Firefly Books
100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants
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As we see exotic plants becoming "invasive exotics," gardeners are seeking native plants for their gardens. Plants that withstand regional conditions and weather patterns deliver a hardier garden and require less maintenance.
A pioneering book when first published in 1999, this revised edition is a classic reference that meets the requirements o …
500 Insects
Fascinating insects from around the world, including some newly discovered species.
From the Introduction
"Insect diversity, especially the almost untapped diversity of little-studied insects, should be seen as a rich ore... to be mined for generations to come."
Insects account for more than half of the approximately 1.7 million named species of …
A Book Lover's Diary
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."
-- Oscar Wilde
A Book Lover's Diary is a journal for noting personal discoveries from the books read and recording the books on a wish list. A Book Lover's Diary is a welcome companion during forays to libraries and bookstores when the titles of …
A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare
"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.
A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging …
But an actor and a writer must also have a stage.
The theatres in London town were all the current rage.
Since there was no place to rent William built one of his own;
He cherished this new playhouse; The Globe as it was known.
The Globe was open to the sky, so plays were in the day.
The poor folk stood about the stage; a penny they did pay.
They were labelled "groundlings" and could get quite loud and rude;
If they didn't like the play they saw, they'd even throw their food.
Others paid a good deal more for shelter from the rain.
But on opening day for Shakespeare, no one person did complain.
A Fine Line
A glorious celebration of the scratchboard art of Scott McKowen.
Scratchboard artists use sharp instruments to scratch lines in areas of black ink on a prepared surface of hard chalk, exposing the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned, and the color is added digitally. The result is spectacular, similar to traditional wood …
A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids
"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.
A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging …
"You've got to be kidding!" Helena cried,
"I know, it's Hermia, you want for your bride."
"Not a chance!" said Lysander, "It's you I love!
Who will not change a raven for a dove?"
"Give me a break!" Helena scoffed in dismay,
"Do you think I was born yesterday?
Your speech to me is like a thorn;
How dare you treat me with such scorn!"
Then she stomped off, in great disdain;
Lysander followed with a loving refrain.
