Rubalcaba, Jill

This valuable reference book features more than 100 notable people from the Old and New Testaments, offering kids a window into the biblical world and to the important men and women who shaped religious history. From Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to Paul's ministry to the ancient world, this beautiful book pairs need-to-know information about biblical personalities with timeless artwork. Each vibrant, colorful profile is accompanied by fast facts, including which books of the Bible the person appears in and what he or she is best known for. Feature spreads cover the history, archaeology, and geography associated with notable individuals. An alphabetical index covering more names not mentioned in profiles ensures that kids reading the Bible never have to ask, "Who's that?".

Discusses the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman--and the ways that new technology has helped archaeological specialists to refine their theories and change their view of the past.

About half the marriages in the United States and four out of ten in Canada and Australia end in divorce.And divorce changes the life of everyone it touches. Kids of divorce have to cope with emotional, upset parents, some of whom move away and move on. Every divorce is different but one thing is the same it is not the kids fault.

"Journey to the ancient world through ... retellings of popular Bible stories paired with classical art. Explore ... archaeological discoveries that illuminate how or where these stories might have occurred and what they tell us about life at that time."--Back cover.

Discusses the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman--and the ways that new technology has helped archaeological specialists to refine their theories and change their view of the past.

Examines the architecture of Ieoh Ming Pei and how he learned from his mother and grandfather the natural rhythms of beauty and the importance of being connected to the past, exploring six of Pei's best-known buildings--the National Center for Atmospheric Research; the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library; the National Gallery of Art's East Building; Fragrant Hill Hotel; the Bank of China; and the Louvre.

After his mother dies, Damon, a young medical student living in Alexandria, Egypt, in 45 B.C., makes a perilous journey to Spain to locate his father who is serving in the Roman army led by Julius Caesar.

In ancient Egypt, the gifted young son of a sculptor is taken into slavery when he attempts to save his father's life, and is himself almost killed before his exceptional talent leads Pharaoh to name him Royal Sculptor.

Fourteen-year-old Melanie must come to terms with her mother's incurable illness and the possibility that she herself may develop the disease.