This magnificent treasury tells the story of America through 100 true tales. Some are tales of triumph—the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the Wright brothers taking to the air, Neil Armstrong’s first s
This magnificent treasury tells the story of America through 100 true tales. Some are tales of triumph—the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the Wright brothers taking to the air, Neil Armstrong’s first s
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men t
Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well, they're quickly running out of places to hide. And with the whole world thinking
Hunted by the St. Clouds and a rival Cabal, the race for survival comes to a thrilling conclusion as Maya and her friends search for information about their powers, but Maya is unprepared for the answ
Magnus lives and works at the Broadway Firehouse. He knows that when the fire alarm clangs, he and his partners, Billy and Sparks, are supposed to spring into action. Without them the firemen would ne
When the street performer's pet monkey throws his banana peel onto the sidewalk, chaos erupts on a quiet afternoon as one simple accident kicks off a series of crazy mishaps and unexpected events.
Such a little banana causing such a big pile of trouble! How could it be? First the grocer, then the painter, next the bicycle messenger, and then -- oh, no -- not the baby in the carriage! An entire
The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of In My Hands , written by Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong. This awe-inspiring
Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on President Lincoln’s most famous speech, which still has meaning 150 years later.In 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches in the history of th
Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on President Lincoln’s most famous speech, which still has meaning 150 years later.In 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches in the history of th
Mathew B. Brady was already a famous photographer by the time the Civil War began. But the war gave Brady something else: The chance to make a RECORD OF A WAR -- this war -- in a way that had never b
Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King leaves Missouri for the Oregon Territory in 1845. A Heart for Any Fate, based on the history of a company of real pioneers, tells the story of the King family, whose car
Mary GrandPre’s debut picture book returns!* “HIN YU MIN is nearly done in by her own haughtiness after she spurns the kindness of her neighbors. Encountering a cat catching fish with a graceful flick
Four score and seven years ago... So begins one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Given on a cold November day, it wasn't muc
Not your mother’s feminism! A humor-filled action plan for an accessible, cool, and, yes, even sexy brand of 21st-century feminism?A Mariner Original PaperbackFeminism can still seem like an abstract
By the bestselling author of Seinfeldia, a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, coinciding with the show's twentieth anniversaryWhen Candace B
IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.“No matter how many Holocaust stories one has
