Books with author Robins

From the awesome grandeur of the Great Pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet, the spellbinding power of ancient Egyptian art persists to this day. Spanning three thousand years, this beautifully illustrated history offers a thorough and delightfully readable introduction to the artwork even as it provides insight into questions that have long engaged experts and amateurs alike. In its scope, its detail, and its eloquent reproduction of over 250 objects, Gay Robins’s classic book is without parallel as a guide to the art of ancient Egypt. And her eagerly awaited new edition includes many new color photographs and a fully revised and updated bibliography.

My name is Aggie Jumble, and I'm a 6th grade monster hunter. Some say I'm countrified. They say I have a funny accent, I git to spell words all wrong, and make them laugh. Momma just says we're differnt. I moved to the city not too long ago and boy, it's just all weird. It's almost like I done moved into a farn country. There's all kinda ruckus goin on here. Seeins how it's just far too much to recollect in my head, I tried to git it all down in this here story book. Momma made me call it a Diary so even citified girls might want to read about them there scary monsters too. It might help spread the word on how to wallop these things upside the head...just in case we don't make through our adventures.Diary of a Countrified Zombie Killer is a short story intended to make people laugh and is entertaining for children, middle school students, and even adults.Age Level: 9 - 12 | Grade Level: 4th and up

Alone in the world and obsessed with his long-lost falcon, Matin Imoya has finally had enough and embarks on a quest to retrieve his bird from the Palace of Sky. Chased by wolves, tormented by a villainous Imp, and accompanied by a lovable, annoying, and mysterious goat, Matin soon discovers that instead of recovering his falcon, he might instead need to save the world.The first of three volumes, The Dooms of Rajas, introduces readers to forces and fates that will ultimately lead Matin to a showdown with the Sky itself.Fans of C.S. Lewis' Narnia series or Brian Jacques' Redwall series will love The Dooms of Rajas.

A gruesome army of monsters, mustering in the Palace of Sky? The Sky itself plotting to invoke the return of Senescence and the end of the world? Goaded by this terrible knowledge, Matin finds himself racing to find a legendary sword before the Sky and its fiendish hordes can deliver the land over to death and darkness.Fans of Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr. Fox or Richard Adams' Watership Down will want to try the Slaying the Sky series.

Antarctica Our last wilderness. But for how long A topical future history thriller from the worldwide bestselling author of the Mars series.Like the land it protects, the Antarctic Treaty is dissolving. The worlds last unstripped asset, Antarctica is in danger of becoming a free-for-all oil reconnaissance teams intent on mass extraction, adventure travellers trailing waste across the tundra, and multi-national interests covertly vying for influence. But a new radical environmentalist group is determined to show humanity that Antarctica cannot be plundered like the rest of the world. Whatever it takesAntarctica: an eco-thriller, a romance, and a passionate study of a desolate continent. Against a majestic backdrop, multi-award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson paints his latest big picture by focusing on the personal triumphs and tragedies of the innocents, the activists, and the ruthless exploiters who are fighting their version of the future for Earths last great wilderness.