Most Popular Books by George Mendoza

Every animal in the forest can have a home they love with the help of Ms. Mouse in this whimsical and educational book about design and architecture. Henrietta is a world-famous architect, and the only mouse in the world who knows what makes a squirrel or a rabbit, a caterpillar or a frog feel at home. A dreamer, a designer, an artist, and a creator, Henrietta works at her drawing board to imagine the perfect home for each of her friends, be they woodland, water, subterranean or winged creatures. With clever features, like a trapdoor for Mole or a telescope platform for Owl, and the ideal placement, like high in a pine for Squirrel or inside a pear for Caterpillar, Henrietta Mouse’s houses are both practical and beautiful—in short, ingenious! George Mendoza’s Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse! is as inspiring today as when it was first published in 1981, and Doris Susan Smith’s illustrations of this hard-working female protagonist and her fantastical designs and architectural marvels will captivate young readers.

Present thirteen scary stories featuring the dreaded Gumberoo, the crafty Cougarfish, a whole houseful of good luck spiders, and some very naughty people who wouldn''t do as they were told.

When the small girl asks the boa constrictor if he is her friend, he swallows her and she goes on looking for a friend.

Out for a drive, a family finds itself in a traffic jam created by animals.

The adventures of a young boy and the mischevious bird he rescues from a storm.

An exciting, motivational, and inspirational action romance, A Vision Of Courage is the fast-paced adventure of a young man''s struggle to overcome adversity and rise to fulfillment beyond the goal he was seeking, and to find understanding he had not known he was seeking.

Free verse and full page black and white photographs relate the lasting impression of a child''s first experience with a gun and its destruction of life.

Henri Mouse goes to Paris to become an artist, but causes much confusion when everything he paints disappears and is magically transferred onto his canvas.

The inspector is so intent on tracking down huge footprints that he doesn''t notice what is happening behind him.

Describes the many ways nature can be perceived.

"Amendeo asked his father to tell him how one becomes a man ... But it was only when Amendo was caught in the midst of a terrible storm in his little sailboat that he actuallly understood what it meant to be a man." - Dust jacket.

Epitaph for a river whose life and waters have been polluted.

A hunter relentlessly stalks a puma, which the local villagers believe to be a special animal. But the hunter cares nothing for the villagers'' beliefs. He is there to hunt and to kill.

Photographs and verse describe a young boy''s daydream of the sea.

Demonstrates in verse that "A poem is not what you believe; / it''s what you make believe."

Michael Seymour lived a charmed life-a wealthy, good looking young man who took for granted his status as a popular star athlete, top student and beloved son. Then it all came crashing down. A champion runner, Michael is in college, preparing for a big race, when he finds himself distracted, unable to focus, and then, mid-race he passes out. Not only does Michael lose the race, but he discovers the reason for his fall-unbelievably he has a rare and incurable disease. Devastated by the news, he seeks to forget everything, at least for one night, and drags his best friend Mark out with him to drown his sorrows, only to have the evening end in tragedy when Mark is killed. But for Michael, this is just the beginning of a long and fantastic journey of self-discovery and redemption.

Michael''s Seymour''s fantastical journey through the dream world continues when a mysterious figure reaches across the veil between planes and steals his heart-literally. In a race against time, Michael gives chase to this mad god across the ever-twisting realm of Shook in a desperate bid to reclaim his stolen organ before it stops beating for good. As the elaborate game of cat and mouse unfolds across blazing deserts and frigid mountain peaks, Michael must face the possibility that his may be his last adventure unless destiny has something else in mind. At the age of 15, George Mendoza was diagnosed with a rare, incurable, degenerative eye disease, fundus flavimaculatus. Effects of the disease caused him to lose his central vision, keeping only a gray foggy fringe on the periphery. In the center of his view he sees what he calls "kaleidoscope eyes"-intense and changing visual images of fiery suns, brightly burning eyes and colorful pinwheels. George went on to become a world-class runner and Paralympic contender. In 1980, he broke the world record for blind athletes, running the mile in 4 minutes and 28 seconds. In the early 1990''s, he began to paint full-time. Ironically, Mendoza''s paintings spring from the loss of his eyesight and a very special vision that took its place. Mendoza works full time as a writer and an artist. Currently, his exhibition "Colors of the Wind" is a national Smithsonian affiliates traveling art exhibit. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is founder and president of the Wise Tree Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the promotion for the arts. He is a motivational speaker and is currently developing a play based on his children''s book Colors of the Wind. Learn more at www.georgemendoza.com

Five years after the events of Journey of the Spirit Man, Michael Seymour finds himself back in the alternate reality from which he had been so eager to escape, but to where he has recently been desperate to return. But the land he discovers upon arrival has changed. A great war rages, and Michael is revered as a warrior and a killer, although he has no recollection of being either of those things. Charged with finding and destroying the Annihilator, a force intent on bringing doom to the land of Shoot, Michael must battle the world around him-human, creature, and natural-and trek through desolate wastelands, where he encounters a series of allies and foes. Along the way, he discovers that The Spirit Man''s warrior spirit sits at bay within him. But The Spirit Man is not the only spirit lying in wait inside Michael-and he''ll need help from them all to save the land he''s come to love and honor the fatal sacrifices his friends have made for him. Vision of the Spirit Man is the second installment in George Mendoza''s captivating Spirit Man series. ufeffGeorge Mendoza went blind when he was 15. In 1980, he broke the world- record for blind athletes, running a mile in 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Mendoza now works full- time as an artist and writer. Currently, his exhibition "Colors of the Wind" is a National Smithsonian Affiliates traveling art exhibit. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is founder and president of the Wise Tree Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the promotion for the arts. He is a motivational speaker and is currently developing a screenplay based on his life story and children''s book Colors of the Wind. Learn more at www.georgemendoza.com

Traditional Chinese edition of NEED A HOUSE CALL MS.MOUSE!

A whimsical, introspective, piquant, and warmly uplifting narrative from the artist and writer who says, "You can see more than you''d think from a blind man''s viewpoint."

Inspiring, romantic, and dramatic story of a young athlete overcoming the loss of his vision, and discovering courage and love.

A bizarre mirror world of stark reality…a place where truth and delusion collide. Through a series of devastating events, Michael Seymour wonders if he will ever make it back home. From a tangible world beyond a magical gate a path leads Michael forward on a fantastic journey where he must confront his greatest fears. He explores a city in ruin, a mountain where thousands of pilgrims wish for a better tomorrow, a chateau spawned from hell, and a dome excavated from the bowels of the Earth. Cup of All Good Things is a brilliant display of imagination, and examines the struggles of the human spirit, taking the reader on a mind expanding journey that only a few have dared to contemplate.

The autobiography of the golf legend demonstrates how he rose from a makeshift course on his boyhood Virginia farm to election into the Hall of Fame and includes accounts of his many famous partners

Uses text, photographs, diagrams, and musical exercises to provide the beginner and intermediate student with a basic instructional guide to the classical guitar.

A man hunting the Gumberoo finds himself distracted by a tick embedded in his cheek.

Readers can see how a clock''s hour hand and minute hand work together by following the directions given by the scarecrow.

Zero Mostel portrays in pantomime the difference between such opposites as on-off, nice-grouchy, yummy-yucchy, and light-heavy.

Photographs of pantomimist Marcel Marceau record his mimes of twenty-six words which represent objects or activities.