A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.

Award-winning artist Nelson tells the story of Mandela, a global icon, in poignant verse and glorious illustrations. It is the story of a young boy's determination to change South Africa and of the struggles of a man who eventually became the president of his country by believing in equality for people of all colors. Readers will be inspired by Mandela's triumph and his lifelong quest to create a more just world.

Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With this inventive die-cut artwork, Simms Tabak gives us a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy's dog, Champion Amigo's Seventh Wave, or Splash, introduces readers to Washington, D.C., as he follows the senator around for a day.

Rosa Parks is one of the most famous figures in American history. On December 1, 1955, she got on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus after work and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that sparked a revolution. Suddenly, Mrs. Parks became the center of one of the most important events in the battle for civil rights. This is the story of that event, and of a woman whose quiet determination changed our history.

The inspiring story of Marian Anderson, best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939.

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

Este libro ilustrado para niños es una adaptación del cuento tradicional de la niña Caperucita Roja que encuentra un lobo en la cama de la abuela. This illustrated book for children is an adaptation of the traditional story "Little Red Riding Hood", the little girl who finds a wolf in her grandmother's bed.