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Recipes so easy to fix...because they start with a mix! In Our Favorite Cake Mix Recipes, you'll find dozens of oh-so-simple recipes for yummy cakes, cookies, desserts, breads and cupcakes. Impress family & friends with an elegant Ricotta Cheesecake, Dulce de Leche Bars or Holiday Rum Cake...kids will love Celebration Cupcake Cones, Cake Balls and Lemon Whippersnappers! This little book also includes 60 handy tips and charming illustrations for decorating,...
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Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings--cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens and their holy defenders, the terrifying asirim, the Kings uphold their positions as undisputed, invincible lords of the desert. There is no hope of freedom for any under their rule. Or so it seems, until Çeda, a...
66) Flower and thorn
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Irinya has wanted to be a flower hunter ever since her mother disappeared into the mysterious mist of the Rann salt flats one night. Now she uses her knowledge of magical flowers to help her caravan survive in the harsh desert. When her hunting partner and childhood friend finds a priceless silver spider lily-- said to be able to tear down kingdoms and defeat an entire army-- Irinya knows this is their chance for a better life. Then she is tricked...
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"Easter is a day already known for treats-- that's what most kids find in their Easter basket! What better way to prepare for a yummy morning than by making the recipes in this festive book for young readers and chefs! Step-by-step instructions guide readers to making themed snacks and treats like carrot cake and deviled eggs . . . for Easter celebrations"--
68) Desert Solitaire
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This memoir of life in the American desert by the author of The Monkey Wrench Gang is a nature writing classic on par with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur’s...
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur’s...
70) Deserts
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This book looks at the world's deserts and how animals and plants have adapted to survive where there is little water and where temperatures may be scorching hot by day and bitterly cold at night.
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"Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted--in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town's murderous conqueror. But when the two set out on a magical journey...
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Dragon's legacy volume 1
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In the heart of the singing desert, the people are fading from the world. Mothers bear few live children, the warriors and wardens are hard-pressed to protect those who remain, and the vash'ai - the great cats who have called the people kithren for as long as there have been stories -- bond with fewer humans each year. High above, the Sun Dragon sings a song of life and love while far below, the Earth Dragon slumbers as she has since the beginning...
73) The countryside
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Describes the social and economic structure of country life during the New Kingdom period (c. 1550 BCE - 1070 BCE) of ancient Egypt, including the distinctive roles of men and women and what it was like to be a child in a peasant community.
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Welcome to Night Vale episodes volume 1
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Mostly Void, Partially Stars introduces us to Night Vale, a town in the American Southwest where every conspiracy theory is true, and to the strange but friendly people who live there.
76) Deserts
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An introduction to the characteristics of deserts and the plants and animals that inhabit them.
78) Devils unto dust
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To protect her family, a young woman must brave the desert and a terrifying infected population in this gripping adventure that blends 'True Grit' with '28 Days Later.'
"Keep together. Keep your eyes open. Keep your wits about you. The desert is unkind in the best of times. And the decade since the Civil War has been anything but the best of times for Daisy Wilcox-- call her Willie-- and her family. This tense, heart-pounding alternate history...
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"Tour 6 North American deserts in 24 hours from day break in the Mojave Desert through midnight in the Great Basin while learning about why these deserts are in danger and how to save them"--
"Tour 6 North American deserts in 24 hours from day break in the Mojave Desert through midnight in the Great Basin. This meticulously illustrated picture book takes readers on a cross-continental tour in 24 hours, visiting 6 different deserts at different hours...
80) Life in a desert
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to life in a desert. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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