John Manders

Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.

An illustrated alphabetical examination of the history of piracy uses poetry and expository text to cover topics including legendary ships, fabled hideouts, notorious villains like Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, and much more.

In a faraway kingdom where music has been banned, an ever-increasing group of musicians flees certain death but when their terrible playing becomes too much for their horse, he teaches them to play together by using musical notation.

Tells, in rhyme, of the year that Santa Claus, suffering from a cold and other ailments, decides to take a vacation at Christmastime, and of the surprising response of children around the world.

Introduces Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who, during their exploration of the West for Thomas Jefferson, captured a prairie dog and sent it to the President as a gift.

"Introduce readers to the world of genres with Joe Bright and seven diminutive dudes! This fractured fairy tale puts a fun twist on the story of Snow White. Each and every day, Stella the master storyteller poses a single question to her magic storybook: 'Storybook, storybook, carved upon the chair, who is the storyteller extraordinaire?' And each and every day, the book replies,'You, Stella, are a great story tella!' But one fateful day, the magic...

Describes changes in eating customs throughout the centuries and the origins of table manners.

Brothers Francis and Johnny Billington take issue with history's account of their trouble-making ways aboard the Mayflower and in the New World, as they tell their side of the story to Standish Brewster, professor of Pilgrimology at Plimouth University.

Fascinated by dinosaurs, Erin writes a letter inviting a real one to her sixth birthday party.