New Releases by FRANK MURPHY

A Step 3 Step into Reading Biography Reader about Theodore Roosevelt—America''s 26th President—and his efforts to protect our environment and establish national parks. Roosevelt battled asthma all his life, and the list of things he shouldn’t do was long. But when people told him “you can’t,” he set about proving them wrong. This book focuses on his inexhaustible enthusiasm and his commitment to preserving America’s natural resources. Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. These books are for children who are ready to read on their own.

A Great Disorder is a book of poems by Frank Murphy.

While nearly everyone has a memory of their own favorite tattered teddy bear, the details of the day President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear have been lost to time. Now, nearly 100 years later, the legend that has grown around that fateful encounter will captivate you in this delightful tale.Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen brings his magical touch to another great American legend with illustratons for the origins of America''s favorite stuffed animal and how it got its name. Author Frank Murphy shares the history and lucky timing of two candy store entrepreneurs who took the story of President Theodore Roosevelt''s warm-hearted gesture in refusing to shoot a cornered bear and turned it into a legend of the toy world. Relive the memory of your own timeless, tattered "Teddy''s" bear with The Legend of the Teddy Bear.

Batter up! It’s 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America’s national pastime. It’s up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it, or will he strike out?

Children will delight at this little-known-story about our nation''s first president, George Washington, that makes for perfect President''s Day readers! Boom! Bang! Guns fire! Cannons roar! This Step 3 History Reader is about George Washington fighting in the American Revolution. He sees a dog lost on the battlefield. Whose dog is it? How will it find its master? Early readers will be surprised to find out what happens in this little-known true story about America’s first president. Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. These books are for children who are ready to read on their own.

Whether they''re preparing for President''s Day or whether they just like to eat, children will find much to devour in this leveled reader about Thomas Jefferson''s role in America''s culinary history! Did you know that every time you munch on a french fry or snack on ice cream, you have Thomas Jefferson to thank? It’s true! This founding father was one of America’s first foodies. After a visit to France, he introduced all sorts of yummy treats to America—including one that upset more than just tummies and created a culinary controversy! Get the scoop in this deliciously funny, true story—guaranteed to tempt even the most reluctant readers!

"The Spirit of Tea" is a radical departure from all of the tea books on the market today. It touches upon tea''s transcendental nature that no book has yet examined. While a lot is written about tea''s healing benefits and curative properties, tea''s more spiritual and mystical attributes gets little attention. The author was motivated to write this book because of the profound absence of information in this area. What is it that keeps us coming back to humanity''s favorite beverage next to water. Forget about English tea, cucumber sandwiches and petite fours. You won''t find them here because controversial aspects of tea''s intrinsic qualities are discussed. Myths about tea are debunked while others are reanimated while the reader is also given practical information, including the history and characteristics, special properties and features of the sixclassical catagories of tea: White, Yellow, Green, Oolong, Black (or Red in China), and Puerh teas. All are explained in great detail with information their varieties, their traditions, the nature of each, brewing techniques, along with an fascinating narrative. (1166)

This book sets out governing statutes and rules at the beginning of each chapter and includes sample litigation documents where possible. The structure of the casebook is to move chronologically through a typical patent case. The book begins with discussions of whom to sue, where to sue, pleading requirements, discovery, and trial strategy. It then moves into substantive legal issues, including pharmaceutical litigation under Hatch-Waxman and other specialized infringement issues, such as infringing exports, infringement by multiple actors, and the extraterritorial reach of U.S. patents. The book also provides a primer on the new America Invents Act prior art provisions. The book next addresses issues surrounding remedies, including injunctive relief, contempt proceedings (including the Federal Circuit''s en banc decision in TiVo v. Echostar), and damages.

This collection features three of our most popular biographies: Washington, the stoic general with a soft spot for animals; Jefferson, the brilliant statesman who was a foodie at heart, and Lincoln, the absentminded lawyer whose compassionate caseload foretold his presidency. Beginning readers will learn about little-known, illuminating events in the earlier years of these extraordinary men and how, long before entering the White House, they lived lives filled with intelligence, courage, and kindness--the hallmarks of a great president.

Author Frank Murphy details his childhood exploits with his sister. From trouble with electricity to Disneyland rides in the backyard to the revenge of the Barbie doll, Frank''s memoirs are unforgettable!

South Alabama head cross country/track and field coach Lee Evans partnered with renowned track biographer Frank Murphy to tell the story of the former 400-meter record-holder''s journey to become a champion at the 1968 Olympic Games.

The poems in this book are a series of reflections, many written in traditional verse. Poems that range through the human condition, the search for something else. An often humorous and hopefully entertaining look. From environmental issues to emigration, from the cinema to the old west, a cautionary word. The common link holding them together is that they have something to say and whether you agree, I leave it with you.

"Instant activities that build essential literacy skills and teach about this favorite theme."--Cover.

A face on the Action Reports of WIAs. 17 Marines and one Corpsman tell their stories. It starts with a brief of their childhood, why they wanted to go in the Marine Corps or Navy, first day of boot camp, their training and first combat. Then, the events that led up to their being wounded followed by their recuperation and their life after military service. The last story is from a Navy Nurse who served aboard the hospital ship, USS Repose in the waters of Vietnam. She tells her impressions of what war does to our young fighting men and how that experience shaped her future.

Learn about the fascinating life, from childhood on, of the great American inventor Thomas Alva Edison in this easy-to-read Level 3 Hello Reader. Starting in childhood, Thomas Alva Edison was full of curiosity (how did eggs hatch?) and always inventing (what science experiments could he do in the basement?) His interest in telegraphs helped him invent a transmitter to improve telephone communication, and his fascination with electricity led to the invention of the lightbulb--and networks of devices to send electricity throughout New York City. More than 1,000 of Edison''s inventions, including the movie camera, movie projector, copy machine, and phonograph, have made our world a safer, brighter, and better place.

This engaging thematic unit includes songs, pocket-chart poems, word-wall activities, mini-books, hands-on math and science activities, easy-to-make manipulatives, literature links, and more, which are all related to the sun, the moon, and the stars. Includes a big, colorful poster. Illustrations.

Presents a biography of the great American marathon runner.

Davy''s mother is dead. Davy''s father is so wrapped up in his own grief that he can no longer care for his son. For Davy, his world has been turned upside-down, he no longer recognises his father and feels lost and lonely in a way he has never experienced before. Then he is sent to live with his grandfather, Batt Quilty. Batt is a shepherd in a remote valley in Kerry. He is a difficult man to live with. But there is more to Batt than meets the eye: his life seems to be lived under the shadow of the past. What is he hiding in the chest under his bed? Why do the townspeople seem to fear him? And what is Davy to make of the rumours about the dark secret that lies deep in the valley. Batt is connected in some way -- but how much should Davy believe of what he hears, and can he trust Batt when the word ''murder'' whispers through the valley?

Illustrated by Josip Lizatovic A terrible storm wrecks Gulliver''s ship and he is washed ashore. He wakes to the strangest sight he has ever seen - hundreds of tiny people, and they''re all TERRIFIED of him, the ''MAN-MOUNTAIN''. Colour in the exciting pictures and bring this wonderful story to life as never before. Jonathan Swift''s famous story in a very simple version.