Shrunken Treasures
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Author | : Scott Nash |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-04-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0763669725 |
Nine weighty literary classics are transformed into delectable morsels with Scott Nash’s playful versification and whimsical illustration. Can’t stomach all of Frankenstein? Lacking the strength to read The Odyssey? Don’t have 1,001 nights to get through Scheherazade’s ordeal? Never fear, Shrunken Treasures are here! Nine of the world’s best-known stories and books have been reduced, like slowly simmered cherries, to tart and tasty mouthfuls. Lighthearted verse turns Moby-Dick into a simple nursery song. Outrageous color makes even gloomy Hamlet seem like fun. Riotous images transform Jane Eyre’s ordeal into a whirlwind adventure. The Metamorphosis, Remembrance of Things Past, Don Quixote, and others have all been delivered from dense duty to delightful ditty in Scott Nash’s collection of hallowed classics, featuring notes about the original texts at the end.
Author | : Akimi Gibson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
ISBN | : 9780590275682 |
Some of the biggest treasures are small objects saved away in a secret box.
Author | : Brian Haughton |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-07-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1601635486 |
The author of Hidden History offers a fascinating tour through centuries of buried riches, stolen artifacts, and other true tales of treasure. The allure of treasure has captivated people for centuries. But is it purely a desire for wealth that draws us to tales of hidden riches, or is it also the romantic appeal of uncovering lost ancient artifacts? The stories behind the loss and recovery of ancient treasures often read like historical suspense fiction. In Ancient Treasures, readers discover the true histories of lost hoards, looted archaeological artifacts, and sunken treasures, including: The Sevso Treasure, a hoard of large silver vessels from the late Roman Empire—estimated to be worth $200 million—looted in the 1970s and sold on the black market. The Amber Room, a chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, stolen by the Nazis in 1941 and brought to the castle at Königsberg in Russia, from which it disappeared. The fabulous wealth of Roman and Viking hoards buried in the ground for safekeeping, only to be unearthed centuries later by humble metal detectorists. The wrecks of the Spanish treasure fleets, whose New World plunder has been the target of elaborate salvage attempts by modern treasure hunters
Author | : Gail Gibbons |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1990-03-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0064460975 |
A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...Sunken Treasure! Today treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it!
Author | : Peter F. Copeland |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1992-10-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780486272863 |
Accurately detailed, ready-to-color anthology with 39 excellently rendered illustrations: divers on site of ancient Greek shipwreck, Roman merchant ship in a storm, remains of 9th-century Viking Ship, a German U-boat sinking an English freighter in 1917, the sunken Titanic as it looks today, historic diving suits and scuba-diving equipment, recovered treasure, much more. Captions.
Author | : Jacqueline K. Ogburn |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0547428626 |
A tender collection of endearments for children the world over. All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as "sweetie pie" or "peanut." A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindi. Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.
Author | : Thomas Penfield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Treasure troves |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kathleen Kane |
Publisher | : Diamond/Charter |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781557738660 |
Heartwarming Homespun romance by the author of Mountain Dawn. Abby Sutton inherits a section of mountainside and moves into the only cabin on the property--which is already inhabited by burly Samuel Hart. And soon Abby and Sam discover that there is absolute truth to the old adage: "opposites attract".
Author | : Victoria Sandz |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2006-10-25 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 078642902X |
From aerial survey to zoology, Part I of this two-part encyclopedia covers all aspects of underwater archeology, treasure hunting and salvaging. For example, entries are included for different types of artifacts, notable treasure hunters, the various salvaging equipment, and techniques in mapping and excavating. Part II covers the shipwrecks themselves, dividing them into 13 geographical categories. Beginning with the northernmost category (Canada) and ending with the southernmost (South America), every known shipwreck--both identified and unidentified--receives an entry in alphabetical order under its appropriate geographical category. Entries are by name, such as Andrea Gail, Titanic, and Queen Ann's Revenge. Unidentified is used when a shipwreck's name remains unknown. Entries give the nationality (e.g., Spanish, British, American), type (schooner, frigate, brig are three), function (examples: slave transportation, piracy, fishing), location and history of the shipwreck.
Author | : Jacques Yves Cousteau |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Treasure troves |
ISBN | : 9780891041108 |