Ambrose Bierce’s 1911 satire is blended with the surreal andmacabre art of Gahan Wilson, creating a funny yet poignant comicsadaptation. Switching seamlessly from illustration to full comicpanels and back again, Wilson brings his signature dark humor toBierce’s work. “The Devil’s Dictionary” is still popular to thisday, and has spawned numerous imitations, most recently “TheComputer Contradictionary” making it a perfect selection for“Classics Illustrated.”
Geronimo isn’t the only world-famous adventuring journalist from New Mouse City; introducing his fabulous sister, Thea! The Thea Sisters are five fun, lively students at Ratford College on Whale Island, who want to be real, live journalists just like their hero, Thea Stilton. Between classes and friendships, love and small fits of jealousy, they’re finding college life is really exciting! In “The Secret of Whale Island,” it’s the start of the new school year and the students have arrived at Ratford College. Every year at this time, the whales move off the coast of Whale Island, but this time, a savage killer whale threatens the peace.
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The Pirate Cats are up to no good again This time, Bonzo andcompany travel to Rome, Italy in the year 80 AD to the opening ofthe Colosseum, Rome's largest amphitheater. The evil felines wantthe world to think it was they who designed the Coliseum, andinfiltrate the Senate by posing as nobility. Geronimo and friendsmust hop into their speedy time machine and expose the cats' wilyplot, all the while taking in historical landmarks and breathtakingmoments of history.
"The Raven, Annabel Lee, Eldorado, The Sleeper, The HauntedPalace, The City in the Sea." These are some of the world's mostfascinating, best-loved poems. Edgar Allan Poe'sverses--masterpieces of mystery, horror, melancholy, and hauntingmelody--grip the imagination and fuel the emotions. World-famousNew Yorker and Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, whose work findsthe eerie in the most common of situations, brings the perfect,surreal touch to Poe's elegantly dark poems.
This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers,features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content.Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places andantiquities that Hergé drew from, filled with fun facts, lots ofpictures, and easy-to-read text! In this adventure: Tintin comes tothe U.S.A. to clean up the mean streets of Chicago but ends up inthe wild west! Will Tintin make it back home?
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth, and what follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly. This coming-of-age true story is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever been in middle school, and especially those who have ever had a bit of their own dental drama.
The popular children's story appears in graphic novel form forthe first time in the U.S., with stories never seen in America.This time, Geronimo Stilton and friends must travel back in time toAncient Egypt The Pirate cats, jealous that the face of a man wasplaced on the body of the Sphinx, are determined to coerce thePharaoh into changing the face of this monument. It's up toGeronimo and co. to travel back in time and stop the Pirate Catsbefore it's too late.
THE REIGNING KING OF CATS SHOWS YOU WHO'S BOSS! GARFIELD rules his kingdom with an iron paw. No one is safe fromthe portly prankster! So whether he's playing snap-the-towel withthe constantly clueless Odie, giving Jon a "shocking" makeover, orplotting his next line of attack on the birdbath, GARFIELD alwayscomes out on top!
This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers,features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content.Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places andantiquities that Hergé drew from, filled with fun facts, lots ofpictures, and easy-to-read text! In this adventure: A sequel toCigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin follows a mysterious lead to China onthe trail of a smuggling ring. Will Tintin find the criminalmastermind?
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Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord. Propser and Bo relish their new "family" and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys' freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself. THE THIEF LORD was the first of internationally acclaimed author CORNELIA FUNKE's novels to be translated from her native German into English, and was awarded the prestigious Batchelder award when it was originally published in hardcover in 2003. New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book USA Today Bestseller Winner of the 2003 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for Outstanding Translated Book Book Sense
It's feudal Japan of the first Tokugawa. dynasty, and the Pirate Cats are trying to be assigned a specific fiefdom by the emperor. Why? You'll have to read this tale to find out - it will be a legendary romp, with Geronimo Stilton unwittingly becoming a legendary swordsman, Trap showing off his legendary appetite, and Thea Stilton accidentally inventing Kabuki theatre! A rattastic tale of honour, acrobatics, and ...cars?
Emily is . . . 1. A mad scientist 2. A cat lover 3. A mural painter 4. A golem builder 5. A virtuo-spastic guitarist 6. A wicked skater 7. A wily troublemaker 8. A poltergeist tamer 9. A mystery solver 10. A master prankster 11. An eXtreme procrastinator 12. A happy loner 13. A unique individual . . . and now there are two of her.
Another helping of hilarity, please! Garfield, the lovable feline who never met a lunch he didn'tlike, dishes up another book full of his heavy hijinx and weightywit. Garfield's put on a few pounds over the years, but he's notjust getting fatter, he's getting better! So keep the comedy andcalories coming! Whether he's painting Odie or chowing down onJon's favorite fern, Garfield proves he's still a ton of fun
