Product Description: On May 6, 1937, the giant German airship the Hindenburg was destroyed by fire as it attempted to land at Lakehurst Naval Base in New Jersey. Of the 93 people on board, a remarkable 62 survived, including Werner Franz, the ship's 14-year-old cabin boy...read more

Product Description: What clutter-busting need was behind the invention of the World Wide Web? Which stain-fighting chemical got its start when a lab assistant dropped a beaker on a lab floor? In S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet, the origins behind some of the most important scientific discoveries are explored...read more

Gitchee Manitou sends Nanabush the Giant Hare to the new north country to give the first animals their names and special markings, but a game between Nanabush and Ahmik the Giant Beaver etches out the islands, ponds, and lakes of Wisk-on-sin, which means place of the beaver.

While Jacque's father, who is a voyageur--a fur trader in the Great Lakes region during the seventeenth century--is away from home, Jacque dreams of the day when he will be able to join the ranks of voyageurs. 15,000 first printing.

This gorgeous picture books reveals how the powerful friendship, kindness, and compassion between a Ojibwe girl and a Dakotah boy gave the state of Minnesota its name.