Ann McGovern

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.

Stone Soup

. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

Treasury of Christmas Stories

Ghostly Fun

Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest

When Lizzie and Ben discover a homeless lady living in their neighborhood, they must reconcile their desire to help her with their mother's admonition not to talk to strangers.

The Lady in the Box

Why It's a Holiday

It is wintertime in the city and freezing cold, but not everyone is inside and warm. Ben and his sister Lizzie know that there is a lady who lives outside in a box over a warm air vent. Gently told and powerfully illustrated in rich hues, The Lady in the Box deals candidly with the issue of homelessness.

Looks at the homes, clothes, family life, and community activities of boys and girls in the New England colonies.

If You Lived in Colonial Times

Of all the things there were to do on Saturday mornings in the park, playing baseball was what Joe wanted most to do that day. He found a game going, and asked if he could play. "Scram kid," said one of the boys. And then began Joe's angry, wide-awake dream. Each time he tried to get into the game and couldn't, he pictured himself getting even by yelling back at them twice as hard and by being twice as mean.

Scram, Kid

Scholastic Inc

Steven Otfinoski

The Story of Deborah Sampson

A Lesson Plan Book for the Secret Soldier

A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

The Secret Soldier

Anna DeVito

If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

True Adventures of Eugenie Clark

Shark Lady

An authorized biography of a courageous and renowned marine biologist shows her in action as she rides whale sharks, explores the ocean in a tiny submersible craft, and much more. Original.

Eugenie Clark Around the World

Adventures of the Shark Lady

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 traveled around the world studying sharks

Arrow Book of Poetry

Ricardo Tercio

A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin.

Steve Klabnik

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