Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph BruchacThis deeply affecting novel honors all the young men who dared to serve in World War II, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians. "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find." Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U. S. effort,

and important lessons

and his prose hums with the urgency of a scribe on deadline

and Let's Play

The Secret Garden explores the coming-of-age story of a little girl determined to bring a mysterious garden--and her uncle's broken heart--back to life

an amazing construction in itself

and spiritually attuned to the truth that healing happens on the level of our living

"All kids love learning

The paper had been started in 1801 by lawyer William Coleman in association with the Federalist political Alexander Hamilton

original watercolor illustration by Alice of Twig & Moth

How to grow with the seasons

for the day I gave up on my lawn and planted clover

Growing up in a family of artists and makers