Isabel Greenberg
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and round tables and kings that pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed, and the magic is gone. All that is left are the stories of those bygone days. Young Hag, her mother and her grandmother, Ancient Crone, are the last of the witches in Britain. At least, that's what Ancient Crone says. Young Hag has grown up hearing those tales...
2) Glass Town
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The entrancing story of the Bronte sisters' childhood imaginary world. Four children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it. But can reality be enough, when fiction is so enticing? And what happens to an imaginary world when its creators grow up? Plots are spiraling, characters are getting wildly out of hand, and a great deal of ink is being spilt... Welcome to Glass Town."--Provided...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Wide-Awake Baby leads the other Midnight Babies on a campaign against sleep, but one by one, they succumb to the lure of Slumberland, Nightlights, the Sea of Stories or the Garden of Lullabies until only Wide-Awake Baby is left.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"From the author who brought you The Encyclopedia of Early Earth comes another Epic Tale of Derring-do. Prepare to be dazzled once more by the overwhelming power of stories and see love prevail in the face of Terrible Adversity! You will read of betrayal, loyalty, madness, bad husbands, lovers both faithful and unfaithful, wise old crones, moons who come out of the sky, musical instruments that won't stay quiet, friends and brothers and fathers...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch."--Publisher's website.
"THIS BOOK IS NOT A REAL ENCYCLOPEDIA! It is an epic work of fiction, detailing the many tales and adventures of one lonely storyteller on a quest for Enlightenment and True Love....
8) Power up
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An exploration of the relationship between the human body and all the energy that it takes to make it go"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A spunky, feminist take on the myth of Gaia, the Greek goddess of the Earth. Long before the age of the Olympian gods, Gaia created the world in all its beauty. But from Gaia also came the Titans, who ran wild and free through this world--until her husband Ouranos turned on Gaia and declared himself the ruler of all she'd created. Her son Cronus then rose to power, but soon he too became hungry for more power--so much so that he swallowed his own...
12) Up your nose
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the five main types of germs-bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths-and the human immune system that protects us against them"--
13) The Aztec empire
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Who were the Aztecs? Why did they build their temples? When did they discover chocolate? And what was daily life like in Mesoamerica? Find out in this fact-filled book, with map and timeline, which makes 500 years of history visible at a glance"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Who were the ancient Greeks? How did they become brilliant philosophers and mathematicians? What happened at the first Olympic Games? And what was daily life like in ancient Greece? Find out in this fact-filled book, with a map and timeline that make 3,000 years of history visible at a glance"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"En este álbum ilustrado de no ficción Seth Fishman busca hacernos pensar en toda clase de números, desde los más inimaginablemente grandes hasta uno de los más únicos e importantes (al menos para nosotros): el 1. ¿Cuántas hormigas hay en el mundo? ¿Cuántos árboles? ¿Cómo podemos saberlo? Mediante textos e imágenes juguetones, tan lejanos de las áridas páginas de un libro de texto como pueda imaginarse, los autores nos hacen pensar...
17) The Roman Empire
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Plunge into the rich and often dark history of Scotney Castle in Kent, a place that has witnessed the rule of more than thirty monarchs and been home to generations of different families, each with their own stories to tell. Recreating aspects of the castle's past from the Medieval to the Edwardian ages, fives stories by Jamie Rhodes are brought to life by emerging talents from the UK comics scene" -- page 4 of cover.