A biography of a young boy who spent the first sixteen years of his life among white settlers and the rest of his life as the great military leader of the Shawnee Indians.

In this fictional account of the folk song's origin, a girl writes a song that expresses her feelings about Jesus while dealing with the loss of her mother and life on the roads of Appalachia after her father becomes an itinerant preacher.

At night coyotes come quietly to the garden wall, bringing with them their desert world of sand, sagebrush, lizards, and rocks.

Nine-year-old Abby finally gets her own horse but will this new responsibility mean she must give up everything else?

Martha gives her beloved grandfather, now living in a home for the aged, a birthday gift to remember.

In 1847, eleven-year-old Clay dreams of becoming a Texas Ranger so that he can exact revenge upon the Comanche Indians who attacked his family, until personal experience acquaints him with the brutal reality of Ranger activities.

Identifies the different tribes of the Sioux Indians and discusses their beliefs and traditional way of life.

Retells the creation myths of the Hopis and then describes their history, art and crafts, way of life, religion, and situation today.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of George Washington and why he deserves to be recognized on Presidents' Day.