Marissa Moss

In this variation and extension of the traditional counting song, "this old man" ends up blasting off and flying to the moon.

While Walter and his grandfather walk to the Post Office, Grandfather recounts how he decided to come to America, while his brother Herschel stayed in Lithuania.

Twelve-year-old Galen describes his life as a slave in Rome under the Emperor Augustus. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.

A little girl comes home after school and finds a monster in the house.

Rose keeps a journal of her family's difficult times on their farm during the days of the Dust Bowl in 1935.

Twelve-year-old Emily Soper avoids her mother's efforts to make her more ladylike by watching her father and his workers build fine carriages in Washington, D.C., but 1908 is a turbulent time and her father's livelihood is threatened by racist neighbors and the growing popularity of automobiles. Includes historical note and recipes.