Marquis de Lafayette: Fighting for America's Freedom (Understanding the American Revolution)

The Marquis de Lafayette was a young aristocrat from France who played a key role in the success of the American Revolution. From a wealthy family with a military history, he admired the struggle for independence in the American colonies and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to fight on the side of the colonists. Readers will learn how he became a longtime friend of the future president, George Washington, and how his skills both on the battlefield and in persuading the government of France to support the American colonists, earned him a lasting legacy in the history of the United States.

Children's Books

Cocca, Lisa Colozza

Biographies

Crabtree Classics

Discusses the life and work of French soldier and political thinker, Marquis de Lafayette, and his role in the American Revolution.

Calendar Math (My Path to Math - Level 1)

Education & Reference

Engaging narrative, vivid photographs, and real-world examples combine to teach readers how to solve time word problems. Readers will learn how to measure time intervals in minutes and represent authentic time problems on a number line diagram.

Time Word Problems (My Path to Math - Level 3)

The Civil War was the costliest conflict in United States history, claiming more than 600,000 lives. It was also a transformative event that freed nearly 4 million slaves and changed the nation. This volume examines the aftermath of the Civil War, including the assassination of Lincoln, amnesty, constitutional amendments, Reconstruction, Compromise, Disenfranchisement, and the lasting legacy for all Americans.

Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War (Understanding the Civil War)

History

Crabtree Publishing Company

The eldest of ten children on a dirt-poor farm, Becky trudges through life as a full-time babysitter, trying to avoid her father's periodic violent rages. When the family's barn burns down, her father lays the blame on Becky, and her own mother tells her to run for it. Run she does, hopping into an empty freight car. There, in a duffel bag, Becky finds an abandoned baby girl, only hours old. After years of tending to her siblings, sixteen-year-old Becky knows just what a baby needs. This baby needs a mother. With no mother around, Becky decides, at least temporarily, this baby needs her. When Becky hops off the train in a small Georgia town, it's with baby "Georgia" in her arms. When she meets Rosie, an eccentric thrift-shop owner, who comes to value and love Becky as no one ever has, Becky rashly claims the baby as her own. Not everyone in town is as welcoming as Rosie, though. Many suspect Becky and her baby are not what they seem. Among the doubters is a beautiful, reclusive woman with her own terrible loss and a long history with Rosie. As Becky's life becomes entangled with the lives of the people in town, including a handsome boy who suspects Becky is hiding something from her past, she finds her secrets more difficult to keep. Becky should grab the baby and run, but her newfound home and job with Rosie have given Becky the family she's never known. Despite her guilt over leaving her mother alone, she is happy for the first time. But it's a happiness not meant to last. When the truth comes out, Becky has the biggest decision of her life to make. Should she run away again? Should she stay--and fight? Or lie? What does the future hold for Becky and Georgia? With a greatness of heart and a stubborn insistence on hope found in few novels of any genre, Providence proves that home is where you find it, love is an active verb, and family is more than just a word.
"When 16-year-old Becky Miller rescues an abandoned newborn, a nontraditional family is born, attracting other warm-hearted women into its folds. Reading Providence is like cozying up with longtime friends in front of a homey fire." --Sherry Shahan, author of Skin and Bones (Albert Whitman &amp; Co.)
"A beautifully written tale about trying to make the right choice when there might not be one." --Wendy Mass, author of A Mango-Shaped Space (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)

Providence

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Simon Pulse

The eldest of ten children on a dirt-poor farm, Becky trudges through life as a full-time babysitter, trying to avoid her father's periodic violent rages. When the family's barn burns down, her father lays the blame on Becky, and her own mother tells her to run for it. Run she does, hopping into an empty freight car. There, in a duffel bag, Becky finds an abandoned baby girl, only hours old. After years of tending to her siblings, sixteen-year-old Becky knows just what a baby needs. This baby needs a mother. With no mother around, Becky decides, at least temporarily, this baby needs her. When Becky hops off the train in a small Georgia town, it's with baby "Georgia" in her arms. When she meets Rosie, an eccentric thrift-shop owner, who comes to value and love Becky as no one ever has, Becky rashly claims the baby as her own. Not everyone in town is as welcoming as Rosie, though. Many suspect Becky and her baby are not what they seem. Among the doubters is a beautiful, reclusive woman with her own terrible loss and a long history with Rosie. As Becky's life becomes entangled with the lives of the people in town, including a handsome boy who suspects Becky is hiding something from her past, she finds her secrets more difficult to keep. Becky should grab the baby and run, but her newfound home and job with Rosie have given Becky the family she's never known. Despite her guilt over leaving her mother alone, she is happy for the first time. But it's a happiness not meant to last. When the truth comes out, Becky has the biggest decision of her life to make. Should she run away again? Should she stay--and fight? Or lie? What does the future hold for Becky and Georgia? With a greatness of heart and a stubborn insistence on hope found in few novels of any genre, Providence proves that home is where you find it, love is an active verb, and family is more than just a word. "When 16-year-old Becky Miller rescues an abandoned newborn, a nontraditional family is born, attracting other warm-hearted women into its folds. Reading Providence is like cozying up with longtime friends in front of a homey fire." --Sherry Shahan, author of Skin and Bones (Albert Whitman &amp; Co.) "A beautifully written tale about trying to make the right choice when there might not be one." --Wendy Mass, author of A Mango-Shaped Space (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)

S&S Books for Young Readers

Sleepy Hollow (Jr. Graphic Ghost Stories)

A classic American ghost story based on the tale of Washington Irving, this is a staple of the genre. Young readers will be drawn right into this spooky story. Was the schoolteacher plagued by his overactive imagination or did a headless horseman truly chase him out of town? This graphic version of the story also talks about some of the real, historical details that may have inspired the story. Additional ghost story summaries are provided in the back matter for those readers who want just a bit more spine-tingling fun.

Comics & Graphic Novels

Powerkids Pr

A classic American ghost story based on the tale of Washington Irving, this is a staple of the genre. Young readers will be drawn right into this spooky story. Was the schoolteacher plagued by his overactive imagination or did a headless horseman truly chase him out of town? This graphic version of the story also talks about some of the real, historical details that may have inspired the story. Additional ghost story summaries are provided in the back matter for those readers who want just a bit more spine-tingling fun.

Bar Graphs (Explorer Junior Library: Math Explorer Junior)

This colorful title introduces readers to bar graphs through multiple examples focused on the theme of a party. Readers can also complete activities and are given suggestions for further exploration of the topic.

Cherry Lake Publishing

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Books by Cocca, Lisa Colozza

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Marquis de Lafayette: Fighting for America's Freedom (Understanding the American Revolution)

Marquis de Lafayette: Fighting for America's Freedom (Understanding the American Revolution)

Calendar Math (My Path to Math - Level 1)

Time Word Problems (My Path to Math - Level 3)

Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War (Understanding the Civil War)

Providence

Providence

Sleepy Hollow (Jr. Graphic Ghost Stories)

Sleepy Hollow (Jr. Graphic Ghost Stories)

Bar Graphs (Explorer Junior Library: Math Explorer Junior)