Eli Robideaux in her shop asking to "borrow" money is not how Char Jones imagined their reunion. Her dreams were more the I've-come-to-my-senses variety than the gimme-your-cash kind. Regardless, it seems Char's high school crush on him hasn't gone away. If anything, the adult Eli is even more irresistible.

And, okay, part of that attraction is the fact he needs her help--again. Seems he's searching for the missing pieces of...

Questions encourage the reader to look at, think about, and describe scenes from a fair.

Illustrations and simple text encourage thought about things that are flying in the sky.

Uses a garden setting to stimulate such pre-reading activities as counting, noting visual differences, and making up a story.

Questions encourage the reader to look at, think about, and describe scenes from a park.

Pictures and questions stimulate discussion about animals, tunnels, pipes, and even men underground.

Discusses the mining of gold and its processing into objects of use and of beauty

Original and traditional country songs for kids and their families

Describes the efforts to build the first railroad to link the eastern and western United States and the obstacles that had to be overcome in the process