The snowball —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

A small snowball gets bumped by a skier and rolls down the hill growing in size and picking up people as it goes.

Magnus at the fire —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

When the Broadway Fire House acquires a motorized fire engine, Magnus the fire horse is not ready to retire.

In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer —Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer —Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003 author.

Recounts the experiences of Irene Gut Opdyke who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

Once upon a banana —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Everyday signs serve as captions for this pictorial tale of what happens after a man tosses a banana peel into the garbage can and misses.

In my hands [memories of a Holocaust rescuer] —Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

King Crow —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Jailed by an evil foe, a king receives invaluable help from a crow that regularly brings him the latest news.

The century for young people —Jennings, Peter, 1938-2005.

Pockets —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

A stranger arrives at a remote village and becomes the tailor, sewing magical embroidered scenes into the pockets of their plain clothes, which transforms their humdrum lives forever.

Sunshine, moonshine —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Illustrations and rhyming text follow the sun and moon as they shine on a young boy's day.

Shipwreck at the bottom of the world : the extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long a...

Steal away —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

In 1855 two thirteen-year-old girls, one white and one black, run away from a southern farm and make the difficult journey north to freedom, living to recount their story forty-one years later to two similar young girls....

Hugh can do —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Hugh, a poor but clever orphan, sets out to seek his fortune in the city but first he must find a way to pay the toll-taker at the bridge.

Stay true : short stories for strong girls

A collection of short stories by various authors, including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M.E. Kerr, and Anne Mazer, about adolescent girls coming of age.

That terrible baby —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Mom blames Eleanor and Mark for making a mess of the house until she finally sees that the real culprit is the baby.

Wan Hu is in the stars —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Absent-minded poet Wan Hu is so curious about the stars that finally, after several unsuccessful attempts, he finds a way to travel among them.

In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer —Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

Audubon : painter of birds in the wild frontier —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Briefly tells the story of this nineteenth-century painter and naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds.

Shattered : stories of children and war

The true story behind Lincoln's Gettysburg address —Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961- author.

Examines the historical background in the Civil War of the famous speech made during the dedication of the new national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the impact it had on the United States throughout the year...