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Redwoods

by Chin, Jason

An ordinary train ride becomes and extraordinary trip to the great ancient forests A subway trip is transformed when a young boy happens upon a book about redw...

Tricking the Tallyman

by Davies, Jacqueline

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Tricking the Tallyman

by Davies, Jacqueline

In 1790, the suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census.

One Giant Leap

by Burleigh, Robert & Wimmer, Mike

The words are instantly recognizable: “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” Spoken by Neil Armstrong moments after he became the f...

Ron's big mission

by Naden, Corinne J. & Tate, Don & Blue, Rose

One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on check...

Joe and Sparky get new wheels

by Michalak, Jamie & Remkiewicz, Frank

Sparky is a turtle who likes to stay inside his shell. Joe is a giraffe who likes see the world. When a car appears one day at the zoo where they live, the two...

Orangutan Tongs

Poems to Tangle Your Tongue

by Agee, Jon

Have you ever gotten tripped up trying to say a silly succession of similar syllables? Of course--everyone has! It can be sometimes frustrating, but it's alway...

Pearl and Wagner

One Funny Day

by McMullan, Kate

April Fools' Day is not a happy one for Wagner the mouse because his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school keep tricking him.

Nikki and Deja

Birthday Blues (Nikki & Deja)

by English, Karen

The second book about Nikki and Deja, two African American third-grade girls who are best friends.Deja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it...

Spuds

by Hesse, Karen & Watson, Wendy

Maybelle, Jack, and Eddie want to help Ma by putting something extra on the table, so they set out in the dark to take potatoes from a nearby field, but when t...