Pete The Peacock Goes To Town

Pete the Peacock flies away from the farm one afternoon and straight into trouble in a nearby town. When he perches atop a local church to listen to the singing, his peacock calls create havoc at the afternoon choir practice. [Children's Picture Book (rated G for ages 2-7 and up) available in color print and ebook from the Kittycat Books label of Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

Pete the Peacock flies away from the farm one afternoon and straight into trouble in a nearby town. When he perches atop a local church to listen to the singing, his peacock calls wreak havoc on the afternoon choir practice. [Children's Picture Book (Rated G for ages 2-7) Coloring Book Edition from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

After falling asleep in the back of the farmer's truck, Pete the Peacock awakes to find himself in the Zoo parking lot. When he hears another peacock calling in the distance, Pete flies all over the Zoo in search of the source of that strange call. [Children's Picture Book (rated G for ages 2-7 and up) available in color print and ebook from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

A pet Peacock Pete is kept on a farm on the second ridge of the Sierra Mountains. He is very lonely and yearns for other birds like himself. One day, he jumps up and over the high barnyard fence that cages him and begins his journey to fulfill his loneliness. This story is about Pete’s courageous adventure and his struggle and survival with the other birds he meets along the way. It is mostly a true story about Peacock Pete...but truly a real story about the survival of birds in the wild. The book is both entertaining and educational for children and many facts about peacocks are brought to life. Included in the book are twenty-one known facts about this magnificent bird. This is a perfect bedtime or circle time story!

City of Gabriels presents St. Louis's jazz history from 1895 to 1973. Highlighted with striking images from each era, this book describes the lively world of jazz from talents and personalities like Tom Turpin, Frank Trumbrauer, Singleton Palmer, Clark Terry, Jeanne Trevor, Willie Akins, Miles Davis, and countless others. City of Gabriels, written by St. Louis radio host Dennis Owsley, is a must for lovers of jazz. The book gives a needed insight into an enduring culture in St. Louis. Published in cooperation with The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries.

Llama United are the football team with a World Cup dream! Llama United has gone from strength to strength after their first Cup win, gaining fame and fortune along the way. Sadly the England football team is not having the same success and, with the World Cup looming, their manager is desperate to find a magic ingredient to beat their bitter rivals. Friends (and llama managers) Tim and Cairo have just that ingredient and agree to loan some of Llama United's top players. But not everything is plain sailing and, with Cairo strangely distracted by the rival team, and the llamas having trouble settling in, Tim has his work cut out for him. It seems not everybody wants to support the team with an impossible dream . . . Llamas Go Large: A World Cup Story is the second hilarious Llama United book from Scott Allen, full of football funnies and laugh-a-minute llamas, illustrated by Sarah Horne.

This annotated discography covers the first 50 years of audio recordings by black artists in chronological order, music made in the "acoustic era" of recording technology. The book has cross-referenced bibliographical information on recording sessions, including audio sources for extant material, and appendices on field recordings; Caribbean, Mexican and South American recordings; piano rolls performed by black artists; and a filmography detailing the visual record of black performing artists from the period. Indexes contain all featured artists, titles recorded and labels.