Robert Burleigh

Nonfiction picture book recounts how President Abraham Lincoln inspired the poet Walt Whitman during the Civil War.

A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.

An analysis of Georges Seurat's famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, including where and when it was made, interesting details, and the techniques used to create a sense of stillness.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a parade of zombie pumpkins celebrating Halloween.

"The story of the legendary Shakespeare & Company bookstore and its owner Sylvia Beach and the many great writers who came to meet, read and share ideas"--

An illustrated portrait of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt traces the years she spent measuring stars from her position at the Harvard College Observatory and her important discoveries that enabled the scientific community to gain a fuller understanding of the universe's vast size.

"John James Audubon was a famous early American woodsman and artist. Despite his father's objections, Audubon had to follow his own special destiny. This story consists of an imaginary letter in which Audubon explains to his father why he has chosen the unique life he leads. In addition, quotations in script, taken from Audubon's journals, further emphasize the profound world view of this remarkable man."

From morning's joggers until night's last train, a boy notices and enjoys the many sounds made by people and things in a big city.