Books with author Robin Ballard

Robert Ballard was the first person to ever see the eerie wreck of the lost Titanic.In a tiny submarine he descended 2 1/2 miles beneath the sea and explored the lost ship in detail. Now, Dr Ballard takes us on an astonishing deep-sea expedition to the Titanic and other legendary ships---the mysterious Lusitania, the tragic Empress of Ireland and Andrea Doiria, and the Titanic's gian sister Britannic. through words and amazing pictures, we tour these great floating palaces as they once were and as they appear today on the ocean floor.

As a young boy drifts off to sleep in his cozy bed . . . in his toy-strewn room . . . in his family's house, he anticipates the full circle of what tomorrow's routine will bring: a day at school, playtime with his best friend, a bedtime story, and finally a warm good-night. This early nod to the concept of time and sequencing recognizes the importance of a young child's increasing awareness of the landmarks that make a day and celebrates the comfort and safety of home.

Book One, The Archivist, begins when the shadow of a dead man is summoned to the world of the living. On the moonlit banks of the Nile he watches as a boy is pursued. He knows the boy, his name is Ahmose, and he knows the fiend who is trying to kill him.... Only a few months earlier Ahmose left his family’s farm to attend school in the magnificent temple of Amun in Thebes. Under the watchful eyes of the priests, he visits the House of Life where the injured are cured by magic and he learns from the sacred texts stored in the House of Books. In ancient Egypt the heart is the seat of all thought and emotion, and listening to the texts Ahmose learns that the gods as well as mortals suffer from love, envy and revenge. Step back in time with this new young-adult series. Discover what an archivist was willing to die for and why some still seek it today.