.Mr. Smith, who resides in the Dallas area with his wife Angela and their three children, is best known for his enchanted illustrations for Phantasmagoria, an internationally acclaimed publication which he both wrote and illustrated. He has painted numerous works for major American publishers and has been featured in leading fantasy magazines. He taught and lectured on philosophy at Louisiana State University for many years.

The Worm family loves being wormy. They're skinny--they're squiggly--they're very long--and they sing loud worm songs. They're nothing like their glossy, bossy, buggy neighbors. And the neighbors don't like that one bit. What are the Worms to do? Jump back into their skinny car and hope to find nicer neighbors somewhere else? Or stay put--and show the world the Glory of Worm? In a tale both warm and quirky, a family of merry, down-to-earth worms proves that being different is truly grand. They may not fit in, but they carry on, doing things they love with the family they love--and finally find some fuzzy-wuzzy neighbors who like them just as they are. Oh joy! They're Worms!

Four generations. Four girls. One family.An amazing new four-book series from Ann M. Martin.In 1930, Abby Nichols is eight, and can't imagine what her future holds. The best things today would be having a dime for the fair, keeping her Pops from being angry, and saving up eighty-seven cents to surprise her little sister with a tea set for Christmas.But Abby's world is changing fast. Soon there will be new siblings to take care of, a new house to move into, and new friends to meet. But there will also be good-byes to say and hard choices to make. As Abby grows older, how will she decide what sort of life will fit her best?In this incredible new series, bestselling author Ann M. Martin brings the past and the present together one girlhood at a time and shows readers the way a family grows.

Eleven-year-old Tyler Stoudt starts sixth grade off on the wrong foot. She has Ms. Custer, the toughest teacher in school, who has announced that the schoolwork for the year will revolve around one project: a family tree. Tyler doesn't have a family tree--she has only Papa. As Papa said, her family tree was "chop down and burnt up. " But Tyler decides to do her best on the family tree project. Does she have grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles? Tyler wants to know, but she is afraid of what she might find out.

Henry, a tuba player, finds playing solo much too lonely. As luck would have it, he meets Elsie, a piccolo player. Henry falls for Elsie's toodle-dee "way-up-high" notes. And Elsie loves Henry's mellow, "way-down-low" notes. However, soon after their marriage, Henry decides that what he'd really like to have is a family band. Thus begins Henry and Elsie's musical journey as they add kids and instruments to their growing ensemble. After a measure of discord and dissonance, the family band comes together in harmony to play their surprising and spectacular finale. The music sparkled, thundered, lit up the sky, On that marvelous, musical Fourth of July.

A charming story of a close family of trees living in a forest and the deep life lessons about love, hope, and the beauty of nature. The Walnut Tree Family lovingly offer shelter to the Cardinal Family for many years sharing both good times and bad. People come into the forest having picnics in the shade of their branches and carving symbols of affection into their trunks. Difficult days begin to loom as stories are told about men cutting trees down nearby. The Walnut Family remain positive and hopeful even in the face of trouble and wind up in a situation that no one could have ever thought.

Tessie Tremaine is mortified when her middle school English teacher, affectionately known as Mean Old Mrs. Parker, assigns a family tree project. As the daughter of parents who were both adopted, Tessie is mortified; she imagines a postage-stamp twig showing nothing but her four immediate family members. As the rest of her classmates begin to create trees filled with many family members, Tessie agonizes over the thought of exposing what her parents call their own little family island. Desperate for help, Tessie turns to her honorary grandmother, who takes her to a rose show where she learns about the art of grafting roses. Suddenly, the family tree project takes on a whole new meaning. In this poignant young adult tale, a girl struggling to find her roots soon discovers that family is much more than who she is related to by blood.

Fanny is a witch. She can fly, cast spells, conjure things out of thin air and make them disappear—but it’s not like she can tell anybody. Instead of going to Cragwyk Castle, like most witches her age, her mother sends her to a regular school. So life can be a little dull. When Grace Fuller, the most popular girl at school, starts bragging about being a direct descendent from the first people that came over on the Mayflower, Fanny can’t resist using a little magic to put her in her place. Fanny is supposed to be a good witch, but nobody ever said she had to be perfect!

After years of frustrating fertility problems, Ellen and Eric Sommers are delighted when they find out they are expecting their first child. Their friends and family share their joy, but a stranger also revels in the news. Frank Mallory suffers his own frustrations in his attempts to become a family man and believes his destiny is to create a family by whatever means necessary, including murder.Michael S. Patterson grew up in Western Massachusetts and obtained his B.A. from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont and his law degree from Loyola Law School. A former trial lawyer, he currently serves as in-house counsel for a television network. Michael, his wife Laura, and their three children live in Southern California. The Family Man is his first novel.

Dave and Brenda Brentwood are spending the summer with their Uncle Rob and Aunt Caryn in North Carolina. But the trip won't be all fun and games. There has been a monster trapped in a cave on the Brentwood property for over seventy years. After all those years, someone is trying to open up the cave. If their uncle can prevent the cave from being opened, they'll all have a nice quiet summer. If he can't then the family would have a terrible battle on their hands, and Brenda, twelve and Dave, eight, will truly find out what it means to be part of the family thing