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Rechenka's Eggs
by Patricia PolaccoFrom the book Jacket: Old Babushka, known throughout all of Moskva for her beautifully painted eggs, is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose. She names the goose Rechenka, and they live happily together until one day when Rechenka accidentally overturns a basket, breaking all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs. But the next morning Babushka has a surprise awaiting her in the basket. She cries: "A miracle!" It is one of many in this charmingly told tale of friendship and caring. With vibrant, full-color illustrations, Patricia Polacco has joyously re-created the flavor of Old Moscow and its festivals. The eggs, stunningly colored and intricately designed, are authentic reproductions of eggs painted in the Ukrainian style. Rechenka's Eggs is a timeless story of classic beauty. Patricia Polacco, having grown up in a family of artists and storytellers, feels "fortunate to be doing something I truly love." Her education is global, ranging from California to Australia. Beginning at Laney College in her home town of Oakland, she went on to receive both a bachelor's and master's degree in fine art at Monash University in Melbourne. Ultimately she earned a Ph.D. at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she studied Russian and Greek iconographie history. When not writing or illustrating for magazines, Ms. Polacco can be found running, sculpting, or painting Ukrainian eggs, such as the ones in Rechenkas Eggs. Her interest in these eggs stems from her family origins in the Ukraine and the Georgian provinces in Russia. Ms. Polacco, mother of two children, Traci and Steven, still lives in Oakland, California.
It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio #8)
by Jon ScieszkaFrom the book: Joe, Fred, and Sam are about to go on stage in their school play about Greek myths when Fred's lightning bolt accidentally knocks their script into The Book (the magic one, that is). Wouldn't you know it, they get warped back to Mount Olympus and land in the middle of a feud between the gods and goddesses and the monsters of ancient Greece. Even though Sam's snappy insults get them invited over for nectar and ambrosia, and Joe's magic tricks wow the crowd,, the boys know they'd better get home before their odyssey turns into a Greek tragedy...
A Flame in Hali (Clingfire Trilogy #3)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley Deborah J. RossIt is set during the time of the Hundred Kingdoms, the time of chaos. No rules govern how weapons of the mind are wielded. This is the story of Varzil the Good and the Compact he and others forged to end violence from afar. More than that, this trilogy is the story of people who strive to overcome the limitations of their heritage. Will love defeat hatred? Read all three books and see. they are The Fall of Neskaya; Zandru's Forge; and this one.
SFWA Grand Masters Volume Two
by Frederik PohlThis book features stories by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester and Ray Bradbury. This is the second volume of books featuring stories by those who have been named Grand Masters by this prestigious organization. These are well-chosen stories and there is a brief biographical note on each of the five featured authors.
The Cylon Death Machine (Battlestar Galactica, Book #2)
by Robert Thurston Glen A. Larson"STARBUCK.. REPORT IN." Starbuck's voice came on the line. On the small screen, his face looked worried. "It came from the asteroid, all right," he said. "A high energy beam of coherent light. Very intense. It's some sort of laser weaponry, the kind with the pulsar effect but this time, believe me, it must be a giant pulsar weapon. Big enough to destroy anything*." "Starbuck," Boomer's voice cut in, "we've lost contact with Cree. We're missing another ship!" "Breaking transmission, Galactica," Starbuck cried. "I'm going in!"
Star Dust Time
by Marti JonesJince the Fable Comet streaked across the night skies only once every hundred years, Adrian Sheppard hoped taking pictures of it would start Her on a new career. How could she have guessed that the celestial body would transport her back to the time of its last appearance--and the one man on earth who needed her most? With three small children and a farm to work, Rome Walker advertised for a wife to help him through spring planting. What he got was a flighty female who couldn't cook, sew, or clean, and to make matters worse, he was falling for her head over heels. As long as Adrian was with Rome, she was in danger of burning down the house or poisoning his kin. But if he sent her away, she would take with her the greatest love of his life.
The People Of The Wind
by Poul AndersonTHE TERRAN EMPIRE: Behemoth, reaching ever further across the star systems, seeking to suck the entire universe into its gigantic maw. In its favor it must be said that the Empire offers peace and prosperity to its subjects. THE YTHRIAN DOMAIN: Medium-size empire with room to grow.. .except where its borders meet those of the Terran Empire! Peopled by the Ythri, birdlike beings with a culture and intellect that is easily a match for the Terran way of life. AVALON: Colony planet of Ythri but inhabited by human and Ythri alike, Avalon is the Domain's secret weapon- or is it? For Avalon has formed a culture all its own, which it will defend against all comers. And Avalon seems quite capable of defying the combined might of two of the most powerful empires in the universe!
Echoes in Time (Time Traders #6)
by Andre Norton Sherwood SmithThis is a new novel in a series begun by Norton almost half a century ago. In that series, there was commerce between eras and therefore a need to police those transactions.
The Black Throne
by Fred Saberhagen Roger ZelaznyThis collaboration by two writers who lived in Baltimore concerns Edgar Allan Poe.
Ivory: a Legend of Past and Future
by Mike ResnickRojas is very good at what he does. He searches the galaxy to find things. At first the search for the tusks of the Killimanjaro elephant are just business but gradually he becomes obsessed with locating them. A well-told story which is really several different ones strung together by the search.
Inherit the Earth
by Brian StablefordTwo centuries from now, Earth has changed. So have humans except for kidnapping, possible murder and mystery disappearances.
The Year When Stardust Fell
by Raymond F. JonesMayfield was the typical college town. Nothing too unusual ever happened there until a mysterious comet was suddenly observed by the scientists on College Hill. And then one day the modified engine on Ken Maddox's car began overheating mysteriously. By morning it didn't run at all. . . .
The Devil and Deep Space
by Susan R. MatthewsThis is a continuation of the series about Andrej Cusiusco, a judge in a system where torture is an inherent part of the trial process in a future where the fleet and the government are locked in conflict and where major families compete for primacy in a political system which is kept in check only by a judiciary that is strong and incorruptible. But what if it isn't? These books are fascinating character studies set in a universe that is as believable as it is horrifying.
Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction
by Martin Greenberg Frederik Pohl Joseph D. OlanderFeaturing 23 stories, 20 memoirs, and a behind-the-scenes look by some of the most famous names in science fiction history with a special index to every story, article and review ever published (1950-1980) in Galaxy magazine.
Loamhedge (Redwall, Book #16)
by Brian JacquesIn which young haremaid Martha Braebuck, wheelchair-bound since infancy, learns that the cure for her condition may be found at the mysterious ancient Abbey of Loamhedge. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
The Borrowers Aloft
by Mary NortonThe borrowers are kidnapped! How will they escape from the attic?
Waste Not, Want Not (Destroyer #130)
by Warren Murphy Richard Sapir James MullaneyRemo and Chiun are sent to investigate a machine capable of vaporizing the world's garbage. Final Mullaney offering for the series.
At the Seventh Level
by Suzette Haden ElginAbba is a remotely beautiful world, but one that treats women as not human, but rather a sort of necessary beast. One brilliant female has risen to the top of the society, and is now the target of an evil plot.
Out of the Deeps
by John WyndhamFirst there were fiery red balls, plunging down from the sky into the sea. Then ships began to disappear mysteriously. Creatures from the deep wage war on all mankind.
Furthest
by Suzette Haden ElginWhen Coyote Jones visited the planet Furthest, he was restricted in the areas he could visit. What were the natives hiding?
The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea
by L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher PrattIt began when Harold's boss developed a theory that there were many possible worlds besides our own, and developed an equation that could send a man into any dimension he chose.
Midnight Justice (Spider-Man Super Thriller #1)
by Martin DelrioFIRST IN AN ALL-NEW SERIES! VENOM'S REVENGE! Spider-Man faces the fight of his life when the nightmare creature known as Venom targets both the web-slinger and his alter-ego, Peter Parker, for destruction! The deadly alien symbiote and its human host, Eddie Brock, collectively known as Venom, harbor a growing hatred for Spider-Man that violently explodes when Parker and Spider-Man are credited with helping clean up crime in the subways. But these tunnels are the domain of Venom, and the cleanup is his doing. The credit should rightly go to him! Venom challenges Spider-Man to a deadly midnightshowdown, at Manhattan's criminal-court building, in the middle of the worst snowstorm of the century. It's a brutal no-holds-barred contest, in which all the advantages seem to lie with Venom. Spider-Man must bag the crazed villain, or go down in the attempt!
Saint George and the Dragon
by Margaret HodgesWinner of the 1985 Caldecott Medal. Set "in the days when monsters and giants and fairy-folk lived in England," this retelling of a classic and well-loved tale recounts the battle between Saint George and the Dragon - a creature so huge and fearsome that his tail "swept the land behind him for almost half a mile," and whose "deep jaws gaped wide, showing three rows of iron teeth ready to devour his prey." In graceful and evocative prose, Margaret Hodges retells the dramatic story from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene. Trina Schart Hyman portrays the monstrous dragon; the long, horrible battle; and the final victory celebration in exquisite detail, bringing her full artistic genius to bear in this work. Both storyteller and artist have re-created this timeless legend in a book for children of generations to come. MARGARET HODGES first thought of retelling the story of Saint George and the Dragon when a professor of hers mentioned that he had read Spenser's Faerie Queen, to his four year old granddaughter. After Mrs. Hodges saw a reading of the story enacted by puppets, she "became devoted to Saint George" and says that she finds him "everywhere - in paintings, sculpture, stained glass, in poetry, and, above all, in legends of many lands. Saint George, it seems, is loved everywhere for his courage and virtue. In Spenser's version the character of Una is equally brave and adventurous." Margaret Hodges is Professor Emeritus in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written over twenty books for children and has a special interest in folklore and legends passed down through the oral tradition. TRINA SCHART HYMAN describes herself as "an old-fashioned, traditional kind of illustrator," who welcomed the chance to try out all her romantic ideas on this retelling of Saint George and the Dragon. In the process, she "gained a lot of respect for all her old heroes and their warlike ways," and admits that she was very relieved when the Dragon was finally killed. In the borders of the book, she has painted flowers that are indigenous to the British Isles. Trina Schart Hyman lives in Lyme, New Hampshire, and has illustrated many classic fairy tales for children, including Snow White and The Sleeping Beauty.