Albert Whitman Company: 464 books

The Gettysburg Address is one of the most influential speeches in our history, written by Abraham Lincoln at a crucial period in his presidency and in United States history. Caldecott Honoree and Newbery Medalist James Daugherty's pictorial interpretation of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech,...

We wait for the moon.We watch for the moon.We watch for the Ramadan moon.We give to the poor, and read Qur_an, under the moon.We live our faith, until next yearunder the moon, under the moon,under the Ramadan moon.Ramadan is one of the most special months of the Islamic year, when Muslims pray, fast,...

Rafael has dreams. Every chance he gets he plays in the street games trying to build his skills, get noticed by scouts, and—someday—play Major League Baseball. Maya has worries. The bees are dying all over the world, and the company her father works for is responsible, making products that harm...

After stabilizing Earth's X-Point and bringing the world back from the verge of climactic disaster, Axel and Daisha's lives are almost back to normal. But when they learn an old nemesis is behind a company proposing to harness the X-Point's power, it looks like history might repeat itself.

As we all know, Paul Bunyan was born big and kept on growing. As a boy, sometimes is was hard not having someone his own size around. As an adult, it was hard to make friends too and even with the company of his pet Babe, he was sometimes lonely. When Hal

Based on real events, this is the story of how the Golden Delicious apple came to be. Owners of a nursery in Missouri were looking for the perfect apple. It would be sweet and juicy. In the spring of 1914, they were astonished to taste just that apple.

Life in a 1905 Nevada mining town is not easy for any thirteen-year-old. For Kit Donovan, it seems downright impossible. When her mother dies of a fever, Kit is certain she is to blame. Guilt-ridden, she is determined to honor her promises to her mother—namely to be a "proper lady." Only...

A freak snowstorm isolates the Aldens in a mountain cabin where they discover a coded message.

A camp-out trip is almost spoiled by loud music and the disappearance of a lantern—and Grandfather.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden have just found out they have an Aunt Jane who hasn't spoken to their grandfather in years. The children are spending the summer on Aunt Jane's ranch out west. On the way there, the girls spy a "mystery man." Will he reveal an amazing discovery about...

In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again.

When a brother and sister go on a walk to find the yellow truck, they come across many different colors and styles of trucks, all with different sounds—but where is the yellow truck? Young readers will learn to identify colors, trucks, and sounds in this delightful and engaging story.

It's a quiet morning at the zoo, until some strange new creatures roll in—trucks and bulldozers and wrecking balls! They're tumbling, digging, and roaring alongside the animals. Giraffe, rhino, the monkeys, and the tigers watch the new creatures and, soon, are playing with their new friends. It's...

"Maybe I'm not the hero type. But I can dream. Sometimes I dream I'm a rescue dog, saving a child lost in the woods. Or a guide dog, helping a person who cannot see. Or a police dog, tracking sneaky robbers. But when I wake up, I must face the truth. It's mostly big dogs who do those jobs. And...