Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpe
A noted American illustrator selects the Mother Goose rhymes which most appeal to him, rendering fresh interpretations of Old King Cole, Peter the Pumpkin Eater, Poll Parrot, and other childhood frien
George is looking for a job in order to raise money for a new bike, so when he sees a help wanted ad for Wormestall Farm, he goes for it. Before long, he's embroiled in a madcap adventure involving cr
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school, but when she falls down a well and makes friends with the ghost there, she th
No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to
Sixteen-year-old Samantha D'Angelo has death on the brain. Her summer internship at the local newspaper has her writing obituaries instead of soaking up the sun at the beach. Between Shelby, Sam's boy
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A playful story with a surprise ending!"Louella Mae,she's run away!Look in the cornfields!Look in the hay!Where, oh where, is Louella Mae?"Louella Mae is missing and everyone on the farm is franticall
A fierce cat shark. A coy parrotfish. Two serene sergeant majors. Who would believe that underwater creatures come in so many different shapes and sizes? Some are beautiful, some are monstrous--all a
Up in the frigid Arctic, a mother polar bear teaches her two playful cubs important lessons on surviving in their harsh environment, including walking on ice using their claws and hunting for seals, s
New town. New school. It’s all so exciting! But Tamsin misses her old friends. Her new classmates are cool, too, but they have a secret club with mysterious anklets. And Tamsin isn’t a member…yet
Friendship fumble! Ant (short for Samantha) loves playing sporty games with her friends at lunchtime. But when one of the boys decides she’s too slow to play, Ant feels completely left out. Can she
Fly away, fairies! Push-off, princesses! Go, real-life GIRLS! A refreshing new series for girls that’s flying off the shelves in Australia and will make readers exclaim, “She knows what it’s like t
Fly away, fairies! Push-off, princesses! Go, real-life GIRLS! A refreshing new series for girls that’s flying off the shelves in Australia and will make readers exclaim, “She knows what it’s like to b
Baby is fast asleep when Mama spies the first flakes of his first snowfall. “It’s snowing!” she sings. “Baby, it’s snowing!” Mama bundles Baby in thick, warm furs and scrunches into her coat. Out into
It's time for the seasons to change and so Old Man Winter sets the snow ponies out for their important run where they gallop along to change the scenery by covering everything in a beautiful blanket o
Sardine and her uncle, Captain Yellow Shoulder, sail their ship, The Huckleberry, across the universe meeting up with monsters and aliens in order to confront Supermuscleman, who is trying to take ove
When Beni and his cousins have a latke-making contest, things do not turn out too well, until Papa steps in and makes a delicious batch, making everyone happy in the end, in a storybook that contains
Having lost everything in a tidal wave in 1169 Sicily, 19-year-old Don Giovanni makes a simple-sounding wager with a stranger he recognizes as the devil; though desperate enough to surrender his pride
In 1977 suburban Chicago, Kyle runs wild with his friends and learns to shoplift from the local convenience store. In 1941 Berkeley, the Himitsu family is forced to leave their home for a Japanese-Ame
