
A delightful account in text and pictures of the life cycle of the blue-footed booby, a seabird that lives and breeds in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador.

From "a little white egg in a circle of stones, on a tiny island, in a vast blue sea" hatches Pepe, a young blue-footed booby. With clear, simple text and bright watercolors, Betsy Lewin shows how Pepe learns to fly, dives for his dinner, and meets his mate, against the fascinating...

What pairs well with any wine? Answer: Any one of these fifty entertaining coasters that all true oenophiles will drink up. From how much wine is in a bottle to the definitions of "legs," "tannins," and "punt," your knowledge of all things vino will be tested between pours as...