When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.

Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.

Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.

"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom...

This book describes pandas and their behavior.

Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

Photographs and text introduce kids to differend kinds of volcanoes, where they are located, how and why they erupt, and other interesting data about volcanoes.

Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.

A collection of twelve poems describing the activities in a child's life and the changes in the weather as the year moves from January to December.