Paul Fleischman

A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.

Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.

While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he causes, sixteen-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.

A class takes a field trip back through time to observe living dinosaurs in their natural habitat.

One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.

"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking - suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events...

Selections from anthropological writings are paired with photographs of twentieth-century people engaged in similar activities.

A comic drama which combines famous scenes from well-known plays to create something to keep the audience guessing to the very end.

Three stories about people whose lives are affected by sculptured objects.

A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects and birds.