Product Description: This legendary tale introduces young readers to Molly Williams, an African American cook for New York City's Fire Company 11, who is considered to be the first known female firefighter in U.S. history. One winter day in 1818, when many of the firefighting volunteers are sick with influenza and a small wooden house is ablaze, Molly jumps into action and helps stop the blaze, proudly earning the nickname Volunteer Number 11...read more

In the summer of 1870, two steamboats, the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee, raced up the Mississippi from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Saint Louis, Missouri. This story follows the race through the eyes of Benjamin Brown, a fictional passenger aboard the Natchez.

Product Description: Take the most fantastic voyage of all! With more than 70 illustrations plus dynamic multiple full-body fold-outs, Inside Human Body offers thrilling close-up views of the heart, lungs, brain, nerves, and more! Each system is presented in a child-friendly context, with answers to such questions as: What are goose bumps? Why do I have freckles? Why do my veins look blue if my blood is red?...read more

Product Description: Janet Lawler has created a beautiful follow-up to her acclaimed  A Father’s Song—and a wonderful celebration of the bond between mother and child.All through the year, from summer showers to winter snows, a mother and daughter treasure their special time together...read more

Product Description: Based on real events, this is the story of how the Golden Delicious apple came to be. Owners of a nursery in Missouri were looking for the perfect apple. It would be sweet and juicy. In the spring of 1914, they were astonished to taste just that apple.

Product Description: Despite the naysayers, Amelia Earhart was able to soar through the skies and accomplish many of her dreams. Young Amelia dreams of building her own roller coaster, learning to fly her own airplane, and even exploring the skies as one of the world's first female pilots...read more

Product Description: Shannon is a stepdancer with a broken shoe. How can she ever win the Saint Patrick's Day stepdancing contest? Enter Liam, the world's tallest leprechaun. A leprechaun grants wishes, right?

Determined to catch some fish for dinner, a brother and sister begin to lose hope as the sun goes down until their nets catch a surprise that leads to a request for apple pie!