Lovable Buster Bird and his little seaplane, Buzz, are a familiar sight in the skies above their Adirondack mountain town. They fly this way and that--delivering supplies to shopkeepers, stocking the lakes with fish, and rescuing stranded hikers and boaters. Then one day they see a forest fire raging on Black Bear Peak. They have to do something--fast! But what can a little seaplane do in a big forest fire?

Includes dozens of exciting lesson plans and activities as well as essays examining pedagogical and classroom management issues unique to this age group.

Four adorable girls are planning a tea party with all the trimmings, and you're invited! Readers can follow along as the hosts make invitations, bake some goodies, set the table, and finally, enjoy the tea party with their guests.

The acclaimed author of The Alternative Detective returns with another twisting tale that “combines ironic wit with suspense to remarkable effect” (John le Carré). Though he was born in America, Hob Draconian feels much more at home on the sunny sands of Ibiza. But the easygoing life of this twenty-first century hippie is turned upside down when he learns that rented island refuge is about to be sold for redevelopment. In need of some quick cash to save his home, Hob returns to the Alternative Detective Agency—and boy do they have a job for him. Escorting an aspiring model from New York to Paris sounds like a delightfully easy way to make ten grand. If only he thought to ask why the gig pays so well. In short order, Hob finds himself embroiled in a criminal plot full of double crosses, From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was “a precursor to Douglas Adams.”

National Bestselling Author DAVID DUN OUT OF SIGHT Sam Wintripp is a man with secrets, struggling to keep his trou­bled past where it belongs. His future takes a deadly turn when he rescues a beautiful woman from drowning in remote Canadian waters. They barely survive the attack that follows. But the fight for their lives has just begun... OUT OF MIND Freelance espionage expert Sam s existence depends on absolute secrecy—even as he finds himself acting as protector to Anna Wade, whose face is instantly recognizable. Now, they must work together to unravel an international conspiracy involving a shadowy corporation, a paranoid genius, and a madman who knows too much about Sam. OUT OF TIME There's nowhere to turn and no one to trust as the pair is drawn into a desperate race to track down a terrifying new threat, a twisted technology that means power for its owners, and death for those who would stop them... PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF DAVID DUN "Spellbinding...Watch out, Michael Crichton!"—New York Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds "Prepare to hold your breath!"—New York Times bestselling author Lee Childs "Original, compelling, and best of all, thought provoking, it is a page-turner in the best sense of the word! I thoroughly enjoyed it."—New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich

A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER • A lusty young woman seeks out experience on a remote Alaskan homestead in this erotic and darkly humorous novel "Rukeyser weaves a dreamlike spell—'Twin Peaks’ by way of ‘Northern Exposure.’" —LA Times "Fantastic.” —The New York Times Mira is a loner, a drop out, an obsessive fascinated by the concept of sleaze. She wants two things: to move to Alaska and find the tattooed fisherman that’s the object of her desire. Her single-mindedness takes her to the remote Kodiak Archipelago, where she finds work at a homestead-turned-tourist-lodge offering a carousel of meticulously scripted Alaskan experiences. But the lodge is failing and, as life on Lavender Island becomes increasingly claustrophobic and strange, Mira’s plans for her future become more elaborate and perverse. Part meditation on unhinged longing, part biting commentary on eco-tourism and the mythology of the American West, and part yearning portrayal of people at the end of their tether, The Seaplane on Final Approach is wholly original, “a perfect blend of deep, dark humor, sadness, and (of course), adolescent horniness (Literary Hub).”

Climb aboard a busy train and join a boy and his mom for an overnight trip! There's so much to see, from the locomotive to the caboose, from the cafe cars to the sleeper cars, and everything in between. They'll even get to meet the conductor, engineer, and trainmen!