Marcia Williams

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1) Greek myths for young children

Author

Pub. Date

1992

Description

Retells eight Greek myths in a comic strip format, including "Pandora's Box," "The Twelve Tasks of Heracles," and "Theseus and the Minotaur."

2) Tales from Shakespeare: seven plays

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

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Retells seven of Shakespeare's plays--"Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Macbeth," "The Winter's Tale," "Julius Caesar," and "The Tempest"--in comic book format.

3) Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

1993

Description

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Retells the adventures of an eccentric Spanish country gentleman and his companion who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil.

5) Hooray for inventors!

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

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The stories of more than 100 inventions are told with illustrations that resemble comic-strips. Included are the inventions of Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson, Thomas Edison, Antonio Meucci and Alexander Graham Bell, Wilbur and Orville Wright, Guglielmo Marconi, John Logie Baird and a number of women inventors.

6) Dr. Susan Love's breast book

Author

Love, Susan M

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"While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the same source. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is important for emotional support but still leaves out the full...

7) Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

[2011]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

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The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their gods beginning with Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of earth, sky, and rain. In this retelling of nine tales, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization.

8) The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

2012

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

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Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.

9) Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare!

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

2000

Formats

Book, Graphic Novel

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Presents the stories of seven Shakespeare plays by including actual dialogue in the illustrations, summarizing the plots in picture captions, and showing the comments and actions of audience members on the sides and bottom of the pages.

10) The Romans: gods, emperors, and dormice

Author

Williams, Marcia

Pub. Date

2013.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

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Presented in her successful comic-strip style, Marcia Williams provides a behind-the-scenes tour of some of ancient Rome's leading historical events, narrated by a dormouse gladiator, and includes coverage of family life and famous emperors.