Most Popular Books by John Speirs

A series of picture puzzles in which the reader helps three young Puzzle Masters and their dog search for hidden treasure while dealing with tunnels, caves, forged treasures and maps, a maze, and other obstacles.

Tom, Susan, and Matt explore the Ghostly Mansion. They encounter many spooky puzzles there, which the reader can find answers to.

A series of picture puzzles in which the reader helps three young Puzzle Masters and their dog search for unusual animals, lost objects, and the mysterious tigrus.

A series of picture puzzles in which the reader helps three young Puzzle Masters and their dog locate carnival entertainers, animals, and other attractions, decode messages, and find the villain responsible for wreaking havoc with the carnival.

The class decides to plant a garden and Miss Frizzle takes them on a zany field trip back to Phoebe''s old school where they learn about the cycle of plant life and how living things grow. Original. TV tie-in.

Young children use rebus pictures as clues to find objects hidden throughout busy, detailed illustrations--a popular Halloween book, now with fun stickers Just in time for Halloween This bestselling book now comes with a sheet of fun Halloween stickers Who will win the Halloween hunt? Sara, Roy, Tina, John, and Alexis are making masks, buying pumpkins, and searching all over the neighborhood for treats Readers will have hours of fun searching throughout the book along with the characters. Answers to all of the puzzles are provided at the back of the book. And for an extra challenge, each spread contains an additional puzzle or trick for the reader to solve

Young readers are invited to join in the fun at an Easter egg hunt, in scenes that include hidden Easter objects and picture clues

A boy follows three wise men on their visit to see the newborn Christ child and presents him with a special tree as a gift.

PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for the readers notes. The Author need hardly say that any suggestions addressed to the case of the publishers, will meet with consideration in a future edition. We do not pretend to write or enlarge upon a new subject. Much has been said and written-and well said and written too on the art of fishing but loch-fishing has been rather looked upon as a second-rate performance, and to dispel this idea is one of the objects for which this present treatise has been written. Far be it from us to say anything against fishing, lawfully practised in any form but many pent up in our large towns will bear us out when me say that, on the whole, a days loch-fishing is the most convenient. One great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- ent on nothing but enough wind to curl the water, -and on a large loch it is very seldom that a dead calm prevails all day, -and can make his arrangements for a day, weeks beforehand whereas the stream- fisher is dependent for a good take on the state of the water and however pleasant and easy it may be for one living near the banks of a good trout stream or river, it is quite another matter to arrange for a days river-fishing, if one is looking forward to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Providence may favour the expectant angler with a good day, and the water in order but experience has taught most of us that the good days are in the minority, and that, as is the case with our rapid running streams, -such as many of our northern streams are, -the water is either too large or too small, unless, as previously remarked, you live near at hand, and can catch it at its best. A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, that the tyro and the experienced angler have nearly the same chance in fishing, -the one from the stern and the other from the bow of the same boat. Of all the absurd beliefs as to loch-fishing, this is one of the most absurd. Try it. Give the tyro either end of the boat he likes give him a cast of ally flies he may fancy, or even a cast similar to those which a crack may be using and if he catches one for every three the other has, he may consider himself very lucky. Of course there are lochs where the fish are not abundant, and a beginner may come across as many as an older fisher but we speak of lochs where there are fish to be caught, and where each has a fair chance. Again, it is said that the boatman has as much to do with catching trout in a loch as the angler. Well, we dont deny that. In an untried loch it is necessary to have the guidance of a good boatman but the same argument holds good as to stream-fishing...

Throughout his life, a donkey born on the first Christmas keeps crossing paths with Jesus, not realizing that this man is the source of the "magnificent golden light" he once saw, and whose meaning he has been seeking.

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The well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor includes illustrations in which the reader can look for hidden objects.