Miriam E. Mason

As an adult, John Audubon was the best known wildlife artist of the 19th century, and his book, Birds of America, is the standard against which all subsequent bird art has been measured. In this story about the artist's childhood in the West Indies and France, John's love of drawing sends him into the fields and woods near his country house in pursuit of winged models. Games and adventures also beckon: John confronts a ghost in the old water mill tower, presents his friend Cecile with a surprise birthday gift (that goes horribly wrong!), and sails off to seek his fortune in America. Special features include a summary of John's adult accomplishments, fun facts detailing little-known information about him, and a time line of his life.

A curious raccoon growing up in the woods near a pioneer family's home becomes a member of the family when winter comes.

Describes the boyhood of Samuel Clemens in Missouri and how he came to begin a writing career under the pen name Mark Twain.

Andy and his imaginary friend, Peeker, are given a farm on which they can hunt wild turkeys and bears, but life on the farm brings about curious changes in Andy.

The story of the finest, fastest pony in the herd. — Lightning loves to race. He soon learns to outrun all the other Indian ponies and horses of the plains and even to run faster than the train. His ambition is to race the lightning as it flashes across the sky. This is the story of a fleet, frisky pony, of the children who ride hip and of how -- when the lightning starts a prairie fire -- he gets his greatest wish.

A brief biography of Daniel Boone, from his early years in Pennsylvania and Virginia through his exploration of land in Tennessee and Kentucky and later life in Missouri.