Ann McGovern

A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin.

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.

This book tells what it was like to live in the days of the knights during the Middle Ages.

November is Native American Heritage month! Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented...

A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians--their clothing, food, games, customs, etc.--before and after the coming of the white man.

Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

Ten adventures of the legendary outlaw who, with his band, vowed to bring woe to both the greed rich and those without mercy, and to help the innocent and good-hearted.

A biography of the ichthyologist whose interest in fish began at the age of nine during weekly trips to the Aquarium in New York City.

Describes the life of a humpback whale from the time of her birth when she weighs almost a ton to adulthood five years later.