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In Book 9 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in the Aegean Sea along with his friends! Little Lee is the Captain and his sailboat is named 'The Athena'! Little Lee stops at the Turkish Port of Kusadasi and decides to break for lunch! He warns his friends to stay close and not wander about in the crowded market! But soon after, Little Lee is dismayed to discover that his friends are missing! Read on to find out how Little Lee finds his friends and brings them safely back to 'The Athena'!

In Book 11 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in Rome along with his friends! The year is 1572! Little Lee is a famous architect! The renowned Count Fermi asks Little Lee to build a 'Unique and One of a Kind' fountain in Rome! This makes a local architect, Nicolo, extremely furious! Nicolo messes with the fountain so that water would hit the audience instead of spouting upward! So, at inauguration, Count Fermi and his friends get drenched, but astonishingly, Count Fermi loves the idea and names Little Lee's fountain, 'The Laughing Fountain'!

Mom, I'm hungry! Anu and Rishi were always hungry! But they had to wait and wait and wait! That's because Mom took up a new hobby! She decided to study art! And Mom grabbed everything before anyone could eat it to practice her painting! Look inside to find out what fruits and vegetables Mom painted! Read on to find out if Anu and Rishi liked Mom's paintings! Find out which vegetables and fruits Anu liked! Did Rishi like them too?

In Book 10 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in ancient Egypt along with his friends! Little Lee is a famous explorer! On the way to the pyramids of Giza, Little Lee comes to the rescue of Crown Prince Tet, whose evil uncle wants to steal the throne for himself! Read on to find out how Little Lee comes up with a brilliant plan to help Prince Tet regain his throne!

In Book 5 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee owns an orchard and vineyard in beautiful California! Kids loved his vineyard and got to stomp on grapes! One day, an intruder entered his orchard and vineyard, eating the grapes and trampling on the plants! Many sunflowers and fruits had been left half-eaten! Read on to find out how Little Lee solves the mystery of these hungry thieves and the great excitement that follows!

In Book 13 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in Venice along with his friends! Upon arrival, they are greeted by Gio, a friendly tour guide, who takes them to a hotel! Everything about the hotel is strange but the biggest surprise of all comes when the hotel starts drifting in water! Read on to find out how Little Lee solves the mystery of this 'Floating Hotel' and shows his friends the Best of Venice!

One day, the Sun and the Moon began a conversation! Look inside and find out what happened! Learn about day and night, seasons and the changing shapes of the Moon!

Book 2 in "The Adventures of Som Shekar" delves into a series of curious prophecies, which manifest in the life of Som Shekar, a Toronto librarian and bibliophile. It all starts with a fortune cookie, which predicts that Som's life will change forever! A second prophecy warns that 'aliens' would be landing at Som's doorstep. A strange Winter prophecy warns that two apparitions from the past would soon manifest in Som's life! These prophecies come true, turning Som's life upside down, both at home and at work. Read on to find out how Som survives these tumultuous times in his life and this strange confluence of mystical prophecies!

In Book 12 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in Athens along with his friends! Little Lee is a famous Chef and is invited to cook for a Celebrity Gala at the Athens Acropolis! This makes two local Chefs, Argus and Adonis, extremely angry! Argus and Adonis do their best to mess with Little Lee's creations! But to their great surprise, Little Lee's dinner is a great hit and Little Lee is named the 'Best Chef' in the World!

In Book 7 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee's favorite teacher, Miss Higgins, is off sick and Little Lee is named the substitute teacher! Read on to find out how Little Lee takes charge and prepares his class for the Interstate Competitions! Little Lee organizes a fun event with a dance and musical number, ice-skating, rope-walking and Chinese calligraphy! When Sydney twists his ankle, Little Lee jumps in, learning his dance steps and taking his place! Little Lee and his team win the first place in the Interstate Competition and Little Lee is named 'Teacher of the Year'!

In Book 6 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself in California along with his friends! Little Lee showed them a little pond which lay over the San Andreas Fault! Suddenly the pond started to fill with gushing water and Little Lee and his friends ended up on opposite sides of the San Andreas Fault and began drifting apart! The situation was getting dangerous and Little Lee's friends cried for help! Read on to find out how Little Lee comes up with a brilliant plan to rescue his friends!

In Book 2 of The Adventures of Little Lee Series, Little Lee finds himself in an African jungle along with his friends! But suddenly, a mysterious illness strikes and all his friends get sick! Time is running out! Little Lee must act fast and come up with a strategy to save his friends! Read on to find out how Little Lee once again comes to the rescue and saves his friends!

In Book 3 of The Adventures of Little Lee Series, Little Lee is a detective in New York City, in pursuit of a Mystery Thief! Strange thefts were happening in New York! Little Lee's friends were all terribly scared! The Police Chief asked Little Lee to capture the thief immediately! Read on to find out how Little Lee once again comes to the rescue of his friends and captures the Mystery Thief!

Book 1 in "The Adventures of Som Shekar" delves into an eventful Summer and Fall in the life of Som Shekar, a Toronto librarian and ardent lover of books. In his attempt to lose weight and shape up, Som has an eventful summer. Som's pursuit of a 'healthy lifestyle' brings about several interesting adventures! Som tries many forms of exercise, even taking up Argentine Tango. His quest to adopt a healthy diet causes great annoyance to his family. In September, the arrival of a new boss turns Som's life upside down! This strange man has plans to get rid of Som's cherished books! A night of Salsa dancing brings about an unexpected climax! Read on to find out how Som survives this ongoing 'Comedy of Errors' during this fateful Summer and Fall!

What do our Moms do? Here are a handful of little boys and girls talking about their incredible Moms and the important work they do! All these Moms do some really amazing things, so no wonder these little boys and girls want to be just like their Moms when they grow up!

In Book 8 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee finds himself on an island in the Mediterranean Sea in the year 1178! Little Lee is an architect and his friends are his assistants! The Emperor of the island asks Little Lee to build him the tallest tower in the world! After construction starts, the tower is tilted! But the Emperor loves it and asks Little Lee to build him a 'Leaning Tower' and make it lean as much as possible! Read on to find out how Little Lee accomplishes this challenging feat and is named the 'Best Architect' by the Emperor!

In Book 4 of 'The Adventures of Little Lee' series, Little Lee is an engineer visiting a small island in the Pacific which was once a part of San Francisco but drifted into the Ocean following a big earthquake! Little Lee found that everyone on the island was very sad! They missed their friends in San Francisco and had to cross the ocean by boat to visit them! Read on to find out how Little Lee devises an ingenious plan to come to their aid!

It all happened a long, long time ago! One day, Mother Earth herself was in great peril with the demon Hiranyaksha pushing her into the bottom of the Great Ocean! Lord Brahma, upon hearing this terrible news, prayed to Lord Vishnu for help! In answer to his prayer, a mysterious Boar appeared which started getting bigger and bigger and gave a mighty roar! Read on to find out what happened to Hiranyaksha and how Mother Earth was rescued from the bottom of the Great Ocean!

Book 3 in "The Adventures of Som Shekar" delves into an eventful Winter in the life of Som Shekar, a Toronto librarian and self-proclaimed chef. When Som decides to take a long overdue vacation in Mexico, strange things begin to happen. Som meets up with a 'Ghost from the Past' and incurs the wrath of a powerful oil baron, who dispatches a detective in pursuit of Som! Things take a surprising turn, when Som finds himself in the spotlight as a 'Chef'. Som's unexpected foray into the 'world of art' brings about several adventures in Chichen Itza and Uxmal. Following in the footsteps of the detective, read on to find out how Som survives these tumultuous times, weaving his way through the Land of the Maya and the Aztecs!

The Adventures of Little Lee is a series of illustrated stories featuring the adventures of a six-year-old boy, Little Lee. Little Lee dearly loves his Grandpa and Grandma. Little Lee and his friends love listening to Grandpa's wonderful stories. Little Lee has a very vivid imagination - while listening to Grandpa's stories, he drifts into his own world of adventure! In Book 1, Little Lee goes to the Moon with his friends! In each book in this series, Little Lee has a new adventure! And in each story, Little Lee is the hero who solves a crisis, rescuing friends and others in distress!