After he finds a brand new shiny penny, Theodore has a perfect day in Kindergarten.
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Each member of a first grade class, as well as their teacher, principal, and a bus driver, expresses excitement, worry, or hope as the first day of school begins.
Little brother Nick lists all the wonderful things his big brother does with him, preparing him to greet the new baby in the family.
Simply describes how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today.
Simple text and illustrations describe some of the pleasures of each season.
During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating past German soldiers and other enemies.
A lonely giraffe teams up with the nine playful monkeys. Includes "The story behind the story of Cecily G.", a biography of H. A. and Margret Rey.
A young English girl and her father take their sturdy fishing boat and join the scores of other civilian vessels crossing the English Channel in a daring attempt to rescue Allied and British troops trapped by Nazi soldiers at Dunkirk.
A special calendar hangs in Mr. Reilly's second grade classroom, and Lucy Webb impatiently awaits the day when she can add her name for losing a tooth, but when her time arrives something unexpected happens.
A young boy, living in rural Kentucky, looks forward to the annual Christmas festivities, especially the traditional family cream candy; but, when his favorite dog disappears, he comes to realize that tradition and family have a deeper meaning.
The students and teachers at Dublin Elementary School make banners, posters, and signs for their school custodian to show how much they appreciate him and all the work he does.
Fascinated by trucks and wanting to be a trucker, Elliot looks at all kinds of trucks and emulates Slim, his favorite trucker.
Matthew Perez, the official timekeeper of Mrs. Mallory's third-grade class, has a special good-bye gift for her. The school year is coming to an end, and everyone at Albert E. Chapman Elementary School is counting down, including Mrs. Mallory's third grade class. In the last week...
Eddie is very excited when a real author comes to his school, because he has a very important question to ask her.
A farm boy meets his hero, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, when he lands his bi-plane in a field near Canton, Mississippi, in 1929.
An amazing and inspirational World War II story about how one man saved the lives of many.
A woman reminisces about her neighbor's son who was the object of a letter writing campaign by some fourth-graders when he went away to war in 1943.
All the students in the third grade are affected when their beloved teacher, Mrs. Kempczinski, is suddenly hospitalized with cancer.
During the summer Albie learns to swim the whole length of the pool without stopping.