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A fantasy about a small dragon and how she saves her realm from the evil ones. A colorful, artistically, animated story for young readers.

Stephens presents an interesting story of how a rescued kitten was added to an already full household of Siamese cats.

Part of a series of Spenser's great work in five volumes. Each includes its own general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters; Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Spenser appear in every volume.

Part of a series of Spenser's great work, this title includes a general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters. It also contains 'Spenser's Letter to Raleigh' and a short 'Life of Spenser'.

[Abstract] This research study will explore the question, "What is the experience of being Black in America?" The transcendental phenomenological research model will be used as the conceptual framework for the study. This model called for extensive descriptions of the phenomena investigated using qualitative data from the co-researchers' own lived experience. Ten successful Black people will be participants in the study. The terms of the question were explained to each participant. A comprehensive literature review was completed using theses, books, and journal articles for the purpose of placing this study among existing literature relevant to the experience. Several qualitative works were found. Some of the descriptions in the literature did not lend themselves to explication of themes, necessary for application to the phenomenological research model; therefore, these studies deviated in their content from this investigation. They were qualitative, but not phenomenological. Data was collected through personal essays and/or recorded interviews using guidelines outlined by Keen (1975) and Moustakas (1990) for explicating the themes which emerged from the data. Findings suggest that the experience of being Black is a process deeply rooted in early family and community relationships. Their relationships foster a sense of self-empowerment which contributes to the person's ability to succeed as a member of a minority race in America. This study's findings can be used by Black individuals struggling with the issues of unity and success. This study will add to current psychological literature depicting an authentic picture of the Black experience and can be used as a Black frame of reference for treating Black clients who seek help and understanding in a therapeutic setting.

The collection consists of seven handwritten letters, a notebook, nine small sheets of handwritten notes and sketches, and eleven large sheets of drawings, all by Stephens; two typewritten reports (carbon copies); a black-and-white photograph of the eclipse and an honorary diploma from La Sociedad Geográfica de Lima. The dated material runs from May 14 through June 8, 1937, the date of the solar eclipse; the two reports are undated, but necessarily written after the expedition. Four of Stephens' letters are addressed to family members (wife Lucie, daughters Joyce and Barbara); one to his coworkers ("Dear Office"); one to his class at the Rose Valley School; and one to "Dot and Jack " Stephens describes shipboard life, the city of Lima, and the difference in the constellations so close to the equator, and expresses his frustrations with nine straight days of cloudy weather, especially the fact that as the party reaches higher elevations they still cannot get above the clouds obscuring their view. He also laments the decision to deny him a place in the airplane that viewed the eclipse, in favor of a radio announcer to provide a live description: "So much for long lasting results as against ephemeral ones!" (Stephens did manage to make six paintings from sketches of the eclipse and/or the sky from Cerro de Pasco.) The notebook is a wide-ruled composition book with unnumbered pages. Stephens has filled just over half of the pages by writing on the right-hand leaf and occasionally using the left side for drawings or maps. Most of the material consists of notes on Peruvian history and a travel diary, the text interspersed with drawings. Stephens also started writing from the back of the book, including the beginning of a short story, Mrs. Cabot's cockroach. The large sheets of sketches show Peruvian Indians and scenery, mostly mountains, with some topographical and elevation notations. There are also sketches of llamas and vicuña and of the deck of the ship. The two reports are: a description of the expedition written for Popular astronomy magazine by Dorothy Bennett, assistant curator at the Hayden Planetarium, the expedition's observer; and an account of Stephens' last illness and death, written and autographed by [George] Clyde Fisher, curator of astronomy at the planetarium, leader of the expedition. The photograph of the eclipse was taken by William H. Barton, associate curator of the planetarium and executive officer of the expedition.