Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Includes text of the speech.

Briefly describes some of the hundreds of Indian tribes that lived across America before the arrival of Europeans.

Pal the pony is too little to participate in the rodeo but becomes the star of the ranch in a different way.

Describes the life of a pirate, the codes by which pirate crews lived and how they operated, and mentions famous pirates and their lost treasures.

Two animal friends plan to make money at their lemonade stand, but find that selling can be thirsty work.

Follows the lives of two bear cubs and their mother through their first year as they eat, play, learn to fight and to find food on their own.

Morgie, Moffie, and their kindergarten friends squander their recess time trying to decide how to play Hide-and-Seek.

Describes the physical characteristics, adaptations, and behavior of various animals that live in the arctic, including the polar bear, arctic fox, and arctic hare.

Although her grandmother thinks that Kate is ready to own the porcelain doll that has been in the family for generations, her mother disagrees until Kate proves herself responsible.

A young girl loves all kinds of shoes except the ones with laces, until her mother gives her--and the reader--a lesson in tying shoes.