Ann Malaspina

It's 1942. Sam's class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don't want anything to do with her because the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor and her family is Japanese...

The All About Your series introduces young readers to human anatomy. With engaging text, fun facts, and helpful diagrams, each book explores the appearance and function of a featured body part and its role in a healthy, working body.Author: Ann MalaspinaISBN-10: 1489651292ISBN-13: 9781489651297Publisher: Av2Language:...

Honor Book, 2010 Horace Mann Upstanders Book AwardsA 2010 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People2010 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Grades Pre K-3A 2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner2009 NAPPA Gold Winner2011-2012 Show Me Readers Award Nominee List (Missouri)Louis needs...

Born Araminta Ross, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who became an abolitionist and a spy for the Union army during the Civil War. Tubman is most famous for rescuing more than 70 runaway slaves by using a network of safe houses owned by...

Top 10 on the 2013 Amelia Bloomer listA nonfiction story about suffragist Susan B. Anthony's first trip to the ballot box.On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony made history--and broke the law--when she voted in the US presidential election, a privilege that had been...

Kiki is a teen artist living with her Greek-American family in Queens. After a man with mental illness is killed by police, protests fill the streets. Kiki's into art, not activism, and would rather observe from the sidelines than participate, but she reluctantly joins...

Kiki is a teen artist living with her Greek-American family in Queens. After a man with mental illness is killed by police, protests fill the streets. Kiki's into art, not activism, and would rather observe from the sidelines than participate, but she reluctantly joins...

Through first-person accounts, informational text, and photographs, students will learn about Chairman Mao's theories, military strategies, and political policies known as Maoism, which forever changed the culture of China and communication between the East and the West.Author: Ann MalaspinaISBN-10: 0766072924ISBN-13: 9780766072923Publisher: Enslow PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Nelson Mandela's fight to end apartheid in South Africa is a riveting story of hardship, courage, and triumph. One of the great moral leaders of modern history, Mandela never gave up his struggle against racial oppression. Through Mandela's own words, primary documents, photographs, and...

Explores global traditions surrounding the arrival of a new year, including food, parties, finding good luck, and making resolutions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions, detailed maps, sources for further research, an index, and introductions...

Provides clear and simple St. Patrick's Day projects using colorful illustrations and easy instructions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, historical information about the holiday, detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear and thorough list of required materials, metric conversions for all...

Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title explores the tax policies and the colonies' frustrations leading up to the Boston Tea Party. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar,...

When the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed by Congress, the flight to freedom for runaway slaves became even more dangerous. But the Underground Railroad, a secret and loosely organized network of people and safe houses that led slaves to freedom, only grew...

Explores global traditions surrounding the loss of first teeth, including the tooth fairy, the tooth mouse, and beliefs to make teeth strong. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions, detailed maps, sources for further research, an...

Bare feet shouldn't fly. Long legs shouldn't spin. Braids shouldn't flap in the wind. 'Sit on the porch and be a lady, ' Papa scolded Alice. In Alice's Georgia hometown, there was no track where an African-American girl could practice, so she made her...

Notable Children's Book, SmithsonianA young Bangladeshi girl who helps support her family by working in a brickyard finds a way to make her dream of going to school and learning to read a reality.In the noisy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, another busy morning is...