In the graphic novel Pele: The King of Soccer, Eddy Simon and Vincent Brascaglia beautifully depict Pele's rise from the slums of Brazil to the national stage.Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pelé, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real soccer ball, so he played with a ball of newspaper tied together with string. Yet he dominated the youth leagues and signed his first professional socc...

Through the captivating pages of this new graphic novel, discover the intertwined destinies of a father and son in search of truth through art.“Reality is always magical.” —Jean Renoir, 1957Art is a family matter for the Renoirs. The path is carved by Pierre-Auguste, the painter who along with Monet, Cézanne, Degas was at the origin of the impressionist movement and continues with Jean, the poetic avant-garde filmmaker. Indisputably one of the masters of Fr...

On July 10, 1999, at the end of 90 minutes of regulation play plus two 15 minute overtime periods, Briana Scurry faced the greatest challenge of her soccer career. As goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's national team, she would be squaring off against China's best five penalty kickers in a shootout that would determine the winners of the 1999 Women's World Cup. The pressure was enormous -- but Briana Scurry thrives on pressure, which is one reason she's been called the best goalkeeper in the w...

At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens's family suffered many hardships. As a boy he worked several jobs like delivering groceries and working in a shoe repair shop to make ends meet. But Owens defied the odds to become a sensational student athlete, eventually r...

Meet Gareth Bale, Ultimate Football Hero.'And then came the moment Gareth had been waiting for. He'd imagined it so many times. The President of Real Madrid held up the famous white shirt with his name on the back.'Bale tracks the Welsh wizard's impressive rise from talented schoolboy to Real Madrid star. This is the inspiring story of how Gareth Bale beat the odds and became the most expensive player in football history.Ultimate Football Hero...

In the history of legendary boxers, there was Joe Louis and Sonny Liston . . . and then, “the heavens opened up, and there appeared a great man descending on a cloud, jump-roping into the Kingdom of Boxing. And he was called Cassius Clay.” Clay let everyone know that he was the greatest boxer in the world. He converted to the Nation of Islam, refused to be drafted into a war in which he didn’t believe, and boxed his way back to the top after being stripped of his title. The man that came t...

Machu Picchu is one of the few surviving ruins of the Inca Empire. It is situated in tropical forests on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains. It stretches five miles across a ridge and sits on top of two earthquake fault lines.The Spanish invaded South America looking for gold. They killed the Inca people. They destroyed their cities, but they never found Machu Picchu.How much do you know about this Inca treasure?How many years was Machu Picchu inhabited?How...

Grab your lantern and follow the remarkable and world-famous Mammoth Cave explorer—and slave—Stephen Bishop as he guides you through the world’s largest cave system in this remarkable homage to the resilience of human nature.Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It’s 1840 and Stephen Bishop is the perfect guide.By the light of his lantern, the deepest, biggest cave in all of the United States is revealed. Down here, beneath the earth, he’s not just an enslaved person. H...

Meet Eden Hazard, Ultimate Football Hero.'Eden slid on his knees towards the fans with his arms out wide. He was the hero again - there was just no stopping him now.'Hazard is the thrilling tale of how the wing wizard went from local wonder kid to league champion. With the support of his football-obsessed family, Eden Hazard worked hard to develop his amazing dribbling skills and earn his dream transfer to Chelsea.Ultimate Footbal...

In the first Ten Cent Tutorial you'll look at making extra armour for a Warhammer 40000 Rhino. This works for Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines and Sisters of Battle. In fact, it will work for anyone who uses the all-purpose Rhino chassis to move troops across the table!You will be working with plasticard to aply a template to the Rhino. Moderate skill with both a scalpel and modelling supplies is...

Thrilling Adventure Awaits as you Battle Prehistoric Monsters,Travel to Unknown Lands and face danger lurking around every Corner with Stories that Include:   1.....Morass of Death   2.....The Harem of Horror   3.....The Bloodthirsty Stone   4.....The Creeping Scourge   5.....Bride of the Devil Beast   6.....The Evil Eyes of Death and much More!

In this entertaining Comic Book you kids will learn and REMEMBER 8 key scientific concepts about AIR. After they have finished reading and laughing they will know that Air is a matter; Air expands when heated & contracts when cooled; Air weighs something; Air pushes in all directions; Air moves; Fire needs air to burn; Air has volume; & Air has pressure. Concepts are presented in a clear, visual and fun way in a way that kids can relate to and will remember. For the price of a cup ...