Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective.?This is a funny book, a very funny book.”—Publishers Weekly ?The too-crowded house of a familiar old tal
If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln--Would you have to work hard?--What kinds of games would you play?--What would your school be like?This book tells you what it was like to grow up on the frontiers
Sixty-seven familiar and not so familiar fables from Aesop, including the tortoise and the hare, the frogs who wanted a king, the lion who fell in love, and the donkey who danced on the roof.
November is Native American Heritage month!Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three par
If you lived with the Sioux Indians --Would you hunt for food? --What kind of home would you live in? --What would be the bravest thing you could do? This book tells you what it was like to live as
Shows that Eugenie Clark's childhood fascination with fishes led her to become an ichthyologist, the director of a marine laboratory, and a professor of zoology and recounts her adventures as she trav
If you lived in colonial times--What kind of clothes would you wear?--Would you go to school?--What would happen if you didn't behave?This book tells you what it was like to live in the New England co
Describes the voyage of the Mayflower and the difficulties encountered by the Pilgrims during their first year in the New World, and recounts how they celebrated their first harvest
From food to fashion, this colorfully illustrated picture book explores the ways in which people of different social classes lived one hundred years ago in New York City. Original.
Peter goes off to the village wise man to find out what he could do about his noisy house. It seemed like a simple enough problem at the beginning, but more and more complications set in?in the forms
Recounts the life of the Massachusetts Bay woman who joined the Continental Army and kept her identity a secret during nearly two years of marches and combat
