Ellen Jackson

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Snow White," a girl with skin like cinnamon, eyes like chocolate, and hair as soft as lamb's wool escapes an evil stepmother and meets a group of tiny jazz musicians.

Portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother who, as she tends plants and animals around the world, meets three of her creations with advice on how to make the world more perfect.

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In easy-to-read text, describes what the first day of school might be like for a child in Kenya, Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Peru, Germany, India, Russia, and the United States.

Children living in Great Britain and the United States at the beginning of each century between 1000 and 2000 A.D. describe their lifestyle at the time.

A simple explanation of the process of evolution, from the first appearance of "almost alive things" to the development of the millions of life forms that exist today.

Mentions some of the bad things that happen in the world and presents some positive ways to respond to them.

Scatterbrain Sam finds true love while gathering ingredients for the mysterious glue stew that is supposed to make him smarter.

Describes how different civilizations have celebrated the the day of the summer solstice.

Discusses the significance of some of the harvest festivals around the world and describes how they are celebrated

Describes the customs and traditions connected with weddings all over the world.

Once upon a time there were two girls who lived next door to each other. Cinder Edna was forced to work for her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, just as her neighbor, Cinderella, was. But Cinder Edna did things a bit differently. When Cinderella was done with her chores, she sat among the cinders to keep warm, thinking about her troubles. Edna, on the other hand, had learned a thing or two from doing all that housework, such as how to make tuna casserole sixteen different ways and how to get spots off everything from rugs to ladybugs. And she was strong and spunky and knew some good jokes. Then one day the king announced that he would give a ball ...

Presents facts and folklore about the shortest day of the year, a day that has been filled with magic since ancient times.

Describes some animals and plants that are slimy and includes recipes for edible slime, slime jokes, and a slimy short story.