"SOME PIG," Charlotte the spider's praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. In 'Some Writer!', the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and …
Contents: Permission granted : an old warrior wants one more chance at fame and fortune- Path to Peru : the Spaniards struggle through the jungle in heavy armor- Into the Empire : under the eye of the emperor, the Spaniards approach the Inca capital- Battle of Cajamarca : the invaders lay a trap- A desperate bargain : Atahualpa promises a roomful of gold in exchange for his life, New regime : r…
Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame polio to become a runner, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals, and the founder of a group that helps poor children to do better in school and learn sports.
Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their Liverpudlian childhoods, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why they broke up. It's all here in an easy-to-read …
Jiwa Heroik dan Patriotiknya sudah terlihat sejak masih kanak-kanak dan perjuangannya dimulai sejak usia muda. Pejuang sejati dari Maluku, pertempuran yang luar biasa pada tanggal 16 ei 1817 di bawah kepimimpinan Kapitan Pattimura dan berhasil merebut Benteng Duurstede.