New Releases by Marcia Williams

"Eleven favourite tales from the Old Testament are brought to life in Marcia Williams'' vivid comic-strip style. In the beginning there was only God ... then he started creating! The last and most troublesome of all his creations were men and women. God was forever having to give them a helping hand, as these brilliant stories reveal. Read all about the adventures of Adam and Eve in The Garden of Eden, Noah and his ark, Joseph and his fabulous robe, David and Goliath, and many more."--Publisher description.

Presents the plays "As You Like It", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Richard III", "Twelfth Night", "King Lear", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in a comic-strip form.

A fascinating diary account of the Second World War, as seen through the eyes of a young girl.Flossie is just nine years old when, in 1939, Britain declares war on Germany and her father leaves the family home to join the army. Flossie is left to bring up her baby brother and to face a whole host of new experiences on her own. Her diary becomes an outlet for relaying all the news from at home and abroad. From the first evacuees arriving to her sweetheart''s being killed in Normandy in 1944, Flossie has to endure much hardship. But her own special blend of courage, humour and fighting spirit sees her through to the Armistice, when she can welcome her dad home at last.

Marcia Williams retells Chaucer''s popular tales in comic-strip style. As the pilgrims each tell their tales in turn, discover what happened when old John the carpenter took a young and flirtatious wife, how the students gave the thieving miller his come-uppance, what all women desire, and more.

Charles Dickens is not only the author of some of the best-loved stories in the English language, but also the creator of some of its most memorable characters.Meet them all between the pages of this splendid book, which retells, in lively comic strip style, five of Dickens''s most popular stories: Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.

Eureka! read about Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Richard Trevithick, George Stephenson,. Thomas Edison, Antonio Meucci and Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright Brothers, Guglielmo Marconi, John Logie Baird and many more. Follow the inventors through their successes and difficulties.

En este cómic el lector podrá presenciar siete de las mejores obras de William Shakespeare desde el palco entre el público, entre los actores o el narrador, lo que le permitirá introducirse en el entramado de cada historia desde diferentes ópticas. Ameno y divertido, es una introducción a este autor y a sus obras.

Designed for use in front of the computer, this spiral-bound text offers a top down approach, showing students the completed project first, then leading them through its creation.

Greek myths are among the most exciting stories ever told. In this collection, Williams retells eight myths using simple language and a unique comic-strip format. Panels and spreads brimming with color and nonstop action make each tale a pleasure to look at and voice balloons add modern humor. The perfect way to introduce young readers to the power of myths.

Retells the Bible story in which Joseph''s jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where due to his ability to interpret dreams, he is made governor of the country.

This is a retelling, in comic-strip form of the seven voyages of Sinbad the sailor. The stories tell of how Sinbad saves the mare of the King Mahraza from a sea-horse; he escapes from the valley of deadly snakes; he nearly comes to grief at the hands of a man-eating giant and serpent; he is buried alive on the island of vegetarians; he overcomes The Old Man of the Sea and finds wealth in the City of Apes; he is given great gifts by the King of Serandip; he encounters a sea-monster and takes a wife.

A boy learns how to chase away the ever-escalating fears that plague him.

This is a reissue of the comic-strip retelling of the bible story about Noah and the Flood. It is one of a series of retellings of Old Testament stories as if they happened yesterday.

The story of Joseph who was sold into slavery by his brothers but ultimately was able to save the entire family from starvation.

A reassuring and humorous look at common childhood worries. School, the dentist, family, friends, pets - there are so many things for a child to worry about. But every single one of them can be chased away, if you know the secret.

Whenever Granny comes to stay, she always talks about the time when she was little and it is through her memories that a little girl discovers how some things are always changing while others never change at all!

Presents an illustrated retelling of the nativity of Christ.

Retells the Bible story in which God punishes Jonah for his disobedience by allowing him to be swallowed by a whale.

This colourful picture book retells the story of the Nativity - from the angel Gabriel''s visit to Mary to the presentation of gifts by the Three Wise Men - in simple words and lively comic-strip pictures.