Krensky, Stephen

A picture-book biography of Annie Oakley that is based on her own writings and illustrations.

A simple account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America.

For Lionel, fall means starting a new school year, raking leaves, and getting to dress up as a knight and chase a dragon from house to house on Halloween.

Arthur and his hockey teammates, as well as the ghost of the greatest goalie of all time, help out when Buster worries he'll never be as good a goalie as his hero.

Unhappy about how much homework they have to do, Arthur and his friends dare each other to skip school, but their plans go wrong, leaving Francine to suffer the consequences.

Binky refuses to join his teammates in pre-game warm-ups, until he injures himself while running the bases in a game.

Lionel and his friends have dinner, trade sandwiches at school, eavesdrop on Louise and Emily, and play baseball.

Profiles the African American scientist George Washington Carver, who not only put the peanut on the map, but was also one of the first advocates of recycling.

A juvenile biography of Benjamin Franklin, scientist, inventor, printer, writer, statesman, and Founding Father.

Examines legends about the origins of watchers--creatures that live in the shadows of the forests, including goblins, trolls, dwarfs, and gnomes, and explores the history and popular culture surrounding belief in these imaginary beings.