Prolific Children's Book Author Eve Bunting

Irish giant Finn McCool is told that in order to become wise he must catch and eat the salmon that possesses knowledge, but Finn finds that he cannot bring himself to kill the miraculous fish.

When Captain Pinkney brings the carcass of a dead whale to Johnstown, Illinois, Tommy and his friend Ben go and pay to get a look.

Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.

Young Maeve feels a strong connection to the mysterious, mummified body of a young girl that her grandfather uncovers while cutting turf in an Irish bog. Includes facts about bogs and the mummies that have been found in them.

Not the lamb or the goat or the mule or the dove was born on the first Christmas long ago, but a special child was.

When news spreads that Ms. Brindle Cow is having her baby, many animals travel to share her joy, only to be greeted with a big surprise.

In the late 1800s, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family.