Six Dots
by Jen Bryant |
A River of Words
by Jen Bryant |
Malala's Magic Pencil
by Malala Yousafzai |
The Boy Who Loved Math
by Deborah Heiligman | 
Wangari's Trees of Peace
by Jeanette Winter |
One Plastic Bag
by Miranda Paul |
Mae Among the Stars
by Roda Ahmed |
Nothing Stopped Sophie
by Cheryl Bardoe |
Biblioburro
by Jeanette Winter |
Seeds of Change
by Jen Cullerton Johnson | 
Brave Ballerina
by Michelle Meadows |
Betty Doll
by Patricia Polacco | 
Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail
by Jennifer Thermes |
Fartiste
by Kathleen Krull | 
The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can
by Tererai Trent |
Nadia
by Karlin Gray | 
She Made a Monster
by Lynn Fulton | 
Monsieur Marceau
by Leda Schubert |
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin |
Marvelous Cornelius
by Phil Bildner |
For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time.