Synopsis: The Aldens are fixing up the boxcar so they can ride in it for the Founders' Day Parade! There's just one problem: the boxcar has gone missing before the big day...with Watch inside! Can the Boxcar Children solve their most important mystery ever?

Synopsis: Delightful stories recount episodes from the childhood of famous composers and artists. Lively, full-color illustrations on each page capture the spirit of their times.Pablo Picasso was born in 1881, the son of a prominent Spanish painter. But young Pablo's father was quick to recognize that his son was the family's true artistic genius. Here's a childhood story that will appeal to today's young readers.

Synopsis: When young Thomas Jackson was promoted three times in 15 months during the United States-Mexican War, his superior officers saw that he had the potential to be a great leader. Fourteen years later, in the early days of the Civil War, General Jackson quickly became a Confederate hero. Throughout the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, at Manassas, and at Chancellorsville, Jackson repeatedly proved his courage, loyalty, and honor. Stonewall Jackson:…

Synopsis: The revised edition of this richly illustrated resource investigates a range of space-related phenomena, including stars and constellations; star families and galaxies; comets, asteroids, meteors, and other space debris; supernovae, quasars, and neutron stars; and black holes.Providing a spectacular visual overview of astronomical findings, this atlas makes generous use of stunning, color-enhanced images relayed from recent space probes, as well…

Synopsis: An alphabetical listing of words with their synonyms and antonyms.

Synopsis: Surveys the history of aviation, from the first attempts to modern supersonic planes.

Synopsis: A tour of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, pays homage to the people who contributed to the cause of freedom

Synopsis: Francy wants this Christmas to be the most special holiday ever. But with jobs and money scarce, it doesn't look like her family will be able to afford any gifts or decorations. 'Even Santa is poor this year, ' her parents explain.

Synopsis: Randal, an apprentice wizard, has broken his vow to never use a weapon and now is unable to use magic until he is pardoned by a master wizard.

Synopsis: A biography of the major league baseball player who is one of the select group to have hit 3,000 times and have had 10 seasons of more than 200 hits.

Synopsis: Dr. Quasar takes a group from Mercury to Pluto.

Synopsis: While traveling to America along with a group of kidnapped children in 1627, fourteen-year-old Kimberly prays for God's intervention when a pirate ship demands surrender of the children.

Synopsis: Many unusual as well as familiar games from the 19th century are gathered together in Games from Long Ago. An important tool in teaching children how to behave in society, games were often educational and played a role in teaching morality such as the board game Errand Boy which taught the value of hard work. Games featured include: - parlor games, word games, guessing games, and classroom games - games of skill such as ring-taw, shuttlecock,…

Synopsis: In Colonial Life, young readers will meet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about: - how people traveled from place to place - how they spent their leisure time - the activities of colonial children at play - life on a plantation and the sad plight of the…

Synopsis: Settlers switched to driving on the right-hand side of the road in North America because early Conestoga wagons tended to drift to the right into traffic. Many of the practices which originated in the days of the early settlers are still familiar to us today while some have died out with the advancement of knowledge. Children will be fascinated by: - a world where the blacksmith was also the dentist and the barber was also the bloodletter - the…