JANE YOLEN

Relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir.

Algunos de los piratas más notorios de todos los tiempos fueron mujeres. Este libro descubre la historia secreta de las mujeres piratas. Desde los inicios de la piratería, las mujeres destacaron por su valentía y atrevimiento. Vestían como los hombres, con unos pantalones bombachos y una camisa holgada, y también luchaban como ellos, provistas de una pistola y un alfanje. Desde Artemisia, la primera pirata y reina almirante, pasando por Garnia O'Malley, Lady Killigrew, Anne Bonney y Mary Read, Rachel Wall, Mary Anne Talbot y Madame Ching, todas ellas fueron reinas de los mares cuyas vidas superaron los límites de su tiempo.

This timeless and beautiful classic--the winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal--celebrates its 20th anniversary with this edition featuring letters from Yolen and Schoenherr and a stunning silvery cover. Full color. Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, or when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is. Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world. Wonderfully complemented by award-winning John Schoenherr's soft, exquisite watercolor illustrations, this is a verbal and visual treasure, perfect for reading aloud and sharing at bedtime.