Dot and Jabber, mouse detectives, try to solve the mystery of the disappearing insects.

"Dot the ladybug can't wait to celebrate her Dot Day with her friends. But when she goes to Spots' house, she doesn't spot anyone. Not here. Not there. Not anywhere! Dot must follow the clues to solve the mystery. Kallie George's fun yet simple wordplay pairs perfectly with Stephanie Fizer Coleman's vibrant illustrations in this My First I Can Read adventure for beginning readers. With simple, playful text and joyful, bright art, this My First I Can...

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.

Contains twelve stories for very beginning readers, each written primarily in three-letter words and short sentences, illustrated with black-and-white line drawings.

Children are introduced to the imaginative world of art and how a picture can really be worth a thousand words in the lead story ART. Other stories include I Like Me, a celebration of self-esteem; The Dot, a journey of self-discovery and expression that will encourage everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit; Ish, Roman discovers that creativity is about a lot more than getting things just 'right'; and more.

Vashti thinks she can't draw, but her journey of self discovery and expression is an enchanting invitation to everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit.

In 1968, Rose traveled from England to the United States to meet a man named Washington Harold who plans to help her look for Dr. Wheeler--a man who rescued her from a dreadful childhood. Rose doesn't realize that Harold is looking for the man for an entirely different reason. Their journey brings them to the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and into the middle of history.

Before internet chat rooms, Facebook, or OkCupid there was ― the telegraph. In this 19th-century bestseller, two young telegraph operators meet "over the wire" and begin a romance, sight unseen, using Morse code as their secret language of love. Written in a remarkably modern voice, this charming tale offers both an authentic glimpse of Victorian society and a prescient view of online friendships. Nattie, known as "N," has no idea at first whether...

"A darkly hilarious and deeply felt debut novel about a young Australian woman's unruly and indignant love affair with her older coworker"-- At 24, Hera is a clump of unmet potential. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another. She's sharp in more ways than one, adrift in her own smug malaise, until her new job moderating the comments section of an online news outlet - a role even more...

After 9/11, the CIA and the FBI were faulted for not sharing intelligence in advance of the attacks. But the two agencies faced stringent legal restrictions on sharing information, going back to the 1978 FISA legislation, which erected a "wall"between intelligence gathering and criminal investigations. Review the reasons for and the history of this legislation and the changes that happened after 9/11.