My Neighbor Below Introduces Groundhog Chuck Do you know your neighbors? All of your neighbors? My Neighbor Below invites readers young and old to step out. Step out, focusing on the lives sharing your surroundings. My character, Groundhog Chuck, awaits you, my readers, to step out. Welcome and be welcomed PO'B. From opposite shores of the Chesapeake Bay, author and illustrator collaborate bringing a charming tale of unlikely neighbors. Writer Pat O'Brien of Calvert County, Maryland takes his initial public step into the world of children's literature. Artist Candace Brush of Kent Island, Maryland breaks from her commissioned art works to beautifully illustrate this delightful story.

This book presents a series of practical activities designed to help teachers build an effective science curriculum for more able children. It focuses on: developing higher order thinking skills using conceptual language; directed activities relating to text for developing higher order skills; and in-depth study topics that emphasize a "real product" outcome.

This book presents a series of practical activities designed to help teachers build an effective science curriculum for more able children. It focuses on: developing higher order thinking skills using conceptual language; directed activities relating to text for developing higher order skills; and in-depth study topics that emphasize a "real product" outcome. Activities range from short discussion topics and problems to solve, to whole-day masterclasses. Topics covered include: context enrichment - by team research/discussion and by visit plus follow-up work; general and science-based thinking activities; thinking tools - including zones of relevance; effective organization of information - herring bone diagrams, flow charts, flash cards; argument mapping; analysis and interpretation of data; modeling and using spreadsheets; and science writing activities.

For most of the first half of the twentieth century, African-Americans were excluded from Organized Baseball. But their love of the game, and their desire to play could not be denied. Despite that ban, "blackball" was being played in just about every cow pasture and field available throughout the country. Black players criss-crossed the country in Negro League games and on barnstorming tours, bringing baseball to places where the Major Leagues never dreamed of going. Many gifted athletes never got the chance to compete in the Majors, until the door was finally opened in 1947 with the signing of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. Once given that chance to compete, African-Americans showed the country that they were deserving of the opportunity. Many became superstars, but, on the mound, only 13 African-Americans ever reached the magic plateau of twenty wins in a season. This book tells the story of those thirteen men and a few of their predecessors, the obstacles they faced, and the determination they showed to succeed. But it is a story about so much more than just baseball. Against the backdrop of their grit and determination, it reflects the story of all African-American baseball players through the creation of the Negro Leagues, the evolution of the game, and the parallel integration of baseball and America.

Pat O'Brien wrote this book in London during the fall of 1917 while recovering from a two month trek across Western Europe. On August 17, 1917, he was shot in the throat during a battle with German planes at 8,000 feet. He survived the crash of his Sopwith Pup aeroplane and was operated on by a German Army physician in the enemy's field hospital, saving his life. One month later, while being transferred with other prisoners to the German interior, he jumped from the moving prison train and began his journey behind enemy lines through Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium. At the Holland border he dug under a nine-foot electrical fence to freedom. One week later he was guest of the King of England for nearly one hour at Buckingham Palace. O'Brien was an American from Momence, Illinois who joined the British Royal Flying Corp before the United States had its own air force. He had joined the U.S. Army Signal Corp where testing had begun on military aircraft. Pat was among the first pilots to test aircraft at North Island in San Diego. He became impatient waiting for the Army to form an official aviation force and for President Wilson to join the war. He resigned the Signal Corp and joined the British effort in Canada, eventually earning his wings in England. Following his escape, O'Brien was given a six-month medical leave and returned home to Momence on January 22, 1918. One week later he began a speaking tour of the United States to raise war bonds. He spoke in every major city in the country and replaced William Jennings Bryant as the top speaker in the country that year. His top-selling book "Outwitting the Hun," led to a lead role in a silent film, hundreds of newspaper and magazine stories and a significant fortune. O'Brien was a celebrity but he was also a patriot. He had lost many friends in the war including his closest "chum" Paul Raney of Toronto who Pat witnessed being shot from the sky. Raney's dogfight occurred as Pat sat in a wheelchair sunning outside the field hospital following surgery. Despite his fame and fortune, O'Brien was compelled to return to the battle. He attempted to join the American force, re-enter the Royal Flying Corp and even join the French Foreign Legion. He was denied entry due to his health and the impending end of the war. His desire to "fight one more time" led to an adventure in Russia during the Russian Revolution where thousands of Allied troops were attempting to escape the battle between Tsarist loyalists and the Red Army. As a former railroad man and an experienced escaped prisoner his desire was to aid in the removal of Allied troops along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. His return home included passage through Mongolia and China. In 1920, his personal life and fame began to wane. Following the break-up of his relationship with Agnes McMillan who he had betrothed in San Francisco before the war, he found himself among the rich and famous including members of the New York mob and the burgeoning entertainment mecca of Havana, Cuba. While filming his moving "Shadows of the West," he married Virginia Dale who also appeared in his film. Pat O'Brien was found dead in the Hamilton Hotel on December 18, 1920 with a bullet to his head. His death was declared a suicide and he was buried in Momence without a grave marker. Locals provided a marker from Pat seventy-seven years later in 2007. The burial ceremony in 2007 led to the writing of the book, "Lt. Pat O'Brien," by Kevin McNulty, Sr., KMC PUBLISING, (c) 2013. The eight-hundred page novel covers Pat's entire life and also reveals new evidence indicating he was murdered. That mystery continues today. While there has been much erroneous information about Pat O'Brien printed and online, the book "Lt. Pat O'Brien," is the most definitive and accurate account of O'Brien's life and family. McNulty and O'Brien both from Momence, Illinoi

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

For most of the first half of the twentieth century, African-Americans were excluded from Organized Baseball. But their love of the game, and their desire to play could not be denied. Despite that ban, "blackball" was being played in just about every cow pasture and field available throughout the country. Black players criss-crossed the country in Negro League games and on barnstorming tours, bringing baseball to places where the Major Leagues never dreamed of going. Many gifted athletes never got the chance to compete in the Majors, until the door was finally opened in 1947 with the signing of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. Once given that chance to compete, African-Americans showed the country that they were deserving of the opportunity. Many became superstars, but, on the mound, only 13 African-Americans ever reached the magic plateau of twenty wins in a season. This book tells the story of those thirteen men and a few of their predecessors, the obstacles they faced, and the determination they showed to succeed. But it is a story about so much more than just baseball. Against the backdrop of their grit and determination, it reflects the story of all African-American baseball players through the creation of the Negro Leagues, the evolution of the game, and the parallel integration of baseball and America.

A touching humbling story that will make a difference in your life How does a young Mexican boy lose his dominant right hand in an accident at age 7? How does he then proceed to become a star athlete in grammar school, high school, and earn a basketball scholarship to a Division One college against his father's support. The more adversity he encountered and confronted in his life, the stronger his spirit became. No pity party for him his divorce, he also coached his son's youth basketball team to 3 consecutive Golden State Championships and 2 National AAU Jr. Olympic Basketball Titles. With numerous real estate investments and shared most of it generously until the bank expired. took his hand and told him it was beautiful, awesome and cool. She insisted unwaveringly for him to tell her second grade class about his missing hand. Since then 1999, he has become an inspirational and motivational speaker in grades K thru 12. The results have been phenomenally astonishing helps him connect with himself. She opened a door that he had kept securely shut and locked since the day he lost his hand. She touched more than his hand, she touched his heart.

This fascinating selection of old photographs of Ellesmere Port shows the town in fine detail, and some of the major changes it has seen over the last hundred years. The once busy port with its warehouses and ships is portrayed in its heyday. We see the sailing ships that lined the docks and we meet some of the many people who were employed in the dockside factories and warehouses, including workers from the flour mills and the corrugated iron works. The port won much trade at the time by offering cheaper port fares than those at nearby Liverpool. These old scenes will bring back powerful memories for some and introduce new residents and a younger generation to a town that looked to the docks and its related industries for its focus. This unique collection of over 250 old photographs, put together by one of the area's best-known local historians, is an important record of the town's social history but will be enjoyed by all who would relish a nostalgic look at the Port's recent past.