Flora: 300 books

Christina Keith came from the small town of Thurso on the far north coast of Scotland. Highly intelligent and ambitious, she became a lecturer in Classics at a time when that was still a brave and unusual choice for a woman. Towards the end of World War I she left behind the sheltered world of academia...

When good King Arthur reigned with Guinevere his Queen, there lived, near the Land's End in Cornwall, a farmer who had one only son called Jack. Now Jack was brisk and ready; of such a lively wit that none nor nothing could worst him.

People own more than 80 million dogs in the United States. They live side by side with people every day. But do we really understand why dogs behave the way they do? Give young readers a look at what it's like to see, smell, hear, and feel—all from a dog’s point of view! In this eBook readers...

The tribe knows that Tib's friend, Tumtum, is real. But not everyone loves the red dinosaur as much as Tib does. The other children aren't interested in playing with the creature, and they make fun of Tib more than ever. And some adults are still worried that Tumtum is dangerous. Tib's mother even...

"Would you like Green eggs or ham?" Not this Vegan Brontosaurus! In this funny Dr. Seuss Parody Pam-I-Am tries to convince Valen, a Vegan dinosaur, to eat green eggs or ham. Come along with Valen and enjoy the fun! This book is a great way to introduce compassionate living to children of all ages through fun illustrations and rhyme.

They slink. They slither. They may even stare with unblinking eyes. Reptiles send shivers up some people's spines. But reptiles might be the most misunderstood pets around. Invite young readers to take a look beyond a reptile's physical features and discover what it's like to see, smell, hear, and...

There is a little boy who once refused to share. He hugged everything he could to himself and refused to make friends with kids in his class, so he wouldn’t have to share. “Hugger boy,” as he was called, later felt lonely and wanted so much to have fun with the other kids. But first, he had to do something.

All of the grownups in Tib's prehistoric tribe know that the dinosaurs disappeared ages ago. So of course they don't believe that Tib has made friends with one. But Tumtum the dinosaur is very clever at hiding from grownups. When the friendly red dino saves the tribe's kids from a pack of hungry wolves...

The spinster sleuth is out to rescue a young woman whose hippie adventure turns deadly in this classic mystery from the author of The Penguin Pool Murder. During a six-week college break, Lenore Gregory does what all the young girls are doing in the winter of 1969: She heads to Greenwich Village...

After surviving her husband's tragic death, then solving her sister's murder, Thea Kozak thought her amateur detective days were over, until she met a woman who had it all, and then some. Helene Streeter, the perfect wife, mother, and consummate professional, is brutally murdered, leaving friends...

The Hieroglyphic Fae: The Sacred Language of Fairies is a book like no other. Professor R. G. Fellow has discovered a sacred format of writing which belongs to the Fairies. He sets out descriptions and images, along with helpful reading guides how to write and learn the language of Fairies. The book...

In Hawaii to help run a conference, Thea Kozak is determined to find time to relax--until the conference chairwoman is found dead. While struggling to keep the conference from descending into chaos, Thea discovers more motives and suspects than she can handle. Throw in hostile local cops, the victim's...

"Great characters, interesting plot, action-galore and 'cop-speak' that is realistic enough to put you right in the thick of things, this is a police-procedural that is not to be missed." ~John E. Donovan, Verified Reviewer Burgess's hopes for a calm Columbus Day picnic slam up against...

When a student is found drowned in the campus pond of a prestigious New England boarding school, Thea Kozak is called in for crisis management. Cooperation abounds until Thea discovers that the young victim was pregnant and the death may not have been an accident. Then administration and students...