Provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways goddess figures have been viewed through the ages. Covers thousands of figures of feminine divinity and describes the myths and attributes of goddesses and female spiritual powers from around the world.

Usagi Tsukino is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she's also one spirited eighth grader. One day she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon mark on her forehead, and transforms into the pretty guardian of love and justice in a sailor suit, Sailor Moon. As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi apparently has a mission to protect a princess, and to find her fellow guardians and the phantom Silver Crystal.

While trying to learn how to fly, Squirt accidentally becomes Captain Sunny Patch, the new neighborhood hero.

When an ancient evil threatens to devastate Rin, overcoming its people with a fatal sleeping sickness, young Rowan, with help from a tribe called the Travelers, must decipher a rhyming riddle in order to save the land and its inhabitants.

Jack and Annie learn amazing facts about six history-changing individuals, including Susan B. Anthony, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Muir, Florence Nightingale, and Harriet Tubman.

"Superheroes! is the ultimate reference book about the men and women in tights who fight for what's right and the comic book phenomenon that conquered the world"--

This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers. The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages -- and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations. Grendel's black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero's final, fatal battle against...

Summer is here, and the heroes of Class One-A and One-B are in for the toughest training camp of their lives! A group of seasoned pros pushes everyone's Quirks to new heights as the students face one overwhelming challenge after another. Braving the elements in this secret location becomes the least of their worries when routine training turns into a critical struggle for survival.

The feisty Isabel defeats giants, witches, and other threatening creatures with ease.

Class 1-A is trying to get their hero licenses after an epic battle with All For One. Their ultimate goal is to turn professional and go out in the field. Their only drawback is that they must pass their final exam.