New Releases by Patrick Jennings

In the first book in a new series, Ike and his younger sister accept a dare to go to the spooky Hawkins place on the other side of town despite the sign warning, "Trespassers Beware." From a shed, they hear ghostly noises that turn out to be pigeons. Dave, the ringleader, believes that the birds are trapped in the coop and throws a rock through the window. After their vandalism, the children run away, but Ike and Mem return to see if the pigeons have flown away. Mr. Hawkins appears, asks who threw the rock, and threatens to call their parents. As they return home, a pigeon follows them. When their parents notice it, the youngsters confess to their activities and apologize to Mr. Hawkins. At the story''s end, Dave blames Ike for squealing, but the siblings have made a new friend in Mr. Hawkins, who invites them to visit the pigeon.

Faith and her family return from Mexico, where they had been living, to their home in San Francisco and have more adventures in the spaceship Peahen while trying to keep secret the fact that Edison the dog knows how to write. Reprint. K.

Uncle Frank always takes Cora Lee fishing and tells her great stories about two birds, old Putnam and spunky Pennyroyal. Later, she realizes he''s telling her stories about their relationship. One-color illustrations.

Because Faith hates her new life in Mexico, she and her faithful mutt, Edison, flee by rocket and find adventures which cause her to have a change of heart.

Uses photographs to help recount major engagements, including Dien Bien Phu, the Tet Offensive, and Khe Sanh, and depict the important role of air power