I Came As a Stranger

I Came As a StrangerBy: Bryan Prince Honor Book for the Society of School Librarians Internationals Best Book Award Social Studies, Grades 7 12 Winner of 2005 Childrens Nautilus Book Awards (Non fiction) Prior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40,000 men, women, and children made the perilous trip north to freedom in Canada with the help of the Underground Railroad. It was neither underground nor was it a railroad, and was most remarkable for its lack of formal

Will the mummies have more bandages than Mr Bump and how will they find their way out when they get lost inside a pyramid

one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history—featuring an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and notes by Tom Quirk

experiencing the drama first-hand

a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature’s way

starring former cop Clyde Fortune

Readers 8 to 12 years old will learn how these figures got their start as kids just like them

The breathtaking scope and infectious enthusiasm of this book are a tribute to that ideal

The Paris Daughter is a story about mothers and daughters

By appealing to each of these three “brains” in order

or somewhere in the house

unaware that even the best classroom instruction (which most don’t get) can’t make up for weak early preparation or inconsistent support outside of school

a man who sees everything