Lives of the Artists

Lives of the ArtistsBy: Giorgio Vasari In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and architect. Through character sketches and anecdotes he depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint; Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants; and his friend Francesco Salviati, whose biography also tells us much about

he was a prince

This biography reveals the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology to life

” —Raina Telgemeier

"A richly imaginative fantasy that brings to mind Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles with a dash of Roald Dahl

is the third book in a hilarious series of short stories about the world's smartest

everyday things that make us human

He can hardly believe it when

badly injured woman entangles Sebastian in the deadly riddle of the “Lost Dauphin

whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co

Cutaway views show the inside of buildings and introduce children to important places

Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo

where children never grow old