Best Selling Books by Yona Zeldis

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.

In this Level 3, All Aboard Reading* title, Kate''s grandma gives her a doll that has been in the family for almost 150 years. Full color.

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

When Louisa May Alcott''s Little Women was published in 1868 it was an instant success. Louisa drew on her experiences in writing the novel, but there''s a lot more to her rags-to-riches story. Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen years old. But writing was her passion. This informative biography captures the life of a compassionate woman who left an indelible mark on literature for all ages.

A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.

"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"--

Describes the life and career of the famous architect.

"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!"--

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"--

"Here is the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment means and how together they form the basis of leading a moral life as well as forming a just government"--

Benjamin Franklin is known as a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, patriot, and statesman. One of the five men who wrote the Declaration of Independence, Franklin helped draft the Constitution, was the president of an antislavery society, served as a colonel in the French and Indian War, and held many other luminary positions. Today, Franklin¿s face graces the hundred-dollar bill. But who was this extraordinary man, and how did he come to be such an important figure in American history? In elegant prose and vibrant pictures, Yona Zeldis McDonough and her mother, renowned folk artist Malcah Zeldis, collaborate on the biography of one of America¿s founding fathers. Full-color illustrations. Juvenile audience. Reinforced library binding.

Presents brief stories of fourteen women who are mentioned in the Old Testament, including Eve, Ruth, Hagar, and Deborah.

When eight-year-old Sarah accidentally breaks Bubbe''s blue glass bowl, she sets a heart-shaped piece of blue glass on an adventure, touching the lives of children around the world, until it remarkably finds its way back home.

A guide for adolescent girls on the subjects of good grooming, fashion, and health.