Neil Waldman
2) Masada
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of Masada, from the building of Herod's Temple through its use by Zealots as a refuge from the Romans to its rediscovery in the mid-20th century.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After observing a miracle that marks the love and concern that two brothers have for each other, King Solomon decides on the site for his great temple.
5) Wounded knee
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
54 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events leading to the massacre at Wounded Knee, concluding with a description of the battle itself.
10) Nessa's fish
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1990.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Nessa's ingenuity and bravery save from animal poachers the fish she and her grandmother caught to feed everyone in their Eskimo camp.
11) The tyger
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An illustrated version of Blake's well-known poem, viewing the "tyger, tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night."
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Underground railways, or subways, are an engineering marvel. But why were they built? How? Here is a high-speed tour of early subways from London to New York City to answer those questions and more.
13) Bayou lullaby
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A colorful goodnight poem to a "bayou gal." Includes a glossary with Cajun pronunciation.
14) The gold coin
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First Aladdin Books edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
56 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Jewish stories set in Jerusalem, adapted from the Talmud and Midrash, Hasidic sources, and oral tradition, with origins in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Spain, Italy, and Greece.
17) Nessa's story
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A young Inuit girl, who wishes she had something to contribute when the adults tell their stories in the gathering place, encounters the story of a lifetime when she finds a giant egg one day and is able to see what it hatches.