Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

The numbers from one to ten and ten fruits are introduced as a monkey swings on a vine looking for his lunch. On board pages with die-cut holes.

"It is Christmas of 1183, and Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine are, for once, together in the drafty castle of Chinon. For all their regal status, they are much like any long-estranged but inseparably married couple: Henry flaunts his new mistress; Eleanor plots against him with their sons. They will do anythig they can to hurt each other. And they love each other to distraction"--Cover.

Presents seven fully detailed ideas for costumes that can be created at a very minimal cost.

From the publisher. One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles' finest play, Oedipus Rex ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. Explanatory footnotes.

One of the lesser known plays of the Greek tragedian Sophocles, "Electra" tells the tale of a young daughter's revenge for her father's death. Electra is one of the daughters of "Agamemnon," the leader of the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was killed by his wife's lover, and Electra wishes to avenge Agamemnon with the help of her twin brother Orestes. When she receives word that he is dead, Electra laments and fears she will not be able to avenge...

Text, art, and activities introduce red, blue, yellow, and other colors.