Download or read book Odysseus in the Serpent Maze written by Jane Yolen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVBefore he became the hero of the Trojan War, young Odysseus battled monsters and magic/divDIV Young Prince Odysseus longs to be a hero. But when he and his travelling companions are captured on their way home to Ithaca, Odysseus learns that being a hero isn’t always easy. Now Odysseus must fight dastardly pirates, survive the enchanted songs of sirens, slay monsters, and defeat a treacherous king. Worse still, Odysseus has to deal with girls: snooty, spoiled Princess Helen of Sparta and her companion, the annoyingly sensible Penelope. Odysseus must use his strength and cleverness to save his friends, and he must sacrifice more than he ever expected to be come the hero he is destined to be./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series./div/div
Download or read book Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons written by Jane Yolen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVBefore she became Queen of the Amazons, young Hippolyta fought to break a goddess’s curse . . . /divDIV An ancient prophecy states that any Amazon who bears two sons must kill the second, lest he grow up to destroy all the Amazons. But Queen Otrere can’t bear to sacrifice her baby, so she gives him to her daughter, thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, begging her to take the child to his father, Laomedon, King of Troy. In order to save her baby brother’s life, Hippolyta must find a lost city and lift a goddess’s curse. Along the way, she will need help from an unexpected source: a newly discovered brother. But can Hippolyta bring herself to trust a boy in order to save the Amazons?/divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series./div/div
Download or read book Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast written by Jane Yolen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVBefore Atalanta became a Greek legend, she encountered a beast . . ./divDIV Abandoned by her parents and raised by bears until the age of four, Atalanta has led a life of adventure. After her adoptive father is slain by a ferocious beast, the twelve-year-old Atalanta sets off on a journey of revenge, accompanied by the bear she treats as a brother. She discovers that a monster is terrorizing the land of Arcadia and that the king has assembled a party to track it down—led by the legendary huntsman Orion. Atalanta wins a place at Orion’s side, but the hunt for the beast is also a hunt to uncover the secret of her own past. And that may prove to be the greatest danger of all./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series./div/div
Download or read book Jason and the Gorgon s Blood written by Jane Yolen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVBefore he led the Argonauts on the quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason saved an ancient city . . ./divDIV Jason is an orphan training to be a warrior under the instruction of the centaur Chiron. But when wild centaurs steal Chiron’s most precious possessions—two jars of Gorgon’s blood, one with the power to heal any wound and the other a poison deadly enough to massacre multitudes—Jason must recover the blood before it can destroy the city of Iolcus. As he undertakes the quest with a band of unruly companions, Jason learns he’s actually the true heir to the throne of Iolcus. Only by proving himself worthy of leading this troop of young heroes can Jason stop the savage centaurs and save his city from slaughter./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series./div/div
Download or read book Sundaes with Harriet Tubman written by Kyla Steinkraus and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 32-page book, Sundaes with Harriet Tubman, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American and learning more about their way of life. The charming illustrations and adventure-filled text of the Time Hop Sweets Shop books work together to support young readers. With comprehension questions, biographical information, and websites for further discovery, this series helps children develop strong reading comprehension skills while also gaining important historical knowledge
Download or read book Grandma s Hurrying Child written by Jane Yolen and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandma tells her grandchild the story of the child's birth and how they both hurried to make it there on time.
Download or read book Araminta Spookie 5 Ghostsitters written by Angie Sage and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Araminta’s almost-grown-up cousin comes to babysit she brings two naughty ghosts with her—another fun, kooky adventure in the Araminta Spookie series from Angie Sage, author of the New York Times bestselling Septimus Heap series. If you’re looking for chapter books for kids ages 6-10, this series is a great choice. Aunt Tabby and Uncle Drac are heading off to Transylvania on Araminta's birthday—without Araminta. To make matters worse, Araminta will have a babysitter. When that sitter turns out to be Araminta's supercool cousin, Mathilda, things start to look up—except Mathilda shows up with two rowdy ghosts who destroy the house and ignore all the rules. Can Araminta come up with a Plan to get rid of these two bad ghosts once and for all?
Download or read book Sleep Black Bear Sleep written by Jane Yolen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When winter's snow creates a soft blanket of silence, nothing is more comforting than curling up under a cozy quilt. Whether slumber awaits in a warm bed, a rocking hammock, or a nest of leaves, the feeling of comfort and the infinite world of dreams are universal. This reassuring lullaby will calm any child to sleep, while Brooke Dyer's gentle illustrations show that the little details in everyone's niche truly make a place into a home.
Download or read book The Rogues written by Jane Yolen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish “Robin Hood” to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy’s village Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have garnered resounding critical acclaim for their thrilling historical novels that bring Scotland’s colorful past to breathtaking life. Now they return to the Highlands with an enthralling tale of a young boy’s lawless coming of age during the dark days of the Clearances. The early years of the 19th century are hard times for farmers in the Scottish Highlands. Young Roddy Macallan and his family are among the villagers cruelly driven from their lands when a new laird decides it would be more profitable to lease the ground to English sheep farmers. Returning in secret to the ruins of his home to retrieve a precious family heirloom—a “blessing” once presented to a Macallan ancestor by Bonnie Prince Charlie—Roddy is discovered and savagely beaten by order of the laird’s sadistic enforcer, William Rood, who then steals the treasure for his master. Were it not for the timely arrival of the notorious outlaw Alan Dunbar, the boy would surely be dead. Taken under the wing of the infamous “Rogue,” young Roddy begins a new life as a renegade. Now, against all odds and with the aid and guidance of his bold criminal mentor, the determined lad will seek a righteous vengeance on the powerful villains who wronged him and his clan.
Download or read book The Wolf Girls written by Jane Yolen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eerie book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, travel to an Indian orphanage where two new arrivals are so wild that some claim they were raised by wolves. In 1920 a missionary brought two young girls to an orphanage in India. The girls didn’t know how to talk, walk, or eat from a plate. Some people thought the girls had been abandoned by their parents. Some people said the girls were brought up by wolves in the wild. Still others thought that the missionary who ran the orphanage made up the story about the girls. No one knows for sure. Become a detective, study the clues, and see if you can help solve this chilling mystery from history!
Download or read book Meow written by Jane Yolen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of folktales about cats.
Download or read book Spring Surprises written by Anna Jane Hays and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say goodbye to winter and celebrate all the fun and exciting surprises springtime offers—like flying kites, making mud pies, watching new baby animals take their first steps, and dancing among the raindrops! This joyful ode to all things spring is filled with easy-to-decode rhymed text and bright, inviting art. Spring Surprises includes two sheets of stickers.
Download or read book Write Your Own Myth written by Natalie M. Rosinsky and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the craft of myth-writing.
Download or read book The Fairy Rebel written by Lynne Reid Banks and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fairy Queen strictly forbids fairies from using their magic power on humans. But after Tiki accidentally meets Jan, a woman who is desperate for a baby daughter, she finds it impossible to resist fulfilling her wish. Now up against the dark and vicious power of evil, this fairy rebel must face the Queen’s fury with frightening and possibly fatal results.
Download or read book Ulysses written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Threshold Concepts on the Edge written by Julie A. Timmermans and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Threshold Concepts on the Edge explores new directions in threshold concept research and practice and is of relevance to teachers, learners, educational researchers and academic developers.
Download or read book The Happy Hollisters and the Secret Fort written by Jerry West and published by Happy Hollisters. This book was released on 2022-02-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
