Henry Carter Hull

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

An illustrated alphabet book that celebrates the many attractions of the State of Maine.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Uses a field trip to a bakery to introduce the process by which baked treats are made.

Presents an introduction to penguins, in simple text with color illustrations, describing their habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior.

A child recognizes his own humanity, his capacity for doing harm and being harmed, his ability to feel joy and sadness, and his belief in hope and promise to keep learning.

Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes how newspaper get and print the news, and includes information on what newspaper reporters and photographers do.

Lights flash, sirens sound, and a fire truck speeds down the street toward a burning building. This may sound thrilling, but fighting fires ultimately requires an extreme amount of dedication and courage. This book gives young readers a glimpse of the risks firefighters face, as well as the heroism that helps save lives. Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,...

After being sold as a bride to a wealthy family that treats her poorly, eleven-year-old Jing, with the help of her animal friends, runs away.