juvenile literature

Biography of William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, telling about his childhood, and the events, such as his buffalo hunting skills, and his traveling western review, that led to his being hailed as a hero of the Wild West.

Noted children's author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven.

Presents a short biography of nineteenth-century England author, Helen Beatrix Potter, and describes her lonely childhood, love of drawing, and how she came about to write her famous story of Peter Rabbit.

Presents the numbers from ten to twenty using illustrations of the activities of three bear families at the beach.

Discusses the physiology and behavior of this mammal as well as the fears, misconceptions, and superstitions which have given it a bad reputation.

Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Presents photographs of children engaged in activities that accompany every letter in the alphabet, from A for arching through Z for zipping.

Follows a baby kangaroo, or joey, as it grows inside its mother's pouch and learns about the other animals living on Australia's Kangaroo Island.

Introduces the English alphabet with words representing significant elements of Hawaiian culture.

Contains facts about human and animal skeletons, such as the network of bones inside fish, bones of an elephant's legs, and more.