In the mid-1870s, young teenage scout Thad Longsworth, blood brother to the Sioux visionary Black Elk, finds his destiny linked with that of three rival teams of paleontologists searching for dinosaur bones, as the Great Plains Indians prepare to go to war against the white man.
Two orphans are lured to an immense mansion by a mysterious dog where, because of their compassion, hard work, patience, and kindness, they make the transformation from rags to riches.
Meet a hilarious trio of reprobate cowpokes: Don, Deke, and the meanest of them all Dom (He didn't even send a card at Christmas to his Mom) who are redeemed...
Handsomely designed and profusely illustrated...these histories are ideal for browsing as well as doing research for school reports. -- Horn Book GuideSee life through the eyes of a pioneer in...
He could make horses think he was one of themBob Lemmons is famous for his ability to track wild horses. He rides his horse, Warrior, picks up the trail of...
The cowboy isn't well. He should have spent the night in town, when he stopped to buy the burnished silver bridle -- a gift for the boy waiting for him...
This eloquent new anthology gives a vivid insight into the world of Native Americans. The chants, prayers, and songs in these pages vibrate with wisdom, joy, and terrible sadness. Underlying...
This vibrant collection of twenty-one poems celebrates the joys (snack time!) and pitfalls (2 + 2 = 23?) of childhood.
After a nuclear war devastates the earth, a small band of people struggles for survival in a new world where children are born with strange mutations.
When the two girls reached the place where they had left the two boys, Bert was beginning to make a snow house and Freddie was rolling a snowball as the...
It's the first day of quail season, and Plato the Bird Dog is missing: at first, Hank is willing to let him stay lost, but when Beulah pleads for help,...