Books with title A Mountain Home

Elizabeth Lancaster, in her mid-teens living in a mansion belonging to her grandfather, Liam Lancaster, shinnies down a tree next to her second story bedroom window. An hour before daylight, she runs straight for the forest almost a mile away, desperate, with only her instincts to guide her. Deep into the forest, as she lay sleeping from exhaustion just in front of a cloaked village of Wee People, The Lady of Gnome Mountain issues the order and she is lifted by many winged villagers to the inside. The shielding properties of the Gateway makes the village invisible to the men and tracking hounds on her trail.Only The Lady knows of her ties to her lost family of the past that has all to do with the elves, pixies, gnomes, etc. belonging to this sequestered little village. The Lady also realizes Lancaster has long vowed to destroy the forest and now, through Elizabeth’s presence here, he may have a way of making good on that deadly promise. Elizabeth is a dilemma for both worlds and upon learning of this imminent danger she is responsible for, the reality is to go back and face her grandfather.Attempting a potential truce with Liam Lancaster, however, doesn’t quell the other problems falling upon the Wee People: an impending early frost that could wipe out their food stores for the upcoming winter, their protective dragon Pegasus whose issues force him and The Lady to leave the village, the threat of Ole Jake, the Tracker hound, and the rescue of Pegasus after a fearsome battle with a long-time foe Golden Good Eye the bald eagle.The upside for Elizabeth, now called Elsbeth (because the Wee People have trouble pronouncing their ‘z’s’) is the discovery of old family ties once thought lost. She is privy to a completely different way of life as opposed to being locked and guarded in her room ‘for her own good’. This ‘lost’ waif, now a blossoming young lady is completely enamored by members of the wee village from Elg-who wears a Viking helmet and communicates between all the animals and people, Madelyn the Master Chef, who makes ‘killer’ blueberry muffins down to Dobb, The Lady’s personal messenger. Her biggest challenge becomes balancing her role in both worlds.

Elizabeth Lancaster, in her mid-teens living in a mansion belonging to her grandfather, Liam Lancaster, shinnies down a tree next to her second story bedroom window. An hour before daylight, she runs straight for the forest almost a mile away, desperate, with only her instincts to guide her. Deep into the forest, as she lay sleeping from exhaustion just in front of a cloaked village of Wee People, The Lady of Gnome Mountain issues the order and she is lifted by many winged villagers to the inside. The shielding properties of the Gateway makes the village invisible to the men and tracking hounds on her trail.Only The Lady knows of her ties to her lost family of the past that has all to do with the elves, pixies, gnomes, etc. belonging to this sequestered little village. The Lady also realizes Lancaster has long vowed to destroy the forest and now, through Elizabeth’s presence here, he may have a way of making good on that deadly promise. Elizabeth is a dilemma for both worlds and upon learning of this imminent danger she is responsible for, the reality is to go back and face her grandfather.Attempting a potential truce with Liam Lancaster, however, doesn’t quell the other problems falling upon the Wee People: an impending early frost that could wipe out their food stores for the upcoming winter, their protective dragon Pegasus whose issues force him and The Lady to leave the village, the threat of Ole Jake, the Tracker hound, and the rescue of Pegasus after a fearsome battle with a long-time foe Golden Good Eye the bald eagle.The upside for Elizabeth, now called Elsbeth (because the Wee People have trouble pronouncing their ‘z’s’) is the discovery of old family ties once thought lost. She is privy to a completely different way of life as opposed to being locked and guarded in her room ‘for her own good’. This ‘lost’ waif, now a blossoming young lady is completely enamored by members of the wee village from Elg-who wears a Viking helmet and communicates between all the animals and people, Madelyn the Master Chef, who makes ‘killer’ blueberry muffins down to Dobb, The Lady’s personal messenger. Her biggest challenge becomes balancing her role in both worlds.

“…Where there is goodness, there is an almost equal evil force to destroy it,” Keith said gravely to the two heirs of Gnome Mountain. He had been there, he had helped defend their parents in a battle centuries ago. Along with his spouse, Ewa, they raised the two orphans in the aura of the Gateway. Now, as adults, Lady Myr, the Keeper of the Light, and her brother, Memsyth, the Keeper of the Dark, become aware of an underlying evil originating in the Highlands of Scotland. There is seemingly no end to the tactics sworn to destroy their village, after all, how can one fight something or someone you can’t see? Lady Myr and Memsyth combine their worlds (as different as night and day) as they learn the history of Gnome Mountain, protect their present, and prepare to defend against an uncertain future. A way of life for hundreds of Wee People of the hangs in the balance.

Life exists everywhereeven at the top of a mountain! This title introduces readers to the world of mountain biomes, exploring the plants, animals, and insects that make this habitat unique. Written to support elementary life science curricula, the text illustrates how each creature in a biome plays an important role in an ecosystems survival. Readers learn about the relationships between creatures in a habitat and how human intervention can upset the balance. Fact boxes offer informative facts about adaptation, while a simple globe map identifies where in the world mountain biomes are found. Readers are sure to delight in the detailed color photographs that accompany this high-interest title!