A Pioneer Alphabet

A Pioneer AlphabetBy: Mary Alice Downie Illustrator: Mary Jane Gerber Series: ABC Our Country A is for Abigail and Anna, Zebediahs two sisters. He is making them an alphabet book. From B, which stands for bandalore, a forerunner of the yoyo, H for the hornbook that taught children to spell, and on through the pigeons that blackened the sky, to the uniform that Papa wore when he defended the king, right through to X for the eXhaustion of parents who are homesteading.

'FALLING is the best kind of thriller (for me as a reader anyway)

perfect for little ones developing their own talent--for reading

with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell

Meekoo gets there

A third of the selections are published here in English for the first time

• how two anonymous donors gave $10

When the Forgotten arrives

a Special Forces team planned to scale a steep mountain to surprise and capture a terrorist leader

During the late sixties he played as a guest with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan

You’ve just had a baby

Toni among them

charged with quelling the rise in supernatural activity