Books with author Jim Weiss

In this new audiobook, acclaimed storyteller Jim Weiss introduces preteen listeners to the lives, struggles, and discoveries of four scientists and mathematicians who changed our world. Students will learn the stories behind the science of famous figures Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein, whose work won wars, changed history, and opened up new worlds of learning, as well as the lesser-known pioneer biochemist Gertrude Elion, whose medical breakthroughs saved thousands of lives.

Pirates! Buried Treasure! Loyal friends and treacherous villains! Here is Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal adventure with all its vivid characters. Pirates! Buried Treasure! Loyal friends and treacherous villains! Here is Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal adventure with all its vivid characters. Set sail on the good ship Hispaniola and experience the mile-a-minute adventures, sudden plot twists, and hair's breadth escapes. You are sure to feel the sea breeze blowing through your own hair.

In a time of fear and danger, will Merlin’s magic, Lancelot’s bravery, and Arthur’s wisdom be enough to unite the kingdom and bring peace?In this bundle (illustrated book and CD audiobook), beloved storyteller Jim Weiss brings tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table to life with action, wonder, and humor.Gorgeous paintings and whimsical medieval style illuminated illustrations by Rebecca Sorge will fascinate and delight young readers. This beautifully illustrated Companion Reader is an exact transcript of the award-winning storytelling performance, available in audio CD from Well-Trained Mind Press. The Reader can be enjoyed on its own or used along with the recorded performance to build strong language skills. It also includes instructions for casting, preparing, and staging a play of King Arthur’s adventures, along with a full script.Listen to the Jim Weiss stories on the CD, read along in the book to improve fluency, vocabulary, and grammar, and then speak great words and sentences out loud by practicing and performing the play based on the stories. Jim’s entertaining and literate audio tales make long car rides and rainy days a joy rather than a trial and introduce children to the great stories and sophisticated language of the world’s classics. full color illustrations throughout book

William Shakespeare's masterpiece of young love and feuding families has thrilled audiences for four centuries. Jim Weiss seamlessly transports his listeners to the torch-lit feasting halls, dusty streets and moonlit gardens of Renaissance Italy. Meet naive, lovestruck Romeo and Juliet, the swashbuckling Mercutio, Juliet's comical nurse, wise Friar Laurence and more. A perfect introduction to this classic play.