Hana's suitcase : a true story

From the foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: "How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's story the terrible history o…

Orphan train rider : one boy's true story

Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In rec…

Macmillan children's encyclopedia : famous men and women

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0333412737

Collation

479 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

920 FAM

Extraordinary young people

Biographical accounts of remarkable individuals in history who achieved noteworthy goals at an early age, from young warrior and Mongol leader Genghis Khan to nine-year-old world chess champion Naw…

Usborne children's picture atlas

This picture atlas takes young readers on a visual journey around the world, from the hot plains of Africa, to the frozen tundra of the Artic. Detailed pictorial maps reveal the richness and divers…

Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

Ever since it was published in 1978, the picture-book presentation of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" has been an enduring favorite. For this special edition with a new d…

People, places & things

People, Places, & Things can help you impress your friends with some pretty incredible information! It's written proof confirming the age-old adage that truth is often stranger than fiction. Can y…

Anna the goanna and other poems

Cheeky dogs, slippery snakes, and crocodiles with big smiles are only a few of the friends met along the way in this collection of lively illustrated poems. Providing rare insight into the rich tex…

A world of wonders : geographic travels in verse and rhyme

Could anyone somersault across the San Andreas fault? Why was Hawaii named after a Sandwich? Of longitude and latitude, which has more "flatitude"? You'll travel the globe (and some of the sky) …

The puffin book of utterly brilliant poetry

An anthology of the best of Puffin poetry, that includes poems by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen, Charles Causley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Spike Milligan, John Agard, and Kit Wright. Each poet's work is …