Yolen relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the flooding of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir.
When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, he discovered the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy's point of view, this story traces how the youth tries to warn his people against welcoming the strangers, who seem more interested in golden treasures than friendship.
Now with stunning new covers, Jane Yolen's acclaimed Pit Dragon trilogy follows two teen determined to free dragons who have been trained to fight to the death.
Welcome to Scotland, where magic runs through the land like the stripes in the colorful Scottish tartans. Everyone and everything here, it seems, has some wizardry--old folks at rest homes, dusty old card games, even cowardly dogs. The only ones without magic are American twins Jennifer and Peter, and they're the ones who need it most.
The three children from "The Wizard's Map" come to the aid of a war refugee--one who is fleeing a battle that took place more than a thousand years ago...
This retelling of a classic fairy tale from Russia contains many rich elements of folklore. In doing a favor for a human king of the land, the Sea King tricks him into handing over his newborn son. Full-color illustrations.
For use in schools and libraries only. When Commander Salamander and his band of pirates capture the "Star Warts" spaceship, Commander Toad is forced to hop the plank.
For use in schools and libraries only. In search of new worlds to explore, Commander Toad and his crew land their space ship "Star Warts" on the strange Planet of the Grapes.
Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s Poland, where she is captured and put in a death camp. A girl named Rivka befriends her, teaching her how to fight the dehumanization of the camp and hold onto her identity.
For use in schools and libraries only. Relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir.
Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship Star Warts have a mission: to go where no spaceship has gone before and to bring a little bit of Earth back to the alien stars. But Deep Wader is not pleased at being disturbed and it looks as though the crew of the Star Warts might become the monster's lunch. A Reading Rainbow review title.
The origins of the legendary Merlin the magician are reimagined in these three novels that appear together for the first time in this paperback anthology.
The legend of Camelot is revisited in this boldly imagined tale of the early days of King Arthur's court. Includes an interview with the award-winning and acclaimed author.
When her father, Robert the Bruce, becomes King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess. But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, has set his sights on Robert and his family. Marjorie is captured and imprisoned in a wooden cage in the center of a town square, exposed to wind, rain, the taunts of the townspeople, and the scorn of Longshanks himself. Marjorie knows that despite her suffering and pain, she is the daughter of no...
Long before mermaids emerged, there was the merman, which has appeared in the mythologies of Babylon, Greece, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, China and Japan, but has become "Legend's Forgotten Man". With 27 stories from around the world, this volume reconstructs the unnatural history of the Merman. Illustrations.
From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world's best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages.With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of...
Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways a dinosaur can make her birthday party special, from thanking guests for their gifts to sharing large pieces of cake. Full color.
In deft and lyrical prose, Yolen tells the whole story of an individual who forever changed the landscape of America. Breathtaking paintings by award-winning artist Burke illuminate the historical detail of this man's life while capturing all the magic and mystery of his legend. Full color.
