Deborah Hopkinson

Illustrations and easy-to-read text observe a young girl as she and her family practice mindfulness through a busy Saturday.

Sometimes, one moment changes a person's life. And that person goes on to change other lives. That's what happened to Frances Perkins. After she witnessed the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Waist Company, in which one hundred and forty-six people died, she devoted her life to improving conditions for workers. Frances became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped...

Introduces the life and career of actress Betty White, from her girlhood in California and her service driving a truck during World War II to her live appearances in the early years of television, her roles on games shows and situation comedies, and her interest in animal welfare.

"As the sun sank over the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, one warm October night in 1871, a smoky haze hung in the dry air. There had been little rain, and small fires had been rolling through town continuously since the summer. For weeks the people had tried to protect their homes and businesses from fire. But they could not protect themselves from what would culminate in the deadliest fire in American history. As industrialization surged across the...

"This fact-filled Little Golden Book is about Earth Day--what it is and why it's important--and offers suggestions for actions kids can take to help protect and heal our planet."--

The trip down the Yukon River from Lake Bennett to Dawson?city is exciting an ddnagerous, but Davey's adventures don't end once he arrives at the bustling mining town.

When a pioneer family moves west the mother misses home so much that she will not even name the new baby until her daughter thinks of just the right thing to cheer her up.

Days after arriving in San Francisco from Texas, eleven-year-old orphan Nicholas Dray tries to help his new neighbors survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the subsequent fires.