From the Azteca to the Appaloosa, Choctaw to the Palomina, and from rare breeds such as the Polish Konik to the semi-feral Pyrenean Pottok, Horses celebrates a wide variety of breeds from all around the world. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption with fascinating information about the characteristics of each breed.
After the Orange? In this collection, a group of writers imagines the future by the time the alt-right and the current administration are no longer in charge, say 20 years or more into the future. Of course, science fiction writers have always tried to envision the future, but at this time, a lot of us don't like the picture we have to extrapolate from. Hard-won protections are being stripped away, putting the planet at risk as the US pulls its head in (while its leader shoots his mouth off) like a big old isolationist tortoise. Cruelty against immigrants (even those who have lived here since babyhood) is condoned, the Statue of Liberty's invitation is rescinded, and people are returned to their own countries to be murdered even though through heroic effort they finally made it to what used to be a safe place. The writers in this collection present a variety of stories, be it Brenda Coopers instant classic, Maybe the Monarchs, or John A. Pitts tension filled, The Last Flight of Captain Kittredge, there is a story here that will lay out the future with sometimes hope, sometimes despair, but always with the thought and excellent writing expected of professionals.
The first book to give a comprehensive account of all the children of Richard III, his only legitimate child, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, his illegitimate children John of Gloucester, and Katherine, who became countess of Huntingdon also other possible children, particularly Richard Plantagenet of Eastwell.
Why were castles so difficult to capture? How did boys train to become knights? What were the deadliest weapons used during the Middle Ages? This exciting book helps readers find out the answers to these questions and more. Illustrated throughout, Warriors in the Medieval World examines how people fought in the medieval era.
Bugs is a 300-entry mini encyclopedia of creepy-crawlies and other insects that populate our planet.
"Full of fun facts and illustrations, A-Z of sharks presents 26 weird and wonderful creatures from the deep"--Back cover
Featuring an array of creatures from alligator to zebra, this ABC of animals is a fun way for kids to learn about nature and the alphabet A is for Alligator, B is for Bear, C is for . . .' Children love animals, and this A-Z picture book presents 26 exciting creatures to discover--including dolphins, elephants, kangaroos, sharks, tigers, and whales. Along with the appealing illustrations, there's a short description of each animal, including its size and appearance, where it lives, what it eats, and other fascinating facts.
With full captions explaining how these incredible animals hunt and feed, rear their young and survive in the wild, Tigers is an outstanding collection of 150 photographs showing these fearsome yet magnificent animals in action
In The Sign of Four, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, famously says: "... when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth ...". Eliminate the Impossible collects six canonical tales in which Holmes and Watson encounter mummies, angels, phantoms, invisible assassins, and arcane machines ... or so it might appear to those without a carefully stocked brain attic. From Medieval London, to the snow-capped mountains Turkey, from dusty Admiralty vaults, to the glitz and glamour of the Orient Express, from the days of fledgling friendship, to the backdrop of World War I, this new collection invites you to celebrate deduction, forensic science, and logic ... and Eliminate the Impossible.