A master spy, Count Aldric has eluded exposure for years until he discovers several dangerous men are after the woman he loves, all while Aldric is posing as a burnt-out butler. He's a true chameleon, and he uses that skill with ease to infiltrate the underbelly of the criminal world. Tasked with protecting her twin sister's top-secret project, Deidre is surrounded by danger. She valiantly breaks out of the protective shield she has lived in since...

Woodstock might be the smallest of all the Peanuts gang, but he's got a lot to say, even if Snoopy is the only one who understands him. This collection features Woodstock, the most recognizable yellow bird in the world--even in disguise!

Check out the outrageous Octopus! Kids will find out about its superpower and how it is the Master of Disguise. They will also learn how it moves in the water and discover how and what it eats. Readers can decide for themselves what kind of superhero an octopus could be! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

In his first volume of poetry since his tenure as poet laureate, Charles Simic shows he is at the height of his poetic powers. These new poems mine the rich strain of inscrutability in ordinary life, until it is hard to know what is innocent and what ominous. There is something about his work that continues to be crystal clear and yet deeply weighted with violence and mystery. Reading it is like going undercover. The face of a girl carrying a white...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, August 21, 1997. I was waiting anxiously on the concrete observation deck of the sweltering airport terminal, peering down at the tarmac through a thickening haze. The TWA flight from Bangkok was two hours late. I had to make sure that the subject and his CIA escort officer Jacob safely boarded the plane. #2 I have considered myself...

Uncover nature's best-hidden creatures in a major new book on animal camouflage. Camouflage is essential to surviving in the wild. Both a built-in defence mechanism and a cunning tactic for attack, this biological advantage helps animals hide from dangerous predators and catch unsuspecting prey. It is used in many different ways, primarily to mask one's identity, movement or location, and changes over time as animals evolve and adapt to live. This...

On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Based on the declassified true story.