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Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction book highlights Whitman’s compassion and teaches an important lesson about empathy. New York Times-bestselling author Gary Golio and Caldecott Honor artist E. B. Lewis bring Whitman’s story and his passion for America to life.

A World of Beauty: Tales from Pavlysh contains 19 charming little tales about the beauty of the natural world, and how nature supports all living creatures. A chicken hatches some duck eggs. A rowan tree welcomes some beautiful crested birds to feed on its berries. A blade of grass slumbers through the winter and awakens to joyfully greet the spring. In some of the stories, people engage with this beauty. A child admires the magic beauty of a snowflake, “a six-pointed star, so beautiful and shiny, that a fairy-tale master might have cut it from a plate of silver”.

This is a wonderful story about New Orleans native, Casey Ferrand. Casey and her family live in New Orleans, where the people enjoy crawfish. If you're from "N'awlins", it is "crawfish". Some say "crayfish", and we love them the same and know what they mean. Casey's family is having their yearly Family and Friends Crawfish Boil. Everyone is invited. There even turns out to be a special guest that no one expected.

This book is for you to help your child find delight in the Sabbath. Listen together. By completing the activities at the end of the book, you will discover how your child feels about the Sabbath. Write down his/her answers to the questions. Your child can color on a separate sheet of paper, then cut and paste into the book.

You can't make the big NASCAR Race this weekend? In My First NASCAR Race author Mickey Frazier, Sr. gives you an inside look at an event-filled weekend. The excitement, speed, wrecks, and personalities make NASCAR the fastest growing sport in the world. See for yourself. A must-listen for children and young Adults!