Troy Howell

When Kat, her father, and brother visit an old gold mine that has been turned into an amusement park, she falls down a shaft and meets an ancient dragon, the last of his kind, and inadvertently triggers a twenty-first century gold rush.

Daniel, a Midwestern farm boy, finds a battered dog in a ditch and nurses it back to health, but is disappointed when the dog doesn't immediately respond to his gestures of affection.

Adventures in Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer's school for boys; a place of light, warmth, comfort, and delights; where self-knowledge and self-control are acquired along with book learning.

Tells the story of Goliath, a fire horse assigned to Engine Company 15, whose steadfastness led him to become a hero during the 1904 fire in Baltimore, Maryland.

Easy-to-read text introduces the way of life of the various groups of native Americans before the arrival of the white man.

A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa.

This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. It contains familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also Andersen's lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman"...

The new duckling is scorned by everyone because he is different but after a lonely winter he discovers he has grown into a beautiful swan.

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. This edition of the classic tale includes illustrations and notes about the life of the times.