Award-winning series about the birth and development of the United States. Master storyteller and lifelong student of American history, Joy Hakim, takes readers from 9 to 99 on a breathtaking journey through time, from the Ice Age to the 21st century.

For sixty years children and parents have shared in the joy and inspiration of Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones's Prayer for a Child. This new edition commemorates the diamond anniversary of the award-winning modern classic's original publication.

"From the Mississippi's headwaters to one of the largest malls in the country, there's lots to see and do in Minnesota! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Minnesota special"--Publisher's website.

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie and her newly-discovered great-great-grandmother from the goblin miners who live in caves beneath the royal castle.

Verses describing the activities of various animals also illustrate the numbers one through ten.

Rhymes invite the reader to find hidden objects in photographs of Christmas items.

Since The Planets was first published in 1993, space exploration has resulted in many new discoveries. There has been the 2004 Mars Exploration Rover Mission, the discovery of at least forty-seven additional moons orbiting Jupiter, the discovery that the rings around Saturn are made of ice only, and more. The movements, locations, and characteristics of the nine known planets in our solar system.

Anne of Green Gables, the orphan girl who lives on Prince Edward Island, experiences romance as she begins her years of young adulthood.

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

"Often called the 'panhandle state' for its unique shape, Oklahoma is a rich land, full of hundreds of lakes and miles of rivers, thick, green forests, rolling mountains, and productive farmland. Readers will get an up-close look at life in Oklahoma, from where people live to what their local traditions are. They will also learn about the state's history, government, economy, and more."-- Publisher's web site.