In this illustrated, abridged version of the original, the boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and, especially, St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?

The calamities that befall the hapless creatures of Aesop's Fables! The fox can't reach his grapes, then gets attacked by biting flies, and loses his tail in a trap. And things don't go much better for the hare, who is chased relentlessly by a hound, barely escaping with his life-only to be beaten in a race by a lowly tortoise. Misfortune turns to mayhem when a wolf is killed by his sweetheart's father, a sheepdog preys on his own flock, and the mouse...

"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, she wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father...

Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is indeed an amazing tale, the story of the magical adventures of two children, Kai and Gerda. It all begins with the shattering of a demon mirror. A splinter from it lands in Kai's eye and holds the secret of the Snow Queen's power, enabling her to spirit Kai away to her ice palace at the top of the world. There, deep in her thrall, he soon forgets his beloved playmate, Gerda. But Gerda does not forget. Carrying...

Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.

"Rhymes invite the reader to find hidden objects in photographs of Christmas items."--Provided by publisher.

Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 1998, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.

Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.

"Retells the life of St. Patrick, including six of the legends about the Irish saint, and offers facts about how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated today."--

Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a fieldtrip to a beehive in her magic school bus.