Robert Byrd
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our hero's journey, from the Golden Fleece's origin story and Jason's childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A legendary Senator advises our next President on the commonsense values necessary to lead our nation.
United States Senator Robert C. Byrd is the longest-serving member of the United States Senate in the history of our great Republic. Senator Byrd has served the people of West Virginia, and the nation, for fifty-four years, and has served alongside eleven Presidents. He was twice elected by his colleagues to the position of Senate Majority Leader...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Pollito Valiente y sus amigos corren a decirle al rey que el cielo se va a caer. Una historia clásica con exquisitas ilustraciones que transforman una fábula con moraleja en un cuento con un feliz nuevo final.
A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Licken, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, and others, to tell them the sky is falling.
16) Barbarians!
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Kroll introduces four notable groups referred to by their enemies as barbarians: the Goths, the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols. In each case, he looks at the lives of common people within the group, their religious beliefs, their leaders, their history, and the results of their attacks on other civilizations"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Bright Connections Media
Language
English
Formats
Description
A bashful bear: hungry hamsters, lazy lizards, and other curious creatures introduce the letters of the alphabet. Colorful drawings enchant little ones. Follow-along simple text presents capital and small letters and enriches vocabulary.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the archaeologist who discovered the lost city of Troy. Archaeologist? Mythmaker? Crook? This engaging, illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann - a nineteenth-century romantic who most believe did find the ancient city of Troy - reveals him to be a fascinating mixture of all three.