Ken Robbins

In remote Chinook, Montana, sixteen year old Mark Linderman is passionate about table tennis. His mom is supportive, but his dad and classmates wish he would play traditional sports. The tension mounts in the household, and Mark's adventurous aunt steps in with an idea to ease the pressure. Her plan goes deeper than just a summer stay, then goes awry, landing Mark far from home compliments of wealthy and eccentric table tennis club owner Scott Kobara....

Describes how apples are grown, harvested, and used, and details facts about apples in history, literature, and our daily lives.

A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.

Describes, step-by-step, how a house is built from the architectural design through the final installation of fixtures and fittings.

Photographs and text describe such work-saving machines as a crane, jack hammer, bulldozer, and back hoe.

Text and photographs depict how eight-year-old Amanda Kraus cares for, competes with, and enjoys her horse Paris.

Poems about the discovery of small treasures, accompanied by handsome photographs, are treasures in themselves.