gifts

Through accessible language and relevant examples and photographs, readers discover the history of political action committees and how they continue to influence American politics.

Loretta tries hard to come up with the perfect gift for her beloved baby cousin, Gabe, but on his first birthday she learns she has already given him something special.

"Hearth's Warming Eve is almost here! The ponies are trying to find perfect gifts, but it is harder than they thought! Will they find what they are looking for, or will the celebration be a disaster?"--Back cover.

Presents an illustrated tale of a gift of fourteen cows given by the Maasai people of Kenya to the U.S. as a gesture of comfort and friendship in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

"Duck has a very nice gift for Goose. He puts it in a box. He paints the box red, yellow, and blue and ties it with a ribbon. The box is perfect...but maybe it's too perfect!"--Dust jacket.

As Christmas approaches, Lucy is excited about the tree, cookies, stockings, and especially presents but, despite her urging and example, Sparkle is not interested in buying gifts for Lucy.

Bronte is ten years old when she receives a letter saying that her long-absent parents have been killed by pirates, and the lawyers tell her that their will (reinforced with serious magic) requires her to deliver gifts to her ten other aunts (not Aunt Isabelle, whom she lives with), and to start the trip immediately and alone--but as she travels the kingdoms, she begins to suspect that there is more to this journey than delivering treasures, and that her parents had more secrets than she ever realized.

It is Christmas Eve, and all the construction vehicles are finishing up work on the site, and when they leave they find that there is a special present waiting for each of them.

As Se?or Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.

"[Illustrates the message that] it does not matter if a gift is big or small, fancy or plain, only that it comes from the heart"--OCLC.