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BOOKS by Victor G Ambrus

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The Iliad

The Iliad more books like this

by Nick McCarty (Retold by), Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

Kingfisher Epics are action-packed retellings of classic tales and legends, with all the exhilaration and immediacy of their original versions. Magnificent black-and-white illustrations bring the heroic deeds depicted in these stories dramatically to life. These stories have enthralled readers for centuries, and Kingfisher Epics make them ...

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Drawing Animals

Drawing Animals more books like this

by Victor Ambrus

This oversized book is packed with the beautiful, loose and lively drawings Victor Ambrus is known for. From very quick sketches to more detailed, full-tonal studies, more than 350 drawings feature a variety of animals -- polar bears, elephants, chimpanzees, tigers, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, zebras, macaws, owls, ostriches -- as well as cats, ...

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El Cid

El Cid more books like this

by Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

This is the story of Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, chief marshal of the royal army, who was exiled from his native Castile by the weak King Alfonso in 1089. Banished from his two little daughters and his lovely wife, he rode out of Castile at midnight, between the teeth of a wild and snarling mountain range, and journeyed into the South, where ...

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Black Beauty: The Greatest Horse Story Ever Told

Black Beauty: The Greatest Horse Story Ever Told more books like this

by Anna Sewell, Caryn Jenner (Adapted by), Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

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A Christmas Fantasy more books like this

by Carolyn Haywood, Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator), Glenys Ambrus (Illustrator)

Relates the boyhood of Santa Claus and how he got into the "present business."

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Grandma, Felix, and Mustapha Biscuit more books like this

by Victor Ambrus

Felix the cat greedily pursues the plumpest, tastiest-looking little thing he has ever seen from the moment Grandma brings a hamster into the house.

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The story of Britain more books like this

by R. J. Unstead, Victor G. Ambrus

Traces the history of England emphasizing the personality and character of rulers and other influential leaders.

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The Odyssey

The Odyssey more books like this

by Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others.

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Black Beauty: Timeless Classic Stories for Today

Black Beauty: Timeless Classic Stories for Today more books like this

by Anna Sewell, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

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Horse Stories

Horse Stories more books like this

by Christine Pullein-Thompson (Compiled by), Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator), Charlotte Fyfe (Designer)

A thoroughbred collection with a diverse selection of 20 stories and extracts by such authors as Anna Sewell, Leo Tolstoy, C.S. Lewis, Helen Griffiths, Saki, Monica Dickens, Walter Farley, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Black-and-white illustrations.

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Stallion of the sands more books like this

by Helen Griffiths

Coveted for his beauty and pursued by many men, the albino stallion escapes to a coastal island where he is eventually claimed and won by a lonely boy.

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The Random House Book of Horse Stories

The Random House Book of Horse Stories more books like this

by Felicity Trotman (Editor), Robinson Publishing, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

With over 25 stories by the world's best authors, including James Herriot, C.S. Lewis, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and James Riordan, this book is a must-have for horse lovers that will be treasured for years to come. Here's an enchanting collection of magical talking horses, mythical flying horses, and loyal farm horses that will have the equine set ...

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The Bushbabies more books like this

by William Stevenson, Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator)

13-year-old Jackie and an elderly African travel into the hazardous African bush to return Jackie's pet tarsier (bushbaby) to the forest. A story of friendship between two people of different ages and races and a graphic picture of the African bush.

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Big Ben more books like this

by David Harry Walker, Victor G. Ambrus

As a result of an automobile accident, two children acquire a St. Bernard pup that seems to create increasing trouble in direct proportion to his rapidly increasing size.

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Well-Loved Tales from Shakespeare more books like this

by Bernard Miles, Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator)

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Haki the Shetland Pony more books like this

by Kathleen Fidler

When his beloved Shetland pony is bought by a circus owner, a young boy decides not to relinquish the animal unless he can go as trainer.

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A Valentine Fantasy more books like this

by Carolyn Haywood, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

A tale of how Valentine's Day came into existence and of how the heart became its symbol.

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Under the Double Eagle: Three Centuries of History in Austria and Hungary more books like this

by Victor G Ambrus, Donald Lindsay (Editor)

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The Iliad

The Iliad more books like this

by Strachan Ian, Homer, Victor G. Ambrus

This sure-to-be classic edition of Homer's dramatic tale of Paris's doomed love for Helen and the ensuing years of siege that roiled the city of Troy is retold by the award-winning author of "The Flawed Glass". Full color.

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Ways of Drawing Hands: A Guide to Expanding Your Visual Awareness more books like this

by Victor G. Ambrus

The ways in which people see and interpret images are crucial in the drawing process, and the perspectives offered in these books will help extend the artist's visual awareness, transforming each daunting prospect into an exciting new challenge.

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Prisoners in the snow more books like this

by Arthur Catherall

Two Austrian children, their lame grandfather, and a sick pilot are trapped inside their house when a plane crash causes a great avalanche to come down on their farm.

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Three Poor Tailors more books like this

by Victor G Ambrus

A Hungarian folktale in which three tailors take a trip to town on a nannygoat.

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Santa Claus Forever! more books like this

by Carolyn Haywood, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

After a particularly difficult Christmas Eve, Santa decides to retire, but when he sees his replacement, he changes his mind.

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Young Mark : the story of a venture more books like this

by E. M. Almedingen

Chronicles the adventurous journey of a fourteen-year-old lad who leaves his eighteenth-century manor home in the Ukraine to make his way to St. Petersburg where he seeks a career as a singer.

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Mystery of Stonehenge more books like this

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Victor G Ambrus (Illustrator)

Combines the efforts of several modern scientists to explain the ancient mystery of Stonehenge; who built it and why? How was it built and when?

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