Books with author John Lord

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work . . .Young readers will love this lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was! John Vernon Lord's bright ink and crayon illustrations fill the pages with humorous detail.

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work . . .Young readers will love this lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was! John Vernon Lord's bright ink and crayon illustrations fill the pages with humorous detail.

“The revived and wide-spread attention given to the study of the Bible, under the stimulus of recent Oriental travels and investigations, not only as a volume of religious guidance, but as an authentic record of most interesting and important events, has encouraged me to include a series of Lectures on some of the remarkable men identified with Jewish history.”

Originally published in 1881 as a portion of the author’s larger “Points of History for Schools and Colleges,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 24 pages, explores ancient Greek history in easy-to-understand question and answer format. Learn about the framing of the powerful city-states, the philosophers, the military and political leaders, the wars, and much more.Sample passage:What distinguished Athenian ruled Athens between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars?Pericles—a great statesman, an elegant scholar, an eloquent orator, and a generous patriot.What may be said of Athens during his rule?That it was the most glorious period of its existence—in which arts and learning flourished.Who gave an impulse to arts?Phidias, chiefly. He made the famous statues of Zeus and Athena, and adorned the Parthenon with statues and paintings. The whole city was adorned and enriched.Who distinguished himself in philosophy, and laid the foundation of a great intellectual revolution?Socrates, who confuted the Sophists—fashionable teachers—by his ironical questions, and taught the unity of God and the immortality of the soul. He established a sure foundation of knowledge by his celebrated definitions.What intellectual movement was represented by Euripides?Dramatic and tragic poetry. His dramas have been the delight of all ages, not so sublime as those of Aeschylus, who preceded him, but more finished and elegant.About the author:John Lord, LL.D. (1810–1894) was an American historian and a touring lecturer. Other works include “Beacon Lights of History” (15 volumes), “The Old Roman World,” and “Ancient States and Empires.”

Originally published in 1883 as a portion of the author’s larger “Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI: American Founders,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 50 pages, describes the life and career of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States.Includes supplemental material:• A Brief Summary of the Life of Thomas Jefferson• About the Declaration of Independence• About the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionSample passage:Even then hopes had not entirely vanished of a reconciliation with Great Britain, but before the close of the year the introduction of German mercenaries to put down the growing insurrection satisfied everybody that there was nothing left to the Colonies but to fight, or tamely submit to royal tyranny. Preparations for military resistance were now made everywhere, especially in Massachusetts, and in Virginia, where Jefferson, who had been obliged by domestic afflictions to leave Congress in December, was most active in raising money for defense, and in inspiring the legislature to set up a State government. When Jefferson again took his seat in Congress, May 13, 1776, he was put upon the committee to draft a Declaration of Independence, composed, as already noted, of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, besides himself. To him, however, was entrusted by the committee the labor and the honor of penning the draft, which was adopted with trifling revision. He was always very proud of this famous document, and it was certainly effective. Among the ordinary people of America he is, perhaps, better known for this rather rhetorical piece of composition than for all his other writings put together. It was one of those happy hits of genius which make a man immortal—owing, however, no small measure of its fame to the historic importance of the occasion that called it forth. It was publicly read on every Fourth of July celebration for a hundred years. It embodied the sentiments of a great people not disposed to criticism, but ready to interpret in a generous spirit; it had, at the time, a most stimulating effect at home, and in Europe was a revelation of the truth about the feeling in America.About the author:John Lord, LL.D. (1810–1894) was an American historian and a touring lecturer. Other works include “The Old Roman World,” “Ancient States and Empires,” and “Points of History.”

“The revived and wide-spread attention given to the study of the Bible, under the stimulus of recent Oriental travels and investigations, not only as a volume of religious guidance, but as an authentic record of most interesting and important events, has encouraged me to include a series of Lectures on some of the remarkable men identified with Jewish history.”

In Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs, a hilarious picture book debut from John Loren, a young boy with an overactive imagination gets ready to go trick-or-treating, but will his overly concerned parents ruin his plans for Halloween? A young trick-or-treater has the best Frankenstein costume ever . . . if he can make it out the front door! Every time he tries to set foot into the dark and stormy night, his parents interrupt with yet another warm and cozy addition to his costume. But Frankenstein does not wear floppy boots, or a puffy jacket, or a fanny pack. And he especially doesn’t wear earmuffs! Will our young Frankenstein be able to break loose from his bundled layers and have the Halloween of his dreams? Or will he be overcome by the weight of a ghastly fall wardrobe?

It’s a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work. . . .Readers will love listening to the lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was!