Product Description: Kids learn the basics of Chinese cooking in this fun, colorful book. . Includes photos, step-by-step recipes, index, glossary, web sites, and word pronunciation guide. 32 pages.

Product Description: Sarah Orne Jewett's family had lived in New England for many generations and she became well-known as a novelist and short story writer whose works are set in the area around South Berwick, Maine.

Product Description: Founded as a leper hospital for men in the 12th century, this institution admitted women and children towards the end of the Middle Ages and survived the Reformation by becoming an almshouse for the sick poor. The report includes a discussion of leprosy and contemporary attitudes to it, medieval hsopitals and cemeteries and the provision of chritable care...read more

Product Description: Written with children working at Key Stage Two in mind the books in this series use step-by-step illustrations to show young chefs how to make delicious meals and snacks that will impress even the fussiest of adults.

Product Description: Thomas Mann's last major novel, Doktor Faustus, revolves around the transformation of traditional German culture into Hitler's fascist Germany, a process that intrigues and confounds thinking people still today. Mann has always been considered an exemplary and authoritative portrayer of German culture, and his opinion on the rise of fascism carries considerable weight...read more

Shows how favorite fruits can be combined to create a fruit salad.

Photographs and simple text show many different colors of ice cream.

Asks young readers to observe a child's eyes, nose, ear, hair, teeth, and tongue.

Color photos and simple text show the members of a family who all wear eyeglasses.

Product Description: Reading is the most important skill a young child learns. That is why more and more parents are supplementing their children's classroom learning with activities and exercises children can do at home to improve their skills. In response to an increased demand for beginning reading books, Houghton Mifflin Company is proud to announce the AlphaKids Guided Readers, which help parents support and encourage their children as they embark on the adventure of reading...read more

Product Description: More practical information on singing than any other vocal instruction book. Debunks singing myths that have been circulating for decades. Offers a solid foundation in music theory. Supplementary CDs to demonstrate and provide accompaniment for the vocal exercises...read more