Best Selling Books by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Un cane, una paracadutista, un pompiere, un vecchio professore e un rospo sotto spirito... sono questi i migliori amici di Norman. E sono tutti dei fantasmi! Norman, infatti, ha un dono straordinario: può parlare con i morti. Solo Neil, l''unico amico vivo che ha, non è spaventato da questo potere....

Thirteen-year-old Kat, still not comfortable in her role as a medium, and her friend Jac, undergoing a serious crisis about the role of music in her life, try to find a way to help the unhappy spirit of a young boy in the abandoned house next door.

With the threat of further violence from pro-slavery border ruffians ever-present, nine-year-old Bill must run the farm, even after his father comes home to recuperate from his knife wound, and go to school.

Although 4 Girls magazine now has school funding, it is still in trouble as Tally tries out for the lead in the school play, Miko turns her focus to schoolwork and other friends, and Ivy hides a secret that distances her from the others, leaving Paulina to handle 4 Girls on her own.

Following the death of his father, Bill joins a wagon train to the west, where he is befriended by the famous marksman, Wild Bill Hickock.

As a family enjoys a springtime stroll to the park, a little explorer takes us on a series of wild rides in a red wagon. Powered by the child''s imagination, the wagon becomes a ship sailing the seven seas, a rocket zooming through space, a dogsled mushing across the Arctic, and more . . . until the daring (but sleepy) traveller returns safely home. This book is sure to inspire young readers to take imaginative journeys of their own!

In 1803, at President Jefferson''s request, Captains Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery set out to explore beyond the newly purchased land of the Louisiana Territory to the western end of the continent. By the time the Corps returned years later, everyone believed they were dead-killed by bears, attacked by Indians, or fallen victims to a rough country. But the men had survived and with their long journey, they staked a claim to the West for the new country, America. "From the Hardcover edition.

Five hundred years before Columbus, a young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the Atlantic and became the first-known European to set foot in North America. The tale of the crossing has been passed down for 1000 years. Now Elizabeth Cody Kimmel retells it to a new audience, painting a vivid picture of what Eriksson might have experienced. Includes reproductions of maps, illustrations, and Viking artifacts.

Every kid loves to go with his or her parents to work, no matter what they do for a living. But one girls dad is responsible for changing the light bulbs at the top of the Empire State Building. How cool is that? Readers will be amazed by the little-known details this book provides about one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. Full color.

Cristyn Stone is unhappy about spending her summer in a small town in Wales while her father researches a book. The 16th-century stone house they are staying in holds a haunting secret. Strange noises, weird dreams, a girl ghost, and a mysterious connection to her late mother draw 14-year-old Cristyn deeper into the mystery.

This sturdy book includes fun paper punch-outs that fit inside pockets shaped like wagons. Active minds and hands can match the punch-outs to the right scenes, following clues in the artwork. Whether giving furry friends a lift or gathering treasures, here are ways to fill up on fun!

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition, when the ship the Endurance was crushed in a frozen sea and the men made the perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Four very different seventh grade girls have a month to put out a magazine good enough to win a competition to get funding for a new school program.