Joseph Finder is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Paranoia, Power Play, Killer Instinct (named Best Novel by the International Thriller Writers), Company Man (winner of the Barry Award), as well as High Crimes, the basis of the Morgan Freeman/Ashley Judd movie. A member of the Association of Intelligence Officers, he has written about espionage and international affairs for The New York Times, The WashingtonPost, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic. He lives in Boston with his wife and daughter.
<p>Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of "Computer Speak," this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GTMA Review. "I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!" Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>
<p><font face="georgia" size="2">"Another triumphant work ... truly earns the distinction of 'page-turner.' ...[will send] readers racing through the story at lightning speed ... A winner" -- <em>Chicago Sun-Times<br /></em></font><br /><font face="georgia" size="2">"The pace gallops relentlessly ... Joseph Finder is perhaps the lead player in the corporate thriller genre" -- <em>The New York Times Book Review <br /></em></font><br /><font face="georgia" size="2">"Its premise is enough to send chills through corporate boardrooms, and through civilian readers too. [Mr. Finder] easily draws readers into the mind of his smart young protagonist" -- <span>Janet Maslin, <em>The New York Times<br /></em></span></font><br /><font face="georgia" size="2">"The action is swift ... smooth-running ... Finder keeps the plot bubbling and the pages turning. His bad guys are believably menacing, and Jake Landry is humane enough that a reader can't help rooting for him to outwit all his foes" -- Tom Nolan, <span><em>The Wall Street Journal <br /></em></span></font></p>