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On November 21, 1912, the schooner "Rouse Simmons" set sail from a small northern Michigan town across Lake Michigan. Affectionately dubbed the "Christmas Tree Ship," this was an annual trek from the "Rouse Simmons." But the schooner never makes its destination. Illustrations.

How will Katrina face Christmas knowing that her beloved apple tree has fallen in a blizzard?

Everyone's hair is different and good, and one girl shares all the things that delight her about her nappy curls. It stretches! It's springy! It twirls and loops and hoops! But that's nothing compared to all the amazing things she can do with it to express her every mood and style. It is truly unique. Just like her! Part of the Own Voices, Own Stories collection.

Oh-oh! A skunk! What's a pair of campers to do? This laugh-out-loud cautionary tale will have readers cringing as each page is turned. Tension builds as the campers creep closer and tempt fate, dismissing the skunk's warnings. But skunks can be fakers. Does this one have the stink to stank the campers? Title includes back matter about skunk biology and behavior, and supports elementary NGSS units related to animal survival and adaptations.

Jackie Kennedy loved the arts. And America loved Jackie Kennedy. The first lady knew she had the country's attention--what would she do with it? Encourage Americans to appreciate art, of course! She turned the White House into a historical site filled with some of America's most treasured artifacts and pieces of art. She brought Shakespearean theater to the White House and ballerinas to the South Lawn. And most epically, she brought the Mona Lisa to the states (much to the chagrin of many Parisians) to encourage Americans to visit museums--and it worked! An inspiring story about one of the nation's most influential first ladies.

When Jack Horner was a child, nothing fascinated him more than fossils. Dinosaur fossils to be exact. He hunted for them at every chance he got and dreamed of being a great paleontologist. But school was hard, reading was even harder, and he struggled to succeed like the other kids in his classes. Jack perservered, finding his own way to success, until he became one of the world's most famous paleontologist, immortalized in Hollywood movies and known as Jack Horner: Dinosaur Hunter!

For one hundred years, a majestic cactus has anchored a vibrant desert neighborhood, providing food, shelter, and shade to the local wildlife inhabitants. Told through rhyming text, the creatures that depend on Saguaro's gifts come to pay homage, showing the interdependence between plants and animals.

There's nothing in the world like a wonderful friend. Friends are there to laugh with you and ready with a hug when you need one. There are forever friends and brand new friends. Friends for adventures and friends for cozy days indoors. Friends who are just like you and friends who are nothing like you at all. In this book, celebrate ALL the marvelous ways to be a friend!

Little Sock lives in a drawer with other socks, but he loves sneaking out and going to Sock City, a place where everything is exciting. Sock City is fun but it can be lonely without a friend. How does one make a friend?

Told through exuberant rhyme, a group of children shows the step-by-step process of how America's favorite snack is grown, harvested, and popped. Back matter includes scientific facts and activities.

Natalie and her devoted tooth fairy exchange letters, asking and answering questions about some of childhood's most important moments. From the loss of her first tooth as a first grader to losing her last two baby teeth as a confident eleven-year-old, Natalie's childhood milestones, including bad school pictures and best friend troubles, are lovingly told through this epistolary relationship.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text provide guidance for the tourist who wishes to bring a monster along to visit national parks and other locations across the United States.

In this rhyming story featuring rabbit characters, a father conveys his love for his newborn baby and hope for the future.

When Nora hears a soft "tap, tap, tap" at her bedroom window she never expects it to be the tentacle of a very large octopus, but that's exactly what it is--an octopus on her apartment building. The octopus turns out to be a very neighborly sort of octopus, helping the residents to wash their cars or weed the window boxes, and Nora makes fast friends with him. But one morning, the octopus is nowhere in sight. Has he moved on already? And just when Nora wanted to bring him for Show and Tell!

Norbert is a pig with a dream. Norbert has always dreamed of swimming the English Channel. He's been preparing and training and finally he's ready for the big swim! But where exactly is the English Channel? Will Norbert have to give up on his dreams or will his friends come to the rescue?

An alphabetical examination of creatures of popular legends such as mummies, werewolves, and zombies, as well as lesser-known monsters. Written by award-winning children's book author and former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis.

Stella is thrilled when she and her sister are asked to be flower girls in her aunt Laura's wedding. But things don't go as planned when Stella accidently damages her aunt's wedding dress.

This comical parody of the sixteenth century Christmas carol "Deck the Halls" begins with the stage-setting phrase, "Deck the Walls with mashed potatoes." Nevertheless a good time is had by all as the relatives realize in the end what they are thankful for.