Thomas promised Sir Topham Hatt that he would carefully check all the signals on the new branch line. But when he is distracted by a carnival, he forgets all about the signals. That night, Percy has a close call on the new line when one of the signal lights is out. Will Thomas admit that he forgot to finish the job?

Although he was not a professional photographer, Moorehouse, who was a businessman and military officer, produced over 9,000 glass-plate negatives, one-third with Indians as his subjects. This collection depicting the lives of Pacific Northwest Indians at the turn of the 20th century is a valuable aid to tribal researchers and historians, because the individuals photographed are identified by name. Fleming, a retired photo archivist at the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives, provides an introduction to Native American photography. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Written by the commander of the Allied Military Mission to the Greek Resistance fighting the Germans, this 1976 work analyzes the politics of the Greek resistance movement during World War II from a conservative vantage. Woodhouse portrays the Greek peasants that supported the communist guerillas as uneducated, superstitious, and deluded by unscrupulous leaders. He discusses the political rifts that resulted in the Greek Civil War and the military dictatorship that was to rule Greece until 1974. In addition, significant attention is paid to the military history of the conflict. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

When an urgent package arrives for Sir Topham Hatt, it must reach him as quickly as possible. What is inside the package? Can the “Really Useful Engines” cooperate and get it to him in time?

The engines have been telling scary stories at bedtime, and now Thomas can't sleep. He keeps hearing a noise under his shed, and he's convinced it's a monster! Learn a lesson with Thomas about how things can get blown way out of proportion when you let your imagination run away with you.

Offering an invaluable introduction to Leibniz's philosophy, this volume collects many of his most important texts, beginning with the Discourse on Metaphysics (1686) and ending with the Monadology (1714). Also included in this work are critical reactions to Leibniz's work by his contemporaries (Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Bayle, and Simon Foucher), together with Leibniz's responses. The editors provide new English translations for all of the texts, preceding each with a summary explaining its background, structure, and content.