Thomas Hoobler: 10 books

Book cover of The Monsters

The Monsters

Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein

by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2009

One murky night in 1816, on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron, famed English poet, challenged his friends to a contest--to write a ghost story. The assembled group included the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley; his lover (and future wife) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; Mary's stepsister Claire Claremont;...
Book cover of Where Are the Great Pyramids?
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

The Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the ancient Egyptians did it! In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs...
Book cover of What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016

In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered...
Book cover of Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith

Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream

by Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

"America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.There, his character, determination, and ambition had propelled him to the top of society. He spent the rest of his life trying to return. Though he failed, he pointed the way for others, who were drawn by the dream that opportunity was...
Book cover of The Crimes of Paris

The Crimes of Paris

A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection

by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009

Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets--all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of Apache gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of...
Book cover of Where Is the Taj Mahal?
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017

Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings in the world. The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal....
Book cover of Samurai Secrets 1: Der Rubin des Kriegers
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2015

Sie sind furchtlos, stolz und Meister der Schwertkunst - nichts wünscht sich der junge Japaner Seikei so sehr, wie zu den Samurai zu gehören. Als der Rubin des Fürsten gestohlen wird, ist seine Chance gekommen. Steckt tatsächlich ein Geisterwesen hinter dem Raub? Entschlossen folgt Seikei der Spur des Diebes … und gerät in Lebensgefahr.
Book cover of Samurai Secrets 3: Der Schatten der Ninja
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: German
Release Date: February 19, 2016

Im Schlaf ermordet! Keiner weiß, wer Lord Inaba so hinterhältig getötet hat. Bis der Samurai-Schüler Seikei einen blutbefleckten Origami-Schmetterling am Tatort entdeckt. Das Indiz führt ihn in die Berge. Doch dort gerät er in die Fänge des Mörders.
Book cover of Samurai Secrets 2: Die Rache des Feuerdämons
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2015

Gewaltige Brände zerstören Edo, die Hauptstadt Japans. In der ausbrechenden Panik behält nur der Samurai-Lehrling Seikei einen kühlen Kopf. Er glaubt den Gerüchten um einen Feuerdämon nicht, sondern vermutet einen skrupellosen Brandstifter hinter den Anschlägen. Bei dem Versuch, ihm auf die Schliche zu kommen, riskiert er sein Leben …
Book cover of Samurai Secrets 4: Das Schwert der Göttin
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
Language: German
Release Date: June 22, 2016

EIN VERSCHWUNDENER KAISER, EINE ALTE LEGENDE UND EIN SAMURAI, DER UM SEINE EHRE KÄMPFEN MUSS. "Wenn es einem Samurai nicht gelang, seinen Feind mit dem Langschwert zu besiegen, war es seine Pflicht, sein Kurzschwert einzusetzen - und zwar gegen sich selbst." Ein blutiges Massaker im Kloster....
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