Books with author Knowledge Works Company

The Trojan War is the first story in the epic tale of Odysseus and his travels. In the Trojan War a young prince, Paris rescues the King of Troys unhappy wife, Helen, and takes her to freedom in Paris's homeland. This leaves the door open for the King to call on his powerful Greek warriors to attack the land of Troy and return his wife. The Greeks and the people of Troy enter into a long battle that is only ended when Odysseus uses his clever ability to trick his opponents. Enjoy the classics and share them with your children. The travels of Odysseus and the Trojan War is the first in the series of many battles and voyages across dangerous lands and waters. Many confrontations with powerful gods and goddess's are sure to follow Odysseus as he travels the seas with his men.

Travel along with Odysseus and his men as they continue their voyage home across the large sea of unknown. Along the way their ship wrecks into a strange land and they realize that they have landed on the fearful island of the the Cyclopes! Join Odysseus and his men as they battle the giant Cyclops, Polyphemus, and try to outwit him to secure their successful escape from the horrible land of the giant Cyclopes. Odysseus and the Cyclops is one of the most popular stories out of the entire travels and adventures of Odysseus and his men. These captivating children's stories have been told for centuries and we are proud to keep this classic children's series alive for you to share with your children. Capture your child's attention, inspire their imagination, and help them develop their reading skills in a fun, educating and blissfully entertaining way.Knowledge Works Company has brought parents and educators the highest quality of educational materials for over 50 years. We are thrilled to embark on this new frontier of offering our children's products in digital formats. All of Knowledge Works Company materials are developed per the highest standards set forth by the National Council of Teachers of English. Each story captivates and helps your child develop reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills while providing them hours of entertainment at the same time.Don't forget the Workbook! Visit Knowledge Works Company website to view the matching workbook with interactive CD full of puzzles, games, vocabulary and reading activities. Greek Mythology for Kids: Odysseus Adventure Series Includes:Odysseus: The Trojan WarOdysseus: The CyclopsOdysseus: CirceOdysseus: The Terrible SeaOdysseus: Telemachus, Son of OdysseusOdysseus: The Homecoming

3-in-1 Collection of Aesop's Classic Fables. This is the first in a long series to come of Children's Classic, Aesop's Fables. Vol. I includes: The Ant and The Grasshopper, The Hare with Many Friends, and The Fox and the Grapes.Aesop's Fables are wonderful children's stories that each have their own moral and lesson learned in the end. Aesop is credited with writing several hundred fables over two thousand years ago! It is fantastic that the moral or lesson of the stories still apply today. Teach your children priceless life lessons and morals while providing them with vividly illustrated stories. Knowledge Works Company has been offering valuable learning tools for parents and educators for over 50 years! Keep the classics alive and educate your child as you entertain them and stimulate their creative imaginations at the same time. This charming book is complete with three separate fables by Aesop:The Fox and The GrapesThe Hare with many FriendsThe Ant and The GrasshopperThis is just one of our many Aesop's Fables to come. Stay tuned for many, many more!

Robin Hood is a children's classic story book that we all grew up with. This classic has been preserved in all it's glory and restored for you to share with your children. Robin Hood is the story of a 13th Century English outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. After leaving England to lead his army through the Crusades, the great King Richard leaves his throne to his brother, the evil Prince John. Now Robin and his band of Merry Men must fight the injustices and crippling taxation of Prince John and his close ally, the Sheriff of Nottingham. Along the way many adventures ensue and Robin finds himself in a forbidden love with the beautiful Lady Marian.

Casey at the Bat is the single most famous baseball poem ever written. This charming children's poem is now a fully illustrated story book that you can share with your children anywhere you go! Keep the classics alive with this delightful classic tale, Casey at the Bat. A little history...Authored by Ernest L. Thayer (who signed the work simply as “Phin”), the poem first appeared in the June 3, 1888 issue of the The San Francisco Examiner, but was hardly noticed until a New Yorker named Archibald Gunter shared the poem with a performing artist and close friend named De Wolf Hopper. Hopper gave a performance of the poem in August of 1888 to an audience packed with members of the New York and Chicago baseball clubs, and the poem has lived on ever since.Casey at the Bat is a classic that we all grew up with as children. Knowledge Works Company strives to keep the classics alive by bringing them to life in beautifully illustrated story books for children available in different languages and in all different digital platforms so they can be read or listened to on all devices.

Aesop's Fables Vol. II is a vividly illustrated collection of three of Aesop's most popular fables. This collection includes three charming Children's stories all in one book. Volume II includes: The Goose and the Golden Egg, The Dog in the Manger, and The Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing. This is the second volume in the series of 3-in-1 children's classics. Knowledge Works Company has been publishing children's books for over 50 years now and we strive to keep the classic stories alive for your children. We want your child to be entertained and educated at the same time with captivating artwork and charming stories. Aesop's fables all include a short story followed by a lesson learned in each at the end of the story. These fables and their lessons learned are valuable assets that never grow too old to share with your children.

Henny Penny is the story of a chicken that believes the sky is falling and feels responsible to notify the King (and others along her journey) of their impending doom. "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"The moral to be drawn from this story is that when faced with what seems to be a disastrous situation, there is usually a rational explanation. Knowledge Works company strives to keep the children's classics stories alive by creating them in digital forms so that you can share them with your children, anytime and anywhere you go!

Rumplestiltskin is a German fairy tale, first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. It’s the story of a poor miller who, in an attempt to appear important to the king, lies and says his daughter is able to spin straw into gold. Upon hearing this news the king calls for the girl to perform her magic, only she cannot. Then, suddenly a dwarf appears and offers to spin the straw into gold in exchange for her necklace. This sets off a chain of events that eventually leads to the girl trying to reclaim her daughter from the dwarf.Knowledge works company strives to keep the classics alive! We offer many of our Children's Classic Fairy Tales in English as well as Spanish. Delight your children with our beautifully illustrated story books and take them anywhere you go!

Pinocchio is the story of a young wooden puppet carved by a poor Italian woodworker named Gepetto. The story follows the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio as he sets out on a quest to become a real, live boy.A little history...This version by Knowledge Works Company is based off the original Pinnochio. This children's classic first appeared in 1883 in “The Adventures of Pinnochio” by Carl Collodi. Many versions have been seen since it originated, but we pride ourselves in keeping the classics as close to their original version as is possible. Enjoy this vividly illustrated version of the traditional story with your children.Knowledge Works Company strives to keep the classics alive! We want to be able to share the same stories our parents shared with us with you, so that you can share the classic children's fairy tales with your children.Knowledge Works offers Children's Story Books in both English and Spanish!

The Three Little pigs is a charming children's classic about, yep you guessed it, three little pigs! This wonderfully animated story tells the tale of the pigs quest to build themselves three little houses and an evil wolf that tries to huff and puff and blow them down in order to eat the little pigs.A little history...The Three Little Pigs (and The Big Bad Wolf) is a classic fairy tale best known from the Joseph Jacobs’ version which first appeared in English Fairy Tales in 1890. The story goes that 3 little pigs leave their mother’s home and venture into the dangerous outside world to seek their fortunes. As they do each pig builds their own home, with varying amounts of effort. When they encounter a big bad wolf their efforts are tested and the little pig who worked the hardest ends up saving the day in the end.Enjoy this vividly illustrated children story book on any device you own! New Kindle app now enables this classic children’s fairy tale to be downloaded immediately and viewed on any computer or laptop, eReaders (Kindle, iPad) and all mobile devices (smartphones, android phones, and iPhones too) so you can take the classics with you anywhere! The Three Little Pigs is delivered digitally as an immediate online download.

Johnny Appleseed is a celebrated American pioneer who lived from 1774-1845. He became well known while he was alive because of his leadership in conservation. His given name was John Chapman, but the nickname Johnny Appleseed later stuck with him following his passionate work planting apple seeds wherever he went.Knowledge Works Company has been bringing the Classics to life for over 50 years. Children's classic storybooks are now being offered in digital forms so you can share the same classic fairy tales that you grew up reading, with your children!

Rapunzel is the classic children's fairy tale about a beautiful young lady with long, flowing hair that lives in a mysterious tower. The tale begins with Rapunzel's parents, who lived next door to an old woman who grew a delicious vegetable called rampion. The wife, at home pregnant, notices the rampion growing next door and desperately wants some of it to eat. In order to please his wife, the husband steals the rampion but is eventually caught by the old woman. Begging for mercy, the husband agrees to give his child to the old woman upon its birth. As the years pass, Rapunzel (named after the rampion plant), wonders about her neighbors. This leads the old woman to lock Rapunzel away in a tower in the forest, until the day when a dashing prince comes to her rescue. Rapunzel is the classic children's fairy tale that we all grew up with. Many renditions and spin off versions have been created over the years, but nothing beats the classic story of Rapunzel in this beautifully created children's eBook.