"Part mystery; part quirky, darkly funny, mayhem-filled thriller; and part meditation on what it means to 'own' land, artifacts, and the narrative of history in the West . . . A fast-paced, highly entertaining hybrid of Tony Hillerman and Edward Abbey." --Kirkus Reviews Anthropologist Sophia Shepard is researching the impact of tourism on cultural sites in a remote national monument on the Utah-Arizona border when she crosses paths with two small-time...

The McTavishes, their seven children, and Granny McTavish take their old rattlebang of a car on a picnic up Mt. Fogg and have an exciting adventure.

Mickey and his friends plan a picnic in the park.

The further adventures of Patrick the little teddy bear as he goes on a picnic with his mother, tries to avoid his nap, goes to the bakery to buy cookies, and contends with the bullying Big Bear.

In searching for a nice spot to have a picnic, Papa Bear leads his family from one disaster to another.

Freda has a picnic in the backyard with her friends. Includes questions about the text and a note to parents about visual learning.

Daisy the dog likes to look at things but her little brother, Digger, explores every smell as they walk to the park for a picnic, but after sniffing a hole his nose fills with dirt, leaving him unprepared for the skunk they meet on the way home.

Good night, gorilla: The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. The napping house: Join the fun with a wakeful flea has an itch. Picnic: A family of mice goes on a picnic, only to lose the tiniest mouse along the way.

Stories include: Splat the Cat; Picnic; Hondo & Fabian; and Leo the Late Bloomer.

A set of eight readers, which teach children the long vowels.