Jill Esbaum

"Read amazing stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia Earhart, Mohandas Gandhi, and many other fascinating and inspiring people from all over the world. These colorful and kid-friendly pages introduce younger readers to more than 50 people and their interesting lives"--Page [4] of cover.

"Elwood is a lonely bigfoot. He loves the birdies that live in his forest and desperately, hopelessly wants to be their friend. But the sweet, little birds are frightened by the large, loud creature. Elwood tries and tries, but he just can't seem to fit in. Then he comes up with his best idea yet! Will the birdies flock to him now?"--Jacket.

While showing her timid gal pals the wonders of the woods, brave Nadine the cow discovers that she is not entirely fearless.

¿POR QUÉ? Las inquietas mentes de los niños son capaces de formular infinitas preguntas. Este libro les ofrece infinitas respuestas. Con Mi asombroso gran libro de los ¿por qué?, los mayores podrán contestar a los interrogantes de los más pequeños, de un modo adecuado a su edad. Los capítulos incluyen divertidos juegos, fascinantes experimentos y más de 200 fotografías a todo color que invitan a aprender a los curiosos de todas las edades.

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Biplanes have been flying the mail in short hops all over the country—during daylight hours, when pilots can see where they're going. But crashes are still too common, so lawmakers decide to cut funding for the U.S. Air Mail Service. Outraged officials and pilots concoct a daring plan to save the service—a nonstop, coast-to-coast race—to prove that keeping mail in the air is the fastest way to move it across America. But when a crash, exhaustion,...

"Learn about different kinds of sea turtles, where they live, what they like to eat and do, and how you can help keep them safe"--

"High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America's heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process. When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921, hundreds of people crowd the airstrip. Is Jack transporting a famous passenger? Is he ferrying medicine for a sick child? Nope--Jack...

When a cat finds a bedraggled baby bird that has fallen from its nest, an unlikely friendship develops between the two

Explains how Emperor penguins manage to live, eat, and raise their young in an extremely cold environment.

Pandemonium results when a mouse sneaks into a warm kitchen to escape a blizzard and startles Estelle in her bubble bath.