Books with author Wendy Thompson

'Climb Every Pyramid and Where's My Leaky Snorkel Mask' is a travel journal of the summer adventures of Taco, from traveling cross-country from the Pacific coast of Mexico to the Yucatan's Caribbean side to be with her husband Vidal, to discovering hidden secrets of the area while he slaved away at work, living glorious personal moments as a self-described archeologist-wannabe, and her non-swimmer's aquatic adventures with a leaky snorkel mask. You will explore through her eyes fantastic places such as the ancient Mayan cities of Tulúm and Cobá, take adventurous tours through the Yucatan jungle and the biosphere of Sia'an Kaan and snorkel in the tranquil waters of the incredible Xel-Ha Lagoon, in search of an elusive parrotfish. Each story is colorfully written, often with her overactive imagination in charge, and in typical Sandy style with a bit of historical trivia thrown in here and there.

"Composer's World" is a new series of picture books for readers aged ten upwards, illustrating the lives and times of the world's greatest composers. It examines each composer's life and work within the context of the external factors which influenced his career. Almost 200 years ago Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in poverty at the age of 35. Born into a Europe dominated by the aristocracy, where composers relied on private patronage to earn their living, Mozart had attempted to break free from the shackles of servitude and become one of the first genuine "freelance" musicians. Though doomed to failure, he nevertheless left us a monumental legacy of over 600 masterpieces. Mozart lived and worked in some of Europe's most beautiful cities, and this illustrated biography brings his world to life. Musical extracts from some of Mozart's best-loved works - in simple keyboard arrangements - are also included.

Excerpt from On the Road With a Circus Some time between 1820 and I 830 (circus annals tell not exactly the year), near what is now New York City, while a red-coated band blew forth a merry melody, a round-sop tent swelled upward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.