Nonfiction

Gr 3–6—In the summer of 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft received a phone call that would change his life...

Gr 4–7—The title of this autobiographical profile is a triple entendre, as Hilmers not only relates experiences both as a crew member on four space-shuttle flights and a post-NASA career as a pediatrician in multiple poverty-stricken and war-torn countries, but also promotes the central role his Christian faith has played in guiding him through doubts, dangers, and significant life decisions...

Gr 2–5—With a storyteller's voice and a wry sense of humor, this offering turns "Three Billy Goats Gruff" on its head...

PreS—This collection of 75 short poems spans the course of a baby's or toddler's day...

Gr 7–10—At a time when flight schools did not accept female students, women paid for private lessons and persevered to overcome prejudice and mistaken beliefs that they were not strong enough or intelligent enough to fly airplanes...

Gr 2–5—Polisar and Clark offer 15 humorous short verses...

Gr 8 Up—The Appalachian mountains of West Virginia and Kentucky are areas of great beauty and tremendous poverty...

Gr 4 Up—Munduruku, who grew up in the Amazon rain forest, retells a dozen myths and tales from eight groups indigenous to the Amazon region of Brazil...

PreS—In this inventive board book, colorful, abstract illustrations invite young listeners to participate in a guessing game...