Using the letters of the 19th-century explorer Pierre Jean De Smet

"Kids will discover the poetry of Robert Frost in this installment in the Poetry for Kids series

This richly imagined picture book explores the inner life of a boy who struggles to love a father who can be difficult to love at times

Likable and entertaining

Roman Nights: A Johnson Johnson Mystery World War II History for Children Using the letters of theRuth Russell, an astronomer working at the Maurice Frazer Observatory, is enjoying herself in Rome that is, until her lover, Charles Digham, fashion photographer and writer of obituary verses, has his camera stolen. The thief ends up as a headless corpse and Johnson Johnson, enigmatic portrait painter, spy and sleuth, is on hand.