Mandy Kaplan

Provides a history of the LEGO company, describing how it grew into an iconic toy company and its philanthropic and sustainable initiatives. Includes sidebars that feature a map, a timeline, and facts about LEGO founder Ole Kirk, LEGO conventions, and popular sets. Back matter includes a glossary and further resources.

Explores the origins, development, and achievements of the Nike shoe brand. Includes photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and access to further online information.

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the World Cup. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

"Nearly as large as a school bus, humpback whales are a sight to see! Near the surface, these giants will come up to breathe from their blowholes. They migrate to find food and may hunt in groups. Since these whales do not have teeth, they happily gulp prey with their enormous mouths. Deep below the surface, males sing songs. Get in tune with humpback whales and pick up this book for young learners"--Provided by the publisher.

"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to eels. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Riches to rags. ... Old cases never die. ... Love spans decades, ... even if unrequited!

With her estranged husband still pestering her, Doreen is looking for a new case to keep her interest and to help her dodge Mack and his brother's scoldings. So she decides to delve deeper into the Bob Small case, especially since it pertains to Nan's now-deceased friend.

Only to have the case suddenly connect to a current friend

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Simple text and color photographs introduce the plants and animals that live in the tundra.

Riches to rags. ... Hidden guns, ... old but not forgotten wounds, ... and a buried treasure!

Finding an Uzi in the urn at the shattered mausoleum is exciting and frustrating. Yet Doreen can't delve into the case, and Mack has been firm about that. She struggles to focus on other cases from her journalist files, in particular the Bob Small file. Only her plan goes off the rails when Nan and her cronies show up at her door,

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Riches to rags ... Chaos has never been so supreme ... Now a suspect herself ... No calm in sight ...

Being a suspect in the murder of her ex-lawyer is not the fun Doreen thought it would be. And, of course, she's been ordered to stay away from the case, ... but she can't help being interested. So she enlists Mack's brother, Nick—her new lawyer—to help.

Mack's first priority is to clear Doreen as a suspect.

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Riches to rags ... Chaos has calmed ... At least while out on the lake ... Until poison is found, blowing up the peace again ...

Enjoying a beautiful day on the lake, while Doreen tries her hand at paddleboarding, ends up on an odd note after finding poison in a bed of pansies. She garners a tidbit of information out of her BFF, Corporal Mack Moreau, about a man who'd recently walked into the emergency room, complaining

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