George Ella Lyon

Present-day visitors describe what they see when they visit the pueblos where the Anasazi lived long ago.

Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her own background.

The rhyming verse presents all sorts of "appetizing" meals to be had outdoors, including "puddle ink to drink," "gravel crunch for lunch, and "worms and dirt for dessert."

An illustrated poem about togetherness and friendship. Includes suggestions for classroom activities.

"Which Side Are You On? tells the story of a song which was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. Florence's husband Sam was a coal miner in Kentucky. Miners went on strike until they could get better pay, safer working conditions, and health care. The company hired thugs to attack the organizers like Sam Reece. Writer George Ella Lyon tells this hair-raising story through the eyes of one of Florence's daughters, a dry-witted pig-tailed...

Parents tuck their child into bed as they talk about little animals that are also going to sleep in their nests, dens, and caves.