Books published by publisher Elm Tree Books

These eighteen midrashim -- or stories in the Bible -- are filled with hope, suspense, and a healthy dose of comedy.They also address some of life's big questions: How can I hear God in the world? Is there a best color for a person to be? And why isn't there pro wrestling in heaven? In this sequel to his award-winning book Does God have a big Toe? Rabbi Marc Gellman shows how important the age-old stories are all of us.

Afro (noun.)- A bouncy halo of hair around my head. And so begins My Natural Hair Dictionary, a kid-friendly dictionary that takes children on a journey through the wide, wondrous world of natural hair. From afros to wash and go's, young readers will traverse the alphabet, encountering various natural hairstyles, hair-care products, and tools. With the help of bright, brilliant illustrations depicting life, family, and nature, kids will also learn about parts of speech and pronunciation. Both educational and empowering, My Natural Hair Dictionary not only enables kids of color to discover the meaning of natural hair terms but also discover themselves in the literature they read.

In this book, one of the greatest scientific minds to have ever lived, Nikola Tesla, presents his life story. Although titled My Inventions, it goes beyond his scientific achievements and recounts his childhood in Croatia, his early education in Europe, and his work with Thomas Edison, then followed by his most vital research and inventions. His inventions include the AC electrical system, fluorescent lighting, X-rays, remote control, the electric motor (which the modern Tesla car is designed after), robotics, the laser, the famous Tesla coil transformer, the wireless transmission of power, which could have provided us all with limitless free energy, and radio. Six months after Nikola Tesla died in 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Marconi's radio patents were invalid and awarded them, rightfully, to Tesla. He was so amazingly gifted that his inventions would appear 3-D in his mind so he could examine them from any angle before building them perfectly, from this powerful inner blueprint. The book allows us to get to know him on a personal level and share his great achievements.

Growing up in California, Yoshi knew her family looked different from their neighbors. Still, she felt like an American. But everything changed when America went to war against Japan. Along with all the other Japanese-Americans on the West Coast, Yoshi's family were rounded up and imprisoned in a crowded. badly built camp in the desert because they"looked like the enemy." Yoshiko Uchida grew up to be an award-winning author. This memoir of her childhood gives a personal account of a shameful episode in American history.

The personal story of a professional physician's work involving one of the greatest breakthroughs of all time -- scientific proof that anomalous bio-electromagnetic implants of extraterrestrial origin have been removed from persons reporting alien abduction experiences. This revised and updated book includes and is supported by new scientific reports and a new photo gallery section. The evidence presented here provides enough evidence to believe that we have cosmic companions and they here with us now.