<p>Enter a magical world where corn grows as high as the clouds and salt can be worth more than gold. A world where a mile beneath the earth live wondrous, iridescent little creatures, happily working and playing. Completely unaware that someone "upside" is plotting to take it all away from them!</p> <p>In this magical world, you meet wonderful characters.</p> <p>Tom, the farmer who hopes to feed the world with his Ubercorn.</p> <p>Tom's wife and son, who sometimes get left behind as he works.</p> <p>Mr. Withers, the greedy town banker, who wants everything Tom has and will stop at nothing to get it.</p> <p>Tom's Dad, Pappy, who Tom has been angry with for years, but is more like him than he realizes!</p> <p>Like the Magical Mine Moppets, Tom's family will lose everything if they don't find a way to defeat the evil Mr. Withers, but they must learn that family and love are the only things that can destroy evil. Join us in a breathtaking, wide-eyed adventure into a land that you'll cherish.</p> <p><strong>RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books: </strong></p> <p>The magical mine creatures will no doubt fascinate children. Older readers may well be reminded of the Munchkins from <em>The Wizard Of Oz</em>. Plus Jimmy's bug pal may well have parents reliving their own moments with Walt Disney's <em>Jiminy Cricket ... </em>Morals are abound in Blocker's book. The virtues of honesty, loyalty, friendship, and belief in one another take center stage with the all-encompassing value of love. His is a story meant to teach as well as entertain ... For both the young and the young at heart, <em>Treasure Of The Magical Mine Moppets</em> is a fun and family-friendly adventure.</p>
Linda Ronstadt was born in Tucson, Arizona during the Truman Administration, one year after World War Two ended. She grew up listening to a wide array of musical styles, from Jazz to Country to Mariachi to Opera to early Rock & Roll. At the age of eighteen, she dropped out of college and headed to Hollywood in search of fame and success as a musician. Shortly afterward, she formed The Stone Poneys - a Folk Rock band responsible for the revolutionary and poignant classic 'Different Drum'. After three albums released on Capitol Records, the group disbanded in 1968 and Linda experienced several years of career ups and downs. In 1975, Ronstadt became a superstar with the explosion of Heart Like A Wheel, a shimmering aural masterpiece considered to be the blueprint of the Country Rock genre still in effect today. Linda became the most successful female singer of the 1970s, and, ultimately, one of the most successful recording artists of all time. As of 2014, Linda has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and has won 12 heralded Grammy Awards including the 2011 Lifetime Achievement honor. 2014 was also the year that she was inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and awarded The National Medal Of Arts from President Barack Obama. Despite losing her singing ability to Parkinson's Disease, Linda Ronstadt continues to influence people with her remarkable body of timeless recorded works. This is her story, penned by writer Mark Watson for the sake of posterity.