Ann Malaspina

In Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, in 1942, after Sam's Japanese neighbor, Keiko, is sent to an internment camp with her family, he makes a special effort to send her a gesture of friendship.

A simple look at how New Year is celebrated in some places around the world.

Discover the different ways that countries celebrate a child losing a tooth.

A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references.

Explains the history behind the Saint Patrick's Day holiday and provides step-by-step instructions for five crafts, including a shamrock card, an Irish harp, and a paper plate leprechaun.

A mouse thinks his fearful problems will be solved if only the wizard will turn him into a cat, a dog, or a tiger. But things don't quite work out the way he planned.

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, as two girls work hard all day to help support their family by chipping bricks into small pieces, older sister Yasmin seeks a way to attend school and learn to read so that she can have a better life one day. Includes author's note about conditions in Bangladesh, child labor, and how to help.