New Releases by Lisa Wheeler

Photography, art, stories, poems from several artists about the changing rural farming landscape and the people who once operated small family farms. Represents over 50 years of creative works contributed by the author and over 25 artists and writers.

Once a year, every year, the seven uncles gather. Shaggy coats, scarves of red. Two tall antlers on each head. Is it their niece they''ve come to see? Surely, yes. Is it their job they''ve come to do? Most definitely. And is she eager to join in the fun? Absolutely! Here is a playful tribute to a famous team of eight relatives who, once a year, every year, bring delight to children.

A silly rhyming story about an old bear who''s got a taste for Ugly Pie.

In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs. Fans go wild in the stands as T. Rex and Triceratops face off, and the game is off to a rip-roaring start. An assist from Raptor gains the first goal for the Meat-Eaters―but the naughty Pterodactyl twins, playing wingers, earn their team a penalty. The Veggies are quick to take advantage and Diplo scores. A tie game! Join the fans and find out what happens. You''ll have a front row seat, so keep an eye on Raptor. Hockey gets him pretty riled up and that''s quite a set of teeth he''s baring Dinosaurs face off in prehistoric sports competitions—from baseball to wrestling and every sport in between! Will the plant-eaters become the champions? Or will the meat-eaters be victorious? Fast-paced, rhyming commentary and exuberant illustrations put readers right in the action. Sure to thrill dinosaur lovers and sports fans alike!

The child of two scientists sets out to do research into what sort of an animal would make the best pet and reaches a surprising conclusion, in this wickedly witty, cautionary collection of pet poems. Full color.

Some children are simply too naughty for Mother Goose to handle. Luckily her sister Spinster Goose knows just how to deal with these uncouth urchins. Fans of Mother Goose are sure to delight in these devilishly twisted alternatives to classic rhymes. Full color.

Santa Claus is missing, and a host of arctic animals searches for him in the snow.

The pleasing, rhythmic text of this mother-child love story features rich Mexican imagery and a charming refrain as it follows a mother and child from the baby''s birth to his first birthday. Full color.

Over the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you''ve watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better. In fact, you may have been so inspired by the show''s remarkable success stories that you''ve considered embarking on your own weight loss journey. If you''re looking to get healthy now, there''s good news: You don''t have to spend time at the ranch to benefit from The Biggest Loser magic. The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start brings all of the secrets of the ranch right into your own home. The Biggest Loser experts—the same ones who advise the contestants—are here to walk you through a 30-day plan that will kick off your weight loss and help you build new, healthy habits. In this book you''ll find easy-to-follow menus, recipes, exercise plans, and motivation for each day of the week. You''ll also find helpful tips and advice from past Biggest Losers who have been in your shoes, including the nine contestants from Season 7 who left the ranch early to follow this very plan at home. So far, the Biggest Losers have lost more than a combined 10,000 pounds. But for each of them, the journey started with a commitment: to health, to weight loss, and to themselves. The first steps toward a healthier future are in this book—what are you waiting for? Make the commitment, take the leap—and begin your 30 day jump start today!

After a variety of animals get stuck one by one in bubble gum melting in the road, they must survive encounters with a big blue truck and a burly black bear.

Baby and his family make some jazzy music.

Beware! When Old Seadog decides on "one last sail," he invites his good friends Brave Beagle and Dear Dachshund along for the ride. But the sea is filled with danger -- storms rage and pirates abound! Will the three friends end up as a dog meat? Come set sail and sing along with this boisterous canine crew. Who knows what surprises lie ahead!

A storm, a shipwreck, an ongoing ocean, then finally, finally a deserted isle. . . . Safety -- but wait! The fifteen swimmers braving the waves are, after all . . . kitties. They are not into cooperating until, until on this desert isle they must. Here, from the creators of the witty Old Cricket, comes a wily, wise saga of sogginess, a feline fantasy about drying off (elegantly), shaping up (grumpily), getting along (at last), and loving it.

Fitch and Chip learn that you do not have to wear a cape to be a hero.

One by one, Farmer Dale picks up animals who want a ride to town in his rickety old pickup truck.

Mouse and Mole feel afraid one dark night crossing a mush-mucky swamp and a marsh-misty wood.

This is an all singing, all dancing, hard riding, and high romancing story of a lasso-tossin'' cowgirl, a tough-as-jerky cowboy, and the two herds of high-stepping heifers that bring them together. Full color.

Describes what is known of the prehistoric ancestor of the elephant and their treacherous journey south for the winter.

One step ... two step ... three step ... four. Trot my feet across the floor. See me trotting? Watch me go! I can do it! Trot-trot ... Cushion the porcupine loves Barb the hedgehog. Barb loves to dance, but poor Cushion! Even when he tries really hard to dance, he always ends up stepping on someone''s foot or pricking someone with his quills. How will he ever learn to dance with Barb?

Best friends Fitch the wolf and Chip the pig have to change plans when they meet at the playground and Chip''s three sister show up.

Turk''s parents are proud of him, the biggest, strongest, most graceful bird at Wishbone Farm. "He''s a dancer," says his mother. "He''s an athlete," says his father. "He''s a goner," says his little brother, Runt. But no one ever listens to Runt -- even after people with seasonal plans and roasting pans begin showing up at Wishbone Farm, or even after the juiciest turkeys are chosen, one by one. "Chosen for what?" Turk asks. No one wants to hear Runt''s answer. But you will laugh at what he has to do to get his family''s attention. They are, after all, turkeys.

In When Pigs Fly, it''s Hero Day at school.

When the Yoohoos of northern Michisota are caught in an avalanche on Mt. Himalachia, little Annie Halfpint saves the day and earns a new nickname.

Moo dreams of becoming a sailor. Little does she know, when she sets off toward the sea, that the first crew she joins will be composed of cats. Or that she herself will be hailed by a shipload of pirate steers as their captainà ;Â1s dairy queen. It''s amoozing where a dream can take a girl -- a truth which Lisa Wheeler and Ponder Goembel relish here in rollicking words and witty, windblown pictures.

After a series of rejections, a lonely porcupine finds true love with a prickly hedgehog at a petting zoo, in a poignant picture book with pun-filled prose and pleasing pictures.

Pictures and statistics of the 15th Region Basketball teams.