kings and rulers

Presents brief biographies of nineteen absolute rulers, from Charlemagne to Idi Amin.

Two thieves, caught stealing from an Egyptian market, are brought before the Cat Pharaoh, who agrees to pardon them if they bring back a treasure that was stolen from her.

Having survived a shipwreck, a princess tries to tell a prince a story whose ending he does not know and thus qualify for his hand in marriage.

When renowned beauty Helen runs off to Troy with Prince Paris, her enraged husband, King Menelaus, starts the Trojan War, leaving their plain daughter, Hermione, alone to witness the deaths of heroes on both sides and longing to find her own love and place in the world. Includes historical notes.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull, discussing his childhood, early battles, refusal to give up his tribe's land to settlers, negotiations with white men, and other related topics.

Sent by her father, the king of Raellia, who is trying to forge an empire out of warring tribes, Darri arrives in Ghostland and discovers that her sister, whom she planned to rescue, may not want to leave this land where the dead mingle freely with the living.

When the Justice he works for is condemned for treason, fourteen-year-old and semi-reformed pickpocket Weasel sets out to find a notorious bandit who may be able to help save his master's life.

Presents a short biography of thirteenth-century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan, and describes the legends and stories about his empire which engulfed that of Alexander the Great.

Explores the life of the present British queen, discussing her royal upbringing, the job she inherited, her popularity, commitment to the Commonwealth, and highly publicized family.