New Releases by JAMES STEVENSON

Mean witches Dolores and Lavinia torment Emma and her friends and retreat to the cool comfort of the beach, but their victims strike back with a creative form of revenge.

The progress of science and the growth of knowledge, claim the authors, depend upon challenging accepted dogma and belief. Their purpose in this book is not to criticize medicine or those who practice it but to advocate the need for criticism in medicine. Doctors, they claim, can discover new ways and improve old ways to ease the human journey from cradle to grave--through rational inquiry, honest admission of ignorance, and by demystifying rituals. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Mr. Hacker begins to regret his move from the noisy city to the quiet country, until he is befriended by a stray cat and dog.

"Unexcitable Gramps surprises everyone with a whopping tale of derring-do that proves there''s life in the old boy yet. Stevenson''s watercolors couldn''t be better."--School Library Journal.

With the help of her friends, and after a few false starts, a young witch named Emma learns to fly on her broom.

James Stevenson remembers his family life during his ninth year, particularly a summer car trip through several states in the West.

Worried that they won''t make friends in their new neighborhood, Mary Ann and Louie listen to Grandpa reminisce about the new friends he and his brother made when he moved to another neighborhood.

Complaining to Grandpa that their new baby brother is no fun, Mary Ann and Louie are surprised to hear that Grandpa''s baby brother was the same way.

Mean witches Dolores and Lavinia try to spoil Thanksgiving for everyone else but nice witch Emma and her friends outwit them.

Two puppy brothers, fighting on the way to the beach with their father, must learn to get along with each other to keep their trip from ending early.

The history of the catacombs is parallel to the history of early Christianity itself. And James Stevenson traces this crucial era with precision, bringing to light facts which are often misinterpreted or shrouded in legend. -- back cover.

When Mary Ann and Louie return unhappily from their first day at school, Grandpa tells them about his own dreadful first day at school.

When two mean witches won''t allow Emma to make a potion, she makes up her own special magic with the help of animal friends.

Humoristisk skildring af Mary Ann''s og Louie''s reaktioner, da de får en lillesøster

Tossed in garbage cans after they are replaced by new toys at Christmas, a teddy bear and a doll are befriended by a stray dog.

Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime.

Drawings portray grandpa touring the city, encountering on each page objects, animals, and people whose names begin with a particular letter of the alphabet.

Oliver, a beaver, decides to build a ship and leave his pond to look for greener pastures, but finds that all his animal friends want to accompany him.

Because he has missed the annual migration, Howard the duck spends the winter in New York City.

Grandpa tells Louie and Mary Ann of the dreadful Halloween night that turned him into an old man.

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The only child at the Sea View Hotel, Hubert''s two week vacation is miserable until he encounters the hotel handyman.