Shelly O. Haas

Children ask different adults and themselves about death and receive a wide variety of answers. Includes an afterword and suggestions for parents.

Tells the story of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her husband.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1881, Anna Pavlova grew up dreaming of becoming a prima ballerina. Throughout her lifetime, Anna inspired and encouraged people around the world with her exceptionally graceful and expressive dance. Believing that expressing beauty is essential to the human spirit, Anna strove to help audiences discover the soaring beauty that could uplift their spirits.

Children ask different adults and themselves about death and receive a wide variety of answers. Includes an afterword and suggestions for parents. "¿Qué debe responderle a un niño cuando pregunta sobre la muerte? En este libro, escrito con gran sensibilidad, los niños preguntan a varios adultos, y a sí mismos: ¿Adonde van las personas cuando mueren? Cada respuesta es diferente y refleja las distintas creencias sobre las muerte. También se...

A nine-year-old boy and his father leave their farm in Virginia to join other veterans marching on Washington, D.C., to get the much-needed bonus money they had been promised after World War I.