Mary Hoffman

"Lines in the Sand is Timothy Lockley's look at the interaction between nonslaveholding whites and African Americans in lowcountry Georgia from the introduction of slavery in the state to the beginning of the Civil War. The study focuses on poor whites living in a society where they were dominated politically and economically by a planter elite and outnumbered by slaves."--BOOK JACKET.

Describes the life cycle and natural environment of the hippopotamus with emphasis on its struggle for survival.

Narrative about animals who use camoulage for protection in various landscapes for DK Reader Level 1

Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

A child talks about her grandmother, who is definitely not like the grannies in storybooks.

Grace wants to participate in her community festival's princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be--from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a floaty pink fairy tale princess.

Despite Carrie's asthma, her parents present her brother Alex with a pet mouse, but the mouse has magic powers and creates havoc by summoning up the ghosts of all the animals that have ever lived in the house.

Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.

Text and illustrations reveal the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the tiger.

The much anticipated fifth title in the bestselling Stravaganza Sequence Set in Classe (Ravenna in our world), the Stravagante is Isabel, a younger twin by a matter of minutes. Her talisman is a pouch of silver mosaic tiles and she stravagates to Classe, where she is met by Flavia, a successful female merchant who trades spices, silks, tapestries, and whose son is an outcast and a pirate. Isabel finds that Classe and Bellezza are under threat from attack by the fierce Gate people. What can she do to help save the city? A thrilling story packed with action, pirates and drama.

Simplified retellings of Greek and Roman myths, including those about Icarus, the boy whose father made him wings, and King Midas, who had the golden touch.

Despite a sudden rain shower, a family all set for a picnic carries out its plans, finding adventure and fun on an indoor picnic.

An African-American child wonders why all Christmas tree angels look alike and sets out to find an angel that looks just like him.