Mara Rockliff

"A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore, the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956"-- Provided by publisher.

"In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The womens suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about...

"Corita Kent (1918-1986) was a visual artist, art teacher, and Catholic nun whose work was revolutionary and is widely revered. In her classroom, she encouraged her students to see the ordinary as extraordinary and make art from the so-called commonplace around them. She embodied this in her own work--making screen prints and collage that celebrated the values and themes of hope, love, justice, and peace. This picture book biography approaches Corita's...

"No one in the town of Bonnyripple ever kept a grudge, except old Cornelius, the Grudge Keeper. When Cornelius is nearly buried under all of the grudges, the townspeople must put their differences aside to save him"-- Provided by publisher.

This true story follows the story of Beatrice Shilling, a woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II.

Ahora sí que yo estaba todo despierto. "¿Salir? ¿Salir adónde?" pero él se había ido. Ven junto con Jody y su padre a una excursión mágica y misteriosa al mundo nocturno-y del más allá. Con una prosa simple pero lírica e ilustraciones evocativas en acuarela, esta acogedora historia familiar trae a la vida la alegría y el asombro de un niño al ver su primera lluvia de meteoritos. La perfecta compenetración de la naturaleza, la ciencia...

A consumer guide for tweens provides insight into a range of topics from truth about fast-food nutrition to the environmental costs of cheap products, and shares related counsel on how to make informed shopping decisions.

"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"-- Provided by publisher.

A child compares the size of various items and discovers that she is the tallest of all.

Describes the life of nineteenth-century female magician Adelaide Herrmann who followed her dreams by making a career out of entertaining others as a magician.