New Releases by Alice Dalgliesh

In this festive Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages. Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land—and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!

Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!

In this Newbery Honor book classic, young Sarah learns how to be brave even when the world is strange and new. In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight! The true story of Sarah’s journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all. The New York Times Book Review described this book as one “to be long remembered for its beautifully written simplicity and dignity.”

Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in wilderness of colonial America. The Newbery Honor book is available in this summer reading program edition.

"The activities will reinforce a wide variety of language and reading skills which are generally part of the curriculum at the reading level of the book" ... p. [1].

With the special silver pencil her father had given her, a girl from Trinidad writes the stories that begin her career as an author.

Guide includes many activities related to the story.

A brief history of the sea exploration important to the discovery of America and her first settlements.

A biography of Charles Lindbergh from boyhood through the famed flight that immortalized him as the man who rode the wind to Paris.

Believing that children "have a right to know that Indepedence Day is more than fireworks and picnics", two-time Newbery Honor author, Alice Dalgliesh, makes history come alive in this accessible story of America''s birthday. "Compact, dramatic, and simplified enough to be understandable to younger children".-- Booklist. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tells how the thirteen colonies united in the desire for independence, selected Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence and carried the news of independence across the colonial settlements.

Events in the life of Columbus, the Admiral, including his efforts to obtain ships and money to sail to the West, his first voyage, and his discovery of the New World.

A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

Things are already crowded and hectic enough for the Davenports, living seven in a made-over barn, but when Cherie the poodle arrives things become even livelier.

Twenty-one stories from many lands in which enchantment plays a central role.

Describes the peoples, cultures, and history of South America.