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For years Dickens kept the story of his own childhood a secret. Yet it is a story worth telling. For it helps us remember how much we all might lose when a child's dreams don't come true . . . As a child, Dickens was forced to live on his own and work long hours in a rat-infested blacking factory. Readers will be drawn into the winding streets of London, where they will learn how Dickens got the inspiration for many of his characters. The 200t...

The unbeatable team of Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome present a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. Join a young boy as he watches the Empire State Building being constructed from scratch, then travels to the top to look down on all of New York City in 1931. Hopkinson, a master of historical fiction, and Ransome, an award-winning illustrator, dazzle us with...

This inspiring story of the Jubilee Singers tells how they saved Fisk School (now Fisk University) in Nashville, Tennessee, after the Civil War and preserved such treasured spirituals as "Go Down Moses" and "Many Thousand Gone." An ALA Notable Book and "Child" magazine Best Book. Full-color illustrations.

In her nonfiction debut, the award-winning author recounts the lives of five young immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative.

What is breathtakingly shown here, through accurate, cross-hatched watercolor paintings, excerpts from Sullivan's correspondence to her former teacher, and concise and poetic language, is the woman's patience and belief in the intelligence of her student to grasp the concepts of language, " praised School Library Journal in a starred review.Author Deborah Hopkinson and illustrator Raul Colón present the story of Helen Keller in a fresh and ori...

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Based on a real "Knit-In" event at Central Park in 1918, where young girls challenged the boys to a knitting competition to supply clothing for American troops during World War I, "Knit Your Bit" shows readers that making a lasting contribution is as easy as trying something new! Full color.

In this ninth volume of the Author and YOU series, Hopkinson shares her curiosity and the manner in which that curiosity leads to investigation and research and then to her many fiction and nonfiction stories, encouraging her young readers to become writers. Grades K-6.

An acclaimed activist and author team up to offer a story of the powerful difference young people can make to the world, as a young girl helps bring together her whole community to save the sea turtles of the South Carolina coast. Illustrations by Meilo So.

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Missouri, 1847When James first started school, his sister practically had to drag him there. The classroom was dark and dreary, and James knew everything outside was more exciting than anything he'd find inside.But his teacher taught him otherwise."We make our own light here, " Reverend Meachum told James.And through hard work and learning, they did, until their school was shut down by a new law forbidding African American education in Missour...

This stunning picture book offers a riveting account of African American explorer Matthew Henson's 1909 journey to the North Pole with Admiral Peary.Matthew Henson was born just after the Civil War, a time when slavery had been abolished, but few opportunities were available for Black people. As a child, Henson exhibited a yearning for adventure, embarking at age thirteen on a five-year voyage sailing the seven seas. But Henson's greatest adve...

From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he's sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his n...

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Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7, 000 Jews during WWII.When the Nazis invaded Denmark on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. B...

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This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier. Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels: Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words . Word repetition . Familiar words and phrases . Simple sentences Level 1 Starting to Read . Simple stories . Increased vocabulary . Longer sentences Level 2 Rea...

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