A retelling of Greek mythology's most ancient epic tale of the first great western hero, this book goes back to the very first recorded full version of the story written by Apollonius of Rhodes, combining Ancient Greek vase pastiche with high realsim and exciting artwork.
Twenty years ago this July, Jim Morrison died under mysterious and still-controversial circumstances. Now, James Riordan--a consultant on the just-released Oliver Stone film The Doors--and Jerry Prochnicky tackle the entire story of Morrison's life and death, based on interviews with new sources who conclusively disprove the official finding of ...
In the last years of his life, Tolstoy founded a school which was open all day with children coming and going as they pleased. All his students were eager and arrived early, departing late. This is a collection of 25 stories he wrote for his students. 13 full-color illustrations.
There are no such things as vampires. Becka Williams believes that. Or, she wants to. But there are some strange things happening. Jaimie Baylor is being stalked by someone or something strange. It's up to Becka and Ryan to figure out who--or what.
Zach and his sister Piper are on the run, searching for their parents while protecting their little brother Elijah. Although he never speaks, there is something pure and supernatural about the boy that the powers of heaven want to protect and the powers of darkness want to destroy.
In 1994, as his country descended into the madness of genocide, Anglican Bishop John Rucyahana underwent the mind-numbing pain of having members of his church and family butchered. John refused to become a part of the systemic hatred. He founded the Sonrise orphanage and school for children orphaned in the genocide, and he now leads reconciliation ...
Billy thought growing up in wartime was fun: the fiery skies, exploding factories, the noise of the blitz, playing among the rubble of the bombed houses. Then a bomb fell on the shelter where Billy and his mother were taking refuge. Billy woke up in hospital, horribly burned and longing for death, until a precious gift from a soldier who was also ...
Abena is a rebellious Ashanti girl sold into slavery on the notorious Transatlantic route from West Africa to Jamaica. Mungo is an English orphan who becomes a cabin boy, only to be kidnapped and sold as a white slave. Fate brings the two together and Mungo, risking life and limb, saves Abena from a terrible death. Together they escape and set out ...
When Scott and Rebecca Williams are sent to a remote mountain village in New Mexico, they don't know what to expect. What they find is an evil so powerful that it attacks them with wind, thunder, lightning--even the very ground they walk on.
An illustrated retelling of seven stories that have been the basis of famous ballets with notes on the origins of each story and on the music composed for them. Includes "Petrushka", "Swan Lake", "Cinderella", "Giselle", "The Nutcracker", "Stone Flower", and "Sleeping Beauty".
Sindbad's adventures are the most fantastic of the stories in "The Thousand and One Nights". During his twenty years as a merchant adventurer, Sindbad encounters a Rookh's egg, a huge valley of diamonds, streams of amber, a terrifying sea-monster, an ogre's feast, the Cave of the Dead, the Old Man of the Sea and much, much more...For this vibrant ...
From the Preface Although it has been suspected since ancient times that metals participate in biological processes, details of the manner in which they might exert a function have until recently remained unknown. It is now appreciated that metals play roles in catalysis, hormone action, gene and other regulatory functions, structural ...
This innovative new series features boys and girls describing their experiences at a key moment in history. When his father is drafted and his London neighborhood is bombed, Frank is evacuated to the countryside. There, he meets a German Jewish girl, and learns how much is at stake in the war with Nazi Germany.
This exciting collection is filled with adventure and wonder, generous sea spirits and horrible underwater monsters, and daring boys and girls. Characters sail, swim, and even ride whales to cross the ocean, learning the secrets of the wind and currents that rule the surface and hidden depths. The stories come from Celtic, Finnish, Maori and ...
Rich in cultural significance, social commentary, and popular beliefs, the tales found in this series represent the best, the most intriguing, and the most curious of oral literature from cultures whose legends, myths, and folklore have been largely unavailable in English until now.Each volume includes 20 to 30 tales, accompanied by an ...
Stalingrad snipers were a legend in their time. Their patience, keen eyes and ruthlessness helped win the Battle of Stalingrad and turn the tide of the Second World War. This is the true story of a teenage sniper recruited in 1942 by Vasily Zaitsev to seek out and shoot German officers. To begin with, the youngster finds it almost impossible to ...
The stories in this book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you hold your breath - just like the game! They're all written by keen fans who follow their teams all over the country - Michael Rosen, Robert Swindells, Michael Parkinson, Barry Hines, and lots more. Football - it's the greatest game in the world...
This exciting collection is filled with adventure and wonder, generous sea spirits and horrible underwater monsters, and daring boys and girls. Characters sail, swim, and even ride whales to cross the ocean, learning the secrets of the wind and currents that rule the surface and hidden depths. The stories come from Celtic, Finnish, Maori and ...
This volume of Methods in Enzymology and its companion Volume 226 present spectroscopic and physical methods for the determination of metal ion environments in metalloproteins and metalloenzymes.
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