On March 12, 1926, the doors of the Savoy Ballroom swung open in Harlem. It was a night to remember, when blacks and whites, rich and poor, all came together to dance! This inspiring story of the world-famous dancing palace and home of the Lindy Hoppers is told from a father to his son, Happy Feet. It's Happy Feet's favorite story--after all, he was born on the very night the Savoy opened. And he hopes that one day he'll make his own dancing debut at the legendary ballroom . . . because with a lot of hard work and a little Savoy magic, anything is possible. Includes an author's note with biographies of Swing-Era dancers.

Happy Feet: The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me

Children's Books

Richard Michelson

Biographies

Harcourt Children's Books

Shhhhh! Dad said not to make a peep, so that he could get some sleep. But what if something is wriggling, sniggling, and slithering in the shadows? And did that floorboard just creeeeeak? Each ghoulish possibility seems worse than the last, until--what was that? Oh no, not . . . ! Richard Michelson’s zinging rhymes and Adam McCauley’s moonlit illustrations will transport readers beyond the bedroom walls to a magical nighttime world where imagination rules.

Oh No, Not Ghosts!

Humor

Abe and Willie live across the alley from each other. Willie is black and Abe is Jewish, and during the day, they don't talk. But at night they open their windows and are best friends. Willie shows Abe how to throw a real big-league slider, and Abe gives Willie his violin to try out. Then one night, Abe's grandfather catches them—will Abe and Willie have the courage to cross the alley and reveal their friendship during the day?
 Like the bestselling The Other Side, E. B. Lewis's striking, atmospheric watercolors bring to life a moving story of baseball and music, and how two young people try to bridge the divide of prejudice.

Across the Alley

Sports & Outdoors

G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Abe and Willie are next-door neighbors. During the day they don't play together, because Abe is Jewish and Willie is black. But at night, when nobody's watching, they're best friends. All summer long, Abe and Willie open their windows across the alley to play catch. Abe lends Willie his violin, while Willie shows Abe how to throw a real big-league slider. Then one night, Abe's grandfather catches them - will Abe and Willie have the courage to cross the alley and bring their friendship out in the open?Set against a backdrop of old-time Brooklyn, E. B. Lewis's haunting watercolors and Richard Michelson's stirring prose capture both the fun and the danger of having a secret best friend. It is a powerful story of overcoming prejudice that will strike a chord with readers of all ages.

G. P. Putnam (The PJ Library)

Next Year in the White House Barack Obama's First Presidential Seder

Random House Children"s Books

Grandpa's Gamble is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Grandpa's Gamble

Literature & Fiction

Marshall Cavendish Corporation

If an insect can fly, we might think it's a fly and call it a fly, but can it join the club Diptera? That club (scientists call it an "order") is reserved for real flies only-to join, an insect must have six legs and two wings. There are close to 90,000 species of flies. In the witty poems and paragraphs of this enlightening book, you'll discover fantastic flies that exist only in the imagination and fascinating facts about nine real files-and even some non-flies you thought were flies! With a humorous and descriptive mix of poetry and prose, the author exposes several extraordinary variations of this ordinary household pest. Realistic and interpretive drawings mingle on the pages to depict the types of flies you might encounter. It's something to think about the next time you go to swat a fly! New York Public Library's 1999 "Best Children's Books for Reading and Sharing."

A Book of Flies Real or Otherwise

Animals

Marshall Cavendish Children's Books

"Fiddlesticks! Six? The best? Poppycock! You want TEN TIMES BETTER? Dial a croc. I have SIXTY teeth. I'm a great masticator. (That means I chew first, and ask questions later.)" RICHARD MICHELSON and the late LEONARD BASKIN show that learning to count and to multiply by ten need never be boring! In a counting book like no other, a variety of animals duel for the honor of the number they represent. Backed up by interesting natural history information, the poems are clever, sometimes even preposterous. Bold watercolors convey the animals' conviction that their number is undoubtedly the best! Children will laugh their way along the road to numerical literacy.

Ten Times Better

Education & Reference

Lipman Pike America's First Home Run King

Zachary Pullen

Sleeping Bear Press

A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet

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Books by Richard Michelson

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Happy Feet: The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me

Oh No, Not Ghosts!

Across the Alley

Across the Alley

Next Year in the White House Barack Obama's First Presidential Seder

Grandpa's Gamble

A Book of Flies Real or Otherwise

Ten Times Better

Lipman Pike America's First Home Run King

A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet