Books with title The Emperor's Egg

The tomb of China’s First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it’s regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won’t allow anyone to open it. Why? That question is at the heart of a dilemma faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, whose life is shattered when he receives an anonymous note carrying an unfamiliar Web address. Logging on, he sees Cassiopeia Vitt, a woman who’s saved his life more than once, being tortured at the hands of a mysterious man who has a single demand: Bring me the artifact she’s asked you to keep safe. The only problem is, Malone doesn’t have a clue what the man is talking about, since Cassiopeia has left nothing with him. So begins Malone’s most harrowing adventure to date—one that offers up astounding historical revelations, pits him against a ruthless ancient brotherhood, and sends him from Denmark to Belgium to Vietnam then on to China, a vast and mysterious land where danger lurks at every turn.

Follow as a penguin grows from egg to adulthood in the coldest place on earth.In the middle of winter, in the coldest place on earth, the mother emperor penguin lays her egg. The father rolls the egg onto his feet and keeps it warm. He doesn't eat or even move for two whole months. Finally the egg hatches. The penguin chick is a tiny ball of gray fluff. The parents have to work hard to get enough food for their baby. The hungry father travels to the ocean to fish. When the short summer comes to Antarctica, the chick grows a shiny coat of black and white feathers. Now it can take its first swim. And the parents fatten themselves up for winter, the long icy season when the emperor penguin lays its egg.Stunning collages of handpainted paper and clear, evocative text capture the beauty and drama of the icy Antarctic world and one of its most fascinating and endearing inhabitants.

Tensions run high in the explosive 8th book of 39 Clues, the #1 New York Times bestselling series.One belief has sustained fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, on their hunt for the 39 Clues: They are the good guys. But then a shocking discovery about their parents shatters everything Amy and Dan think they know, dividing the two siblings for the first time ever. When Dan disappears in a country of more than a billion people, Amy has to make a terrible choice - find the next Clue . . . or find her younger brother.

Bornan Thul's secret is out: he's protecting a deadly plague that could devastate the galaxy if released. And the evil Nolaa Tarkona--leader of the Diversity Alliance--knows where it is hidden. Now Jacen, Jaina and their allies must race against time. As a massive battle rages between New Republic soldiers and the forces of the Diversity Alliance, the young Jedi Knights must find and destroy the plague before it can be released.

The tomb of China’s First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it’s regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won’t allow anyone to open it. Why? That question is at the heart of a dilemma faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, whose life is shattered when he receives an anonymous note carrying an unfamiliar Web address. Logging on, he sees Cassiopeia Vitt, a woman who’s saved his life more than once, being tortured at the hands of a mysterious man who has a single demand: Bring me the artifact she’s asked you to keep safe. The only problem is, Malone doesn’t have a clue what the man is talking about, since Cassiopeia has left nothing with him. So begins Malone’s most harrowing adventure to date—one that offers up astounding historical revelations, pits him against a ruthless ancient brotherhood, and sends him from Denmark to Belgium to Vietnam then on to China, a vast and mysterious land where danger lurks at every turn.From the Hardcover edition.

He thought to himself, “Now I must bear up to the end.” And the chamberlains walked with still greater dignity, as if they carried the train which did not exist.(from The Emperor’s New Suit)Hans Christian Andersen's literary classic tale with digitally remastered illustrations by the golden age artists[Featuring Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Gordon Browne, Harry Clarke, Margaret W. Tarrant, Milo Winter, Monro S. Orr, Thomas Heath Robinson, William Heath Robinson, and more.]Hans Christian Andersen will take you back to your childhood.

Sometimes telling the truth can make us feel very silly, but not telling the truth makes us even sillier. A vain and self-important Emperor is tricked by two sneaky tailors into thinking that he has a marvelous suit that only wise people can see, when in fact he has no suit at all. Will anyone step forward and tell the truth about the invisible clothes, or is the Emperor doomed to parade around town in his underwear? This beloved story from Hans Christian Anderson teaches an important lesson about humility and truth, brought to life with beautiful illustrations.

A Victorian-era romantice tale of intrigue, honor, kidnapping, and political machinations in 13th-century Japan, as a baby, heir to the Japanese Imperial throne, becomes a pawn in a ruthless game of power and nobles and peasants alike find their courage and honor tested.About the author: Mary Crawford Fraser (1851-1922) was born in Italy and raised there and in England and New Jersey. She was the daughter of American sculptor Thomas Crawford, sister of American novelist F. Marion Crawford, and niece of Julia Ward Howe (the American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"). As the wife of British diplomat Hugh Fraser, she followed her husband to his postings in Peking, Rome, Santiago, and Tokyo before his sudden death in 1894. Under her married name of Mrs. Hugh Fraser, she was also the author of "Palladia" (1896), "A Diplomatist's Wife in Japan" (1898). "The Heart of the Geisha" (1904), and "Italian Yesterdays" (1913).