Sís, Peter 1949-

The whipping boy by Sid Fleischman( Book )
35 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 6,154 libraries worldwide
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws

Starry messenger : a book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei by Peter Sís( Book )
10 editions published between 1996 and 2012 in English and held by 3,049 libraries worldwide
Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe

Tibet : through the red box by Peter Sís( Book )
19 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,875 libraries worldwide
The author recreates his father's visit to Tibet and the wondrous things that he found there

The dragons are singing tonight by Jack Prelutsky( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,758 libraries worldwide
A collection of poems about dragons, including "I'm an Amiable Dragon," "If You Don't Believe in Dragons, " and "A Dragon Is in My Computer."

The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman( Book )
7 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 2,728 libraries worldwide
A plucky Mexican girl tries to recover her dream from the Dream Stealer, who takes her to his castle where countless dreams and even more adventures await

Follow the dream by Peter Sís( Book )
14 editions published between 1991 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 2,121 libraries worldwide
Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient

The 13th floor : a ghost story by Sid Fleischman( Book )
9 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in English and held by 2,120 libraries worldwide
When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative

The tree of life : a book depicting the life of Charles Darwin, naturalist, geologist & thinker by Peter Sís( Book )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and French and held by 2,100 libraries worldwide
Cet album, fruit d'un long travail de P. Sis, retrace la vie et les recherches du célèbre naturaliste anglais du XIXe siècle. Son voyage à bord du Beagle, effectué alors qu'il avait 22 ans et ses découvertes lui permirent de réfléchir sur les origines de l'homme et son évolution. Une initiation scientifique aux thèses de Darwin, appuyée par des illustrations précises

The dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan( Book )
6 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 2,070 libraries worldwide
A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who grew up a painfully shy child, ridiculed by his overbearing father, but who became one of the most widely-read poets in the world

The midnight horse by Sid Fleischman( Book )
6 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and Japanese and held by 1,980 libraries worldwide
On a coach bound for Cricklewood, the orphan boy Touch caught his first glimpse of the haunt named The Great Chaffalo. According to rumor, he was once a famous magician who could turn a pile of straw into a horse. Now, Touch needs the ghost's help in order to escape his wicked great-uncle. So, with an armload of straw and a determined spirit, Touch makes his plea to The Great Chaffalo--and, magically, a horse appears! But can magic save Touch when his great-uncle's schemes grow even more villainous?