Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his family is sent to leprosy caves. As Messala is dying from being crushed in a chariot race, he reveals where Ben-Hur's family is. On the road to find them, Ben-Hur...

Revisit the hallowed halls of the Misselthwaite Manor in this new edition of the classic novel, The Secret Garden, presented with eye-catching manga-style artwork.Young Mary Lennox is left an orphan when her parents die of illness while living abroad in India. Raised primarily by servants, Mary is left to mourn the loss of her inattentive parents before eventually being sent under the care of her Uncle in Yorkshire, England. It's there in Misselthwaite...

On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh lives, they soon find themselves at the centre of terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself."--back cover.

A biography of the award winning comedian who has been given the title "Queen of Comedy."

Focuses on what the study of fossil remains has revealed about the nature, life, and death of the dinosaurs.

In "The Big Lie", Nicholas and McGee discover that telling lies is not convenient way to make friends. Instead, it's is a sure way to hurt others, especially if the lie is mistaken for the truth.

Reinforces long vowel sounds and words with other sounds and consonant spellings"--P. [4] of cover.