It’s a Jungle Out There!

It’s a Jungle Out There!

Be brave. Make friends. Join the Lion-Heart League as they go on a mission to find a friend for a lonely gorilla. On the way, they meet a grumpy leopard and scary crocodile. They also learn that making new friends can be scary, but it’s worth taking the chance. This...

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The Slobfather

The Slobfather

Veggie detectives, Bob and Larry, are called to the scene of a messy crime already in progress. But they arrive too late--the bedroom of Junior Asparagus is seriously messy. It's time to uncover the truth. Who did it? Was it Junior? Or could it have been a gang of...

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The Don’t Touchables

The Don’t Touchables

Veggie detectives, Bob and Larry, are called to the scene of another messy crime. But when they arrive at the home of Percy Pea, they discover he's burning mad. Percy doesn't want his little brother to EVER touch his stuff! His Magnetic Man action figure is missing,...

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The Amazing Story of John Newton

The Amazing Story of John Newton

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see. Chances are, you have heard these lyrics many times. These are the words from "Amazing Grace," one of the greatest songs of all time. What you...

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Of Moose and Men in 2nd Printing

Of Moose and Men in 2nd Printing

My latest book, Of Moose and Men, has gone into its second printing three months after rolling off the press, my publisher, Harvest House, recently reported. I co-wrote Of Moose and Men with Torry Martin, a big red-headed ex-hippie from Tennessee, and one of the most...

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Saint Patrick: A Pirate Story

Saint Patrick: A Pirate Story

There's much more to Saint Patrick than shamrocks, green hills, and snakes. His real tale is a pirate story because Patrick first came to Ireland when he was captured by Irish pirates just before his 16th birthday. Learn the real story behind Saint Patrick in our...

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The Girl Who Named a Planet Over Breakfast

The Girl Who Named a Planet Over Breakfast

Venetia Burney was having breakfast on March 14, 1930, when her grandfather read aloud a newspaper story that said a new planet had just been discovered. This planet had been found at the farthest reaches of our solar system, in cold, dark space. Venetia, who was just...

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Henry ‘Box’ Brown on CBS

Henry ‘Box’ Brown on CBS

Happy Henry Day! This week marks the 166th anniversary of Henry Brown's amazing escape from slavery. On March 23, 1849, Henry Brown was sealed inside a wooden box, 3 feet by 2 feet by 2-1/2 feet in size. Then he was shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia--a...

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The 1914 Truce Tells a Timeless Truth

The 1914 Truce Tells a Timeless Truth

Who would have thought that a supermarket company's commercial could capture one of the most poignant moments in a bloody war--World War I? The Christmas season is behind us, but I have to mention the commercial that the Sainsbury Company produced this past Christmas,...

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