The War of the Worlds

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This is the granddaddy of all the stories Alien Invasion, first published by HG Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice narrator tells readers that "nobody would have thought in the late nineteenth century that this world was being watched closely and with enthusiasm the superior intelligence of man ..."

Things, then the progress of a series of reports about seemingly mundane odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in the Earth's gravity is still relatively complicated enough out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet high instead of the mouth and begin to sweep the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story of the campaign for the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror the narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood of humans live to eat, and how is that man is not so much a conquest parked. - Craig E. Engler - This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

From Library Journal

This edition of Wells well disguised attack on British imperialism includes an introduction academic, a biographical preface and chronology of the life of the author, maps of Mars landing sites, and explanatory notes. Many extras for the price.

Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. - This text refers to the out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Jungle Book

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P. Craig Russell is on track to be the first emissary of the classic gems of literature in the world of comics. His collaboration with Arabian Nights Neil Gaiman in The Sandman # 50, BD versions of Mozart's Magic Flute, and adaptations of fairy tales of Oscar Wilde are all proof of his extraordinary sensitivity and graphic narrative. His treatment of the last three chapters of The Jungle Book Kipling ("The King ankus", "Red Dog" and "Execution of Spring") was inspired by both fans and lovers of Kipling beautiful illustration. Russell is amazing composition: it has the ability to create harmony in a single page, as each panel sings its melody This collection also features enhanced color if reseparated reshot, and the results are delicious ..

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

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Greg Heffley is a big problem. School property was damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But how crazy is that he is innocent. Or at least more or less.

The authorities are close, but when a storm surprise, the Heffley family is trapped inside. Greg knows that when the snow melts, it will face the music, but could a punishment worse than being trapped inside with his family for the holidays?

About the Author

Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer, and a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author. Jeff was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. He spent his childhood in Washington, DC, area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and their two son.

Treasure Island

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Stand up for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Islandhas treasure fascinated (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces folklore for as long as children want to read the most famous book by Robert Louis Stevenson. When it comes to a vile conspiracy, and the colorful crew of criminals and thugs, it is unlikely that children will never say no to this timeless classic. - Naomi Gesinger - This text refers to the out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

School of Library Journal

Level 6-10 - The striking jacket of this new version of an old classic promises more than it delivers. Thirty-one plates, full of colors, but mostly in shades of earth tones, are filed in the text, sometimes without thinking. For example, the cover, a pirate digging in sand among pieces of eight, on page 61 is a text outlining the lives of pirates, "gentlemen of fortune." The text never comes to art. Ingpen's style is impressionistic but evocative of NC Wyeth illustrations for the same title (Scribner, 1911, reissued by Time Warner, 1992), his plate of Blind Pow shows the subject in the same pose. In some paintings, Ingpen uses angle and perspective effectively; interest is added by superimposing people in the background, or vice versa. Spot line drawings, a few pages more than once the focus of many.

Alice in Wonderland

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Source of the legend and the letter of reference and conjecture, Alice in Wonderland is for the pure pleasure in most of the children followed. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream of the child moving through a land / wonders wild and new. "You have to find the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle and the Mad Hatter, among a host of other characters - extinct creatures, fantastic and mundane. Alice travels through this Wonderland, trying to understand the meaning of his strange experiences. But to become "curious", apparently without moral or sense.

For over 130 years, children have reveled in the wonderful non-corporate, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, every turn Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, notes that he took the "normal" at school: reeling, writhing, and branches of Arithmetic Ambition, Distraction, disfigurement and contempt. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good, the master drawings are inextricably linked to the beloved story. (All ages) - Emilie Coulter - This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Max (Maximum Ride, Book 5)

From Publishers Weekly

The fifth entry in Patterson, all ages up Fantasy Ride / suspense series finds teenage protagonist facing its biggest challenge yet. Max, leading her flock of virtually indestructible part-human/part-bird hybrids, must rescue his human mother, kidnapped by a criminal mastermind with a detailed plan to spread ecological disaster in the world. But to save his 14 year old daughter, Max and the five young members of his flock (genetically developed by an environmental group) must team up with US Navy to find out why millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii. All this and Max fall in love, too. Patterson does not spend much time on character development, chose to run wild with its history of fast action scenes, lots of dialogue and chapters seldom more than three or four pages, unfortunately, however, is the life and death are often solved by implausible twists.

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Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Two: The Son of Neptune

Neptune's son Rick Riordan continues its popular heroes of Saga Olympus. Neptune has a brilliant job of picking up where the first book in the series, the hero lost to relax. He moves deftly introducing the forward series of drawing new lines, even if it answers some questions that fans of the lost hero took about a year now.

Of course, the big issue that gets answered in this book is: What happened to Percy Jackson? In The Lost Hero, we learned that he was lost, but received only vague hints of what might happen. Son of Neptune, Percy returns to one of the main characters. At the beginning of the novel are stripped of his memories Percy Jackson and the hunt for two gorgons. Take on a Juno, in the form of an old and she gives him the option. You can return to his memoirs, and save the gods by going to the Half-Blood Roman camp or stay where he is and be sure of its safety.

Percy's decision to go to a Roman camp will be the starting point for the Roman Gods and Semi-start a new business. Roman camp, where Percy lands, is an experience in itself. Full of Lares (the gods of the house), and divided the Roman legions of the same military beautifully brings readers to aspects of Roman culture and the differences between the Greek and Roman mythology.