Sally Grindley

For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion's evolution from "wild" folk belief to "domesticated" dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.

An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the Swiss Alps and is homesick when she goes to the city to be a companion to an invalid.

Little Bear Charlie is lost at the fun fair. Where could he be? The Bear Detectives will track him down!

Two brothers and their mother each try in their own way to come to terms with the father's death and in the process learn to cope with a disease that threatens to cripple all of them.

The farm yard animals help Mother Hen find her lost chicks.

Children's story about a girl and a talking dog. Poppy and Max don't always agree. Sometimes they even argue. But there's one thing they know for sure - they are the best of friends! There's a noisy night in store for Poppy and Max. Will they ever get to sleep? And will Max be able to protect Poppy?

The Captain's Harmonica by Kaye Umansky; Letters in Bottles by Vivian French; The Pirate Song by Judy Hindley; The Pirate's Apprentice by Martin Waddell; You Never Know Your Luck by Sally Grindley; Captain Kid by Chris Powling; Squeezer and the Shiptaker by Ian Whybrow; and In the Soup by Tony Ramsay.

A collection of nine stories about Little Puddleditch Farm and all the different characters that live there.

Four black puppies raise havoc in the house before settling down for their nap.