Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas
by Zachariah Ohora
A captivating informational picture book about Paul Horn, a musician who communicated with orcas through the power of music. For fans of Shark Lady and Margaret and the Moon. Unbelievable but true, this is the story of two whales, two Pauls and two boys. The whales are Haida and Chimo, captive orcas who lived in an aquarium called Sealand of the Pacific in the 1970s. The Pauls are Paul Horn, a professional flute musician, and Dr. Paul Spong, a scientist studying the orcas in order to learn mo...
Good Night Statue of Liberty (Good Night Our World) ()
by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper
No monument represents the United States more proudly than the Statue of Liberty. Young readers are treated to an unforgettable tour of this historic icon that includes ferryboats, Liberty Island, touring the statue and museum, magnificent views, park rangers, Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the pedestal, the torch, the crown, gift shops, and so much more.
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a...
Presents the life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, describing his love of nature, his kindness to animals, and his physical fortitude.
Johnny Appleseed's good will and humanity towards all living things is felt by a family settling in the Ohio wilderness.
Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
A young African American girl is sold away from her mother as a slave, and then later is sold to a Cherokee Indian, but eventually she is bought by a white man who not only sets her free, but adopts her into his family of fifteen children. Based on a true story; includes instructions for making a hollyhock doll.
Animal Coloring Book For Girls (Pet Lover, #8) (Children Humor, #7)
by Advanced Color
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride ([not Part of a Series])
by Andrea Pinkney
Michael Jordan (Black Americans of Achievement) (Black Americans of Achievement S.)
by Sean Dolan and Nathan Irvin Huggins
In 1776 Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson seeks lodging with Ned and his mother when Congress convenes to debate the topic of freedom, and to draft the Declaration of Independence.
American Frontier (Daniel Boone, #2)
by Gina Ingoglia and Gina Angoglia
Snowshoe Thompson (I Can Read Book S.) (I Can Read Books: Level 3)
by Nancy Smiler Levinson
One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname "Snowshoe Thompson."
When Emily Dickinson was given a puppy by her father, the two were instant best friends. She named him Carlo, after a dog in one of her favorite books, and she delighted in the growing dog’s antics. Carlo, a Newfoundland (and possibly part Saint Bernard), grew to a rather large size and was full of energy. He loved his adventures with Emily. They were an odd pair—a tiny woman and a large, galumphing dog. But they were devoted to one another. Carlo gave Emily confidence to wander and explore the...