Alternates between the tales of Angus Seaton, the youngest crew member on a boat recovering bodies from the Titanic wreckage in 1912, and Kevin Messenger, a modern-day class clown in Victoria, British
Size is just a matter of perspective in this charming story about a little lion who is much, much smaller than the rest. The other animals laugh at him and tell him that real lions are so very big, th
Thirteen-year-old American girl Genevieve has spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother’s farm in Alsace, France. Then she makes an impulsive choice: to stay in France. It proves to be a dangerous d
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of chickens also discusses how chickens are raised on farms and includes cutaway diagrams of eggs in various stages of develop
One October night in 1745, John Leep, a mean and stingy lawyer, sets out to evict a widow from one of his rental houses and is followed by a ghostly rider.
When he refuses to wake-up in order to do his important task on Groundhog Day, Uncle Phil realizes that it may be time to retire and so hands over his title to his adventurous and high-spirited niece,
A lonely crow tries to make a friend from sticks and leaves that blow away, then from snow that melts, before finally forming a friendship that will last in this story that celebrates ingenuity and pe
Three stories star Wilbur and Orville, the Riot brothers, as they capture a thief, find a hidden treasure, and overthrow the Snowball King during a snow day.
Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, Irena Sendler defied the Nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding Jewish children. Her secret list of the children's real iden
Iris has a busy day before taking the stage in her new ballet. She wakes up early and heads to the theater, where she has classes, costume fittings and rehearsals. With a break for lunch and an unexpe
When the Countingtown trolley pulls up to the curb, the passengers board two by two, but when a bossy cow pushes into the line, the driver has to use some sharp math skills to restore order.
Knight and Horse are drifting off to sleep when Knight has a magical dream. In his vision, he sees the most scrumptious soft golden cookies he has ever laid his eyes on. The delicious treats call to h
Grace's name may be a bit of a misnomer, for graceful she is not. She wants to be a ballerina, but dancing is not her forte. "Give it up, Grace," the other girls tell her. Saddened, Grace turns to dra
Anna and her toy dog, Toto, are all set for the beach. Today Anna will give Toto a swimming lesson, and she has no time for the boy in the silly cowboy hat who watches them from the shore. Toto is an
