juvenile literature

A simple introduction to the traditions and festivities of the Muslim holiday, Ramadan.

A simple introduction to the autumnal holiday Diwali, the Festival of Lights that marks the beginning of the Hindu new year.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the giant octopus.

Describes the life of a colonial Massachusetts innkeeper, including his daily work, the rules he had to follow, and life in his town.

Describes a day in a colonial American dame school, including who attended, what they learned, and what chores they did.

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the raccoon.

Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of verbs, from "toss and tumble," "jump and jam," to "whine and whisper," "sleep and slam.".

A color-illustrated biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who discovered the Ottawa River, founded the city of Quebec, and worked to establish French colonies on his travels to North America in the early seventeenth century.

Chronicles the life and journeys of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, who searched for a passage through the northern seas to Asia and became the namesake of the Hudson River.