Yuma Public Library

Large illustrations and simple text describe what an egg is made of and how it hatches into a chicken.

82) Planes, rockets--and other--flying machines

Author

Series

Time shift

Pub. Date

2014.

Description

Traces the development of flight including designs and technology of hot air balloons, gliders, helicopters, and rockets.

83) You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City!: a sheltered life you'd rather avoid

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Series

Pub. Date

2008

84) You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!: a high-soaring ride you'd rather not take

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2013

Description

Describes what life was like in the time of the discovery of flight, as seen through the eyes of the the Wright brothers.

85) You wouldn't want to be an aristocrat in the French Revolution!: a horrible time in Paris you'd rather avoid

Author

Pipe, Jim

Pub. Date

2007

86) You wouldn't want to be a Sumerian slave!: a life of hard labor you'd rather avoid

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Pub. Date

2007

87) You wouldn't want to explore with Sir Francis Drake!: a pirate you'd rather not know

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Pub. Date

[2005]

Description

A life of danger and adventure lies ahead as you prepare to set sail with the most famous pirate, Sir Francis Drake.

88) You wouldn't want to be an Assyrian soldier!: an ancient army you'd rather not join

Author

Matthews, Rupert

Pub. Date

2007

89) Egyptian town

Author

Steedman, Scott

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Takes the reader through a typical town in ancient Egypt around 1200 B.C., visiting the different areas, major buildings, and describing how the people lived.

90) You wouldn't want to sail on a 19th-century whaling ship!: grisly tasks you'd rather not do

Author

Cook, Peter

Series

Pub. Date

2004

Description

Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be a cabin boy on a whaling ship in 1819, discussing the realities of life aboard ship, the catching and processing of the whale, being shipwrecked, and coming home again.

91) Seasons

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Cycles of life

Pub. Date

2002

Description

Text and illustrations on split pages introduce the concept of changing seasons.

92) You wouldn't want to be a suffragist!: a protest movement that's rougher than you expected

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Series

Pub. Date

c2009

Description

Get ready...it's the 1920s, and more and more women around the world are being given the right to vote. But women have not always had it so good. Let your great aunt Edith and her cousin Mabel tell you what it was like to be a suffragist.

93) How would you survive as a lion?

Author

Stewart, David

Series

How would you survive?

Pub. Date

2021.

Description

What is it like to live as a lion? Experience the life cycle of this animal through its own eyes!

94) From caterpillar to butterfly

Author

Legg, Gerald

Series

Lifecycles

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Large illustrations and simple text describe how caterpillars become butterflies.

95) First facts about the ancient Egyptians

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Series

First facts

Pub. Date

[1996]

96) Robinson Crusoe

Author

Series

Graphic classics

Pub. Date

2011

Formats

Book, Graphic Novel

Description

"When young Robinson Crusoe runs away to sea in search of adventure, he gets more than he bargained for. Shipwrecked on a remote island with no hope of rescue, he will need all his skill and ingenuity just to stay alive. The most famous adventure story in the English language is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover.

97) Super bikes

Author

Series

Time shift speed

Pub. Date

2014.

98) White Fang

Author

Ratliff, Tom

Series

Graphic classics

Pub. Date

2011, c2010

Description

"In the icy wastes of the Klondike, a wolf cub is born. He must somehow survive cold, starvation, and deadly predators, but there is a much greater danger: man! Jack London's heartwarming tale of man and wolf is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover.

99) Kidnapped

Author

Series

Formats

Description

A world-famous classic novel is the basis for this brand-new, dramatically illustrated book. Transformed from Robert Louis StevensonU+2019s original text into a graphic novel, this, like other Graphic Classics editions, makes a good introduction for young readers to the imaginative riches of literature. These books contain many extra features, including brief biographies of their authors, a list of each authorU+2019s important works, a glossary, and...

100) The odyssey

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Series

Graphic classics

Pub. Date

2009.

Description