Born a slave in the United States, Harriet Tubman escaped from bondage to risk her life and newfound liberty in becoming a leading abolitionist in the years before the American Civil War. Tubman surreptitiously led hundreds of escaped Southern slaves to freedom in the North along the Underground Railroad, earning her the nickname as "the Moses of her people." Readers will learn of Tubman's courage, determination, and iron discipline in this terse retelling of her life story....

Greek mythology has some of the world's most enduring stories. Involving drama, complex personalities, and heroism, these myths have been told for years and are used as a basis for everything from movies to novels to plays. In Greek Myths three of those stories are retold in a thought-provoking, informative, graphic novel-style book....

Chinese Myths features three engrossing myths from the rich culture of ancient China. Wonderful colors evoke the landscape of China, and the gripping text recounts stories of the creation of man, rivers, and the myth of the ten suns. These tales are complemented by an informative compilation of front and back matter....

This gripping examination of Bigfoot, and similar creatures takes the reader on a journey through the Pacific Northwest, the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, and the forests of China. These stories, vividly recounted, explore the mystery of the beasts, and the lives of the people who claim to have seen them, from American gold prospectors to Chinese woodcutters...

Chinese Myths features three engrossing myths from the rich culture of ancient China. Wonderful colors evoke the landscape of China, and the gripping text recounts stories of the creation of man, rivers, and the myth of the ten suns. These tales are complemented by an informative compilation of front and back matter....