Loon: 156 books

Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian and journalist. Most widely known among these is The Story of Mankind, a history of the world especially for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. The book was later updated by Van Loon and...

“Remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience. . . . What a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us!”—Wall Street Journal Winner of the first John Newberry Medal, Hendrik Willem van Loon’s The Story of Mankind, originally written...

Dopo aver raccontato, nell’ormai classica Storia dell’umanità, gli eventi che hanno segnato l’avventura dell’uomo, Hendrik van Loon scrive quello che può essere considerato il seguito del suo progetto pedagogico-letterario. Pubblicato nel 1923 e qui per la prima volta tradotto in italiano,...

Contain The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes (1921) The Golden Fleece - And The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum (1922) The Old Tobacco Shop, A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure by William Bowen (1921) The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon (1921)...

A collection of confessional poems on topics ranging from heartache to sexual awakening to rage. This is Katje's first collection of poetry. Katje van Loon is the clear, forthright voice of a generation as hooked on poetry as any in history. By turns yearning, outraged, wistful, and funny,...

Al 25 jaar een bestseller! Humoristisch verhaal van Paul van Loon over een meisje dat een krokodil voor haar verjaardag krijgt. Bregje wordt wakker van een krakend geluid. Naast haar op het kussen ligt een lief babykrokodilletje in een gebarsten ei. Niet te geloven! Bregje heeft een krokodillenei...

An unlikely serial killer is on the loose in Chicago, but he’s only a puppet. He’s been directed to target the homeless. However, he’s really only after one person – nineteen year-old Grace MacCabe. Four years ago, Grace ran away from her adoptive parents to the Irish Catholic south side of...

“Hidden talent counts for nothing.” - Nero. Strategy Six Pack 12 presents six historical texts spanning two millennia and three continents. Ancient Rome and the Americas get two books each: Mary Platt Parmele’s A Short History of Rome is paired with Jacob Abbott’s biography of...

This is the commentary to "Serayite", Ghazy Loon's maiden composition, where an adolescent spends his final teenage days preparing to set upon the mystic path, marked by surreal encounters and contemplation of his various muses.

This is a unique book in this field intended for problem learners and parents and teachers. The strategies herein have been developed and used by the author Jon Van Loon. Despite having a severe learning disability for example resulting in his being at a Grade 9 level in spelling and grammar and with...

Hendrik van Loon, pioniere e maestro della divulgazione, racconta la storia di una delle più antiche arti del mondo, la navigazione, che ha permesso all'Uomo di spingersi negli angoli più remoti del pianeta. Dalle primitive zattere fino ai transatlantici, dalle repubbliche marinare alla scoperta...

It starts with an Aleph... א DISSEMINATE. …Thus shall exist the boy in himself, and shall this motive suffice to satiate his sum… So unfolds the sacred Soliloquy, the Forefront of epic Vantage… His ink spatter'd Quell bewails its timeless Incontinence, almost pumps the...

"De passievrucht" van Karel Glastra van Loon is mede dankzij de verfilming een klassieker uit de Nederlandse literatuur. In deze gebonden uitgave zijn naast "De passievrucht" nog twee romans van Glastra van Loon opgenomen: "Lisa's adem" en "De onzichtbaren"....

The Story of Mankind tells in brief chapters the history of Western civilization beginning with primitive man, covering the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions, and the formation of the modern (for 1921) nation-state. Van Loon explains in the book how he selected...