![Preaching to the Chickens: the Story of Young John Lewis](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399168567.jpg?itok=v2z2i_Lc)
As a child, John Lewis always practiced his deep religious convictions, even with his much loved chickens. Based on the childhood of the Civil Rights exemplar and U.S. Congressman, this story of faith and intelligence comes to life in dramatic, light-filled watercolors and poetic text.
Preaching to the Chickens: the Story of Young John Lewis
![Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0449813371.jpg?itok=TBTeg2B8)
This fictionalized account of how young Louis Braille lost his eyesight is told through his voice. It is realistic but with lighter touches as well as insight into what inspired him to invent a way for blind people to read. Illustrations augment the information and tone to engage and enlighten readers.
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
![Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805099816.jpg?itok=hzZYZXAC)
Winter is a season of questions and of waiting. How do animals live during the cold winter? How do snowflakes form? What is it we wait for in the winter? But all the waiting and wondering come to an end and “wonderful winter makes way for … spectacular spring.” Photographs and an informal text plus a few activities just right for the season make this a cozy book.
Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun
![Best in Snow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1481459163.jpg?itok=6QO9LspN)
Lyrical rhymes and gorgeous color photographs capture the magic of winter. The combination of image and word also explores the water cycle and animals in the winter. This handsome book is a worthy companion to the author’s Raindrops Roll (opens in a new window).
Best in Snow
![Giant Squid](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435992.jpg?itok=J4fbbd07)
Dramatic illustrations and an equally dramatic narration combine to present the giant squid. Just as quickly as the squid emerges from its dark world to feed, it is gone. The stunning images and rich language move this intriguing book quickly, swimmingly along.
Giant Squid
![Who What Where?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/145215693X.jpg?itok=Qjqxm1yf)
Who did what? What did they do? Where did they do it? A question is asked on each horizontal page; the answer is on the next page – but a keen eye is needed to figure it out by looking carefully at a line-up of suspects. The characters are comical in recognizable situations. (Happily, a key to the right answers appears at the very end.)
Who What Where?
![Cityblock](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419721895.jpg?itok=8R_xGUOZ)
Each page turn reveals a particular part of the city. From shoes in which people walk around to a good story at the bookstore, readers can look closely at a vibrant city. Sturdy pages and vivid colors are sure to engage young readers.
Cityblock
![Touch Think Learn: ABC](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452145032.jpg?itok=7MIXCVuw)
Feel the raised letters; see where they fit in on the opposing page. Enjoy the bold images as you go through the alphabet accompanied by boldly colored objects that start with each letter. Sophisticated children will be the most receptive and likely to enjoy this thick, sturdy volume.
Touch Think Learn: ABC
![Whose Shoes: A Shoe for Every Job](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1629796913.jpg?itok=uTcZprUi)
Some people don’t wear any shoes at all. Other people wear special shoes for their work. Take a close look to see if you can identify who wears those shoes! A sturdy board book format, clear photographs, and simple text introduce the notion of special footwear.
Whose Shoes: A Shoe for Every Job
![Animals in Winter](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1620314975.jpg?itok=wT1sFcMm)
What do animals do in winter? In simple language and color photographs, animal habits are examined. New readers will find the introduction in this series accessible and may use it as a springboard to explore topics in greater depth. Other subjects in the Bullfrog Books series include machines at work, as in the book Diggers (opens in a new window) by Cari Meister.
Animals in Winter
![Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1627790829.jpg?itok=02LTbb-J)
The best thing to calm Ansel down was the outdoors. The story of how a fidgety boy would evolve into a celebrated nature photographer is told in textured collages and lively text. Additional information about Adams and several of his iconic photographs conclude this engaging book.
Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature
![Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419708465.jpg?itok=tKT5KlEh)
Who was Sara Rector and how did she become wealthy? More intriguing, what happened to this young African American woman who was part of the “Creek [Indian] freedmen”? How the author stumbled on Sarah’s story is included in this spellbinding presentation of an early America and real-life mysteries.
Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
![Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810950456.jpg?itok=PeqRZwVC)
She was born free in New York City during slavery and turmoil in the United States and went on to graduate from an all-white high school. Maritcha Lyon’s story is drawn from her memoir, augmented by primary source material to bring a girl and the time in which she lived into focus for contemporary readers.
Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
![How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0451476379.jpg?itok=KNLLTK8D)
The history of African Americans is also the history of the United States. How the history and culture of once enslaved people came to sit proudly on the National Mall in the nation’s capital is told in word and image for a riveting portrait of a particular place and a country’s history.
How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
![Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419703900.jpg?itok=QaKUKwfI)
What led up to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation? Who were the abolitionists and what was their influence? Primary source material and a crisp narrative combine to present a fascinating look at the events leading up to the Proclamation and the period in which it was created.
Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty
![The Champ](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440417821.jpg?itok=2FRGURNu)
How young Cassius Clay came to be a world class boxer known as Muhammed Ali is revealed in accessible language and handsome, semi-abstract illustrations. This volume also includes resources and notes.
The Champ
![Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419707337.jpg?itok=NCEWT_vQ)
Michael Shiner was born into slavery in Maryland but bought his freedom. He learned to read and write and thus detailed in his journal the history of Washington, DC. Insightful and accessible, this is a well-documented and handsomely presented look at history.
Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our Nation’s Capital
![Because of an Acorn](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452112428.jpg?itok=XrNHyCNQ)
An oak tree grows because an acorn falls to the ground; a bird nests in that tree, and so begins an environmental cycle. Small die-cuts in richly hued illustrations glimpse the next in the progression that accompanies a simple, straightforward text.
Because of an Acorn
![Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America's Grasslands](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1620142457.jpg?itok=mERuxzDt)
They live in prairies, they’re very important to the environment but these dogs wouldn’t make good pets. Meet prairie dogs in this handsomely illustrated, lively, and informative book told in a familiar cadence with music and additional resources included.
Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America’s Grasslands
![Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/148145093X.jpg?itok=ReU8IMLt)
These thorough explorations of what dogs see, how and why they behave, and more is sure to engage both canine aficionados as well as young scientists. The narrative is lucid, clear and appealing. Index, additional resources, and table of content complete the package.
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
![Jump Back Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763660701.jpg?itok=fC1Q0xjb)
Experience the breadth and depth of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry. From his childhood in poverty and his early promise as a poet through his struggles to find acceptance as a writer and his tumultuous romance with his wife, to his immense fame and his untimely death, Dunbar’s story is one of triumph and tragedy. But his legacy remains in his much-beloved poetry — told in both Standard English and in dialect — which continues to delight and inspire readers today.
Jump Back Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
![You’re Pulling My Leg! 400 Human-Body Sayings from Head to Toe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/082342135X.jpg?itok=lzhSzL5s)
Can thumbs really be green or feet like ice? The English language is filled with idioms, proverbs, metaphors, and similes that can be confusing. Many of them are explained here in text that provides the maxim comically illustrated. Altogether, this is fun to browse and to expand understanding of myriad sayings.
You’re Pulling My Leg! 400 Human-Body Sayings from Head to Toe
![Our Moon: New Discoveries About Earth’s Closest Companion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547483945.jpg?itok=CGSYX1ug)
People have always been fascinated by the moon. Since Galileo, humans have walked on the moon, created stronger telescopes and more. The historical and current examination of Earth’s closest neighbor is presented in a generously illustrated, very handsome, and comprehensible package.
Our Moon: New Discoveries About Earth’s Closest Companion
![Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems about Creatures That Hide](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580896103.jpg?itok=q4qZDO30)
Regardless of where they live, camouflage helps protect animals. Cut-paper collage and short poems introduce a variety of insects and animals that fly, swim, and live on land or in water. Poetry is short, rhythmic, and appealing followed by additional information and further resources.