Lori Mortensen

The men argued all summer in the hot room. The United States needed a new government. But would the Founding Fathers be able to agree on a plan? Here's the story.

Your breakfast cereal starts on a farm. The milk you drink comes from a farm. Planting crops and raising livestock is part of a farmers daily life.

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who, after escaping life as a slave in the South, returned to help others escape through the Underground Railroad.

After hearing the famous nursery rhyme, the Diddle herd decides it is impossible for a cow to jump over the moon, but Cindy Moo is determined to discover how it can be done.

"In graphic novel format, text and illustrations describes a visit to the veterinary"--Provided by publisher.

Basilisks terrified people for hundreds of years. And no wonder -- people once believed these mythological monsters were the deadliest creatures on earth.

A biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic.

Thomas Edison was a curious child whose experiments sometimes got him into trouble. Find out how he became a great scientist whose inventions made a better life for most everyone.

Simple text and photographs introduce learning young readers to how pencils are made. Includes a photo glossary and critical thinking questions and a note for teachers and caregivers.

Simple text and photographs introduce learning young readers to how their bodies grow, either quickly or slowly, such as skin growing fast and able to repair itself quickly, and noses and ears growing slowly over a lifetime. Includes a photo glossary.