Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
Everyone knows about Paul Revere's big ride to Lexington. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes along the way. Did you know that Paul Revere forgot his spurs on his famous ride. Or that he whittled false teeth to make extra money? A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color.
America: A Patriotic Primer is a succinct history of the United States, an ABC of the principles on which this country was founded, and a book for children and families to pore over, discuss, and cherish. rnA is for America, rnthe land that we love. rnB is for the Birthdayrnof this country of ours.... rnTo choose the twenty-six people and ideas that comprise the book, Lynne Cheney has drawn on …
That's a big job, and getting bigger. But why not? Presidents have come in just about every variety. They've been generals like George Washington and actors like Ronald Reagan; big like William Howard Taft and small like James Madison; handsome like Franklin Pierce and homely like Abraham Lincoln. They've been born in log cabins like Andrew Jackson and mansions like William Harrison.rnrnFrom th…
This is the story of rnwhen I was a boy, rnalmost 100 years ago, rnwhen fire engines were rnpulled by horses, rnboys did not play with girls, rnkids went to libraries for books, rnthere was no TV, rnyou could see a movie for a nickel, rnand everybody wore a hat.
A little Indian boy, Laughing Moon, meets the animals in the forest, and from them, learns to be thankful for all that he has, especially his new baby sister.
An expression of the universal myth of the hero-quest, this beautiful story also portrays the Indian reverence for the source of life: the Solar Fire. Vibrant full-color illustrations capture the boldness and color of Pueblo art. A Caldecott Medal Book.