794 results for '"Rakestraw, Donald A.'

A chronicle of a fascinating literary friendship and rivalry traces the respect, the envy, and artistic competition that drove Hemingway and Fitzgerald and portrays the Paris of the Lost Generation...

A New York Review Books OriginalAn uncompromising contrarian, a passionate polemicist, a man of quick wit and wide learning, an anarchist, a pacifist, and a virtuoso of the slashing phrase, Dwight...

The ultimate illustrated guide to the lost world of prehistoric mammalsAfter the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet...

"Dynamic and thought-provoking." ― KIRKUSHave you heard the one about the skull who borrowed body parts to pass himself off as a human so he could trick the village beauty into marriage? No? Well,...

The perfect Halloween children's illustrated picture book from the author of The Gruffalo and Tales From Acorn Wood! Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match...

From the creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, an unforgettable tale of a brave little penguin on the journey of a lifetime.Excited by his aunts' stories of the South Pole, plucky penguin...

From the author of The Gruffalo comes the enchanting tale of a lovable bird seeking connection. Bert the bowerbird is looking for love. He has made the most perfect bower, complete with a pretty...

An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. The experience of the South African War sharpened the desire to commemorate for a...

A New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on market risk argues that seismic shifts in the global economy will trigger a multi-trillion-dollar migration of wealth, outlining new rules of...

A clever and funny ode to reading and books from the creators of The Gruffalo.Charlie Cook has a favorite book. It's about a pirate, who also has a favorite book . . . about Goldilocks, who also has...

With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold...

Jolly smashing! Could the Moodys really have royal blood? Judy brings her new look to a comical episode about the ups and downs of exploring a family tree.Judy Moody is in a royal Purple Mountain...

From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the...

The mercurial Judy returns, and she's in a mood to take on the world. RARE!When her "Heal the World" adhesive-bandage design doesn’t win a contest, Judy Moody realizes it’s time to set her sights on...

From the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, a perfect read-aloud tale of spooky, silly fun!Oh no! The Baddies are coming! They're the meanest and nastiest ghost, witch, and troll in all...

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective...