Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547342489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.
Mary Wrightly, So Politely
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547342489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547342489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.
Nur Jahan of India
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 193746315X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From the deepest heart of the Moghul palace, tucked away in purdah, her face hidden by veils, one princess came to rule all of Moghul India. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts. What gave her this power was love. This is a love story, the story of Nur Jahan, who, without breaking any of the rules, hunted tigers, rode elephants to war, commanded a nation from behind a curtain, and did many other things that girls were not expected to do. Richly illustrated and narrated with humor, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses brings to life the stories of real and remarkable princesses who managed to do what few thought possible.
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 193746315X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From the deepest heart of the Moghul palace, tucked away in purdah, her face hidden by veils, one princess came to rule all of Moghul India. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts. What gave her this power was love. This is a love story, the story of Nur Jahan, who, without breaking any of the rules, hunted tigers, rode elephants to war, commanded a nation from behind a curtain, and did many other things that girls were not expected to do. Richly illustrated and narrated with humor, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses brings to life the stories of real and remarkable princesses who managed to do what few thought possible.
Sorghaghtani of Mongolia
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463060
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
On the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia in the thirteenth century, a princess was given the chance to rule. She took lands that had been ruined by war and made them wealthy again, brought mutual respect and cooperation to a downtrodden and distrustful people, and in a battle of wits that was like a giant chess game, won for her sons the imperial throne. This is the story of Sorghaghtani, a real and remarkable princess who handed her sons the largest empire in the world. Richly illustrated and narrated with humor, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses brings to life the stories of real and remarkable princesses who managed to do what few thought possible.
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463060
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
On the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia in the thirteenth century, a princess was given the chance to rule. She took lands that had been ruined by war and made them wealthy again, brought mutual respect and cooperation to a downtrodden and distrustful people, and in a battle of wits that was like a giant chess game, won for her sons the imperial throne. This is the story of Sorghaghtani, a real and remarkable princess who handed her sons the largest empire in the world. Richly illustrated and narrated with humor, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses brings to life the stories of real and remarkable princesses who managed to do what few thought possible.
Call Me Athena
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Treasury of Glorious Goddesses
ISBN: 9781937463946
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Athena, Greek Goddess of Wisdom, steps fully formed from her father's head into the already established world of the Olympians. A motherless newcomer, she has to find her own place and purpose. Her adventures bring her down to Earth, where she forms close bonds with the Greek Heroes. Her attachment to three in particular--Diomedes, Odysseus, and Achilles--draws her into the Trojan War. How will she protect her friends and end the conflict? What are the ramifications on Olympus? Where does Athena finally find herself at home--and where can you find her now? Told by Athena in the first person, this lively book gives young readers a unique entry into the world of Greek mythology and provides interesting cultural and historical context in a nonfiction section illustrated with a family tree of the Olympians, maps, and photographs.
Publisher: Treasury of Glorious Goddesses
ISBN: 9781937463946
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Athena, Greek Goddess of Wisdom, steps fully formed from her father's head into the already established world of the Olympians. A motherless newcomer, she has to find her own place and purpose. Her adventures bring her down to Earth, where she forms close bonds with the Greek Heroes. Her attachment to three in particular--Diomedes, Odysseus, and Achilles--draws her into the Trojan War. How will she protect her friends and end the conflict? What are the ramifications on Olympus? Where does Athena finally find herself at home--and where can you find her now? Told by Athena in the first person, this lively book gives young readers a unique entry into the world of Greek mythology and provides interesting cultural and historical context in a nonfiction section illustrated with a family tree of the Olympians, maps, and photographs.
Go to Bed, Ted!
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647005140
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Even the future president of the United States has to wash up, put his toys away, settle down, and go to bed Go to bed, Ted! It’s time for little Theodore Roosevelt, the future president, to take a bath, quit playing, and put away his toys. Time to stop rough-riding the bed, keep his nightclothes on, and dream big. It’s tough going to bed every night—for presidents and kids alike.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647005140
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Even the future president of the United States has to wash up, put his toys away, settle down, and go to bed Go to bed, Ted! It’s time for little Theodore Roosevelt, the future president, to take a bath, quit playing, and put away his toys. Time to stop rough-riding the bed, keep his nightclothes on, and dream big. It’s tough going to bed every night—for presidents and kids alike.
Hatshepsut of Egypt
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
When explorers first chipped a hole through a wall and shined a light into Tutankhamun's tomb, everything it touched glinted with gold and gleamed with silver. The boy-king so surrounded by this treasure would become one of the most famous names in history. But it was a less-famous princess who had accumulated a lot of the wealth that was buried in that tomb. Her name was Hatshepsut. How did she make Egypt so rich? And how did she come to be buried, like Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings? This book brings to life the story of a real and remarkable princess who had the nerve to declare herself Pharaoh.
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
When explorers first chipped a hole through a wall and shined a light into Tutankhamun's tomb, everything it touched glinted with gold and gleamed with silver. The boy-king so surrounded by this treasure would become one of the most famous names in history. But it was a less-famous princess who had accumulated a lot of the wealth that was buried in that tomb. Her name was Hatshepsut. How did she make Egypt so rich? And how did she come to be buried, like Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings? This book brings to life the story of a real and remarkable princess who had the nerve to declare herself Pharaoh.
Horrible Hauntings
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937463991
Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Download our free app to see ghosts!"--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937463991
Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Download our free app to see ghosts!"--Cover.
The Picture Book Almanac
Author: Nancy J. Polette
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This essential guide has exactly the right books to help you celebrate special days throughout the year—even "holidays" you've never heard of—and provides hundreds of fun titles and activities that could inspire your students to become life-long readers. Young students need to continually be presented with a vast variety of types of books, authors, illustrators, and subject matter in order to find the perfect concept or image that sparks their imagination, takes their comprehension to a new level, or helps them turn the corner to becoming a book lover. Nancy J. Polette's The Picture Book Almanac: Picture Books and Activities to Celebrate 365 Familiar and Unusual Holidays can be used year-round as a key to open that great literary treasure vault. The books Polette has painstakingly selected for their value as learning opportunities tie into both familiar and unusual holidays, ranging from official, nationally recognized holidays to obscure ones such as Milk Day and Thesaurus Day. The daily featured book titles cover the classics, such as books in the Paddington Bear series and Cinderella to outstanding current and just-published titles, collectively representing the best choices for collection building over time. This book is an excellent tool for collection development as well as an indispensable resource for reading teachers and classroom teachers.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This essential guide has exactly the right books to help you celebrate special days throughout the year—even "holidays" you've never heard of—and provides hundreds of fun titles and activities that could inspire your students to become life-long readers. Young students need to continually be presented with a vast variety of types of books, authors, illustrators, and subject matter in order to find the perfect concept or image that sparks their imagination, takes their comprehension to a new level, or helps them turn the corner to becoming a book lover. Nancy J. Polette's The Picture Book Almanac: Picture Books and Activities to Celebrate 365 Familiar and Unusual Holidays can be used year-round as a key to open that great literary treasure vault. The books Polette has painstakingly selected for their value as learning opportunities tie into both familiar and unusual holidays, ranging from official, nationally recognized holidays to obscure ones such as Milk Day and Thesaurus Day. The daily featured book titles cover the classics, such as books in the Paddington Bear series and Cinderella to outstanding current and just-published titles, collectively representing the best choices for collection building over time. This book is an excellent tool for collection development as well as an indispensable resource for reading teachers and classroom teachers.
Artemisia of Caria
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463036
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Thousands of years ago, in the world of the Ancient Greeks where women were expected to obey their husbands in all matters, to play no part in public life, and to stay inside the house, a princess grew up to be not only a sailor and a ship’s captain, but a famous admiral. Her name was Artemisia, and among all the commanders fighting on the Persian side during the great Persian Wars, she alone dared to give Xerxes an honest opinion that could have saved his entire fleet. This is the story of a real and remarkable princess whose spirit prompted the Persian Great King, Xerxes, to declare, "My men have become women, and my women men!"
Publisher: Goosebottom Books
ISBN: 1937463036
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Thousands of years ago, in the world of the Ancient Greeks where women were expected to obey their husbands in all matters, to play no part in public life, and to stay inside the house, a princess grew up to be not only a sailor and a ship’s captain, but a famous admiral. Her name was Artemisia, and among all the commanders fighting on the Persian side during the great Persian Wars, she alone dared to give Xerxes an honest opinion that could have saved his entire fleet. This is the story of a real and remarkable princess whose spirit prompted the Persian Great King, Xerxes, to declare, "My men have become women, and my women men!"
Real Princesses
Author: Valerie Wilding
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802796753
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
"Get the facts about princesses past and present--their clothes, their homes, their families, and their fates!"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802796753
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
"Get the facts about princesses past and present--their clothes, their homes, their families, and their fates!"--P. [4] of cover.