Angry and lonely after her mother dies, eleven-year-old Hattie pretends to be a boy and joins her father on a adventure-filled rafting trip down the Delaware River in the late 1800s to transport logs from New York to Philadelphia.

"Matt Logelin writes a courageous and searingly honest memoir about the first year of his life following the birth of his daughter and the death of his wife"--Provided by the publisher

With her father away and her mother ill with fever, ten-year-old Bess works hard on a log cabin quilt to save the family farm.

Describes the variety of animal and plant life found on, in, and around dead logs, and explains the role that dying trees play in nature's cycles.

Busy people need to keep track of time. A clock is used to measure seconds, minutes, and hours. Learn about different types of clocks and the history of clocks in "Clock", an ALL ABOUT MEASURING book. Each book in this series helps children learn basic measuring concepts. Simple, engaging text and colorful photos help students gain a better understanding of measurement fundamentals and encourage a love of reading. Each AV2 media enhanced book is a...