Marshall: 1961 books

A dog, a goat, and their flock follow the sight and scent of a star in a beautifully illustrated, keenly observed Nativity story. The story begins on a cold upland pasture where coarse grass and scrub cedar grew. The hour was midnight. The day was the first of winter. And the year of our Lord...

When Ben Dalton got injured, his Olympic ski racing dreams turned into a nightmare. Back in Scotland, and licking his wounds, the chance to become a trainee ski instructor with White Cairns Ski School seemed like the answer to his problems. But a new romance and working with a promising racer raise...

When you wake up for school you'll get dressed, really cool with your sneakers and socks and your lunch in a box . . . Kindergarten's begun. Big kids say that it's fun. But is that really true? Will it be fun . . . for you? Celebrate all the familiar milestones and moments shared by every kid entering...

The Elect Lady and Her Death-book An Unexpected Daughter-in-law To Him the World Was Gay A Favour Solicited A Pastoral Visit Stern Her Face and Masculine Her Stride A Drive with a Strange Guide Of Mixed Blood Tell Me Your Secrets A Reform in the Bill of Fare In the Midst of Life We Are in Death It...

Here the singer's voice broke down, and I peered curiously around my corner of the wall. He was pacing to and fro on the river-bank—a weary-faced lad with pale cheeks and drooping shoulders. Beyond him a fat French footman lay asleep on the grass, one hand loosely clutching a novel. An elderly goat,...

At the foot of the Danvers garden was a grassy field, and through the field ran a laughing, purling brook hurrying to join the sinuous Rubicon winding through the meadow beyond. The brook was a favourite resort of Nina’s; but now, at eleven o’clock at night, she was supposed to be in bed; and,...

Children will be memorized with the bright and bold colors of the underwater world. They will be amazed at the different sizes and colors of the sea's wildlife. This is a world that most children do not have the benefit of seeing everyday and they will be continually curious at the busy life under...

Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. Hermann Hesse Tillys Tree begins with the birth of a baby girl. To...

Ashley Moore wants to know why there's never been a girl president. Before long the inspired six-year-old girl creates a special girls-only club - the Future Presidents Club. Meet five enthusiastic young girls who are ready to change the world. Future Presidents Club is the first book in a series about girls making a difference!

Every day Grandma Rose sews and every day she saves – for a set of beautiful dishes with pink and red roses and blue trim. And whenever she sews, something magical happens. A tale of generosity rewarded.

When Grandma begins her preparations for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, Talia mishears the holiday as "Yum" Kippur, setting off a topsy-turvy series of misunderstandings.

“How can a vegetable be ‘rude’?” Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather “root” vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips—the “rude” vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants—and finds a good home for the rest.

Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! When Grandma begins her preparations for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, Talia mishears the holiday as "Yum" Kippur, setting off a topsy-turvy series of misunderstandings.