With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to Nina Simone, jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist. Shared as a lullaby to her daughter, a soulful song recounts Simone's career, the trials she faced as an African American woman, and the stand she took during the Civil Rights Movement. This poignant picture book offers a melodic tale that is both a historic account of an iconic figure and an extraordinary...

Lots of little, everyday frustrations make Nina mad, and she is very good at expressing her feelings.

"Nina and Nolan learn about poetry concepts such as alliteration, meter, and rhyme and with it create nonsense poetry. Includes creative writing exercises to assist the reader in writing nonsense poems"--Provided by publisher.

"The Sugar & Spice Fairies' magic protects sweet treats in both Fairyland and the human world. When mean Jack Frost steals the fairies' delicious magical items, dessert everywhere takes a sour turn. Rachel and Kirsty only have one more sugar & spice charm left to find, and it belongs to Nina the Birthday Cake Fairy. If they can't find it, birthday celebrations will never be the same! Find the sugar & spice charm in each book and help save the fairy...

When a young girl starts dance class with another girl who has the same name, she is upset that the other girl copies everything she does.

Nina must step in for her dad and play her special song at the fiddle competition when he is stung by wasps.

When the string of a borrowed necklace breaks, Nina must quickly get the beads back in order and restrung before her sister finds out.

No one will hire Roberto the architect because he also happens to be a termite, so he sets off to the city to find success on his own.

A story of love between Romeow the cat and Drooliet the dog, inspired by Shakespeare's tale of Romeo and Juliet, but with a happier ending.

"As a child dreams of all the things in her world that make her happy, she realizes how fortunate she is to live in the world she does"--