Margaret Holland

Life is filled with disasters until the child begins school, learns to read, and teaches his parents and grandparents the joy of books.

Asks the reader for the appropriate behavior in situations in which he or she meets a stranger.

Gives the reader practice in telling time as a young cat goes through a busy day marked off by the hours.

Alexandra, the unicorn with the crystal horn, goes to the Great Crystal for help when all the other unicorns begin to disappear into the Land of Make-Believe.

Even though he is the runt of the litter from her father's prize sled-racing dog, ten-year-old Rachel plans to train her puppy to become a champion racer and determines to track him down when he mysteriously disappears.

240 p. 23 cm

"Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom; he was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence; he was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion; and he was a rights-oriented liberal who appealed to natural law when confronting slavery"--Provided by publisher.

A timid little girl imagines monsters in various unlikely places but is able to overcome her fears.

The students in the class find they must teach their teacher the numbers so she can learn how to count.

A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a minister who advocated and practiced non-violent civil disobedience to protest prejudice, segregation, and discrimination based on color in the United States.

Poetry and prose contributed by people in response to a newspaper competition. The competition was held by National Magazine edited by Joe Mitchell Chapple.