Brother Giovanni's Little Reward

Brother Giovanni's Little Reward
Author: Anna Smucker
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2015-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0802854206

Brother Giovanni is a happy man and the best baker his monastery has ever seen, but when he is tasked with preparing the children for the Bishop's visit, he has no luck until he twists some bread dough into a special shape, sprinkles it with salt, and offers it as a reward for learning prayers.

My Brother Martin

My Brother Martin
Author: Christine King Farris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0689843879

Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement. Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down. Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson--little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history.

Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious
Author: Anna Egan Smucker
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0807594075

Based on real events, this is the story of how the Golden Delicious apple came to be. Owners of a nursery in Missouri were looking for the perfect apple. It would be sweet and juicy. In the spring of 1914, they were astonished to taste just that apple.

The Vatican Princess

The Vatican Princess
Author: C. W. Gortner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2016
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345533976

Trade paperback edition includes a reader's guide.

Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece

Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece
Author: Marc Harshman
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250194202

In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms; the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This book guides young readers through Wright's process designing Fallingwater, from his initial inspirations to the home's breathtaking culmination. It is a exploration of a man, of dreams, and of the creative process; a celebration of potential. Graceful prose and rich, dynamic illustrations breathe life into the story of Frank and Fallingwater, a man and home utterly unlike any other. A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2017 Blue Ribbon Book A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Giant Tales

Giant Tales
Author:
Publisher: Pavilion Children's Books
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781843650171

Welcome to a larger-than-life collection of stories about unusually- sized individuals from around the world. Ages 7-10.

No Star Nights

No Star Nights
Author: Anna Smucker
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2012-04-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307792811

Illus. in full color by Steve Johnson. "The story of a young girl growing up within the shadows of a great steel mill is eloquently depicted in this insightful, autobiographical picture book. Studded with vibrant imagery, the story subtly emphasizes the loving, caring, respectful relationships within a steelworker's family. Cleanly executed pages, evocative illustrations, and manageable vocabulary make this a unique purchase for a broad age range."—School Library Journal

Unconventional Warfare (Special Forces, Book 1)

Unconventional Warfare (Special Forces, Book 1)
Author: Chris Lynch
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0545861632

"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army.Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch begins a new, explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops.

Robi Dobi

Robi Dobi
Author: Madhur Jaffrey
Publisher: Dial Books
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

An Indian elephant befriends a mouse, a butterfly, and a parrot, and together they have many adventures.

My Brother's Secret

My Brother's Secret
Author: Dan Smith
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545771609

A fascinating new perspective on World War II; a fictitious, personalized take on the real-life rebel German youth group, the Edelweiss Pirates. Karl Friedman is only twelve, but like all boys his age in Germany, he's already playing war games, training to join the Hitler Youth. Stefan, Karl's nonconformist older brother, wants nothing to do with it. Then their father is killed, and what had been a game suddenly becomes deadly serious. Karl's faith in the Fuhrer is shaken: Is Hitler a national hero--or a villain? What is the meaning of the flower symbol stitched inside Stefan's jacket, and what is the mission of the shadow group he belongs to? Karl soon finds out as he joins his brother in a dangerous rebellion against the burgeoning threat of Nazism.