McKissack, Pat

After her mother catches her in an untruth, Libby Sullivan promises never to lie again, but soon she must learn that it is not always kind to blurt out the whole truth either.

"Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, seven, whose family lost everything in a fire"--Provided by publisher.

Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, seven, whose family lost everything in a fire.

After barn mice make a collar with a bell to warn them when Marmalade the cat is approaching, Smart Mouse must devise a way to safely put the collar on her in this retelling of a Aesop fable.

Examines the civilization of the Western Sudan which flourished from 700 to 1700 A.D., acquiring such vast wealth that they became centers of trade and culture for a continent.

"Here are classic games, songs, stories, and more, recalled from the author's own childhood in the American South and loveingly passed down to a new generation."--Trade bdg. dust jacket.

Collection of games, songs, stories, and other activities from the author's childhood in an African American family in the southern United States. Features hand-clapping games, jump rope rhymes, hymns and gospel music, proverbs and parables, circle games, folktales, and performance pieces. Includes illustrations and an index.

A lyrical story-in-verse that details the experiences of an African boy who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.

Nettie Jo desperately needs a needle to sew a new dress for her beloved doll, but the three animals she helps during her search do not seem inclined to give her their assistance in return.

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.