Corey, Shana

Presents a brief biography of Barack Obama that describes his childhood, family, feelings of isolation amongst his peers, and political career.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text present all kinds of boats--yachts, toy boats, tugs, ferry boats, and more.

Introduces Malala Yousafzai, a girl from Pakistan, who faught for education, dispite being threatened by the Taliban.

"This is the story of JFK-from his childhood to the events that led to his game-changing speech and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Corey and Christie offer a deeply human look at our country's thirty-fifth president, underscoring how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make a difference."--Amazon.

As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.

A biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Children dressed in monster costumes attend a community party, march in a Halloween parade, and go trick-or-treating.

"In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach invents New York's first underground train"--Provided by publisher.