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A mother's story. A son's story. Poems that touch us.

In a series of reflections focused on his uneducated yet hard-working Mennonite family and touching on childhood exploits from shoplifting and go-kart racing to the juvenile fear of dying (which sp

Helped by humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her people at last.

Johnson was an Indian Princess, daughter of a Mohawk chief and an Anglican mother.

Take a step back in time and enter the world of Ancient Greece, the birthplace of western civilization.

Provides an overview of the types of games children played during the Middle Ages.

"Shh! My brother's napping. He really needs his sleep," admonishes our adorable narrator at the outset of this story.

A child decides to invite a few friends for a birthday party, encouraging guests to bring food and friends, but the guest list soon gets out of control and becomes the craziest, wildest party ever.

Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.

Lucy lives in a house full of decorative dragons that her mother makes.

A retelling of Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers's song "Northwest Passage" with illustrations, maps, bibliographical information of the key explorers involved, a timeline and sheet music for the or