Eric A. Kimmel

GROWING UP IN Russia in the late 1800s, Marc Chagall doesnt know what art is. He doesnt even know what drawing is until one of hisschoolmates shows him how to trace a picture in a magazine. Marc tries it himself, then decides to pull pictures out of his own mind - his Uncle Noah on the roof, giant chickens, flying cows, happy men with fiddles, and women with lambs. Suddenly Marc knows what he wants to do with his life. He wants to be an artist!

Harry Weisslater known as Harry Houdiniis enthralled when the circus comes to his Wisconsin town. He loves all the acts, but his favorites are the tightrope and the amazing trick where a man hangs from a rope by his teeth! Harry and his brother decide to try circus tricks in a nearby barn, and although Harrys headstrong determination leads him into trouble, it also opens up a whole new world. In this evocative story, Eric A. Kimmel tells how Harry Weiss discovered his love for performing, many years before he became world famous. History Stepping Stones now feature updated content that emphasizes Common Core and todays renewed interest in nonfiction. Perfect for home, school, and library bookshelves!

How did famous New Orleans jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong get his first horn? Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real instrument. He didnt even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, every day he rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing a tin horn and collecting stuff people didnt want. Then one day, the junk wagon passed a pawn shop with a gleaming brass trumpet in the window. . . . With messages about hard work, persistence, hope, tolerance, cooperation, trust, and friendship, A Horn for Louis is perfect for aspiring young musicians and nonfiction fans alike! History Stepping Stones now feature updated content that emphasizes Common Core and todays renewed interest in nonfiction. Perfect for home, school, and library bookshelves!

En este libro encontraras doce de las mas famosas historias de la mitologia griega, relatadas con un lenguaje coloquial y accesible para los lectores de hoy en dia. Descubriras como Prometeo se sacrifico por la humanidad y fue condenado, acompanaras a Icaro en su deseo de volar hasta el sol, viviras de cerca la historia maldita de Eco y Narciso y oiras el bramido del temible minotauro resonar por las galerias del laberinto de Cnosos.Unos maravillosos relatos que cobran mas vida si cabe gracias a las magnificas ilustraciones de Pep Montserrat, que reinterpreta con maestria las imagenes arquetipicas de la mitologia griega.

¡Descubre los mitos más famosos de la mitología griega narrados con un lenguaje atractivo y accesible!Bienvenido al maravilloso mundo de los mitos griegos. Un mundo tejido a través de relatos que han sido transmitidos de padres a hijos durante generaciones. En este libro encontraras doce de las mas famosas historias de la mitologia griega, relatadas con un lenguaje coloquial y accesible para los lectores de hoy en dia. Descubriras como Prometeo se sacrifico por la humanidad y fue condenado por ello a un terrible castigo, acompañaras a Icaro en su deseo de volar hasta el sol, viviras de cerca la historia maldita de Eco y Narciso y oiras el bramido del temible minotauro resonar por las galerias del laberinto de Cnosos.

Benvingut al meravellós món dels mites grecs. Un món teixit a partir de relats que han estat transmesos de pares a fills durant generacions.En aquest llibre trobaràs dotze de les històries més conegu