A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers

In 1947, a Chinese girl comes to Brooklyn, where she starts to feel at home and to make friends.

Claudia and her brother Jamie run away from home . . . and find themselves caught in a mystery that makes headlines.

When the bank forecloses on her family's home during the Great Depression, 11-year-old Margo Bandini writes to Eleanor Roosevelt for help.

A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture.

Engrossing story about the first—and largest—Ferris Wheel ever built. Told by one of the workers who built it.

Ralph is barely 8 years old when his family moves to Colorado for the sake of Dad's health, and the family tries to make a go of it on the ranch. Classic true story of ranching in Colorado in the early 1900's.

Dad has returned from World War II a changed man: withdrawn, touchy, unable to work. The family moves back to the family farm where dad gets the healing he needs. Includes a great description of maple sugaring.

The Logans are one of the few black families to own land: a cause for racial tensions and strife. A story of overcoming unjust opposition.

The adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters in the Wild West frontiers of Wisconsin in the late 1800s.

The powerful story of a young man for whom the Civil War spans five Aprils.

In this sure-fire funny-bone tickler, part tall-tale but mostly solid historical yarn, Simon Green proves he's a man and worthy of respect. What fun!