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A compilation of more than 140 folk songs, tales, poems, and stories telling the history of America and reflecting its multicultural society.

Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.

Presents excepts from American novels, short stories, poems, speeches, letters, biographies, plays, and journalistic reports that provide insight into some of the significant events and trends of the past.

Contains profiles of ten nineteenth-century American literary authors, from Washington Irving to Stephen Crane, and assesses their work and its significance for American life and culture.

A selection of Poe's poetry and sixteen of his best-known tales, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Black Cat," and "The Pit and the Pendulum.

Profiles of thirty American writers from Hawthorne and Irving to Faulkner and Hemingway.

An illustrated version of O. Henry's tale about a young husband and wife who give up their most treasured possessions to buy each other Christmas gifts, which ends in an ironic twist that makes their sacrifices poignant.

An anthology of a wide range of African-American literature including folklore, history, poetry, and biography, all intended to be read aloud to children.

Presents a study guide to the life and works Robert Frost, providing biographical information, advice on how to read his poems, and a critical examination of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," "The Road Not Taken," "Fire and Ice," and more.

A collection of poems and short prose pieces in which Naomi Shihab Nye reflects on the topics that are most important to people, including love, memories, war, and the planet.

When Humphrey Van Weyden finds himself sailing to Japan aboard the Ghost, he has to face weeks of brutality at the hands of Captain Wolf Larsen, until he decides to take desperate measures to save himself and the rest of the crew.

Profiles nine Arab-American and Muslim-American writers and their work, including Kahlil Gibran, Malcolm X, Mona Simpson, and others, with analysis of specific works and discussions on the major themes they have covered.

Poems and prose by Lakota youth at Red Cloud Indian School, describe life on the reservation, Lakota culture and the present-day world.

An anthology of poetry and prose by such writers as Carl Sandburg, Willa Cather, Robert Frost, all celebrating aspects of the American landscape.