Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Each Origins: Urban Legends: Superstitions eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Urban Legends: Superstitions title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Urban Legends: Superstitions eShorts include Black Cats, Broken Mirrors, Knock on Wood, and Friday the 13th.
Known for the classics "Knock on Wood," "634-5789," "Raise Your Hand," "Big Bird," and "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)," among others, Eddie Floyd's career as a soul legend spans over sixty years.
Scott Prudham investigates a region that has in recent years seen more environmental conflict than perhaps anywhere else in the country--the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.
This inspiring biography tells the story of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907-1998), an African American who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at the age of 12 in a factory accident and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.
She ' d miss her old knot on Sara ' s wall . The thought struck her as funny . She wished she could laugh aloud so the children ... As Sara rose to her feet beside him , she felt something poke her in the chest . “ Ow , ” 132 Chapter 18.
What superstitions do you follow? In this collection of original poems, accomplished poet Janet S. Wong explores seventeen superstitions, some common, others that are less known, and delves into...
With great wit, style, and exceptional honesty, the daughter of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and the "sister" of famed talking dummy Charlie McCarthy tells the story of her struggle to come to terms with herself.
The first book in a funny chapter book series filled with full color illustrations and adorable animals!
"The Grumpy Woods residents find Wallace Woodpecker's pecking preposterously loud, but the bears think Wallace is beating a nice rhythm--it is great for early-morning dancercise"--
Collection of pieces from a syndicated newspaper column of the same name which began publication in 1979.
From terrorist attacks to big money jackpots, Struck by Lightning deconstructs the odds and oddities of chance, examining both the relevant and irreverent role of randomness in our everyday lives.