Lively, curious James creates a stinky, scary concoction from spices, juices, and hand lotion. He has no idea how much trouble he's caused. Some of the mixture spills on his purple chewed gum. The gum grows and James can't stop it. Much adventure follows. He watches his family and neighborhood become frantic. Newspaper and television reporters disrupt their lives. James? friends add to the humorous action in their pursuit of fame. James does not want to be famous. He's upset because he's not sure what he did. When the growing gum becomes local news, James is kidnapped. His dog, Chip, and his sister, Ann, become heroes. James worries he's started something dangerous that is unstoppable. He gains a new understanding and appreciation for responsibility and knowledge.

Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.“Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.”—New York Times Book Review

This carefully crafted ebook: "A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH & THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg . . ." "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano. In this edition we include both the translations – the first known by the publisher Griffith & Farran (1871) and second by F. A. Malleson (1877). The Malleson translation is widely regarded as the best translation of this Jules Verne classic and is also the most faithful to the original French masterpiece. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time.

Darwen Bank Manor was a strange place, for one thing it had been cut in half. A wall had been built across the large entrance hall that created two dwellings.When the Godwins moved in to the front of the house they were told in no uncertain terms that they were never to visit the other half of the property and if they did they would be told to leave. As there seemed to be no way into the forbidden part of the manor the family were unconcerned by the conditions, the prize for them was the kitchen garden. At a time when 'Dig for Victory' had become a national campaign and every patch of land had been snapped up in which to grow the nation's vegetables, Brian Godwin seized the chance of growing produce for his shop with both hands.With a nine year old's curiosity, Horrocks Godwin eventually found his way to the other side of the manor and life for the family would never be the same again.