"The Library of Doom's greatest foe, the Eraser, has caught the Librarian in a lethal trap. Now the hero is chained down and a giant super-eraser swings above him, getting closer with every swipe. Can the Librarian escape the doom device, or will he be wiped out for good?"--Provided by publisher.
Deep within the Library of Doom, raiders are searching for the treasure of the Lost Archives. When the thieves capture a young worker to guide them through the mazelike shelves, will the boy be forced to betray the Librarian?.
Provides brief, informative, entertaining, and persuasive introductions to over 130 classics of world literature, including the great works of western civilization, works by women, and many non-western writers.
Traces the evolution of the book from the rarefied world of the hand-copied and illuminated volume in ancient and medieval times, through the revolutionary impact of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press, to the rise of a publishing culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the subsequent impact of new technologies on this culture.
Lists 1,001 recommended books written or published over the course of more than three hundred years, selected by a team of international critics and literary scholars, each with a critical essay. Includes photographs.
An introduction to the reading and study of the writings of American poet Walt Whitman, discussing how critical attitudes toward Whitman's works changed in the decades between the 1940s and 1960s, and summarizing and commenting upon attempts to interpret his poems in the contexts of Vedanticism, existentialism, and psychoanalysis.
When Katie's parents take her to the library one rainy Saturday, she finds a lot of her friends and, with the help of librarian Miss Bliss, takes home some "super-duper" books. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
