Books published by publisher 7 Sisters Publishing

What is a superhero? Meet 20 real people who have accomplished incredible things—and discover your own special powers! You don’t need a mask or cloak to be a hero, and you don’t need superpowers, either– just courage, determination, and hard work. Throughout history, there have been many so-called “ordinary” people who used their talents to make our world a better place. Here are 20 such men and women, from suffragettes and scientists to aviators, artists, and activists. Some had to overcome great challenges, and others had to try and try again, but all ultimately succeeded in their revolutionary achievements. Best of all, you can be a superhero, too—with or without your cape! Featuring: Emmeline Pankhurst * The Wright Brothers * Marie Curie * Mahatma Gandhi * Albert Einstein * Coco Chanel * Amelia Earhart * Frida Kahlo * Mother Teresa * Rosa Parks * Nelson Mandela * Anne Frank * Martin Luther King, Jr. * Neil Armstrong * Dian Fossey * Valentina Tereshkova * Stephen Hawking * Muhammad Ali * Bobbi Gibb * Malala Yousafzai

Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink and white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny, sweetly curled up. All it takes to create these appealing projects—or add charming embroidered touches in no time at all—are a few simple stitches, some easy techniques, and the nearly 30 projects in this book. Begin by learning several styles for outlining, filling, decorating, and appliqué. Find out about floss, fancy threads, fabrics, and needles. Get the scoop on hoops, and the lowdown on transferring your very own designs onto every type of fabric. The fresh ideas, witty patterns, and clever color illustrations take stitchers from novice to accomplished in a blink of the eye!

An inspirational guide for the budding fashion artist—with advice from 15 pros! What influences the best fashion illustrators? When did they begin drawing? What materials do they enjoy working with? Fashion Drawing offers beginners step-by-step instruction on how to draw and construct figures and outfits in a variety of styles. Fifteen leading fashion illustrators explain their process from start to finish, using beautiful and diverse examples from their own sketchbooks. You’ll learn how to get the correct proportions; turn sketches into completed drawings; illustrate men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing for different occasions; and explore how to create a mood board, follow a brief, and produce the finished illustration.

With 50 warplanes from the major combatants, this is the perfect collector's book on WWII aircraft for military buffs. From Germany’s Junkers Ju 52 and Japan’s Mitsubishi Zero to USA’s Grumman Hellcat and the UK’s Bristol Blenheim, Warplanes of World War II provides a close look at 50 key aircraft in service between 1939 and 1945. They come from both Axis and Allied countries, and all appear in a large-format side-view color photograph that shows every detail. Notes point out each craft’s unique features, while in-depth description of the aircraft’s development, manufacturing history, and technical profile accompany additional color photographs and a specification panel.

Callum Silver sees dead people.It’s not a gift.But it will change his life.Callum’s family thinks he’s crazy. Sometimes he thinks he’s crazy. He’s forced to live his life surrounded by nothing but the searing pain, sickening smells and desperate moans that come with the murdered ghosts who seek him out. But is there more to his gift than he thought?A mysterious camp run by a secret organization invites Callum for the summer.Surrounded by other teens with similar gifts, Callum starts to feel at home. But who is this secret group that brought them all together and what do they want?If you liked Fear Street and The Sixth Sense, you’ll love this twisted ghost story because of the secret society, the chilling spirits and the awkward gay moments.Get it now.

A gifted child’s comprehension, critical-thinking ability, and interests can range far beyond his or her current grade level. This workbook caters to that unique capacity. It contains almost two hundred pages of math activities carefully calibrated for your advanced student. Avoiding practice drill pages in favor of logic-based activities provides kids with a chance to grow and challenge themselves beyond the work they do in the regular classroom. The advanced content is rich in problem solving and develops critical and creative thinking. The varied activities encourage your gifted learner to experience learning at an accelerated level. Each Math for the Gifted Student workbook features: Activities designed to encourage independent thinking and stimulate creativity Logic-based activities aligned to national math standards Full-color illustrations and diagrams that bring concepts to life Perforated pages for on-the-go practice

Explore 31 extraordinary monuments from around the world—from ancient treasures like the Colosseum to the modern Sydney Opera House. A world of wonders awaits children in this book! From the Palace of Versailles in France to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, from Knossos Palace in Greece to Mount Rushmore in the US, it presents some of history’s greatest monuments, along with their location, size, and fun facts and features. Each one is marvelously illustrated by Giulia Lombardo, and introduced by a famous character connected to its legend—including Antoni Gaudi, designer of the Sagrada Familia church; Gustave Eiffel, who created the Eiffel Tower; Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, whose family lives in Alnwick Castle, where scenes from the Harry Potter movies were filmed; and Tom Jobim, who wrote a song about the statue of Christ on Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro.Sites include: Alhambra, in Granada, Spain * London’s Big Ben * Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate * Saint Basil’s Cathedral, in Moscow * Parthenon, in Athens, Greece * Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey * The Pyramids of Giza * Taj Mahal in Agra, India * The Great Wall of China * Himeji Castle in Japan * Statue of Liberty, in New York City * Mexico’s Kukulkan Pyramid * Machu Picchu, Peru

Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Vladimir Nabokov called Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina “one of the greatest love stories in world literature.” Matthew Arnold claimed it was not so much a work of art as “a piece of life.” Set in imperial Russia, Anna Karenina is a rich and complex meditation on passionate love and disastrous infidelity. Married to a powerful government minister, Anna Karenina is a beautiful woman who falls deeply in love with a wealthy army officer, the elegant Count Vronsky. Desperate to find truth and meaning in her life, she rashly defies the conventions of Russian society and leaves her husband and son to live with her lover. Condemned and ostracized by her peers and prone to fits of jealousy that alienate Vronsky, Anna finds herself unable to escape an increasingly hopeless situation. Set against this tragic affair is the story of Konstantin Levin, a melancholy landowner whom Tolstoy based largely on himself. While Anna looks for happiness through love, Levin embarks on his own search for spiritual fulfillment through marriage, family, and hard work. Surrounding these two central plot threads are dozens of characters whom Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together, creating a breathtaking tapestry of nineteenth-century Russian society. From its famous opening sentence—“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”—to its stunningly tragic conclusion, this enduring tale of marriage and adultery plumbs the very depths of the human soul.

Join Melina the Mermaid in an adventure under the sea as she discovers a hidden treasure full of pearls! As time goes on, Melina starts to become obsessed and attached to her pearls, making her more selfish and greedy. In the end, Melina learns what it truly important in her life, including her friends and family rather than her large collection of beautiful pearls. Books For Kids: Melina the Mermaid and her Collection of Pearls: Illustrated Kids Fantasy Books Ages 2-4 4-6 6-9 9-12 (Kids Books, Children's Books, Bedtime Stories For Kids)

In sixteen-year-old Mike Hernandez’s life, only one thing is clear: Gay is NOT okay. His family’s life revolves around the church, a church run by the vocally intolerant Pastor Myers, so Mike has resolved to spend his life in the closet. His only escape—besides the occasional, anonymous gay make-out session—is his art. He pours his complicated emotions into risqué drawings he keeps in a secret sketchbook. A sketchbook he carries everywhere.When his sketchbook goes missing in the middle of Sunday school, Mike is sure his life is over. He’s going to be outed, ostracized by their community, condemned by the pastor, maybe even homeless. What’s worse, the pastor’s son, Chris, suddenly seems hell-bent on adopting Mike and his friends and he has no idea why.When an awkward confrontation with Chris leads to an unexpected kiss instead of a much-expected punch, Mike’s world is turned upside down. As their friendship grows and faith is questioned, Mike may be forced to choose between the comfortable life he's always lived and a chance at the love he never thought he deserved.

These pups are barking crazy! Every dog lover will lap up these true tales of imperfect pooches. In 1924, a Labrador was sentenced to life in Pennsylvania Penitentiary for murdering the governor’s cat. (He was framed.) In 2006, a woman in China crashed her car while giving her mutt a driving lesson. In 2010, a dozy guard dog was retired from a bar after he slept through their only burglary in 12 years. These, and many more, true canine stories tell of pets that don’t win awards for bravery, that run away, that chase the cops but not the thief, that eat religious offerings, or tear up Christmas. They’re dog-gone funny!

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