Jacqueline Briggs Martin

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Chef Roy Choi calls himself a "street cook." He wants outsiders, low-riders, kids, teens, shufflers, and skateboarders, to have food cooked with care, with love, with sohn maash.

When a case of chicken measles steals the voice of the blue-headed rooster who used to crow all day long, his friend, a plain brown hen, brings musicians to remind him to sing and save him from becoming "quiet rooster stew."

"Once upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirruped and birds watching for bugs and fish. This is a true story about a man named Mike who went looking for that creek long after it was buried under fields of corn. It is the story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and with it a whole world of nature. In the words of award-winning author Jacqueline...

The story of the chiru, an animal related to wild goats and sheep. It lives in Tibet and is known for its fine wool. It also also the story of George B. Schaller who helped save the chiru from extinction.

An orphan girl discovers that she shares her grandfather's gift for finding things when their very clever pig disappears.

Annie Livemore, her cat, and two of her friends collect acorns, carefully nurture them until they are big enough to be planted in the ground, and then grow old with all the oak trees they have planted. Includes instructions on growing oak trees from acorns.

Mountain man Washburn insists on looking on the bright side of things, even as disaster after disaster befalls him.

"Looking closely at the life cycle of one bee, this book helps readers of all ages understand and appreciate the contributions and significance of all bees"--

Dramatic real life stories and inspiring fiction are combined in this collection of stories to lift the spirit and move the soul.