Krensky, Stephen

A biography of journalist Nellie Bly, who proved that women could be newspaper reporters.

Lionel faces such ordeals as having to eat green beans, going to the doctor, and looking for the snake his sister lost in his room.

Explores the history and pop culture that surrounds vampires, discussing the origin of legends, Count Dracula, real life examples, and books and movies about the creatures.

Using a balloon to float in the air, Winnie-the-Pooh pretends he is a cloud so that he can reach the bees' honey.

A traditional sixteenth-century Japanese folktale about a swordsman who encounters a warrior during a ferry ride across a river.

Santa tries his hand at many jobs before finding the perfect job as the world's greatest gift giver.

In 1735 in New York City, a young printer's apprentice learns about the importance of freedom of speech when the printer Peter Zenger is arrested and tried for writing articles criticizing the government.

In 1867, while staying with her father in a small California mining town, ten-year-old Winnie meets a Chinese boy close to her age and discovers the role of his people in completing the transcontinental railroad.

This is a story of young Sacagawea, a Shoshone maiden who later took part in the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.