Böcker av Cathy Diez-Luckie

Robin Hood steals from the rich to give to the poor. Mulan takes her father's place in the army to defend her homeland. Sinbad explores strange new lands, while Scheherazade weaves magical tales of enchantment. These are the epic heroes and heroines of the Middle Ages.Now children ages 6 to 12 can make movable articulated paper dolls and relive the memorable events of the world's most famous epic stories with Beowulf, Mulan, Sinbad, Scheherazade, King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Rostam, Don Quixote, Ivanhoe, Robin Hood, and Maid Marian. Move their arms and legs; use their weapons; and act out their stories at home or at school-over and over again. Read about their amazing deeds and create your own new adventures.Includes:Detailed biography section with facts and stories about each figureCompanion reading list for read-aloud and independent readers to learn more about each figure and his or her cultureMeticulous illustrations based on historical paintings, statues, and tapestriesEasy to assemble (instructions included)Colored and colorable versions of each characterPrinted on sturdy card stock for hours of creative play

Engage your child's imagination with articulated paper puppets of more than 100 great men and women from throughout history. Unlike paper dolls, these figures move! These easy-to-assemble figures, each accompanied by a brief biography, provide a tangible, colorful, interactive supplement to your child's study of history. From pharaohs and queens to soldiers and presidents, from astronauts to activists, the 103 figures in this set introduce your child to the people who shaped history.Bundle includes:Famous Figures of Ancient TimesFamous Figures of the Middle Ages and RenaissanceFamous Figures of the Early Modern EraFamous Figures of the American RevolutionFamous Figures of the Civil WarFamous Figures of Modern Times Detailed biography section with facts about each figureCompanion reading list for further explorationMeticulous illustrations based on historical paintings and photographsEasy to assemble (all instructions included)Colored and colorable versions of each characterPrinted on sturdy card stock for hours of creative play

Make 21 articulated puppets from the Modern Age! Crazy Horse fights to defend his people on the wide plains of Montana. Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King take brave stands to make a better world. Rosie the Riveter builds ships, tanks, and airplanes that soldiers and pilots will use to defend democracy. Amelia Earhart explores the endless skies, while Neil Armstrong dares to go further than any human has ever been. This is the modern era. Now children ages 6 to 12 can make movable, articulated paper dolls and relive the memorable events of the modern age with Queen Victoria, Susan B. Anthony, Crazy Horse, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Edison, Queen Min of Korea, Emperor Meiji of Japan, a World War I soldier, Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Amelia Earhart, Rosie the Riveter, a World War II pilot, Albert Einstein, Rosa Parks, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, and astronaut Neil Armstrong.These activists, leaders, explorers, and fighters shaped our modern world. Read about their amazing lives, and act out new adventures, with Famous Figures of Modern Times. Detailed biography section with facts about each figureCompanion reading list for further explorationMeticulous illustrations based on historical photographsEasy to assemble (all instructions included)Colored and colorable versions of each characterPrinted on sturdy card stock for hours of creative play