Rosalyn Schanzer

Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff's much-lauded book The Witches: Salem, 1692, this Sibert Honor book for young readers features unique scratchboard illustrations, chilling primary source material, and powerful narrative to tell the true tale. In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured...

George Washington and King George III of Britain had a great deal in common-aside from sharing the same first name. Both loved to hunt and farm, both towered above most other men of their day, and both were dedicated husbands and fathers. Yet despite their similarities, they were destined to become bitter enemies. As the Revolutionary War erupted, people on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean formed very different opinions. To the patriotic American...

Presents the adventures of international explorer John Smith, a soldier who made several daring escapes from Turks and American Indians, helped save Jamestown, the first English colony, and wrote stories of colonial America.

Discusses the truth behind such beliefs as "Cats can see in total darkness, " "Cats have nine lives, " and "A cat signals its feelings with its tail."