Steven Kroll

Clayton and Desmond want to chop down the biggest Christmas tree at Clara's Christmas Tree Farm. When they find it, they'll need help.

The ancient Romans used the word barbarian to describe people who were coarse, rude, or even just foreign. Over time the word has also come to connote bloodthirsty cruelty. But were the Goths, the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols as barbaric as we’ve been led to believe? In dynamic, detailed spreads that young readers will pore over, bestselling author Steven Kroll and illustrator Robert Byrd explore how these nomadic warriors lived, worshipped,...

An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.

Recounts the "real story" of the first Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims pursued such tough turkeys for dinner that they had to settle for squash.

Harry's decision to become a vegetarian causes some problems for him in his third-grade class.

Introduces Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their expedition of 1804-1806 through the Louisiana Territory, opening the land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.