An illustrated account of the life of composer and violinist ?mile Benoit, telling of his lifelong love of music which he was finally able to express when his father made him a violin.
Describes the young adulthood of Phillip Lanier, an African-American soldier who escaped the danger and racism of segregated Georgia by joining the U.S. Navy and survived the sinking of the U.S.S. "Truxtun.".
Follows the lives of Rabia, a girl from Afghanistan, and Colin, a boy from New York, when their plane to New York on September 11th is redirected to Gander, Newfoundland, and the community opens their hearts to them.
When the ship Despatch goes down off the coast of Newfoundland in 1832, Anne Harvey, her father, brother, and dog rescue the passengers. Based on historical fact.
