Synopsis: Henry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience. In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of humanity, Thoreau reaped from the land both physically and mentally, and pursued truth in the quiet of nature. In Walden, he explains how separating…

Synopsis: The third novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now.It’s the summer before the sisterhood departs for college . . . their last real summer together before they head off to start their grown-up lives. It’s the time when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen need their Pants the most.Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.“A…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Gibbons turns her attention to the rare giant panda of China in this introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and habitat of these endangered animals. Fascinating panda facts abound, including the panda's present status in the wild and in zoos, and a map of China showing the diminishing panda population. Gibbons turns her attention to the rare giant panda of China in this introduction to the…