Bauer, Marion Dane

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.

Introduction to the life and work of Abraham Lincoln.

Discusses three types of clouds: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus.

Explains what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.

Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.

After her father remarries, twelve-year-old Stacy runs away in search of her real mother, only to be befriended by a wizened old woman who lives alone in the desert.

Describes the history, landscape, and wildlife of Yellowstone National Park.

A series of five stories, loosely based on the author's experiences growing up on the edge of a small, industrial town in Illinois in the 1950s, touching upon such diverse topics as race relations, unwanted cats, confirmation in the Episcopal faith, and homosexuality.