In 1967 Tanzania, when President Nyerere urges his people to work together as one extended family, the people of Litongo...

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...

A collection of poems which tells the story of the first Easter.

Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift,...

Wrongly accused of cyberbullying, seventh-grader Jun Li, a brilliant student, more comfortable around computers than people, has seven days to...

Rhyming text describes some famous historical figures, from Annie Oakley and Merriwether Lewis to Jackson Pollock and Billie Holiday, and...

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

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

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

As children wonder about God, their questions are answered as they observe nature and interact with other people. On board...

John Jensen, a crocodile, cannot quite understand why he feels so different from everyone else, but a kindly doctor reassures...

A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to...

The life and work of the famous Viennese painter Gustav Klimt are explored by his favorite cat.

When Little Croc and his friends find a purse filled with money, they must decide whether to spend the money...

Little Naomi has a fun and busy day at preschool and with her family, while Little Chick has a busy,...

Presents a biography of the first female science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.

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

Persephone is carried off to the underworld by Hades, but her mother, Demeter, places a curse of winter on the...

The text of the familiar psalm comparing God to a loving shepherd accompanies illustrations which shows the world of love...

"Warm and friendly characters welcome a new student to the first day of school"--

In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews,...

Rhyming text assures that God and the angels are watching over and blessing a baby rabbit throughout the night.

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

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

Color pictures, maps, and a glossary clarify these simplified biblical stories from both the Old and New Testaments.

Artist Mary Billingsley has depicted the life of Christ through paintings. The text highlights the joy, sorrow, and glory of...

A child watches the sky in changing seasons and in all kinds of weather and learns to listen.