The Words In My Hand is the re-imagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr Sergeant the English bookseller. When a mysterious and reclusive lodger arrives - the Monsieur - Mr Sergeant insists everything must be just so. It transpires that the Monsieur is Rene Descartes. But this is Helena's story: the woman in front of Descartes, a young woman who yearns for knowledge, who wants to write so badly she makes ink from beetroot and writes in secret on her skin - only to be held back by her position in society. Weaving together the story of Descartes' quest for reason with Helena's struggle for literacy, their worlds overlap as their feelings deepen; yet remain sharply divided. For all Descartes' learning, it is Helena he seeks out as she reveals the surprise in the everyday world that surrounds him. When reputation is everything and with so much to lose, some truths must remain hidden. Helena and Descartes face a terrible tragedy and ultimately have to decide if their love is possible at all.

Like the parent Beginner Books, Bright & Early Books feature the same affordable hardcover format, imaginative stories, and colorful pictures. Geared for a younger audience, these books use simple words, repetition, and pictures that act as clues to the text. Contributors include Dr. Seuss (`Mr. Brown Can Moo!` `Can You?, ` `There's a Wocket in My Pocket!, ` `The Foot Book`), Stan and Jan Berenstain (`Inside, Outside, Upside Down; Bears on Wheels`), Al Perkins (`Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb`) and Michael Frit (`I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words`). Preschool - Grade 1.

1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hoggcan barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail. 1816 In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door. In Vermont, preacher Charles Whitlock begs his followers to keep faith as drought dries their wells and their livestock starve. In Suffolk, the ambitious and lovesick painter John Constable struggles to reconcile the idyllic England he paints with the misery that surrounds him. In the Fens, farm labourer Sarah Hobbs has had enough of going hungry while the farmers flaunt their wealth. And Hope Peter, returned from the Napoleonic wars, finds his family home demolished and a fence gone up in its place. He flees to London, where he falls in with a group of revolutionaries who speak of a better life, whatever the cost. As desperation sets in, Britain becomes beset by riots - rebellion is in the air. The Year Without Summer is the story of the books written, the art made; of the journeys taken, of the love longed for and the lives lost during that fateful year. Six separate lives, connected only by an event many thousands of miles away. Few had heard of Tambora - but none could escape its effects.

'I thought of the books we carried and the hands that would one day hold them. The pages read, turned and discussed. And how the book would become thought and the thought then become the person gone out into the world. Let Gilbert try and put a stop to that.' After her father is disgraced, Delphine Vimond is cast out of her home in Rouen and flees to Paris. Into her life tumbles Chancery Smith, apprentice printer sent from London to discover the mysterious author of potentially incendiary papers marked only D. In a battle of wits with the French censor, Henri Gilbert, Delphine and Chancery set off in a frantic search for D's author. But who is D and does D even exist? Privilege is a story of adventure and mishap set against the turmoil of mid-18th century France at odds with the absolute power of the King who is determined to suppress opposition on pain of death. At a time when books required royal privilege before they could be published - a system enforced by the Chief Censor and a network of spies - many were censored or banned, and their authors harshly punished. Books that fell foul of the system were published outside France and smuggled back in at great risk. Costa-shortlisted author Guinevere Glasfurd has conjured a vibrant world of entitlement and danger, where the right to live and think freely could come at the highest cost.

The King knows the true power and privilege of books. When every book is cause for suspicion, you risk execution for possessing the wrong ones. 1766, Paris. Ten years have passed since Delphine Vimond last saw her father. After his violent arrest, his library of books is burned. Young Delphine, bereft and fatherless, is forced to seek refuge in the city. Now working as a housekeeper for the radical Monsieur Diderot, her settled life is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of Chancery Smith. A printer's apprentice, he has been sent from London to hunt down the mysterious author of revolutionary papers marked only with the initial D - the possession of which could prove fatal. Pursued by the brutal French censor, Henri Gilbert, Delphine and Chancery set off on a frantic and deadly search that will take them across the country. But can they catch up with D before Gilbert catches up with them?

A book synopsis is fundamentally ridiculous. How can I possibly convey, in only 100 words, the events of the past year and their impact on my perfectly ordered existence? It is insufficient space to accurately detail how I was blackmailed into demonstrating my flawless algorithm to find a soulmate, despite having no desire for one. In my former life I avoided trivial human connections. I was alone, accomplished and brilliant. Unfortunately, that solitary and driven woman no longer exists. My name is Indiana Dylan and this is the extraordinary account of how I fell in love. There: 100 words exactly.

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sound of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!.

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sounds of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!.

My Phonics provides young learners with the appropriate tools to sound out words in a fun, stress-free way! By understanding how to break down the sounds of words, young learners will become both efficient readers and spellers!...