Describes the various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by various presidents from George Washington to George W. B

This inside look at the White House's animal residents features a rollicking, rhyming verse for each commander-in-chief's pets, accompanied by cool facts, presi

My second life began when I was kidnapped by two complete strangers . . . That the kidnappers are actually Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max makes no difference to thirt

Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little-known but important story from our nation's history. In 1903, Pre

As the first African-American editor of the "Harvard Law Review, " the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party, and eventually th