This book, subtitled "Adventurer, Counselor of Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia," could easily be a work of fiction. In it, Janet Wallach describes the life of Gertrude Bell, a solitary Victorian woman who traveled the Arabian sands with only local guides, conversed with powerful sheikhs and chieftains, explored and documented antiquities, played a vital role in the British cause in World War I. Later dubbed the "Queen of the Desert," the unofficial queen of Iraq, she played a vital role in establishing stability in postwar Iraq

Caldecott Honor winner David Shannon applies his wonderful off-beat humor to the story of a duck who decides to try riding a bike--and loves it! Another young, funny book perfect for reading aloud. One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!" And so Duck rides past sheep, horse, and all the other barnyard animals. Suddenly, a group of kids ride by on their bikes and run into the farmhouse, leaving the bikes outside. Now ALL the animals can ride bikes, just like Duck

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category. This is a story of Duke’s rise from his early years learning the piano through forming his own band and becoming oine of the few African Americans ever to perform at Carnegie Hall

This Rookie Biography teaches young readers about Dr. Seuss, the author of The Cat in the Hat and many other books. Young readers will learn how he started drawing cartoons for a bug spray company and of the most famous children

This is the touching tale of an unusual quarter-century friendship between an eccentric elderly Southern Jewish matron and her loyal, black chauffeur

Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military