November is Native American Heritage month
Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented by black-and-white original source materials throughout (i.e. photographs, maps, portraits, a newspaper article).

A biography of the ichthyologist whose interest in fish began at the age of nine during weekly trips to the Aquarium in New York City.

Featuring a question-and-answer format that helps your child search for information, this illustrated introduction to the famous cross-Atlantic journey shows your child how the Puritans traveled to and settled the New World. Interesting facts -- like the two boys who nearly blew up the ship with a flaming rope near gunpowder -- and a map of the Mayflower help give history more life for your child.

The Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving lasted three whole days. Ann McGovern's simple text introduces children to the struggles of the Pilgrims during their first year at Plymouth Colony and the events leading to the historic occasion we celebrate today - THANKSGIVING.

Peter thinks his house is noisy until the village wise man teaches him a lesson in perspective.

Deborah Sampson longed to travel, but since she was a poor, 18th-century woman, her opportunities were limited. Disguising herself as a man, she enlists in the army. "Robert's" brave actions earn him his superiors' respect, but how long can Deborah keep the secret? Your child will delight in this biography wrought with the excitement of The Revolutionary War and the threat of discovery.

Young hobgoblins will be squiggling and giggling at this madcap treasury of spooky poems, tricks, games, stories, and limer-eeks. Stage a scary treasure hung with Outwitting the Witch. Tell your friends to Feel the Corpse--but don't tell them what the grisly parts really are! Be clever wizards when you make handkerchiefs disappear with the Galloping Ghost trick. Shiver at chilling stories, like The Velvet Ribbon. Fill in in the rhymes in The Terrible Talky Not-Quite. Put on Dr. Diabolical skit and you'll split your sides laughing. For Halloween and all year long. Delightful illustrations add to the fun.

Little Wolf is an Indian boy who will not hunt. Instead he brings home injured animals and birds. He makes them well again, using the secrets of the woods. When the Chief's son falls ill, Little Wolf becomes a hero in a surprising way. Written in stately rhythmic prose in Ann McGovern's acclaimed style, this book--with beautiful illustrations by Nola Langner--will charm the imagination of young readers.

Will help children understand the differences in people and that each one has a contribution to make.

Recommended by The American Humane Association for ages five through eight.

There is nothing more pleasing than discovering a secret. In the simplest of texts by award-winning author Ann McGovern and with beautiful, sensitive drawings by Nola Langner, this book reveals some of the very best secrets the world holds, and reveals them in such a way that the very youngest child can share their mystery. Parents of children age three to six will agree with the New York Times: "Fine for the youngest reader."