Illus. in full color. Youngsters can celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's fateful voyage with this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history. "
from the back cover: A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love . . . But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story o…
A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's former poet laureate, Billy Collins. [from the back cover of the book.]
Nathaniel Smithfield is a ten-year-old boy living with his family in Boston, Massachusetts in 1768 when he first starts to witness the drama happening in the city around him. Tension heats up between those who are loyal to the British crown, like Nathaniel's father, and those who believe the people of America are being treated unfairly. Over the following years as he grows into a teenager, Nath…
KTSP 2006
"What I heard could cost my life and General Washington's as well," says Phoebe's father. "I need your help!" But Phoebe's job will be terribly dangerous... Disguised as the general's housekeeper, Phoebe will be a spy - listening, watching, guarding his very life from an unknown killer - can she do it?