This exquisitely illustrated book makes trains come to life in sound and color as it tells the history and evolution of the locomotive industry and how it changed life for Americans.
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2012. Auggie Pullman was born with a facial difference that has kept him home-schooled his whole life, but now he is about to start fifth grade at a real school for the very first time. All he wants is to be treated like an ordinary kid, but that is harder than it sounds when everyone keeps staring. Will Auggie find the courage to face the world, and will the world find the courage to see him for who he really is?
Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he’ll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team.
