In 9th century China, a little girl sends a small jade pebble to travel with her father along the Silk Road. The pebble passes from his hand all the way to the Republic of Venice, the end of the Silk Road, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of this gift from a girl at the end of the road. A Neal Porter Book

The third and final book in the Galactic Empire series, the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series, by one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov After years of bitter struggle, Trantor had at last completed its work—its Galactic Empire ruled all 200 million planets of the Galaxy . . . all but one. On a backward planet called Earth were those who nurtured bitter dreams of a mythical, half-remembered past when the planet was humanity’s only home. The other worlds despised it or merely patronized it—until a man from the past miraculously stepped through a time fault that spanned a millennium, living proof of Earth’s most preposterous claims. Joseph Schwartz was a happily retired Chicago tailor circa 1949. Trapped in an incredible future he could barely comprehend, the unlikely time traveler would soon become a pawn in a desperate conspiracy to bring down the Empire in a twist of agony and death—a mad plan to restore Earth’s tarnished glory by ending human life on every other world.

Have you ever picked up a pebble and wondered where it came from and the adventures it has had? This is the story of Geo, who was born at the top of a mountain and traveled all around the world to end up in the palm of your hand.

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Hallam Hawksworth's book is all about geology and is aimed at younger readers with the intention that they will learn and understand more about planet Earth from finding out about the main features of pebbles

What kind of adventures can a small calico cat and a huge Great Dane dog dream up? Thrilling, wild, and fun explorations. Flossy and Pebbles are not only the best of friends; they are BRAVE, COURAGEOUS, and CURIOUS explorers with no limits on what they can discover. Join them in rummaging through a magical trunk of adventure tools, planning and problem solving, and travel with them to see where their imaginations and explorations take them! A percentage of this book's sale will be donated to an animal advocacy shelter or charity.