Bøger af Joan Holub

Just in time for baseball season! Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but he had a big heart and an even bigger swing! Kids will learn all about the Home Run King in this rags-to- riches sports biography. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, a true sports legend is brought to life.

On August 15, 1969, a music festival called "Woodstock" transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called "hippies," traveled from all over the country to see their favorite musicians perform. Famous artists like The Grateful Dead played day and night in a celebration of peace, love, and happiness. Although Woodstock lasted only three days, the spirit of the festival has defined a generation and become a symbol of the "hippie life."American Association of University Women Award for Juvenile Literature 2016 Nominee.

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale. Learn the story behind the creation of Walt Disney World. In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush. Why? Well, if word got out that they planned to buy up lots of land, the price would have skyrocketed. So the Disneys cleverly covered up their trail, avoiding the Orlando airport and even using made-up names, like Walt and Roy Davis, for their flights. The deception worked. In covering the history of the "Most Magical Place On Earth," Joan Holub takes readers both behind the scenes and underneath the park (there are secret employee-only tunnels that form one big circle under the Magic Kingdom). Loaded with fun facts, this book is a great companion to Who Was Walt Disney?

Young gods battle to save the world in these first four books in the Heroes in Training Graphic Novel series—now together in one paperback boxed set!The Titans are merciless giants who rule the earth, led by Cronus—the biggest, baddest Titan of them all. Cronus and his cronies have put the world into chaos. But their rule is about to be challenged by a group of young Olympians led by ten-year-old Zeus. These heroes in training must discover their powers and try to claim their rightful place as leaders of their realms. This legendary paperback boxed set includes: Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom Graphic Novel Poseidon and the Sea of Fury Graphic Novel Hades and the Helm of Darkness Graphic Novel Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire Graphic Novel

Even goddesses go through growing pains in these first four books in the Goddess Girls Graphic Novel series—now together in one paperback boxed set!Being a goddess doesn’t make school or life any easier. Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis learn all about life lessons and friendship at Mount Olympus Academy in these stories that give a modern twist to classic myths. This epic paperback collection includes: Athena the Brain Graphic Novel Persephone the Phony Graphic Novel Aphrodite the Beauty Graphic Novel Artemis the Brave Graphic Novel

The first ten adventures in the Goddess Girls series are now together in one collectible paperback boxed set!Athena always knew she was smart and special, but she didn’t realize that she was a goddess! When she’s whisked away to Mount Olympus Academy, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad—who just happens to be Zeus. Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls—and finds the best friends she’s ever had. Together, Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis navigate crushes, friendships, and finding themselves. This mythological boxed set with a twist includes: Athena the Brain Persephone the Phony Aphrodite the Beauty Artemis the Brave Athena the Wise Aphrodite the Diva Artemis the Loyal Medusa the Mean Pandora the Curious Pheme the Gossip

The first four adventures in the Goddess Girls series are now together in one collectible paperback boxed set!Athena always knew she was smart and special, but she didn’t realize that she was a goddess! When she’s whisked away to Mount Olympus Academy, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad—who just happens to be Zeus. Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls—and finds the best friends she’s ever had. Together, Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis navigate crushes, friendships, and finding themselves. This magical paperback boxed set includes: Athena the Wise Persephone the Phony Aphrodite the Beauty Artemis the Brave

"Publicado por primera vez en los Estados Unidos de Amâerica por Penguin Workshop, un sello editorial de Penguin Random House LLC, Nueva York, 2014."

A new mergirl shows up at Mount Olympus Academy?and Poseidon just might be her perfect match in this seventeenth Goddess Girls adventure.Amphitrite is a mergirl with a big crush on Poseidon?but will his quirks make her fall out of like?