Best Selling Books by Fredrick Mckissack

When Farmer McQuick receives a mysterious package, Simon Rooster doesn''t feel needed anymore. Now Simon must find a way to show Farmer McQuick that only a rooster can do a rooster''s job.

A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.

- Includes very basic science facts for early elementary readers. - Simple language patterns help emergent readers master the text. - Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design. - Photographs are directly related to the text. - Includes index and a word list. Grades K-4 National Science Standards - Science As Inquiry: I - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry - Form questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment - Conduct investigations - Physical Science: II - Properties of objects and materials - Objects have many observable properties, including size, weight, shape, color, temperature, and the ability to react with other substances. Those properties can be measured using tools, such as rulers, balances, and thermometers.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. After having fun at their family reunion, Messy Bessey''s family cleans up and leaves the park as beautiful as when they arrived.

Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

Ada por fin arregla su desordenado cuarto.

Bessey, la desordenada aprende una lección acerca de compartir cuando limpia su clóset.

King Midas discovers that gold does not make him happy after all especially when he can''t eat it or love it.

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

When Messy Bessey starts to clean up her desk at school, she inspires the rest of the class to clean up the entire room.

A counting book from one big bug to ten polka-dotted bugs also introduces readers to simple addition

Insect characters introduce the concept of the alphabet.

-- Elementary reading-level biographies of inspiring African Americans. -- Will satisfy the need for younger biographies written with simple text. -- Starting in 2001 and ending in 2002, these classic biographies will be revised. The revised editions are indicated with the text New! -- Each book contains a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and comfortably-sized type.

Presents incidents from the life of Moses, such as his being discovered as a baby by Pharaoh''s daughter and his receiving God''s laws on Mount Sinai.

Recounts the Biblical stories about Abraham and how he became the "Father of many nations."

Despite many setbacks, a little girl is determined to learn to ride a bicycle.