Books with author Nathan Hale

Each of the books in Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history. Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War.From the ship’s inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to.Praise for Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad"Livelier than the typical history textbook but sillier than the many outstanding works on the Civil War available for young readers, this will appeal to both history buffs and graphic-novel enthusiasts."—Kirkus Reviews"Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories’ over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale’s style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop."—Horn BookAward:New York Public Library’s Children's Books 2012: 100 Books for Reading and Sharing list

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war.

Be careful what you wish for . . . The Fell Family has a small problem--a little devil that lives in their house. He does all sorts of bad things, and the Fells are fed up. When the prim and proper Ms. Phisto mysteriously appears and offers to remove the little devil and come take his place, the Fells are all too happy. But trading in one small problem for something else might just get you a very, very BIG problem. People often say, “You’re better off with the devil you know than with the devil you don’t.” And maybe there’s some truth in that. With wildly inventive illustrations, and zany humor, this picture book brings a familiar adage to life in unexpected ways.

Be careful what you wish for . . . The Fell Family has a small problem--a little devil that lives in their house. He does all sorts of bad things, and the Fells are fed up. When the prim and proper Ms. Phisto mysteriously appears and offers to remove the little devil and come take his place, the Fells are all too happy.But trading in one small problem for something else might just get you a very, very BIG problem. People often say, "You're better off with the devil you know than with the devil you don't." And maybe there's some truth in that. With wildly inventive illustrations, and zany humor, this picture book brings a familiar adage to life in unexpected ways.

Yellowbelly’s stuffed bear Plum is his best friend in the world. They do everything together. So when it’s time to go off to school for the first time, Yellowbelly can’t imagine not taking Plum along. At school they learn lots of fun new things, and they both make lots of new friends. When Plum disappears, Yellowbelly is upset at first. But Plum has been off learning games that the two friends never played before. And when the two are joyfully reunited, Yellowbelly teaches everyone their old games, while Plum can teach Yellowbelly his new ones. A fun, joyful story about school and friendship that introduces two lovable new characters.

Excerpt from The Boston Miscellany of Literature and Fashion, Vol. 1: January to July, 1842A book is a letter to the unknown friends one has in the world.Wrrn this Number we must greet you all as new acquaintances. The hand which is offered to you, you will grasp with such warmth only as your expectations, your hopes, and more than all, your kindness may dictate for we have none of the recol lections of past meetings, no pictures of past scenes, no allusions to former inter course to draw upon. Like a stranger We seek to join your company, and our wel come, if given to na at all, must be given in kindly trust and hape, as a voluntary credit, to be drawn against hereafter. If, as we hope, our companionship shall be continued, - if we are permitted, month by month, to become the sharer of your happy hours of rest and recreation, to be known as a tried friend, cherished for his willing ness, whatever may be his success for the moment, another character may grow around this now new relation; and time after time, the grasp of our hands shall grow firmer and warmer, than it may be in the days of our mutual ignorance of the newcomer, at this first introduction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

World War I set the tone for the twentieth century and introduced a new type of warfare: Global, mechanical and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war.