Best Selling Books by Robert Burleigh

An account of Admiral Richard Byrd''s stay alone in a small shack during an antarctic winter.

Presents the life and ideas of the renowned nineteenth-century American author.

Children are invited to take a journey through a book--literally--in this imaginative picture story that celebrates the joy of reading. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

"Thirty-six of Yann Arthus-Bertrand''s panoramic photographs, taken from the air, are gathered here to illustrate the importance of sustainable development." (From cover)

A fictionalized account of the time when, as a teen-age music student, trumpeter Miles Davis spent many hours trying to find Charlie Parker in New York City.

Calvin Curbhopper, a bicycle messenger, makes his way through the city in all kinds of conditions to make sure that his messages get delivered on time. Burleigh''s rhythmic prose and Root''s bright, dynamic illustrations keep the groove right alongside Calvin.

Jorge Posada adora sentir la bola en su guante, el bate en su mano, y el juego del béisbol. Como cualquier otro jugador del equipo Casa Cuba, ya puede batear bien con la mano derecha, pero su padre le dice, "Ser bueno no es ser el mejor." Su entrenador le dice, "El béisbol es un juego de pulgadas." De hecho, cuando Casa Cuba tiene que enfrentarse al temible pítcher de Club Caparra, lo que el equipo más necesita es un jugador ambidiestro. Basado en la infancia de Jorge Posada, el cátcher de los New York Yankees, ésta es la historia de un niño puertorriqueño que trabajó duro para convertirse en el mejor, y no se detuvo sino hasta que llegó a ser campeón.

Uses the imagined viewpoint of Edna St. Vincent Millay to recreate her early years as a poet in New York City. Includes her poem "Recuerdo" and a brief profile of her life.

Retells the story of the final, and most difficult, labor of Hercules, known as Heracles in Greek mythology, in which he must go to Underworld and bring back the three-headed dog, Cerberus.

The story of the Wright brothers'' first flight.

Told through a young boy''s eyes, the sober mood of the country after the Lincoln assassination is presented as he and others wait to pay their respects as Lincoln''s funeral train travels from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, IL, in 1865.

Text and photographs of storms, ports, pollution, diving, rescues, surfing, lighthouses, tides, and many kinds of boats, plants, and animals reveal the world''s oceans and the people who live on or near them.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a parade of zombie pumpkins celebrating Halloween.

Picture book of aerial photographs from different places around the world. Each photograph has an accompanying story. 9 yrs+

An illustrated portrait of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt traces the years she spent measuring stars from her position at the Harvard College Observatory and her important discoveries that enabled the scientific community to gain a fuller understanding of the universe''s vast size.

Tells the story of how John James Audubon devoted most of his life to painting wildlife in America, especially birds, which paintings are remarkable for their accuracy, their vivid color, and their dramatic presentations.