Cornelius Van Wright

Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.

Tink, tink, tink, tink, sang cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress. Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing. Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared by generations of women in her family, and she hopes to dance at the next powwow. But she has a problem -- how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?

A simple biography of the Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies islands in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy.

A collection of short, illustrated biographies of sixteen influential Native Americans, from Tisquantum, who helped the Pilgrims survive the winter of 1622, to Sherman Alexie, a contemporary poet, novelist, and screenwriter.

A simple biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

When Erin worries that she does not have enough money to buy her sister a wedding present, her grandmother's story of "jumping the broom" gives her an idea.

When her parents get a divorce, six-year-old Ginger lives for a while with each set of grandparents and begins to understand her mixed background and her new family situation.

Phyllis Mae thinks that her little brother gets too much attention, so her Nana and Momma decide to have a special Daughter's Day celebration.