Robert Byrd

Pollito Valiente y sus amigos corren a decirle al rey que el cielo se va a caer. Nada se interpone en el camino..., excepto Zorro Listorro. Tienen tiempo para detenerse a almorzar con el zorro y sus cachorros. Pero, ¿que sucede cuando Pollito Valiente y compañia se encuentran que ellos son el menu? Una historia clasica con exquisitas ilustraciones que transforman una fabula con moraleja en un cuento con un feliz nuevo final.

La mejor forma de introducir a los lectores jóvenes a la fascinante vida del genio del Renacimiento, Leonardo Da Vinci famoso en su tiempo como pintor, inventor, y filósofo, era también un músico, escultor, e ingeniero para los duques, los papas, y los reyes. Este esplendido libro no solo despertara el interes de los amantes de la ciencia, la historia y la enseñanza con su elocuente tributo a una mente dotada de una energia incontenible, sino que despertara tambien el potencial que yace en la imaginacion de todo el que posee una mente inquieta. Roberto Byrd celebra este genio apasionado y jugueton en un libro con ilustraciones a color estilo historieta, que brillan intensamente con la riqueza e imaginacion, como los propios cuadernos de Leonardo. Se muestran sus diseños futuristas e investigacion cientifica propias de la ambiciosa brillantez de un visionario soñador. En este album magnificamente estructurado, el laureado Robert Byrd nos muestra sus grandes conocimientos sobre la figura de Leonardo, fruto de profundas investigaciones y de su inmensa y vieja pasion por el, celebrando la impresionante e ilimitada imaginacion del artista. Este libro gano la concesion de Oro, Golden Kite Award 2004 Young Readers 2004.

Electric Ben is now a 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Book Award Winner, a Kirkus Reviews Best Childrens Book, a Horn Fanfare Book, and a Robert F. Sibert Honor book!a true standoutbright, witty, informative and cleverly organized as the man himself. The New York TimesA true Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin was the first American celebrity. In pictures and text, master artist Robert Byrd documents Franklins numerous and diverse accomplishments, from framing the Constitution to creating bifocals. The witty, wise, and endlessly curious Franklin is the perfect subject for Byrds lively style and vibrant art. The pages pulse with facts, quotes, and captions, while the inventive design and intricately detailed illustrations make a striking tribute to the brilliant American.

Whack!Whats that? Could it be? A piece of the sky! Oh my!Chicken Little and his friends run, run, run to tell the king. Nothing stands in the way except...the sly Foxy Loxy. Surely they have time to stop for lunch with Foxy and his kits. But what happens when Chicken Little and company find themselves on the menu?What this classic story needs is a new ending and a brave hero. And maybe this time, its Chicken Little!Cleverly retold and exquisitely illustrated by Robert Byrd, Brave Chicken Little transforms a cautionary fable into a tale of triumph.

A beautifully illustrated account of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts with informative details from the award-winning author of Electric Ben The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our heros journey, from the Golden Fleeces origin story and Jasons childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed to accommodate glorious large pictures and captioned insets, the book is not only a great story, but a wealth of information about ancient Greece.

A deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award-winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd.Americas most iconic national symbol was a gift from France to the United States--provided America raised the money for the pedestal on which it was to stand. Urged on by the publisher Joseph Pulitzer, it was raised, largely with the help of children, in the first example of a crowd sourced fund-raising campaign. This book tells the story of the best gift ever: how it was designed, created, transported, and then finally erected on its pedestal in the entrance to New York Harbor. Readable text is enhanced with illustrations chock-full of historical detail in Bob Byrds lighthearted, witty style.

El pollet valent i els seus amics van a avisar el rei que el cel està caient. En el seu camí troben el guillot Camallot i els convida a dinar amb la seva família. Però, què passa quan el pollet valen