homes and haunts

Examines the history, culture, and society of Elizabethan England, and looks at the life and writings of William Shakespeare within the context of the time in which he lived.

A memoir that chronicles the author's journey back to his ancestral home in Ghana in search of his roots.

Discusses his philosophy of life and observations of nature written while spending two years in a cabin on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.

Nineteen autobiographical stories about the author's childhood in Poland from 1908 to 1918.

Describes the history and development of Hannibal, Missouri, and the life of one of its most famous citizens, the author Mark Twain.

Quotes from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder and paintings by one of her relatives accompany accounts of pioneer life in the Midwest during the second half of the 1800s.

Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola chronicles his life at the ages of seven and eight, in 1942-43 Connecticut, describing in particular his relationship with his cousin Blackie, who leaves to fight the Nazis overseas as a bomber gunner.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Contains the true story of how Matteo and Holly Pericoli found a bird, abandoned by its mother, in New York City and cared for it for eight years until she died.