The Egyptian cobra is one of the most historic snakes in Africaand one of the most deadly. Many historians believe its the asp that fatally bit the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, thousands of years ago. Today, this exotic slitherer is the favorite dancing partner for snake charmers. This engaging book is packed with interesting facts about Egyptian cobras, as well as vibrant photographs of these hooded snakes on the attack.

Product Description: The Egyptian cobra is one of the most common venomous snakes in Africa. People in Africa know to stay far away when they see an Egyptian cobra rising up, spreading its hood, and hissing. Despite the snakes venom, snake charmers use it in their acts because it looks like its swaying to the music...read more

Product Description: Leontyne Prices beautiful voice allowed her to become the first African American Prima Donna at the Metropolitan Opera, despite racial prejudices of the 1950s and 1960s. This book follows her dramatic rise to international fame as a soprano.

Product Description: What would you do if everything changed in the blink of an eye? Life teaches us that everything happens for a reason. Every good or bad experience, every event, shapes us into the adults we become. We are our pasts and they shape our future...read more