Books with author Lucille Recht Penner

Persian unicorns are fierce fighters. Japanese unicorns are just. European unicorns are peaceful. But all unicorns have one thing in common. They are magic! Learn all about unicorn legends, including why people truly believed in them, in this fascinating companion to Dragons.Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.From the Trade Paperback edition.

For thousands of years, people have claimed to have spotted mermaids in the waves and on the rocks. Some were beautiful with long flowing hair and lovely voices. But other mermaids liked to drag people down to their watery homes and eat them! If you thought mermaids were just pretty ladies with scaly tails, think again. There is more to these mythical creatures than meets the eye!

It wasn't hard to clean up after a Pilgrim meal--especially if you ate the plates, which were made of stale bread... In straightforward, down-to-earth language, Lucille Recht Penner tells of the food the Pilgrims ate--how they got it, cooked it, and ate it--and how large a role it assumed in their daily lives. Historical line drawings accompany and illuminate savory descriptions of food preparations, and quotations from writers of the Pilgrim era are sprinkled throughout. A feast of fascinating information for any young reader who is (and who isn't!) interested in food. Includes a glossary and suggestions for further reading.Z 06

For hundreds of years, people believed dragons were real. They thought dragons lived in caves full of treasure, soared through the air on large bat wings, and breathed fire. Storytellers told tales of dragons that fought knights and kings. Now kids can learn the unnatural history of dragons and recapture their magic with this full-color chapter book.From the Trade Paperback edition.

How the Revolutionary War BeganThe American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.