New Releases by Jean Fritz

Six prominent children''s authors, including Maurice Sendak, Rosemary Wells, and Jack Prelutsky, agree that to enter the worlds that children inhabit, you must possess the magic word - honesty. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Describes the events of the 6,000 mile march undertaken by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers as they retreated before the forces of Chiang Kai-shek.

From Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz comes, "The most alive story of the American Revolution that has appeared in many years." —The Horn Book In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

The author returns to China, to relive her memories of her youth and to witness the many historical and social changes that have taken place since she left the country in 1928.

A collection of children''s books on the subject of fables, folk and fairy tales.

A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.

Using her trademark humorous style, Jean Fritz tells the story of Plymouth Rock--the granite boulder upon which it was decided the Pilgrims must have set foot upon their arrival in the New World--telling how it came to be the impressive monument it is today. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A study of the Otis, Warren and Adams families provides insight into their roles in shaping the political and social cliamte of eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century America.

A boy learns that becoming a man requires more than he had anticipated.

Six-year-old Stephen discovered a new sign on the Museum, "Animal Lending Library," a place which lent animals to children who were at least seven years old. During the next few weeks, Stephen thought about nothing except how he could borrow a small, brown rabbit.