Ruth Owen

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, infancy, and future of the polar bear.

Step-by-step instructions for origami Valentine's Day crafts.

The Storykeepers takes you into the unforgettable world of the underground church of the first-century Christians. In this episode, Nero's soldiers use a catapult to lob firebombs on the Christians, trapping Ben and his friends between the blazing city and the soldiers. Zak's rescue attempt goes awry, plunging his getaway vehicle and all aboard into the heart of the firestorm. Includes the stories of blind Bartimaeus and Jesus and the children.

Learn how to make origami desert animals.

Explores the lives and life cycles of mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian animal families.

Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well--romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.

Provides beginning readers with information about the habitat, life cycle and behavior of different species of sharks.