Brighton, Catherine

Restless and curious in the long afternoon while her father Galileo sleeps, Virginia explores his study and discovers some of the tools he uses in his scientific experiments.

Chronicles the childhood of Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Bront? drawn from Emily's writings.

Hope, considered to be the "slow one" of three children in a family of traveling actors in sixteenth-century Europe, discovers that she has a gift for healing the sick--a gift that is not for sale, despite her sister's plans.

A young English girl describes her friendship with Napoleon when, after his defeat at Waterloo, he comes to live in her family's house on the island of St. Helena.

Describes how the renowned Russian ballet dancer found an outlet for his childhood unhappiness through dance and was eventually called to perform for the Tsar.

Maudie Ann's letters to her grandmother tell of her friendship with a strange boy who crawls out of the sea onto the ship she is on.

While Galileo sleeps, his young daughter Virginia, later known as Maria Celeste, explores his study and discovers some of the tools he uses in his scientific experiments.

A nostalgic, lighthearted look at one of America's most beloved slapstick artists.

In simple cartoon style, tells the story of a twelve-year-old English girl's discovery in 1811 of an ichthyosaurus skeleton.