Richard Brill, an internationally known explorer, was made famous by Mr. Richard Bissel, writer of the Pajama Game. Mr. Bissel wrote an article about the Amazon and Richard Brill in a prestigious, fam
In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was making its way from New York to Liverpool when it was sunk by a German U-boat, shocking the world with the massive death toll. Infuriated by the traged
In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was making its way from New York to Liverpool when it was sunk by a German U-boat, shocking the world with the massive death toll. Infuriated by the traged
Follow a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustling new ecosystem to flourish.All living things must one day die, and Earth’s largest creature, the majestic blue whale, is no exception. But in nature, death is never a true ending. When this whale closes her eyes for the last time in her 90-year life, a process known as whale fall is just beginning. Her body will float to the surface, then slowly sink through the deep; from inflated behemoth to clean-picked skeleton, it will offer food and shelter at each stage to a vast diversity of organisms, over the course of a century and beyond. Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin’s astonishing artwork enriches and amplifies engaging, well-researched text by Bill Nye the Science Guy writer Lynn Brunelle. Young lovers of the macabre will relish each page of Life After Whale. Meanwhile, those grappling with the hard subject of death will take solace in this honest look at the circle of life, which closes
From the author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes another paranormal thriller about a seventeen-year-old girl returning to an exclusive theater camp to uncover the truth of what really happened there twelve years ago, the night her mother drowned.Avril Wiley’s dreams are coming true: this summer, she’s been chosen to attend the ultra-competitive, extremely selective summer performance intensive at Whisper Cove Theatre. Kids from all over the country apply to the program, hoping to hone their acting skills, but Avril has something more in mind: she wants to solve the mystery of her mother’s death. Twelve years ago, Avril’s mother drowned at Whisper Cove, just off the rocky Connecticut coastline, while working at the theater. While it was ruled an accident, Avril’s never been totally convinced. And local legend claims that the women in the waves—ghosts from old whaling stories—called her mother into the ocean with their whispering. Because, as they say at Whisper Cove, what the sea wan
