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The Old Man Mad about Drawing

A Tale of Hokusai

by Place, François

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Free at Last!

Stories and Songs of Emancipation

by Rappaport, Doreen

Describes the experiences of African Americans in the South, from the Emancipation in 1863 to the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared school segregation ...

A Nest Full of Stars

by Berry, James

A collection of poems reflecting Caribbean culture include "Old man called Arawak," "Woods whisperings," and "Not one weak day."

Frida Kahlo

The Artist Who Painted Herself

by Frith, Margaret

Biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, written as a child's school report.

How They Got Over

African Americans and the Call of the Sea

by Greenfield, Eloise

Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen...

Millions to Measure

by Schwartz, David M.

Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume u...

Far beyond the Garden Gate

Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa

by Brown, Don

Describes the life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century and trekked thousands of mile...

Keeper of the Doves

by Byars, Betsy

In the late 1800s in Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters both fear and torment the reclusive and seemingly sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father contin...

How the Fisherman Tricked the Genie

A Tale within a Tale within a Tale

by Sunami, Kitoba

After releasing a captive genie from a bottle, a poor fisherman must rely on his wits when instead of wishes the genie promises revenge.

Starting with Alice

by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third-grade class, but with the help of so...