Emily Arnold McCully

Discover the nineteenth-century woman who became one of America’s first investigative journalists in this “lively” biography (Booklist, starred review).
 
A YALSA-ALA Finalist for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction
 
Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell became widely known for her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust—a complicated business...

A curious little mouse decides to find out what school is all about.

When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog, but Strongheart becomes a sensation until his military training leads to trouble, and possibly the end of his career. Includes author's note on the real Strongheart.

Cordelia learns a lesson about the rights and abilities of girls and women when she spends time taking care of Jules, a horse belonging to nineteenth-century feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take over coaching her baseball team and create chaos.

Pip and Ski have a hard time enjoying themselves at the lake with Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything.

In this wordless story, four kittens share adventures while their mother is away hunting food.

Mattie Knight loved to make things ranging from a foot warmer for her mother or toys for her older brothers. Or, when she was 12, a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off looms and hurting workers. Later, Mattie invented a machine that could cut and glue the square-bottomed paper bags we still use today. Meet the woman known as "the Lady Edison."

Tells the story of two unlikely kung fu masters and how their skill in martial arts saves them both.

Pete the pig does not want to eat his slop, but cannot go out to play with his brother and sisters until he does.