How can a hungry young traveler trick an uncooperative old lady into feeding him dinner? He offers to teach her to make stone soup-soup started from a stone. As more ingredients are added to the soup, the old lady and the traveler look forward to a wonderful meal. Fancy that!

A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians--their clothing, food, games, customs, etc.--before and after the coming of the white man.

Aesop's fables are retold in kid-friendly text with black-and-white illustrations throughout! This 80-page edition of AESOP'S FABLES introduces young readers to Aesop's classic fables in a fun and accessible way. Ann McGovern retells the classic fables using kid-friendly language, and there are striking black-and-white illustrations throughout. Ricardo Tercio is a Lisbon-based illustrator who worked in animation for years before dedicating...

November is Native American Heritage month! Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented...

Explains the struggles of the Pilgrims during their first year at Plymouth Colony and the events leading to the occasion we celebrate today.

This book tells what it was like to live in the days of the knights during the Middle Ages.

A biography of the ichthyologist whose interest in fish began at the age of nine during weekly trips to the Aquarium in New York City