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A prize pigeon is missing!When a valuable racing pigeon named Mary Moon disappears, Minnie and her cat Max are on the case. The clues lead them to Muck Island, where they soon find themselves stranded, without a boat to take them home -- and with a pigeon thief on the loose. The Pigeon Prize Race is this Saturday, and time is running out. Will they rescue the stolen pigeon in time? And who will rescue them first?

Go behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention, thanks to award-winning author Jean Fritz's words!This factual gem that's written with Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz's humorous touch chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States!Includes a copy of the Constitution and those who signed it!"An inf...

Little-known facts are highlighted in this fun book about this historical figure, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz. "The book is a most enjoyable view of history . . . The delightful illustrations exactly suit the times and the extraordinary character of John Hancock."-The Horn Book Everyone knows that John Hancock was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. But not many know that he signed his name so large to s...

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes that pioneer life is exciting and special.

A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

By writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Harriet Beecher Stowe hastened the Civil War and changed the course of American history. In telling the life story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Fritz explores not only a life, but also a family, an era, and vitally important social achievements" ("School Library Journal", starred review).

All King George III ever wanted was for everyone to be as conscientious as he was about obeying the rules! After all, he followed the rules for being a good king, so why were those pesky Americans causing so much trouble?

Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one secret that must be kept.

Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn't know how to live alone in the wild. She can't feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, sh...

Great for classroom lessons on the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion!In 1853, the Larkin family loaded up their wagons and headed west in search of a new life. But how did they do it? What did they eat? How did they survive sickness, and attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photographs of actual object from the past, Daily Life in a Covered Wagon explored what life was really like on the wagon trail.

Tomie dePaola serves as "biographer" to his delightful Italian sorceress, Strega Nona, in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona's birth on a dark and stormy night, and ends where the original Strega Nona picks up-with Strega Nona taking on the bumbling, knock-kneed Big Anthony as an apprentice. This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola's warm and sunny watercolors! "dePaola does a splendid job o...

It's 1898, and 12-year-old Bucky, his father, and Uncle Tanner are off to Alaska to prospect for gold. The journey is hard, and they face deadly storms, numbing cold, and a grueling six-hour nonstop trudge up a mountainside with heavy backpacks. Will the journey be worth it in the end?

Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was-in the words and rhythms of his poetry that reached people all o...

After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb disease." But she faces life with spirit and bravery. And a legend says that if she folds 1, 000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again.

In the middle of the city, two young friends set out to find Spring. Their search ends in a most unlikely but utterly convincing discovery.