This book contains a short rhyme designed to help readers understand and remember what they'll experience when viewing an eclipse. Colorful illustrations and "Big Kid Boxes" with extended text connect the science and the rhyme.

A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.

Mabel and Madame Badobedah are now fast friends and partners in adventure. When an expedition for dinosaur bones turns up only shells and seaweed, the ever-resourceful Madame Badobedah decides to lead their brave duo farther afield. But is the old villain up to her sneaky tricks again? A late night excursion to a locked museum has Mabel nervous, as does the emerald in Madame B's pocket. Mabel wants to be a great adventurer, not a thief! Then a friend...

Making meatballs for Grandpa, who no longer remembers much but loves to help cook, a little girl and her Grandma find cooking together makes more than just a meal as they prepare a savory Italian dinner, in this sensory-rich picture book about food, family and heritage.

Told from the perspective of the Earth, this marvelous ode to the epic and ordinary wonders of the natural world implores us to help the planet in turn.

Ernest's parents are worried because he never really smiles, but Ernest assures them that he is happy--he is just not the kind of guy who smiles.

A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in Berlin during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. This cat's-eye view introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period.

Where, Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone? Look high and low with a little boy as he searches, and finds, his doggy in this classic rhyme. Three Little Kittens. Join three little kittens in their mischief with mittens in this classic Mother Goose tale, ending the way every good nursery rhyme should: with mother's homemade pie and kisses goodnight.

Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts slave, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against her owner, the richest man in town? Mumbet was determined to try.

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way...