The tale of Troy

The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, of the gathering Heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece. With a beautiful introduction by best-selling author Michelle Paver, and addit…

On my island

The narrator of this story thinks that there’s nothing to do on his little round island, which he shares with a wolf, two cats, three ants, and a bat. But all around him, fantastic events are taking place — it’s just that the boy and his friends are always looking in the wrong direction. Marie-Louise Gay’s signature style brings delight and whimsy to every page. “A masterpiece.... Gay…

Diana, Princess of Wales

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0721419909

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

923 DAL

You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton?

This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself. Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Li…

Let's read about.... Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks believed in herself and worked hard to succeed from the time she was a girl. Read about Rosa, a young woman who helped change history when she fought for black people's equal rights.

Let's read about.... Pocahontas

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439561485

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

Scholastic First Biographies

Call Number

920 POC

Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott

A riveting account of the civil rights boycott that changed history by the foremost author of history for young people. Now a classic, Freedman’s book tells the dramatic stories of the heroes who stood up against segregation and Jim Crow laws in 1950s Alabama. A master of succinct historical narratives, Freeman explains the contributions of and sacrifices made by Rosa Parks and Claudette …

Lives of extraordinary women : rulers, rebels (and what the neighbors thought)

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439318432

Collation

95 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

920 KRU

Death of a princess

When the Pharaoh’s beautiful eleven-year-old daughter, Isis, dies under suspicious circumstances, rumours fly around the harem ofMer-Wer. Meryet, the harem’s beautician, learns that the princess was poisoned, and must race against time to find the culpritbefore she becomes the prime suspect! Her investigation pits her against jealous queens and concubines, and plunges the reader into a world …

Madagascar : movie novel

From DreamWorks, the studio behind the megahit SHREK 2, a movie that proves that it's a jungle out there! What happens when four New York zoo animals-a lion who's used to being the center of attention, a zebra who wants to live in the wild, a giraffe who's a hypochondriac, and a hippo who's got attitude to spare-are taken from the safety of their city homes, loaded on to a boat headed for Af…