Charles Turner

Odna iz samyh protivorechivyh dinastiy v mirovoy istorii. Nasledniki velikogo CHingishana derzhali v strahe Vostochnuyu i TSentralnuyu Evropu, a takzhe Rus. CHingizidy obrazovali samuyu obshirnuyu i moguschestvennuyu imperiyu, kotoraya prostiralas ot ZHeltogo morya na vostoke do Dunaya i Evfrata na zapade. Kak nasledovalsya prestol, na kotoryy imeli ravnye prava vse CHingizidy? Skolko zhenschin bylo u CHingishana? Kakoe veroispovedanie bylo u Batyya?...

He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found--dead. For such a high-profile case, they needed Alex Cross, police psychologist, and Jezzie Flanagan, a Secret Service agent, and even they were no match for the killer.

Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and more. Exhilarating and electric, these poems capture the energy and resilience of a neighborhood and a people.

Halloween in a new neighborhood, where he doesn't know anyone, finds Louie making new friends and taking a new trick-or-treat route.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

The memorable and courageous story of the nine teenagers in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 who helped “crack the wall" of segregation is clearly presented in this inspiring story. With accurate background information, and simple profiles of the individuals involved, this presentation is a wonderful introduction to school segregation and civil rights history.

From her life as a slave child who was whipped for stealing a lump of sugar, to her role as a leader in the Underground Railroad, and as a nurse and spy during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman lived a fascinating life that is clearly presented in A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. This lively biography is well-paced and includes the added feature of brief songs that set the tone of the times. Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, escaped to freedom...