Junior uses his imagination to keep hope alive after he is trapped for 8 days underneath his...

With vivid photographs, this book explains the life cycle of plants. It explores their beginnings...

The story of Mike Mulligan, a steam shovel operator and his trusty shovel, Mary Anne. When their...

This book uses simple words and clear illustrations to introduce young children to the human body...

A book about the senses for young scientists. In simple language and with accompanying illustrations...

There are many different kinds of plants, yet they all go through the same stages. They all begin...

On Thomas's first day of school in Chad, Africa he discovers that there are no notebooks, no pencils...

Three children plant sunflower seeds and care for them by weeding and watering the young plants...

Trisha is very excited to start school, but is dismayed to find learning to read so challenging. She...

A picture biography of Philo Farnsworth, the boy genius who invented television. Building on his...

Selig loved words and he collected different kinds. Some, like 'Mama,' made him feel good, while...

Henry was a voracious eater—of books. He ate all kinds, including big books, picture books, and...

A spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as The...

Ana loves to read, but she has already read all the books in her small village in Colombia. Then one...

Every day, Amos McGee takes the number 5 bus to get to his job at the zoo. He enjoys visiting his animal friends there: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl.

The story of a man who travels to California, gets married, has a daughter, and then goes back to...

When the trickster Senor Calavera comes to Grandma Beetle’s house and demands that she leave with...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1996. Lilly loves school and her teacher, Mr. Singer. But when she brings her favorite possession, her purple purse with all her treasures inside, to school, Mr. Singer takes it away. Lilly learns some hard lessons about revenge and remorse.

The Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood, with some key differences. Instead of one child...

The story of a lonely elderly couple who decide they want a cat to keep them company. The husband...

Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two...

Pink, an African-American Yankee soldier, rescues Say, a white Yankee soldier, after he was wounded...

When the miller told the king that his beautiful daughter could spin gold from straw, the king...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1975. Strega Nona, or Grandmother Witch, is a witch doctor who helps the people in her village with her remedies. Her new apprentice, Big Anthony, doesn’t know how to stop the production of her magic pasta.