The Story of Babar is essentially the tale of a country boy who comes to the city and, while there, comes of age. In the end, he returns home to share his knowledge and experiences with family and friends. The beautiful, delightfully detailed illustrations--de Brunhoff was a painter--never fail to amuse. All of the Babar books are notable for their ability to tell larger stories with simplicity and style, and The Story of Babar is no exception. Potentially troubling moments are handled with taste, emphasizing Babar's unique gift for uncovering a silver lining in the most persistent of clouds.
Reading level: Ages 4 to 8, though the cursive writing makes it best for reading aloud
Prehistoric life is the archive of evolution preserved in the fossil record. This book focuses on the meaning and significance of that archive and is designed for introductory college science students, including non-science majors, enrolled in survey courses emphasizing paleontology, geology and biology.
Schaum's Easy Outline of Principles of Economics by Dominick Salvatore and Eugene A. Diulio
abridged by Alan Bartley
Easy Outlines are concise, easy-to-use versions of the biggest and best-selling classics in the Schaum's Outlines series. This is a continuation of the Schaum's Easy Outline Series, successfully launched in 1999. Every book in the series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly-focused version of a top-selling Schaum's Outline. In the aggregate, these titles have sold more than 4,000,000 copies. Format will be streamlined and updated for a contemporary look and feel - Each book will extract the absolute essence of the subject, presenting it in concise and readily understandable form, emphasizing clarity and brevity - Graphic elements like sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights will feature selected points from the text, emphasizing keys to learning and giving students quick pointers to the essentials.
