What do authors do?

Children’s books tell stories with words and often with pictures, too. In What Do Authors Do? Christelow shows how an idea blossoms into a final book in colorful watercolors and comic book-style frames. In What Do Illustrators Do?, two artists create their own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk, from rough sketch to finished artwork. Budding youngwriters and artists, rejoice! Both inspiring b…

Explorers

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ISBN/ISSN

0600331636

Collation

93 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

History Eye-Witness

Call Number

928 GRA

Flags

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781856971904

Collation

30 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

Little library

Call Number

929.9 STE

Charlotte Brontë : the girl who turned her life into a book

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ISBN/ISSN

9781904095804

Collation

88 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

Who was....

Call Number

928 BRO

Did Columbus really discover America? : and other questions about the Age of …

Did you know that Christopher Columbus didn't really discover America? Millions of Native Americans lived there for thousands of years before Columbus set sail. And did you know that Columbus made four voyages across the ocean? Do you know how America got its name? Or who first sailed around South America? This book will answer all kinds of questions about Christopher Columbus and the age of…

Christopher Columbus

Presents the background and achievements of the Italian seaman who discovered the New World.

Guts : the true stories behind Hatchet and the Brian books

Guess what -- Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In "Guts," Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson's story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the pilot's death in "Hatchet"; plane crashes he has seen and near-misses of his own. He describes how he made his own bows and arrows, and tak…

Mummies of the pharaohs : exploring the Valley of the Kings

Starting with the discovery of King Tut's tomb and its glorious treasures, the authors explore the entire Valley of the Kings resting place for 27 pharaohs and tell little-known stories about the remarkable tombs and their occupants.

The bald eagle

Describes traits which make the eagle a good symbol for the United States, briefly explains how the eagle was chosen, and lists some of the places the symbol appears.

Dr. Seuss : the great doodler

A Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a penchant for creating zany creatures. He grew up with a love of books and words from his mother, and his inventor father spawned a wildly imaginative and perfectionist side. It’s no wonder that t…