In a cozy room in northern Germany, a yellow canary sings rolling melodies to the miners and carpenters of the...

"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern...

"School is a lonely place for Nanette until she meets Noah, who understands how her unusual ideas make the world...

As a group of refugees huddles together in a rubber dinghy, one of them uses his violin to weave their...

A slave girl convinces her master, the mighty Syrian general, Naaman, to seek a cure from his leprosy from the...

Orphaned at the age of four when her village in Viet Nam is bombed, Kim is rescued by American soldiers...

During the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build...

"When a bear arrives and won't leave, he changes everything--from sleeping to shopping to hanging out with friends"--

"When a children's orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, grows to have more students than instruments, music teacher Favio Chavez works with...

Young Facile wants to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister, but he faces many obstacles. The...

Laura is a typical fifteen-year-old growing up in the 1960s, navigating her way through classes, friendships, and even a new...

"During the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, siblings Soccoro and Paco must live with constant secrets while they wait...

After a school suspension and his parents' separation, Ethan is sent to live with his grandparents in Washington, D.C., which...

"Eva Schloss -- the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank -- recounts her experiences as Jewish refugee from persecution, a teenage...

Two young Afghani girls living in a refugee camp in Pakistan share a precious pair of sandals brought by relief...

Sally Gifford, a Patriot shoemaker's daughter, tries to maintain her close friendship with Kitty Lawton, the daughter of a Loyalist...

Illustrated text of the carol about the kindness of Wenceslas, duke of Bohemia.

A homeless bear living in a city has a hard time getting by, but when a little girl makes friends...

A collection of poems that depict people and events throughout the history of the United States.

"Children have different reactions to the same object due to their circumstances"--

"As an overstimulated boy heads to school, he struggles to connect with the world around him"--

In the year 72 C.E., after a four-year war between Rome and Judea, only one fortress remains to be taken:...

On May 27, 1937, over four hundred children sailed for Morelia, Mexico, fleeing the violence of the Spanish Civil War....

It's the middle of the Great Depression, but James William still enjoys his life in rural Mississippi. But his happiness...

As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly...

Illustrations and an easy-to-read story, interspersed with facts, pays tribute to a cat which finds that life as a pet...

Winner of the 2012 Batchelder Award Based on a real series of events that happened during World War II, Soldier...

Eight-year-old Liberian Lucky, his ten-year-old sister Nopi, and their schoolmates are kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, but even...

"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by...

The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.

It’s World War II, and Misha’s family, like the rest of the Jews living in Warsaw, has been moved by...

"As a young refugee girl takes shelter for the night, the world appears bleak. But as she starts thinking about...

"A young girl wonders what life would be like if she lived somewhere else. What if she lived in a...