New Releases by Marcia Williams

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.

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.

Dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, this latest wonderful offering from Marcia Williams is full of her characteristic humour. Packed with cartoon-strip illustrations and short biographies, it looks at the discoveries of many famous - and not so famous - inventors from around the world, including Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Meucci, Alexander Graham Bell, John Logie Baird, Thomas Edison, James Watt and many of their predecessors. Three cheers for inventors!

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.

O Globe Theatre tem o prazer de anunciar uma nova temporada de Shakespeare! Através deste livro você pode se colocar como se estivesse na platéia e apreciar um festival com sete das melhores peças - ''Como gostais''; ''Antônio e Cleópatra'', ''Ricardo III'', ''Noite de reis''; ''Rei lear''; ''O mercador de Veneza''; e ''Muito barulho por nada''. Cada uma das peças é apresentada sob a forma de quadrinhos.

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.

Sept pièces de Shakespeare mises en images. En marge des vignettes, des personnages commentent le déroulement de l''action pour faciliter la compréhension des enfants.

In days long ago, a boy named Arthur drew an enchanted sword from a stone and became king of England and lord of the Knights of the Round Table. Now Marcia Williams retells the glorious legends of Camelot, Merlin the Magician, Excalibur, Lady Guinevere and Sir Lancelot, and the quest for the Holy Grail in her popular and accessible comic-strip-style format.

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.

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

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.