Kathleen V. Kudlinski

An informative look at how scientific theories have changed over time concerning the solar system.

Nuttagwon, daughter of a minor Pamunkey chief, is still a girl when Pocahontas's vision of peace between their people and the newly-arrived English colonists bonds the two in a lifelong friendship as they work together to make the vision a reality.

Examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true.

During the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Parker finds himself homeless and traveling across New Mexico's desert, when a shepherd leads him to the artist Georgia O'Keeffe who teaches him photography and gives him a new perspective on life.

"We all need food, to live, to grow, to give us energy! But some foods are more nutritious than others. Using fun examples from the animal world to introduce basic nutritional concepts, this book explains the food pyramid, proteins and carbohydrates, how we get energy from foods, the human digestive system, and more."-- Publisher's website.

Presents a brief overview of the life of the man who wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" and many other beloved children's books.

Describes the physical characteristics of these carnivorous plants, where they live, and how they trap and digest their insect prey.

Describes the life cycle of the popcorn plant from the time the farmer plants the seed until the kernel explodes.

When Shannon and her friends conduct a book drive in their San Francisco neighborhood in 1880 to benefit the new library, they must solve a mystery quickly.

Ten-year-old Marie dreams of becoming a ballerina, but without a wealthy sponsor, she faces a more mundane future dictated by her family's position in pre-Revolutionary Parisian society.

As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.

In 1840 Night Bird, whose clan of Seminole Indians is fighting to preserve its traditional way of life in Florida, must decide whether to seek land and an unknown future in distant Oklahoma.

Discusses the tracks, scents, nests, food remains, and other traces left by various animals and the clues thus provided regarding their behavior.

In 1941, Frank meets Kenji, a Japanese-American boy who lives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where Frank and his family have just moved. But then the unthinkable happens--Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese. Can Frank and Kenji still be friends?

A young boy must look after his sick mother and sister while his father and brother fight in World War I.