Octopuses
Kate Riggs
A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of octopuses, the eight-armed ocean creatures. Also included is a history of the belief that octopuses were sea monsters.
Read Time: ~1.5 hr
James McNeill Whistler
by Avis Berman (1993)
About this book
A biography of the nineteenth-century American artist who spent most of his life in Europe and is known for his flamboyant personality, as well as his innovative painting and printmaking techniques and famous portrait of his mother.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreJames McNeill Whistler Lead Character
Readers who enjoyed this also loved
Camions de pompiers
R.J. Stephen
Un court documentairre sur le personnel en service et les véhicules utilisés pour combattre les incendies. Des photographies et leur légende s'ajoutent au texte précis.
Jack & the beanstalk
retold by Kay Brown and
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
The death penalty
John F. Grabowski
Discusses the death penalty and its various aspects and controversies, including whether it is a deterrent, whether it is applied unfairly, how to regard cases in which it is applied by mistake, and whether an execution should be witnessed by the public.