Author: Travis Nichols Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1452139431 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
Just what kind of monkey business has befallen Mr. Hound's shop? Luckily, our team of plucky detectives has been chomping at the bit to take on their first case. When Mr. Hound hires them to investigate, they hoof it to his shop. And once they get sleuthing, wild horses couldn't drag them away from the scent of a clue. But is it all just a dog and pony show to distract them from the truth? Idioms are everywhere in this hilarious first case of the Gumshoe Zoo detective agency as they attempt to solve Mr. Hound's mystery. Early readers will love the multi-paneled comic book hybrid feel of this raucous adventure as the detectives manage to keep a straight face, collar some suspects, and solve a mystery, all while avoiding beating a dead—never mind. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.
Author: Patrick Merrell Publisher: Storey Publishing ISBN: 1603426671 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 145
Book Description
Make way for Fowl Play, a collection of all-new chicken-themed puzzles and games packaged into a plucky little volume. You'll find logic puzzles, crosswords, mazes, word searches, cryptograms, math challenges, and other amusements, interspersed with fun facts, clever illustrations, and great trivia about America's favorite bird. The book's small size makes it easy to tuck in a bag and carry along, promising fun for the whole family, whether they’re on the road -- or merely crossing it.
Author: P Bodi Publisher: 99 Cent Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
This book is a clean cozy mystery short story that does not contain any foul language, sexual situations, witches, or paranormal events. Being a single woman owning and operating the only pet store in town can get pretty lonely. After a rough day at the shop, Leah decided she could use some human interaction and good conversation with some friends. After closing the shop for the day she met some friends at the local restaurant. The following morning after her fun night out with friends, Sherriff Burt shows up at her store with an animal emergency. Could it be related to a murder?
Author: Sally Coulthard Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1801104492 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 223
Book Description
From dinosaur to dinner plate, Sally Coulthard tells the fascinating – and sometimes shocking – story of the domestic chicken. The chicken can fly only a few metres but – somehow – this unlikely evolutionary descendant of Tyrannosaurus Rex has conquered the world. Earth is now home to more than twenty billion chickens, at least ten times more than any other bird. For every human on the planet, there are three chickens. In Fowl Play, Sally Coulthard charts the chicken's fascinating journey from dinosaur to domestication to exploitation, exploring every aspect of the history of Gallus gallus domesticus: its importance to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans as food source and fighting bird; its symbolic roles in religion and folklore and metaphorical function in the language we use; its homely place as egg-providing companion on farms, smallholdings and in suburban back gardens; and its darker modern-day fate as battery bird raised to satisfy society's unquenchable addiction to wings and nuggets. Of all animals, chickens perhaps best represent the contradictory way we humans treat other species; both beloved pet and cheap commodity, symbol of a sustainable good life and brutalised object of factory farming. The chicken is also a bird we feel deeply familiar with and yet know very little about. As informative as it is entertaining, Fowl Play tells a remarkable tale of evolutionary change, epic global travel and ruthless exploitation – as well as of companionship, ingenuity and the folly of human nature.
Author: R.J. Blain Publisher: Pen & Page Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 168
Book Description
Warning: contains humor, romance, magic, puns, bodies, and a short detour from reality. No plots were harmed in the making of this story. Instead of a quiet dance retreat where she could escape the insanity of being the daughter of an angel, a succubus, and a lycanthrope, Emma Sansaul plummets into the middle of murder, mayhem, and mischief. As becoming the next victim of a crazed serial killer is not on her itinerary, she's left with no choice but to join forces with Agent Kenneth Bernard to find the murderer, the one man on Earth capable of making her hissing mad one second and in need of a cold shower the next.
Author: Steven Leigh Morris Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504035933 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 343
Book Description
In Fowl Play, author Steven Leigh Morris weaves his two great passions in life: the theater and barnyard poultry. As print media crumbles around him, veteran Los Angeles theater critic Seth Jacobson hatches a flock of chickens and negotiates a fragile pact with his neighbors (and his sanity) to house them in the garden of his Hollywood condominium. In the throes of personal and professional erosion (Seth’s Russian wife has left California for her homeland, apparently never to return), Seth clings to his three hens and one noisy aggressive rooster as if they are family and objects of his unyielding devotion. In this complex fantasy and comedic microcosm of global conflict, all creatures (some with wit, some with wings), seek refuge in an acrimonious and often violent world.
Author: Kathleen Bacus Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing ISBN: 1940371023 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
How does a blonde spell "Farm"? E-I-E-I-O Tressa Jayne Turner has had it up to here with the dumb-blonde jokes and a childhood nickname that's harder to get rid of than her favorite pair of cowboy boots. Thanks to one Rick Townsend, Iowa Department of Natural Resources officer, local hottie, and general pain in Tressa's behind, everyone knows her as "Calamity Jayne". Just because she may be a little accident prone and trouble seems to sometimes find her, Tressa can't get anyone in her small town to take her seriously. That is, until Tressa finds a seriously dead body and an opportunity to get "Ranger Rick" and a skeptical citizenry to see that she's no longer that skinny kid with scraped knees. How? By resurrecting her job as a reporter for the hometown paper and solving a murder no one else believes happened... no one, that is, except the killer. Now Tressa is one not-so-dumb blonde who's out to gain a little hometown respect—or die trying. Calamity Jayne Mysteries: Calamity Jayne – book #1 Calamity Jayne and the Fowl Play at the Fair – book #2 Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming – book #3 Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper– book #4 Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West– book #5 Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas– book #6 Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems– book #7 What critics are saying about the Calamity Jayne Mysteries: "Filled with dumb-blonde jokes, nonstop action and rapid-fire banter, this is a perfect read for chick-lit fans who enjoy a dash of mystery." ~ Publishers' Weekly "Fun and lighthearted with an interesting mystery, a light touch of romance and some fascinating characters." ~ RT Book Reviews "Throw in two parts Nancy Drew, one part Lucille Ball, add a dash of Stephanie Plum, shake it all up and you’ve got a one-of-a-kind amateur sleuth with a penchant for junk food and hot-pink snakeskin cowgirl boots. A word to the wise: if you’re prone to laughing out loud when reading funny books, try not to read Calamity Jayne when you’re sandwiched between two sleeping passengers on an airplane…sometimes we learn these things the hard way." ~ Chick Lit Cafe "Bacus provides lots of small-town fun with this lovable, fair-haired klutz and lively story, liberally salted with dumb-blond jokes." ~ Booklist *starred review*
Author: Amanda Deibert Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment ISBN: 1524123595 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 170
Book Description
THE FIRST COLLECTION OF DARKWING DUCK’S ALL-NEW ADVENTURES! Alongside his trusty sidekick Launchpad McQuack, Darkwing Duck hypervigilantly defends the citizens of St. Canard against the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war upon them! By night, our caped defender lurks in the shadows, striking fear (and maybe confusion?) into the hearts of the criminal underworld. But by day, no one suspects that Darkwing is also mild-mannered Drake Mallard, a well-meaning father to his adorable adopted daughter, Gosalyn! Can Darkwing/Drake successfully navigate his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? Well, probably not... but you’ll have to read the whole thing to find out! Collects the first six issues of the avian avenger’s new ongoing adventures from author AMANDA DEIBERT and artist CARLO LAURO.
Author: Patricia Tichenor Westfall Publisher: Worldwide Library ISBN: 9780373262731 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
Book Description
In southern Ohio, in the heart of the Appalachians, folks don't like to talk about themselves much. So when a murder makes the morning news, it comes right behind a report on the school bus and the latest on Slim Coolis' Nubian goats. List-maker par excellence Molly West is listening attentively and wants to know what's up, especially once she learns that the murder involves an acquaintance. But prying information out of her neighbor Sheriff Matins is about as easy as cracking acorns with her teeth, and after fifteen years of residence, Molly is still an "outsider" to most of the locals. Yet Cathy Breyers' murder may just give Molly a chance to get inside their heads. As a director of a county meal-delivery program (and with a little help from her sociologist husband, Ken), she's beginning to understand the roundabout ways in which the locals communicate with one another. Even Louella Chalmers Benton, the county's crabbiest resident - who knows everybody's business and a thing or two about cockfighting - seems to be letting Molly into the clan. And Sheriff Matins, despite his taciturn ways, grumblingly admits that Molly has become an asset and a pretty good detective.
Author: Travis Nichols
Author: Patrick Merrell
Author: P Bodi
Author: Sally Coulthard
Author: R.J. Blain
Author: Steven Leigh Morris
Author: Harold Owen
Author: Kathleen Bacus
Author: Amanda Deibert
Author: Patricia Tichenor Westfall