Growing Older

Everyone, whether child or adult, grows older. And everyone likes to think back to a year, or several years ago, and tell others about their experiences. Here is a group of vibrant adults who recount their favorite backgrounds, who recount their favorite memories and describe their feelings about growing older. 

September 15, 2018

I Feel

Excited? Sad? Jealous? Scared? We all have these feelings and many others inside us. This book may help you notice them on the faces of people around you. Use this book in several ways. When you are alone, you can explore the photographs and the word that describes each feeling. When you are with your friends, you can play a game by covering the word and asking them to guess the emotion. Then you will be sharing this book with the others as you do your own feelings. 

September 14, 2018

And What Do You Do?

This is a book about people and their work. Would you like to direct air traffic, build a house, weld a ship together, prune trees, care for animals, or help a dentist? The book explores these possibilities and more, all of which require specialized training but not a four year college degree.

September 14, 2018

Cowboys: Roundup on an American Ranch

Two brothers, Leandro and Colter, help their father in the spring roundup of cattle on their ranch in the Southwest. For two weeks the boys join the cowboys rounding up the cattle and newborn calves for branding and shipping. 

September 7, 2018

Sally’s Submarine

One hot summer afternoon, Sally Sanford climbs inside her cardboard submarine, closes the hatch, and–splash!–she and her bright orange sub dive beneath the waves.

September 6, 2018

Twins on Toes

What is it like to be a young ballerina at one of the most famous ballet schools in the world? For seventeen-year-old twins Amy and Laurel Foster, studying at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City means hard work, persistence, and sacrifice. But most of all, it is a dream come true.

September 5, 2018

Earth Keepers

The glistening Hudson River was once horribly polluted; a glorious New York City garden was once a rubble-strewn lot; bears were once threatened in the Minnesota wilderness. What happened? Earth keepers came to the rescue, reversing the destruction of our natural resources and restoring places where fish swim, flowers bloom, and bears frolic.

September 3, 2018

Over Here it’s Different

Carolina and her family came from the Dominican Republic. She talks about what she left behind and what her life is like in New York. Veteran photographer George Ancona, son of immigrants, brings both heart and expertise to the winning photographs.

September 3, 2018

Richie’s Rocket

One hot summer evening, Richie Rodriquez climbs aboard his cardboard spaceship, grabs hold of his steering wheel, and–boom!–he and his little rocket blast off into outer space.

September 2, 2018