Sherman, Josepha

Contains retellings of folktales from around the world, focusing on stories of people, and includes information on the cultural and historic backgrounds of the tales, as well as discussion of themes.

A multicultural collection of folktales about magicians who have displayed heroic deeds, a desire to do good, and a refusal to use their powers for harm.

Presents a brief biography of J.J Thomson, the man who discovered electrons, in simple text with illustrations, and includes education, training, and accomplishments in chemistry. Includes chronology and glossary.

Tells the life story of Charles Babbage, the nineteenth-century mathematician and inventor who designed what may have been the first computer, describing his work, his temperament, his friendships with John Herschel and Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace, and the world in which he lived.

Provides information and advice on using the Internet safely, discussing privacy concerns, viruses, shopping online, netiquette, and more.

In 1510 eighteen-year-old Thierry, orphaned Count of Foretterre, undertakes a series of difficult challenges in order to free the half-human, half-fairy girl he loves from the hold of her cold-hearted father, Lord of Faerie.

Percinet, half-human son of a queen of Faerie, falls in love with a mortal, the daughter of a medieval count, and leaves his realm of magic to defend her against her cruel stepmother, a secret sorceress.

Presents a short biography of race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., and chronicles his life and many triumphs in the sport of professional racing.

Presents a short biography of explorers Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson and their expedition to the North Pole in the early 1900s, and chronicles their early lives, failures, and successes.

Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages, and future of solar energy as a power resource.