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Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Paw Prints
Published: 2008-07-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781439511008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers the story of the Prince of Ithaca who, having been kidnapped by pirates, finds himself on a great journey to battle evil forces and outwit his enemies in order to get back home safely. Reprint.
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1480423378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVDIVBefore 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
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Voyager
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780007134144
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 148042336X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVDIVBefore 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
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1480423386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVDIVBefore 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
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1480423351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVDIVBefore 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
Author: Kyla Steinkraus
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Published: 2016-01-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1681914549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Ember
Published: 2012-02-14
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0307976084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrecocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way. “The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780152018139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrandma tells her grandchild the story of the child's birth and how they both hurried to make it there on time.
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-05-25
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1665912952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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!
