Examines the contributions of African-Americans to American culture in such areas as music, food, literature, and celebrations. Includes profiles of significant individuals.

The thirteen-year-old author presents twenty-nine experiments using household chemicals and materials that demonstrate a physical or chemical principle while seeming like tricks.

A second collection of poems in which Mattie Stepanek, a young boy who suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, shares his insights on life and death, faith, hope, love, loss, innocence, and joy.

Poetry, written by a girl with learning disabilities, reflects her feelings and experiences.

Recipes based on the dishes mentioned in "Little Women" and "Little Men" and recreated from nineteenth-century cookbooks by the nine-year-old author.

A compilation of poems with photographs by children who live in the municipal dump in Guatemala City.

Presents an illustrated collection of traditional folk rhymes, some composed by children.

Collects poetry written by Lakota students at Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota on such topics as the history of oral tradition, the struggles of everyday life, and their personal connections to the natural world.

Letters from a young girl who lives in Australia provide an overview on that country and its customs.

Letters from a young Canadian girl provide an overview about Canada and its customs. Letters from a young Canadian girl provide an overview about Canada and its customs. Meet Hayley. She's eight years old and lives in the city of Toronto, in Canada. Hayley likes eating pizza, riding on her scooter, and ice skating with her friends. Find out what it's like to live in Canada by reading Hayley's letters. She'll introduce you to her family, take you...