![A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823413047.jpg?itok=kzn38XiC)
A portrait of a true American sports hero, Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play on a major league baseball team.
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson
![Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039597934X.jpg?itok=wytOWpNC)
In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt’s ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over the next twenty years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing.
Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
![Swamp Angel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140559086.jpg?itok=bras1a_A)
On the day of her birth, nothing about Angelica Longrider suggested that she would one day become the greatest woodswoman of Tennessee. It’s not long before Angelica is vanquishing varmints such as Thundering Tarnation, a huge bear with a taste for settlers’ winter rations, and swallowing entire lakes in a gulp.
Swamp Angel
![The Best Book of Spaceships](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0753451336.jpg?itok=KyTDx79S)
Join the crew and find out how rockets, probes, telescopes, and space shuttles work! Illustrations and text introduces young readers to the amazing variety of spaceships past, present, and ready to blast off into the future.
The Best Book of Spaceships
![The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395942187.jpg?itok=7Q95PgSl)
Exploring its history, geography, climate, and culture, this unique book takes readers on the ultimate adventure of climbing Mount Everest.
The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest
![Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006027137X.jpg?itok=PWeSa0Ee)
A young boy’s flight to freedom is shown from the animal’s point of view in darkly hued, evocative illustrations. The animals reveal what the boy needs to know along the way – frogs point to fresh water, a mouse shows edible berries – until he emerges and is shown walking toward a safe house on the Underground Railroad. Text and illustration impart a taut, nocturnal journey.
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
![Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin Cowboy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152021035.jpg?itok=ri4scK6C)
The most celebrated black cowboy was Bill Pickett, a fearless rodeo star with a knack for taming bulls that brought the crowds to their feet. The closing note in this book provides an overview of the history of rodeos and black cowboys.
Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin Cowboy
![Boston Tea Party](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399233571_0.jpg?itok=w2lVqRmw)
The basics of the events that led up to the Boston Tea Party in 1773 are revealed gradually, building through the familiar cadence of “The House That Jack Built.” Rhyming text and realistic illustrations successfully introduce the event that preceded the Revolutionary War. Small Colonial and English mice appear on each page, adding humor and a touch of information to this otherwise straightforward, clearly illustrated historical book.
Boston Tea Party
![Casey at the Bat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1929766009.jpg?itok=6ElwnLiF)
Ernest Thayer’s now-classic ballad about Mudville’s mighty slugger has been newly and magnificently illutrated by Christopher Bing. The story is rendered as though it had been newly discovered in a hundred-year-old scrapbook. A Caldecott Honor Book.
Casey at the Bat
![Dream Soul](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060283890.jpg?itok=WlAbDuW1)
The Lee family, first introduced in Star Fisher (HarperCollins, 1997), is Chinese. Living in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1927, they stand out in the community. Joan Lee and her siblings want to fit in and celebrate a non-Chinese holiday, Christmas. The children’s parents agree, but only if the children behave according to the parents high standards. Understanding and friendship gradually emerge in this touching novel based on the experiences of the author’s mother.
Dream Soul
![Drylongso](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152015876.jpg?itok=cCzkdlGz)
Newbery Award winner Virginia Hamilton describes how Lindy and her family suffer through a long drought. Then a mysterious boy comes and teaches them the secrets of finding water hidden in the earth.
Drylongso
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Joe and John Henry are friends who have many interests in common, including swimming. But because John Henry has brown skin and Joe’s is the “color of pale moths,” they cannot swim together in the town’s pool. Told by Joe and eloquently illustrated, the emotions and power of friends trying to understand an unfriendly world are timeless.
Freedom Summer
![Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439243955.jpg?itok=1s2iMnwK)
Alternating between narratives of Dancing Moccasins, a 14-year old Wampanoag boy, and Resolved White, a 6-year old English boy, the preparation and cooperation between the Pilgrims and Indians unfold. It culminates in the harvest celebration of what is now an annual celebration called Thanksgiving. Full color photographs of actors in authentic clothing and additional notes about sources complete this informative, carefully researched, and respectful book.
Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast
![Lyddie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140349812.jpg?itok=4yAvOQqN)
Lyddie is a resourceful, self-sufficient girl who leaves Vermont to work in a Lowell, Massachusetts factory. Historical detail about life in 19th century New England combined with a portrait of this fiercely independent girl create an unforgettable novel.
Lyddie
![Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786807148.jpg?itok=i5LFPfHf)
Martin Luther King Jr. grew up fascinated by big words. He would later go on to use these words to inspire a nation and call people to action. In this award-winning book, powerful portraits of King show how he used words, not weapons, to fight injustice.
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
![Pink and Say](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399226710.jpg?itok=TK3Spj0d)
Both Pink, the son of black slaves, and Say, a poor, white boy, fought in the Union army during the Civil War. Only Say survives the Andersonville Prison to tell of their remarkable friendship and how Pink saved Say and taught him how to read. This poignant story, complemented by Patricia Polacco’s signature illustrations, is based on a story from the author’s family.
Pink and Say
![Popcorn Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823405338.jpg?itok=w7kRPKxJ)
Ever wonder why popcorn pops? When did it become a favorite food? With humor and verve in text and illustration, dePaola presents scientific and historical information about popcorn in this delectable book.
Popcorn Book
![I Am Rosa Parks](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803712065.jpg?itok=8vbUK8qT)
The famous civil rights activist Rosa Parks has simplified her autobiography for young readers in this Puffin Easy to Read book. She describes how she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat and shows that her personal role was part of a wider political struggle.
I Am Rosa Parks
![Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688140424.jpg?itok=_lMh88Oq)
How could anybody ever stand up to a larger-than-life husband like Davy Crockett? Once readers meet Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, they’ll understand and long remember this extraordinary companion to the other legendary Crockett. Kellogg’s exaggerated illustrations are a riotously funny complement to this tall tale.
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett
![Something Beautiful](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440412102.jpg?itok=ea0c4dqC)
A young girl learns to find beauty in her sometimes gritty urban neighborhood, showing how the way one sees makes a difference that affects others. Luminous watercolors detail the child, her neighborhood, and suggest what she sees around her.
Something Beautiful
![Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374470278.jpg?itok=rHNgQ8IO)
The complicated, sometimes disconcerting life of Galileo is presented in a multi-faceted, intricately illustrated, completely original biography. Differing typefaces combine with illustrations in various styles to create an informative, engaging, and unusual glimpse of the man and his genius.
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
![The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439114942.jpg?itok=0KP0-sbf)
Mr. Hawkins was a 19th century British artist with a passion for dinosaurs. This illustrated biography introduces the man, his time, and how he worked both to satisfy his own curiosity and stimulate that same curiosity in others. Additional notes from both the author and illustrator provide insight into the person and how his knowledge evolved.
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
![The Dream Keeper and Other Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679883479.jpg?itok=mZP2jXnO)
The great American poet Langston Hughes chose the poems in this classic collection, originally published for young people in 1932.
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
![The First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068814554X.jpg?itok=CYk5wTxe)
Starting with one Pilgrim boy resting in a tree and two Wampanoag children gathering nuts, the rhyming count continues until the Indians and Pilgrims gather to share the feast. Children will enjoy finding the turkey lurking on each page as it savors the banquet from a safe distance. The joy of the harvest and celebration of friendship reverberates in playful verse and merry illustrations.