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"A boy goes on a long car ride to visit his grandmother and discovers time moves faster or slower depending on how bored he is"-- Provided by publisher.

Living on an ancient icebreaker in a war-stricken world ruled by Anti-Machinists, twelve-year-old Petrel hides a stowaway only to discover that her new friend has been sent to destroy a secret object.

In the isolated desert kingdom of Achra, sixteen-year-old Princess Kateri flees the palace and trains with the rebel Desert Boys to overthrow the cruel captain of the guard in this retelling of Frank Stockton's short story, "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Bellerophon and the winged horse Pegasus launch into the blue sky in search of the dreaded three-headed Chimera, but will success go to the hero's head? Orpheus, devastated by the death of his wife, Eurydice, dares the dangers of the kingdom of the dead in an attempt to bring her back to life. Echo loves Narcissus but the only person that he loves is himself: a story that can only end in sadness. These and other colourful legends from ancient Greece...

"Travel back in time to the age of the pyramids with this in teractive trivia book from "Jeopardy!" winner and "New York Times bestselling author" Ken Jennings. With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time."--Provided by publisher.

Much of the story of ancient Egypt is told about royalty. Many kids know about pharaohs like Cleopatra and the amazing pyramids that were built during this time period-but what about the regular people? This graphic novel brings that perspective into focus as a family living in ancient Egypt are part of the major innovations of the time: the pyramids, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and the use of papyrus and hieroglyphics. Illustrations pair with understandable...

Descubre la manera más entretenida de conocer la historia con los libros de la colección LOCOS POR LA HISTORIA. Únete a Carmen y Marco, y disfruta con ellos de las apasionantes explicaciones del abuelo, un auténtico (y muy divertido) experto en las civilizaciones del pasado. Desde que el abuelo compartió con ellos su pasión por las civilizaciones del pasado, Carmen y Marco se han vuelto unos auténticos locos por la historia. No hay nada...

A gorgeously illustrated story about a family of Egyptian embalmers that will enthrall kids with its mummy-making details and brilliantly painted pages. From artist and Egypt specialist Tamara Bower comes her third, gorgeous book about Ancient Egypt. Using the classic style of Egyptian art, the book is painstakingly accurate in facts and illustrative style. Artifacts, funerary customs, kid-loving gory details of the mummification process, hieroglyphs,...

The soldier heaved me over his shoulder as if I were a spring lamb. "I am not Israelite!" I screamed. I beat his back, hurting my hands. "Let me go." Adara has always longed to do the things that well-brought-up girls of her time are not supposed to do. She wants to learn to read and write - like men. And, she wants the freedom to travel - like men - outside the boundaries of her sheltered life. One day she awakens to a blast of trumpets as the...