/***** General formatting only ****/

body {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:#fff;
	color:#000;
}
body, td, th, textarea, select, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
	font: 12px/1.25em arial, sans-serif;
}
a {
	color:#004276;
	text-decoration:none;
}
a:visited {
	color:#5c7996;
}
a:hover {
	color:#ca0002;
}
a:focus {
	outline:none;
}
.noborder {
	border : none;
}
img {
	vertical-align : text-bottom;
}
a img {
	border-top-style : none;
	border-right-style : none;
	border-left-style : none;
	border-bottom-style : none;
}
p {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	/* font : 12px georgia, arial, sans-serif; */
color : #000;
	padding-top : 0;
}
ul {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	padding-top : 0;
	list-style-type : none;
}
h3 {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	font : bold 14px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 0;
	text-decoration : none;
}
h3 a {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	font : bold 14px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 0;
	text-decoration : none;
}
h4 {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	font : 10px arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 0;
}
h4 a {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	font : 10px arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 0;
}
h6 {
	padding-right : 0;
	padding-left : 0;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	font : 11px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #000;
	padding-top : 0;
}
#Container {
	width:1000px;
}
#ContentContainer {
	width:984px;
}
.ContentHeader {
	padding:5px 18px 9px 18px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #dfdfdf;
}
.ContentHeader .myDate {
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	line-height:14px;
	color:#949494;
	float:left;
}
.ContentHeader .myLnks {
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	line-height:14px;
	color:#ccc;
	float:left;
}
.noteheader {
	width : auto;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #ddd;
	border-top : none;
	color : #660000;
	height : 24px;
	font: bold 11px arial, sans-serif;
	background : url(hm3/images/headerBG.jpg) repeat-x;
}
.articleheader {
	font : bold 17px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #000;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #ccc;
	text-transform : uppercase;
}
.entry1 {
	clear: left;
	padding-bottom: 8px
}
.thumbnail {
	float : left;
	margin : 0 7px 0 0;
}
.thumbnail img {
	border-right : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-top : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-left : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
}
.thumbnail a img {
	border-right : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-top : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-left : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
}



#LeftCol, #RightCol {
	float:left;
}
#LeftCol {
	width: 620px
}
#RightCol {
	margin-left: 8px;
	width: 355px
}
.LeftColContainer {
	padding-right: 4px;
	padding-left: 2px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-top: 8px
}
.RightColContainer {
	padding-right: 8px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-top: 8px
}
#LeftCol p:first-child {
	margin-TOP: 0px
}
#left1 {
	float: left;
	width: 300px;
	padding-right:5px;
}
#left2 {
	float: left;
	width: 310px;
	padding-left:5px;
}
.readmore {
	text-align : right;
	display : block;
	width : auto;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font: bold 11px/16px arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.thumbnailr {
	float : right;
	margin : 0 7px 0 0;
}
.thumbnailr img {
	border-right : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-top : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-left : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
}
.thumbnailr a img {
	border-right : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-top : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-left : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e2e2e2;
}
#main_container {
	border-top : 0 solid #fff;
	margin-left : auto;
	width : 950px;
	margin-right : auto;
	border-bottom : 0 solid #fff;
	text-align : left;
}


#header {
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	background: #990000;
	float: left;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	padding-top: 0px;
	text-align: left;
}
#headerkids {
	background: #0066CC;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	float: left;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	padding-top: 9px;
	text-align: left;
	width:950px;
}
#logo {
	padding-left : 9px;
	padding-top: 5px;
	float : left;
}
#logo #hmco {
	padding-right: 0px;
	display: block;
	padding-left: 2px;
	background: #990000 url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/hmlogo.gif) no-repeat;
	float : left;
	padding-bottom : 0px;
	margin : 0;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	text-indent : -2000px;
	padding-top : 2px;
	height : 55px;
}
#logo #hmco a {
	display : block;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	padding-top : 60px;
	height : 55px
}



#logo #hmh {
	padding-right: 0px;
	display: block;
	padding-left: 2px;
	background: #990000 url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/hmhlogo.gif) no-repeat;
	float : left;
	padding-bottom : 0px;
	margin : 0;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	text-indent : -2000px;
	padding-top : 2px;
	height : 55px;
}
#logo #hmh a {
	display : block;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	padding-top : 60px;
	height : 55px
}



#logo #kids {
	padding-right: 0px;
	display: block;
	padding-left: 2px;
	background: #0066CC url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/hmcokids.png) no-repeat;
	float : left;
	padding-bottom : 2px;
	margin : 0;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	text-indent : -2000px;
	padding-top : 2px;
	height : 49px;
}
#logo #kids a {
	display : block;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 632px;
	padding-top : 60px;
	height : 49px
}
#searchForm {
	background-image : url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/search_box.gif);
	background-repeat : no-repeat;
	border-right : 1px solid #fff;
	border-top : 1px solid #fff;
	border-left : 1px solid #fff;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #fff;
	position : relative;

	top : 10px;

}


#SearchForm label {
	display : none;
	color : #fff;
}
.datecolumn {
	padding-right: 2px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	float: right;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	WIDTH: 220px;
	padding-top: 1px;
	text-align: right
}
#date {
	padding-right : 2px;
	padding-left : 0;
	right : -3px;
	background : url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/subscribe_line.gif) no-repeat right bottom;
	float : left;
	padding-bottom : 6px;
	font : bold 8px verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	width : 180px;
	color : #ffffff;
	padding-top : 10px;
	position : relative;
	text-align : right;
}


.dsearch {
	padding-right : 10px;
	padding-left : 0;
	right : -3px;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 6px;
	font : bold 8px verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #ffffff;
	position : relative;
	text-align : right;
}

.dsearch a{
	padding-right : 10px;
	padding-left : 0;
	right : -3px;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 6px;
	font : bold 8px verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #ffffff;
	position : relative;
	text-align : right;
}

.dsearch a:visited {
	padding-right : 10px;
	padding-left : 0;
	right : -3px;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 6px;
	font : bold 8px verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #ffffff;
	position : relative;
	text-align : right;
}


.dsearch a:hover {
	padding-right : 10px;
	padding-left : 0;
	right : -3px;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 6px;
	font : bold 8px verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #ffff00;
	position : relative;
	text-align : right;
}

.tab {
	border-right : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-right : 17px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	display : block;
	padding-left : 2px;
	z-index : 2;
	padding-bottom : 3px;
	font : bold 12px arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	border-left : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	color : #000;
	padding-top : 6px;
	border-bottom : 0 solid #e5e5e5;
}

/* padding */

.18padtoprightleft {
	padding:18px 18px 0px 18px;
	background:#FFFFFF;
}
.18pad {
	padding:18px;
	background:#fff;
}
.14padTop {
	padding: 14px 0 0 0;
}
.9PadTop {
	padding-top:9px;
}
.5Padtopbottom9LR {
	padding:5px 9px;
}
.12PadTop {
	padding-top:12px;
}



/* boxes */



/* Show only to IE PC \*/
* html .boxhead h2 {
	height: 1%;
} /* For IE 5 PC */
* html .boxheady h2 {
	height: 1%;
} /* For IE 5 PC */

.sidebox {
	margin: 0 auto; /* center for now */
	/*	width: 17em;  ems so it will grow */
	width: 100%;
	background: url(/hm3/images/wsbbody-r.gif) no-repeat bottom right;
	font-size: 100%;
}
.boxhead {
	background: url(/hm3/images/sbhead-r.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
.boxhead h2 {
	background: url(/hm3/images/sbhead-l.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 22px 30px 5px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 0px 2px 5px; /* Safari-only, but cool */
}
.boxbody {
	background: url(/hm3/images/wsbbody-l.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 30px 31px;
}


.boxbody ul {

list-style-image: url(/hm3/images/arrow.gif);
list-style-type: circle;
list-style-position: inside;
}

.sideboxy {
	margin: 0 auto; /* center for now */
	/*	width: 17em;  ems so it will grow */
	width: 98%;
	background: url(/hm3/images/wsbbody-r.gif) no-repeat bottom right;
	font-size: 100%;
}
.boxheady {
	background: url(/hm3/images/ysbhead-r.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
.boxheady h2 {
	background: url(/hm3/images/ysbhead-l.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 22px 30px 5px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 0px 2px 5px; /* Safari-only, but cool */
}
.boxbodyy {
	background: url(/hm3/images/wsbbody-l.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 30px 31px;
}






.boxhead_green {
	background: url(/hm3/images/grsbhead-r.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
.boxhead_green h2 {
	background: url(/hm3/images/grsbhead-l.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 22px 30px 5px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 0px 2px 5px; /* Safari-only, but cool */
}
.boxbody_g {
	background: url(/hm3/images/wsbbody-l.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 30px 31px;
}


.boxbody_g ul {

list-style-image: url(/hm3/images/arrow.gif);
list-style-type: circle;
list-style-position: inside;
}


.boxhead_red {
	background: url(/hm3/images/redsbhead-r.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
.boxhead_red h2 {
	background: url(/hm3/images/redsbhead-l.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 22px 30px 5px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 0px 2px 5px; /* Safari-only, but cool */
}


* html .boxhead_green h2 {
	height: 1%;
} /* For IE 5 PC */

* html .boxhead_red h2 {
	height: 1%;
} /* For IE 5 PC */



.boxhead_blue {
	background: url(/hm3/images/bluesbhead-r.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
.boxhead_blue h2 {
	background: url(/hm3/images/bluesbhead-l.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 22px 30px 5px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4) 0px 2px 5px; /* Safari-only, but cool */
}





* html .boxhead_blue h2 {
	height: 1%;
} /* For IE 5 PC */

.bestsellers {
	margin-bottom : 10px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	text-align : left;
	background-color : #fff;
}
.bestsellers .tab {
	border-right : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-right : 17px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	display : block;
	padding-left : 2px;
	z-index : 2;
	padding-bottom : 3px;
	font : bold 12px arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	border-left : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	color : #000;
	padding-top : 6px;
	border-bottom : 0 solid #e5e5e5;
}
.bestsellers .tabgray {
	background: #dadada;
	border-right : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-right : 17px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	display : block;
	padding-left : 2px;
	z-index : 2;
	padding-bottom : 3px;
	font : bold 12px arial, sans-serif;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	border-left : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	color : #000;
	padding-top : 6px;
	border-bottom : 0 solid #e5e5e5;
}
.bestsellers #list {
	border-right : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-right : 5px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-left : 4px;
	z-index : 1;
	padding-bottom : 2px;
	border-left : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-top : 5px;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	background-color : #ffffff;
}
.bestsellers #news {
	border-right : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-right : 5px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-left : 4px;
	z-index : 1;
	padding-bottom : 2px;
	border-left : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-top : 5px;
	border-bottom : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	background-color:#96C8D3;
}
.bestsellers #news ul li {
	font : 12px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #000;
	padding-top : 6px;
	list-style: square;
}
.bestsellers ul {
	padding-right : 5px;
	padding-left : 4px;
	padding-bottom : 5px;
	padding-top : 5px;
}
.bestsellers ul li {
	font : 12px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 6px;
}
.bestsellers ol {
	padding-right : 5px;
	padding-left : 4px;
	padding-bottom : 5px;
	padding-top : 5px;
}
.bestsellers ol li {
	font : 12px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #003366;
	padding-top : 6px;
	list-style: decimal;
}


/***************boxes *************************/
	.colorbox {
	width: 300px;
	margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
	padding: 0;
	background: #ccc url(/hm3/images/box_bottoml.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
}
.boxheader {
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	padding: 10px;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;
	background: #999 url(/hm3/images/box_topl.gif) no-repeat top left;
}

.boxheader a {
	color: yellow;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}

.boxheader a:visited {
	color: yellow;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}

.boxheader a:hover {
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.boxitem {
	margin: 0 0 0 10px;
	padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
	color: #666;
	font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 90%;/*		background: url(/hm3/images/arrow.gif) no-repeat 0 3px; */
		}
#blue .boxheader {
	background-color: #69c;
}
#blue {
	background-color: #9cf;
}
#red .boxheader {
	background-color: #933;
}
#red {
	background-color: #c99;
}
#green .boxheader {
	background-color: #9c6;
}
#green {
	background-color: #cf9;
}
#beige .boxheader {
	background-color: #900;
}
#beige {
	background-color: #ffffcc;
}

#light .boxheader {
	background-color: #900;
}
#light {
	background-color: #fffffc;
}


/* footer */

#footer {
	background:#990000;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	font-size:10px;
	text-align : center;
	vertical-align : middle;
	height : 25px;
	padding-top : 5px;
	padding-bottom: 3px;
	clear : both;
}
#logoFooter {
	padding-right : 0;
	display : block;
	padding-left : 0;
	background : url(http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hm3/images/dolphin.gif) no-repeat;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	margin : 0;
	overflow : hidden;
	width : 53px;
	padding-top : 0;
	height : 23px;
}
#logoFooter a {
	display : block;
	overflow : hidden;
	padding-top : 30px;
	height : 23px;
}
.copyright {
	padding-right : 5px;
	padding-left : 0;
	float : right;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	font : 10px arial, sans-serif;
	color : #fff;
	padding-top : 0;
	text-align : right;
}
#footerLinks {
	float:left;
	margin-top : 15px;
	margin-left : auto;
	width : 950px;
	margin-right : auto;
	background-color : #fff;
}
#navLinks1 {
	margin : 0;
	text-align : center;
}
#navLinks2 {
	padding-right : 10px;
	padding-left : 10px;
	padding-bottom : 10px;
	margin : 0;
	padding-top : 5px;
	text-align : center;
}
#navLinks1 {
	padding-right : 10px;
	border-top : 1px solid #e5e5e5;
	padding-left : 10px;
	padding-bottom : 0;
	padding-top : 10px;
}
#navLinks1 a:hover {
	text-decoration : underline;
}
.thumbnail {
	float : left;
	margin : 0 7px 0 0;
}
/* end footer */


/* generic */
.clear {
	clear:both;
}


/*#home .home,  {
	display: none;
}*/



/**************** menu coding *****************/
#menu {
	width: 1000px;
	background: #fff;
	float: left;
}
#menu ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 11em;
	float: left;
}
#menu a, #menu h2 {
	font: bold 11px/14px arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	display: block;
	border-width: 1px;
	border-style: solid;
	border-color: #ccc #888 #555 #bbb;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 2px 3px;
}
#menu h2 {
	color: #fff;
	background: #000;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
#menu a {
	color: #fff;
	background: #000;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
#menu a:hover {
	color: #a00;
	background: #fff;
	text-decoration:inherit;
}
#menu li {
	position: relative;
}
#menu ul ul {
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 500;
}
#menu ul ul ul {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 100%;
}
div#menu ul ul, div#menu ul li:hover ul ul, div#menu ul ul li:hover ul ul {
	display: none;
}
div#menu ul li:hover ul, div#menu ul ul li:hover ul, div#menu ul ul ul li:hover ul {
	display: block;
}
#biggersize {
	width: 12em;
}