A funny and imaginative look at the invention of shoes, that will tickle readers great and small Once upon a time there were no shoes, and there was a king who refused to wash his feet. "Pongsoles!," "Wifferfeet!," "Stinkitoes!," giggled the children behind his back. So the Royal River was prepared and the King went in for a Royal Bathe. But was washing his feet just this once the solution to the problem? Of course not. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Based on an Indian folk tale, this funny and imaginative look at the invention of shoes will tickle young readers.

Douglas is very smitten with Dolores. And Dolores is quite smitten with Douglas as well. But there's a problem: one of them has stinky smelly feet. Douglas tries everything to make his feet smell sweeter but nothing works. Will this mean the end of their beautiful friendship? Full color.

The Mountaintop is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition, featuring notes and commentary by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, USA. The introduction offers a discussion of key themes including race, identity, politics, magical realism, one-act plays, historical figures and martyrs. The night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people. Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.

Who knew science could be so smelly??? This innovative book is a complete exploration of the olfactory system, with a side of gross-out hilarity. First, it tackles the basics, from why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses). Then, it moves on to some specifics such as the link between smells and memories, some of the stinkiest stinks on Earth, the chemicals smells are made of and more! The eww! on every page is sure to hold every young scientist’s attention!

Big Fluffy Bear insists that Big Smelly Bear visit the pond for a bath before she will scratch the itch he cannot reach.