Presents the text of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," that includes detailed explanations of difficult words and phrases, plot summaries, list of characters, and profile on the author.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. In the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Cathedral. She has produced a monster of stick and snow who will do her bidding-- and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, fled to the human world and lives in the woods. When she is chased through the streets by the hag Bogdana, Suren is saved by Prince Oak, the heir to Elfhame-- and the boy...

Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people-rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers-who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century--

My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental. My people use the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, on of my father's Elite guards, it's my job to do as I'm told. When my older sister is sent as an ambassador to the realm of the water elemental--the Deep--I have no choice but to accompany her as her bodyguard. With...

"Shhh! The king has a secret. I'll whisper it to you. 'He has donkey ears.' This is a funny traditional tale with puzzles after the story."--Back cover.

Edward is the King of England. He's also dying, which is inconvenient, as he's only sixteen and he'd rather be planning his first kiss than who will inherit his crown. Jane, Edward's cousin, is far more interested in books than romance. Unfortunately, Edward has arranged to marry her off to Gifford secure the line of succession. And Gifford is, well, a horse. That is, he an E?ian (eth-y-un, for the uninitiated) who becomes a chestnut steed every morning,...

Captured by slave traders in the inhospitable desert, Lazar fought his way to freedom, earning the coveted position of Spur of Percheron. Charged with protecting his adopted city from enemies on both sides of its walls, he has led a charmed life as confidant to and protector of Zar Joreb for many years. But now Joreb is dead…Though Joreb's well-intentioned fifteen-year-old heir, Boaz, will take the title of Zar, the balance of power lies in the...