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Silent Music

A Story of Baghdad

by Rumford, James

WHEN BOMBS BEGIN TO FALL, Ali drowns out the sould of war with a pen. Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of a...

Muhammad Ali

Champion of the World

by Winter, Jonah

Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during ...

I, Matthew Henson

Polar Explorer

by Weatherford, Carole Boston

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My Dog May Be a Genius

by Prelutsky, Jack

Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk...

Tuttle's Red Barn

The Story of America's Oldest Family Farm

by Michelson, Richard

In 1632, John Tuttle set sail from England to Dover, New Hampshire. There he set up a farm on seven acres of land. From those humble beginnings the Tuttle fami...

Maybelle in the Soup

by Speck, Katie

When Mr. and Mrs. Peabody invite a guest to dinner, Maybelle the cockroach, who lives under their refrigerator, ignores the warnings of Henry the flea to be se...

Tap Dancing on the Roof

Sijo (Poems)

by Park, Linda Sue

Sijo is a traditional Korean form of poetry. Sijo is syllabic, like Japanese haiku, with three lines of 14 to 16 syllables each: the first two introduce the to...

Nothing but Trouble

The Story of Althea Gibson

by Stauffacher, Sue

A biography of Althea Gibson, the first black tennis player to ever compete in what is now known as the U.S. Open, and in the Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimb...

The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll

by McKissack, Patricia C.

During the Depression, three young sisters get one baby doll for Christmas and must find a way to share.

Cowboy & Octopus

by Scieszka, Jon

Peanut butter and jelly. George and Martha. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and . . . Octopus? Yes, that's right. Meet Cowboy and Octopus—the next great pair to become a...