dorothy hoobler

Where Are the Great Pyramids?

The Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massiv...

What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Fran...

Captain John Smith

'America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.There, his character, determination, a...

Where Is the Taj Mahal?

Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings ...

Ce sunt Marile Piramide?

Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?

An 'irresistibly readable' (David Michaelis, New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor) collec...

The Demon in the Teahouse (The Samurai Detective, #2)

Fourteen-year-old Seikei accompanies his foster father, Judge Ooka, to help put out a fire in the...

A Samurai Never Fears Death (The Samurai Detective, #5)

Seikei, the adopted son of Japan's greatest crime-solver, returns to his home town for a visit to...

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (The Samurai Detective, #1)

All his life, Seikei has wished to be a samurai. But in 18th-century Japan, everyone was destined...

In Darkness, Death (The Samurai Detective, #3)

Samurai Lord Inaba has been murdered in his sleep, even though his castle was heavily guarded. Th...

The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass (The Samurai Detective, #4)

When fourteen-year-old samurai apprentice Seikei is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes ...

The Monsters

The authors of the award-winning In Darkness, Death share the remarkable true story of Frankenste...