Product Description: On August 28, 1963—the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech—segregation ended at Gwynn Oak amusement park in Maryland when eleven-month old Sharon Langley, her dad beside her, became the first black child to ride the park's famous merry-go-round...read more

Product Description: Learning to play an instrument can be fun and, at times, frustrating. This lively, accessible book helps young people cope with the difficulties involved in learning a new instrument and remaining dedicated to playing and practicing...read more

Product Description: Lots of kids enjoy dancing, but what motivates them to push past the sore muscles, early-morning technique classes, and crazy schedule required to become a professional dancer? In this book, dancers from many backgrounds talk about their different paths to success in ballet, modern, jazz, Broadway, and hiphop...read more

Product Description: This book tells of Sarah Keys Evans, an unsung Civil Rights hero. As a young woman in the Women’s Army Corps in 1952, she did what Rosa Parks did—three years before Rosa Parks. Sarah Keys Evans kept standing up for her rights until victory was won...read more

Product Description: “A completely charming discussion of allowances…communicates some of life’s important skills in a way that is fun and practical.” —Kirkus Reviews “Well worth the investment.” —School Library Journal This lively book answers families’ questions about allowances: How much to give? When to start? How to set it up? How to keep kids from blowing it? Written for kids, but vital for parents, the book’s advice comes from the Allowance All-Star Squad, 166 kids who have tackled tons of allowance snags—with great results! Their parents chime in, too, as do financial and psychology experts...read more

Musicians from many different sections of the New York Philharmonic describe how they became involved in music as kids, in a title that includes advice and practice tips for kids.

The author of Yankee Doodle Gals reviews the history of American women's involvement in the Armed Forces, from the Revolutionary War and Civil War to the present involvement in the Persian Gulf.

Filled with never-before-seen photographs and drawn from firsthand accounts, a thrilling look at the first women to fly U.S. military aircraft, known as the Women Airforce Service Pilots (the WASPs), details their many wartime missions and their extraordinary courage, strength, and solidarity. (view table of contents)

Tips from 300 top high school students for successfully handling homework and preparing for tests.

Shows how disagreements develop and tells how to avoid arguments and fights, and how to talk it out through negotiation

Tips from 300 top high school students for successfully handling homework and preparing for tests.

Tips from 300 top high school students for successfully handling homework and preparing for tests.

Discusses the history and background of apples, berries, cherries, citrus, figs, grapes, mangos, melons, peaches, pears, and plums, and shares recipes for each fruit

Provides recipes for salads, soups, canapes, appetizers, strudles, sandwiches, and vegetable, meat, poultry, and seafood dishes that can serve as a first course

Describes a variety of salad greens and how they are grown, recommends oils, vinegars, and seasonings, and shares recipes for vinaigrettes and a variety of tossed salads