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For thousands of years, stories from the Bible have been teaching people of all ages. In this book, Pascale Lafond beautifully illustrates the story of creation for young readers.

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Let's Go Explore Egypt, young readers travel to the holy land of Egypt. Complete with photographs, maps, vocabulary call-outs, fun facts, and more, this is the perfect resource for the young explorer. Read about the Biblical significance and history of Israel as well as current and curious information about foods, clothes, places of interest, and other pertinent facts of interest. Fulfills common core standards including: Ask and answer such questions...

From Washington Irving (1783—1859) to F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896—1940), the authors represented in this expansive American short story anthology invite you to see the world as they saw it. Irving's culture-defining tales of American life-"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"-offer a turn of events that both surprises and chills the reader. In "Bartleby," Herman Melville introduces us to a lawyer whose easy way of life is upended by...

Wendy Darling loves telling stories about Peter Pan to her brothers, but when Mr. Darling thinks she is just filling their heads with stories about pirates and mermaids, he tells Wendy it is time for her to grow up! But Peter Pan was real, and later that night he came to take Wendy and her brothers to Never Land, where they would never grow up. But is Never Land everything the children had imagined? Don't miss this exciting retelling of Walt Disney's...

Updated for 2015, Shapes, is one book in the Britannica Discovery Library Series that is correlated to national curriculum standards. The Britannica Discovery Library is a charming, lavishly illustrated 12-volume set of "concepts and values" books specifically created for young learners ages three to six. Children are introduced to various texts and genres, including rhymes, narratives, puzzles, and riddles. Key vocabulary words are highlighted throughout...

Once upon a time, a husband and wife were expecting a beautiful baby girl! One night, the husband snuck into an evil witch's garden to pick rapunzel lettuce for his wife. The witch suddenly appeared, demanding that the husband give her their baby in exchange for the witch's lettuce. When the baby was finally born, the witch named her Rapunzel and locked her in a high tower. But when a handsome prince hears Rapunzel singing one day, he is determined...

Discover the wonder and learn the truth about our rocky home. Why does life exist on Earth but nowhere else in our solar system? What causes Earth's seasons? What makes up the Earth's interior? This book answers these questions and many more about our rocky home. From Earth's place in space, to its atmosphere and time zones, everything readers need to know about planet Earth is covered!Planets and stars, moons and galaxies! The universe is a vast...

Join the legendary journey with one of literature's most iconic figures! Our Original Editions, like those for "Beowulf," strive to maintain the epic's authentic language as originally presented, while incorporating markers that make it easier to navigate between different versions. These markers act as a link, connecting students with our Adaptive Versions in both print and digital forms, opening up the rich layers of the original text. This unique...

The Arabian Nights is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies of contemporary historical,...