Download or read book Nathan Shipbuilder of Spain written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teachers Guide for Nathan Shipbuilder of Spain written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kensie Storyteller of Scotland written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeenth century Scotland is ruled by another English king, Charles II. Highland clan’s feud and struggle for power in this beautiful land. Kensie is a twelve year old storyteller who dreams of a future as a bard in a Highland Clan. Will Kensie’s secrets keep her from making her dream come true?

Download or read book Ashtyn Teacher of New Zealand written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strong brave native Maori people of 1845 New Zealand are fascinating to Ashtyn. She is a fourteen year old English girl who wants to live with the great Ngapuhi tribe and teach their children. Will the chief and his people accept her? Can she learn and adapt to the unique traditions of the tribe and save her Maori friend from unknown danger?

Download or read book Erik Carver of Greenland written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brave group of Norse Vikings founded a colony on Greenland in the tenth century. After almost four hundred years the settlement is struggling to survive. Erik is a thirteen year old carver whose life is about to change. Can he trust an old story and a set of runes? Does he have the courage to follow a dream?

Download or read book Katie Writer of Russia written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful empire of Russia is ruled by a foreign monarch, Catherine the Great. Nobles, peasants and serfs struggle to find their place in the future of this vast land. In 1774, Katie is a fourteen year old girl who dreams of writing for the Russian theatre. Can she discover and tell the real story of the Russian people?

Download or read book Tiago Explorer of Brazil written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1638, Tiago is the thirteen year old son of a Portuguese explorer. Following an Indian tradition, the family ventures into the inhospitable tropical rainforest of Brazil to take his young brother to his grandfather. Can they survive the many dangers of this forest to reach the settlement of the Kalapalo Indians? When tragedy strikes, will Tiago remain with is brother and find acceptance among the nations?

Download or read book Hathor Artist of Ancient Egypt written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1300 BC and Ramesses the Great has become the king of ancient Egypt. Twelve year old Hathor dreams of being a painter in the royal tombs. In the workmen’s village of Deir el Medina, Hathor learns painting and hieroglyphics. Can a young girl overcome obstacles and earn a position as a painter in the tomb of Queen Nefertari?

Download or read book Thomas Scribe of Israel written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 66 AD, Israel is ruled by the powerful Empire of Rome. Groups of zealots fight for freedom and the unique Jewish religion. Thomas is a twelve year old student who is training to be a scribe. Will he find a new home in the desert fortress of Qumran? Can he help protect the scrolls of the Holy Scriptures?

Download or read book Zari Girl of Ancient Persia written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 520 BC, Babylon is just one of many conquered cities in the great Persian Empire. Zari is the thirteen year old daughter of an asu, a trained physician. Taught from early childhood to love and use hundreds of plants, she helps Papa prepare herbal remedies to cure disease. Can she use some of her plants to save lives and stop an evil plan?

Download or read book Akshat Boy of Tibet written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1625, Tibet is a land of nomads, monasteries and farmers. Nine year old Akshat herds sheep and yaks in the pastures of the western plateau. The death of his father begins a chain of events that will change his life forever. Can Akshat find his place in a world of monks, lamas and the world’s largest monastery?

Download or read book Zaltana Princess of Ancient Mexico written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zaltana is the twelve year-old daughter of the ruler of the great and powerful city of Teotihuacán in the Valley of Mexico on the seventh century AD. Her life as a princess is changing quickly. Can she face and accept an uncertain future. Will she overcome her fear and help save her family?

Download or read book Beau Doctor of France written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1793 AD, Paris is the center of the French Revolution. The citizens of France live in fear of arrest, imprisonment and death at the guillotine. Beau is a fourteen year-old student in the school of surgery. Can he help save the young dauphin? Will his secret plan be discovered?

Download or read book Rasmus Craftsman of Constantinople written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emperor Justinian ordered rebuilding throughout the magnificent 6th century capital of Constantinople. Craftsmen from across the Byzantine Empire will create beautiful buildings and mosaics. Rasmus is a thirteen year old mosaic apprentice. Opportunity and danger await him in the imperial palace. Can Rasmus solve the puzzle and save the emperor?

Download or read book Nathaniel s Nutmeg written by Giles Milton and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To write a book that makes the reader sit in a trance, lost in his passionate desire to pack a suitcase and go to the fabulous place - that, in the end, is something one would give a sack of nutmeg for' Philip Hensher, The Spectator In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to control the world's nutmeg supply. For five years Courthope and his band of thirty men were besieged by a force one hundred times greater - and his heroism set in motion the events that led to the founding of the greatest city on earth. A beautifully told adventure story and a fascinating depiction of exploration in the seventeenth century, NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG sheds a remarkable light on history

Download or read book Nathaniel s Nutmeg Or The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader who Changed the Course of History written by Giles Milton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1616, Nathaniel Courthope was dispatched to Run, the most lucrative of the Spice Islands to hold off the massive Dutch Navy. But after a four-year siege, Britain ceded the island and its lucrative spice trade to Holland--in exchange for Manhattan.

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