Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that can cause massive destruction on the ground. Their winds can swirl faster than 260 miles per hour! Using her acclaimed combination of clear text and detailed il
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, a movement was set in motion that led to other nonviolent boycotts, marches, and walks--resulting in the civil rights movement an
Busily preparing for a performance, a professional ballerina participates in rehearsals and costume fittings before breaking for lunch, practicing with an unexpected new partner, carefully organizing
Astrid the fly loves exploring. With her big eyes, two wings, and four legs, she can fly super-fast. She likes to zoom around looking for sweet treats and her favorite Danish salami. But Astrid's fami
Eight trucks hit the highway in a colorful and mesmerizing maze book that helps kids understand how food gets to their tables. In eleven intricately drawn mazes, eight vehicles, each carrying a differ
"You two are just alike!" everyone tells duckling twins Olivia and Lily. But while Olivia likes to "jump in the mud," run around, and quack so everyone can hear, Lily prefers studying and daydreaming.
Rex wants to honk the horn of his shiny dino-car—to warn the speeding driver to slow down, to say hello to a friend, and to reprimand a litterbug. All bad reasons. “No honking allowed,” says his frie
Presents a portrait of the personal life and career as a labor leader of Cesar Chavez, who helped to organize the mostly Mexican American migrant farm workers and led the struggle for social justice o
Alternates between the tales of Angus Seaton, the youngest crew member on a boat recovering bodies from the Titanic wreckage in 1912, and Kevin Messenger, a modern-day class clown in Victoria, British
Size is just a matter of perspective in this charming story about a little lion who is much, much smaller than the rest. The other animals laugh at him and tell him that real lions are so very big, th
Thirteen-year-old American girl Genevieve has spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother’s farm in Alsace, France. Then she makes an impulsive choice: to stay in France. It proves to be a dangerous d
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of chickens also discusses how chickens are raised on farms and includes cutaway diagrams of eggs in various stages of develop
One October night in 1745, John Leep, a mean and stingy lawyer, sets out to evict a widow from one of his rental houses and is followed by a ghostly rider.
When he refuses to wake-up in order to do his important task on Groundhog Day, Uncle Phil realizes that it may be time to retire and so hands over his title to his adventurous and high-spirited niece,
A lonely crow tries to make a friend from sticks and leaves that blow away, then from snow that melts, before finally forming a friendship that will last in this story that celebrates ingenuity and pe
