Burleigh, Robert

Chronicles the progression of the Apollo 11 space mission, during which astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Features full-color illustrations throughout.

Presents a Jack Kerouac-inspired picture book with rhyming text describing a bebopping, scat-singing jackrabbit who travels from New York City to San Francisco celebrating the landscape of America.

Text and illustrations look at the rescue of a humpback whale that got trapped in a fishing net.

Provides an illustrated account of the true adventures of Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon that helped rescue a lost battalion of American soldiers during World War I.

A father teaches his young son about death and remembrance as he buries their beloved dog.

Imagines what it would have been like to spend a day with Henry David Thoreau at his secluded cabin by Walden Pond, where he recorded his reflections on the natural world.

Recounts the life and military achievements of French general Napoleon Bonaparte, describing how he overcame impossible odds to rise to success during the French Revolution.

Ultimon, once king of the dragons and now the last survivor, climbs out of the sewers in which he has been hiding and takes one last flight. Includes notes about the constellation Draco.

Describes how the twentieth-century African American poet Langston Hughes affirms his vocation as a writer through the composition of his famous 1921 poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers.".

George Herman Ruth Jr. began his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles when he was nineteen years old. Because he was so young, Ruth was known as the Babe. In 1927 he broke his own record by hitting sixty home runs in one season. Babe Ruth played his last game in 1935 but is still considered one of the world's greatest sports figures.