Nichols, Catherine

A biography of forty-fourth U.S. President Barack Obama, covering his multicultural childhood, education, the influence of his father, connection to civil rights, and rise to the presidency after a long campaign, and includes a timeline and glossary.

Contains brief, simplified retellings of six episodes of Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer.".

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Treasure Island" in which Jim Hawkins is forced by Long John Silver to go on a treasure hunt.

Jim Hawkins acts fast when pirates try to steal his ship and he and his friends are faced with the threat of being stranded on Treasure Island.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Treasure Island" during which Jim Hawkins spies on Long John Silver and his pirate band as they search for buried treasure, and meets a new friend who needs his help.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Tom Sawyer" in which Tom, who is ready for some summer adventures, finds more than he bargained for when he, Huck Finn, and Joe Harper take a raft to Pirate Island in search of treasure.