Riordan, James

Collection of sea stories from around the world.

Samuel is orphaned by a bloody massacre and he decides to join the anti-Apartheid movement, but instead of picking up a gun he chooses to race for freedom.

A collection of traditional tales from around the world each of whose main character is female.

Aje, the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya, leaves her shady home to marry the Earth chief Oduduwa, but seeing the bright sun hurts his wife's eyes, Oduduwa sends Hippopotamus and Crocodile to ask Yemoya for some Night, which she packs up and gives to them, but her warning to the couriers not to open the bag, proves to be too much of a temptation.

Presents an illustrated retelling of the seven voyages of Sinbad that features sea-monsters, man-eating ogres, and the Old Man of the Sea.

Frank, an English Boy, and Hannah, a German Jewish refugee, are both evacuated from London to the countryside, and have two different perspectives on the war that has taken them away from familiar surroundings.

Gulliver journeys to Lilliput, an imaginary land where the people are very tiny and to Brobdingnag, a land where the people are giants.

Retells the story of a wooden puppet who comes alive and has many adventures before becoming a real boy.

Provides both historical and current perspectives on life in the eleven republics which emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union and formed a voluntary association of their countries.

Based on a true story, Tania is a young sniper recruited by the Soviet Union to seek out and assassinate German officers. He is chosen to lead a handpicked unit to seize the commander of the invading army during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War.