Marion Dane Bauer

Young Alison, dreaming of having her own wings, tries to find a way to fly.

A young girl imagines what it would be like to have a tongue like a snapping turtle, feet like a fly, a tail like a lizard, or cheeks like a chipmunk.

After Jenna gives her little sister an old doll dressed in red velvet as a birthday present, the occurrence of some very disturbing events make Jenna suspect the doll might be possessed.

Describes the accomplishments made by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the struggle for civil rights, and explains why his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday today.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to earthquakes and what causes them.

"There are no clouds in the sky. The sun is shining! How does the sun bring us such warm, bright days? Just open this book and read about the wonders of the sun."--

A biography of the man, the scientist, the inventor, and the American historical figure.

In Anchorage, Alaska, two lonely boys make a connection--a brown bear injured just after his mother sends him out on his own, and a human whose father is a new keeper at the Alaska Zoo and whose mother and sister are still in Minnesota.

Learn how floods form and how we try to avoid them.

On a bike outing to the abandoned houses by the old cement mill, Delsie and her friend Todd discover one of the houses is not empty--and a ghost dog haunts the area.