1875, New Mexico Territory A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in…
The medieval knights of Western Europe were central to the Crusades, and in this book readers can learn their story. It examines the chivalric brotherhood of crusading knights, the details of battles fought, the castles they built and states they founded, and looks at some of the larger-than-life knights of the time.
The kids of Ant Hill are putting on a play about their ancestors' first Thanksgiving--when they hopped aboard the Mayflower (right behind the Pilgrims) and sailed across the Atlantic to meet new six-legged friends around a big harvest spread. Let the show begin!
The Ant Hill kids are back, and this time they are performing in a St. Patrick's Day parade complete with shamrocks and bagpipes! WHen a high-spirited leprechaun chase leads them to the end of a rainbow, the ants find a delightful surprise!
Deep down, Zero knows he's a hero—but he just can't seem to fit in with the other numbers in town. After all, Zero's not a counting number like a 3 or a 5 or a 9. He's virtually invisible when it comes to addition and simply zilch when it's subtraction time. The other numbers flee when Zero discovers multiplication—he has the power to turn them into nothing at all! When it's time to play th…
Illustrated biography about Marco Polo and his world.