New Releases by Yona Zeldis McDonough

After a pogrom forces Batya''s Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a woodcarver like her beloved father. But while many things in America are different from the world of her shtetl, one thing seems to be the same: only boys can be woodcarvers. Still, Batya is determined to learn. With the same perseverance that helped her family survive and start over in an unfamiliar land, Batya sets out to carve a place for herself.

"More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in ancient Greece, and the other spectacles, detailing the creativity and skill that these early civilizations possessed"--

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs'' Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong''s own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms.

A kid''s-eye view of the heroic events at Dunkirk! Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he''s feared the ocean since his oldest brother''s ship was sunk by a German U-boat. But that doesn''t matter when he and his best friend Sally hear chatter on their radio. Allied troops, including Aiden''s surviving brother, are trapped in France, surrounded by German forces. The British military have come up with a daring plan to save as many troops as possible, bringing them across the Channel to safety -- but they''ll need every boat they can get their hands on. Aiden''s parents forbid him from going, but he and Sally know they can help, and set off to join Operation Dynamo on their own. It''s a harrowing journey, and the pair are in grave danger as they help ferry troops from Dunkirk, searching for Aiden''s brother all the while. It will take an entire village for them to realize that as long as people are willing to help those who need it, there''s hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Clementina la talentosa le sigue al primer ttulo de esta serie. En la escuela deben exponer cules son los talentos de cada uno. Y, despus de pensarlo mucho, Clementina no sabe cul es su talento. Hacer reir a su hermano, puede ser uno. Pero un verdadero talento, como los de Margarita o los mellizos Tut y Lul, no se le ocurre.

Esta vez Clementina se rehúsa a dejar el nido de tercer grado y aceptar que ha crecido y madurado. Afronta cambios importantes como despedirse de su querido profesor Morcillo y de sus compañeros de clase, y esperar con ansiedad la llegada de su nuevo hermanito. Se enzarza en una batalla silenciosa con su padre, de imprecaciones visuales, a causa del vegetarianismo. La boda de la madre de su mejor amiga y los planes matrimoniales, estilo real, de sus compañeros María y Rafael, la distraen mientras se avecina el verano, la estación en que todo cambiará para bien en su pequeño mundo.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

Can Marcel make the ride of his life? Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he''s racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents'' bakery. He dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race. But ever since Germany''s occupation of France began two years ago, in 1940, the race has been canceled. Now there are soldiers everywhere, interrupting Marcel''s rides with checkpoints and questioning.Then Marcel learns two big secrets, and he realizes there are worse things about the war than a canceled race. When he later discovers that his friend''s entire family is in imminent danger, Marcel knows he can help -- but it will involve taking a risky bicycle ride to pass along covert information. And when nothing ends up going according to plan, it''s up to him to keep pedaling and think quickly... because his friend, her family, and his own future hang in the balance.

Biografía de la esclava que escapó la esclavitud y arriesgó su vida para ayudar a otros esclavos a huir hacia la libertad.

Un băiat de șase ani care a impresionat-o pe împărăteasa Austriei cu geniul său muzical Un compozitor care a scris peste 600 de concerte, sonate, simfonii și opere în cei treizeci și cinci de ani cât a trăit Un muzician serios căruia îi plăcea să spună glume stupide Toate cele de mai sus! Află mai multe despre adevăratul Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart în această biografie amuzantă și minunat ilustrată!

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from; there were no trains or tracks, only ''conductors'' who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about ''passengers'' on the ''Railroad,'' this book chronicles slaves'' close calls

A compelling novel about one woman’s search for the truth from the author of You Were Meant For Me. After suffering a sudden, traumatic loss, historical novelist Susannah Gilmore decides to uproot her life—and the lives of her two children—and leave their beloved Brooklyn for the little town of Eastwood, New Hampshire. While the trio adjusts to their new surroundings, Susannah is captivated by an unexpected find in her late parents’ home: an unsigned love note addressed to her mother, in handwriting that is most definitely not her father’s. Reeling from the thought that she never really knew her mother, Susannah finds mysteries everywhere she looks: in her daughter’s friendship with an older neighbor, in a charismatic local man to whom she’s powerfully drawn, and in an eighteenth century crime she’s researching for her next book. Compelled to dig into her mother’s past, Susannah discovers even more secrets, ones that surpass any fiction she could ever put to paper...

A tender story about the power of love in the face of loss Nine-year-old Claudine doesn''t want to leave her much-loved home in France to go live in America, not without her parents. But she knows about the shortages, about the yellow stars Jews must wear, and about Adolf Hitler. And she knows that there are some things she needs to do even when she doesn''t want to. It''s wartime, and there is much that is different now. There are more things that Claudine will lose to this terrible war. But not everything that is lost must be lost forever. Here is a moving story about lost and found lives, and the healing power of love.

Biografía de un niño pobre de Nueva Orleans que se convirtió en un músico de jazz que es amado en todo el mundo.

"Taitulo original: Who was Rosa Parks?"--Title page verso.

Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story.

What do you do when you have to give up the person you love most? Thirty-five-year-old Miranda is not an impulsive person. She’s been at Domestic Goddess magazine for eight years, she has great friends, and she’s finally moving on after a breakup. Having a baby isn’t even on her radar—until the day she discovers an abandoned newborn on the platform of a Brooklyn subway station. Rushing the little girl to the closest police station, Miranda hopes and prays she’ll be all right and that a loving family will step forward to take her. Yet Miranda can’t seem to get the baby off her mind and keeps coming up with excuses to go check on her, until finally a family court judge asks whether she’d like to be the baby’s foster parent—maybe even adopt her. To her own surprise, Miranda jumps at the chance. But nothing could have prepared her for the ecstasy of new-mother love—or the heartbreak she faces when the baby’s father surfaces.... CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don''t always realize is that Wilder''s books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura''s real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional series as well as the many similarities.Yona Zeldis McDonough''s Little Author in the Big Woods is a fascinating story of a much-celebrated writer.

Ten years after losing her husband, Christina Connelly has worked through the pain, focusing on raising her teenage daughter and managing her small decorating business. But her romantic life has never recovered. Still, it’s irksome to be set up with arrogant, if handsome, doctor Andy Stern at her friend’s wedding. If he wasn’t also a potential client, needing his Upper East Side apartment redesigned, she would write him off. This is never going to work, Andy thinks. Still grieving his wife and struggling with a troubled son, he’s not looking for a woman, and certainly not someone as frosty and reserved as Christina. Their relationship will be strictly business. Yet to everyone’s surprise—including their own—these two find themselves falling in love. But if reconciling with their pasts is difficult, blending their lives and children to create a new family is nearly impossible. They’ve been given a second chance…but can they overcome all the obstacles in the way of happily ever after?

The Silverstein family is coming together in Great Neck, Long Island, for the nuptials of the youngest daughter. Always considered the favorite—and the object of much envy and resentment—Angelica has planned a fairy tale wedding to her fiancé, a former fighter pilot. But there are storm clouds on the horizon. Gretchen, Angelica’s sister, is dealing with a failed marriage and her moody teenage daughter Justine. One brother is a callous businessman while the other is struggling with his search for love and a career. Her mother is in a battle of wills with the wedding planner, while her father, a recovering alcoholic, struggles to confront his ex-wife’s lavish new life in the Long Island manor of her dreams. And her grandmother Lenore has decided it’s high time to take charge and set her grandchildren on their proper paths. Then an impulsive act by Justine puts the entire wedding at risk and brings the simmering family tensions to the boiling point. Before vows are exchanged, this day will change more than one life forever…

When Anna spots a cat in the yard behind her parents'' doll shop, she is excited. Then she realizes the cat is about to have kittens--even better! And Anna has something else to look forward to: her cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna''s family. Anna already has two sisters, but she and Tania are the exact same age--eleven--and she imagines they will get along perfectly. But Tania doesn''t respond to Anna''s friendly overtures, and her sisters don''t seem to like Tania at all. Luckily, Anna finds a creative way to use her love of dolls and cats to bring everyone together.

Nine year old Anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents'' doll repair shop, because once their chores are done, the fun can begin. The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until they''re fixed and ready to be returned to their owners. But when World War I begins, and an embargo on German-made goods threatens to put the shop out of business, it''s up to Anna to come up with an idea to save the day.

No star in any genre has affected the world as deeply or has lasted as long without fading as Marilyn Monroe. This thought-provoking and wide-ranging collection of essays examines the undiminished incandescence of Marilyn Monroe -- the impact she has had on our culture, the evolution of her legend since her death, and what she tells us now about our lives and times -- and includes previously unpublished work from some of America''s best writers, such as: Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Elliot Dark, Albert Mobilo, Marge Piercy, Lore Segal, Lisa Shea, and many more. From her troubled family beginnings to the infamous $13 million auction held at Christie''s in New York City, All the Available Light paints an unforgettable portrait of Marilyn as you''ve never seen her before. This extremely rare cover photo was taken c. 1954, on the set of The Seven Year Itch.

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.