Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy #1) by C.S. LewisThe first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet, however,

Fairer-than-a Fairy

and efficient habitats and homes for many avian species as well as flying mammals and honey bees

plant flowers

The Wizard King

Simone Weil

"--The Horn Book

A furious rainstorm mirrors Lily's anxiety

Bite-sized information and awesome facts about the national parks are scattered throughout

"Inspired by the work of child psychologist Ann S

MacDonald resigned after a disagreement with his deacons and from 1853 earned his living by lecturing and writing

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