Most Popular Books by Yona Zeldis Mcdonough

Describes the life and career of the famous architect.

Naomi Wechsler is at home waiting for her husband, Rick, and their seven-year-old daughter, Dahlia, to return home from their shopping trip. Naomi wonders what''s taking them so long. Then the telephone rings. It''s not Rick, it''s the hospital. In a minor run-in with a SUV, Dahlia has broken her neck.

Based on the experiences of many recently and soon-to-be-married couples, Tying the Knot is the first comprehensive approach to confrontingrlying feelings that can pervade the prenuptial time.

The transition from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife, while appearing to be a blissful transformation, often involves many different emotional issues. This sensitive, insightful book offers invaluable advice to the couple that enables them to eliminate tension and make their engagement the happiest time of their lives.

Presents a fictionalized interview with Marilyn Monroe, where she discusses topics such as fame, past loves, and her thoughts the night she died.

Irreverent and adorable, Clementine is now in third grade and faces a dilemma. Should she try to prevent her teacher from winning a contest that will advance his career but send him far away, or should she do the right thing and help him? Clementine explores the importance of embracing those qualities that make us unique. This sweet story invites the reader to do the right thing foregoing any personal interests.

Un băiat de șase ani care a impresionat-o pe împărăteasa Austriei cu geniul său muzical Un compozitor care a scris peste 600 de concerte, sonate, simfonii și opere în cei treizeci și cinci de ani cât a trăit Un muzician serios căruia îi plăcea să spună glume stupide Toate cele de mai sus! Află mai multe despre adevăratul Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart în această biografie amuzantă și minunat ilustrată!

Clementina la talentosa le sigue al primer ttulo de esta serie. En la escuela deben exponer cules son los talentos de cada uno. Y, despus de pensarlo mucho, Clementina no sabe cul es su talento. Hacer reir a su hermano, puede ser uno. Pero un verdadero talento, como los de Margarita o los mellizos Tut y Lul, no se le ocurre.

Published in Spanish with permission from Grosset & Dunlap, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation''s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was ...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

"More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in ancient Greece, and the other spectacles, detailing the creativity and skill that these early civilizations possessed"--

Biography of Louis Armstrong, African-American jazz trumpeter who took jazz into new and exciting realms.

"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story"--

"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves'' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!"--

A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.