Ray Bradbury
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Mars was a distant shore, and the men spread upon it in waves... Each wave different, and each wave stronger. The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much-celebrated literary career that has spanned six decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work: unforgettable novels, including Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes;...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 347
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A master storyteller and visionary champion of creative freedom, Ray Bradbury is one of the most beloved and influential writers of our time. In books that look forward to astonishing futures and backward to evanescent realms of memory, he elevated speculative fiction from the pages of the pulps to the vital center of American literary culture. This definitive Library of America edition gathers his novels and story cycles of the 1950s and 1960s for...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1996
Description
The internationally acclaimed author of The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury is a magician at the height of his powers, displaying his sorcerer's skill with twenty-one remarkable stories that run the gamut from total reality to light fantastic, from high noon to long after midnight. A true master tells all, revealing the strange secret of growing young and mad; opening a Witch Door that links two intolerant...
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The Martian chronicles: The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by humans who want to conquer space, colonize the planet, and escape a doomed Earth.
The illustrated man: Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man is a kaleidoscopic blending of magic, imagination, and truth, widely believed to be one of the grand master's premier accomplishments. Collected here are eighteen tales, startling visions of humankind's destiny, unfolding across a canvas of decorated...
11) Dinosaur tales
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Four short "What if" stories and two poems featuring one of the author's great loves: dinosaurs.
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A special companion to our New York Times best-selling classic reprint series, this collection features all the Ray Bradbury stories adapted by EC Comics (including the unauthorized ones!) for the first time in one volume. Between 1951 and 1954, EC Comics adapted 28 classic Ray Bradbury stories into comics form, scripted by Al Feldstein and interpreted and illustrated by all of EC's top artists: Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder,...
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars began as a place of boundless hopes and dreams, a planet to replace an Earth sinking into waste and war. It became a canvas for mankind's follies and darkest desires. Ultimately, the Earthmen who came to conquer the red-gold planet awoke to discover themselves conquered...
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"As could only occur with Bradbury's full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature"--Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Overview: Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show howls into Green Town, Illinois, at three in the morning a week before Halloween. Under its carnival tents is a mirror maze that steals wishes; a carousel that promises eternal life, in exchange for your soul; the Dust Witch, who unerringly foresees your death; and Mr. Dark, the Illustrated Man, who has lived for centuries off the misery of others. Only two boys, Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade,...
16) Fahrenheit 451
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
In a terrifying care-free future, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman, and begins to rebel against society.
17) Moby Dick
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
18) King Kong
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
The mighty gorilla, King Kong, is vanquished by his love for a woman. Original novelization of the film King Kong.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Includes interviews, commentaries and excerpts from the novel, providing first-hand accounts of why The Grapes of Wrath remains so compelling seven decades after its initial publication. Teacher's guide contains ten lessons, each with a focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments. Also includes capstone projects, suggested essay topics, handouts with more background information, and bibliographical references. Lessons...
Publisher
Eastern Star
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Nemo is a young boy whose dreams transcend reality. He is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of. He journeys into the realm of Slumberland, where the King grants him a magical key that opens the door to the Nightmare World. In doing so he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself. Now, its up to him to banish nightmares forever.