A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

In his 1845 diary, thirteen-year-old orphan Jedediah describes his wagon train journey to Oregon, in which he confronts rivers and sandy plains, bears and rattlesnakes, and the challenges of living with his fellow travelers. Includes historical notes.

Describes, in question and answer format, how fugitive slaves made their way to freedom.

Mei Mei, a young immigrant girl from Hong Kong, arrives in New York's Chinatown. With the help of her teacher, Mei Mei learns that she can have the best of two worlds by learning to communicate in two languages.

Answers many questions about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

An account of people in Denmark who risked their lives to protect and rescue their Jewish neighbors from the Nazis during World War II.

Southern blacks who were young and involved in the civil rights movement during the 1950's and 1960's describe their experiences.

In his 1845 diary, thirteen-year-old orphan Jedediah describes his wagon train journey to Oregon, in which he confronts rivers and sandy plains, bears and rattlesnakes, and the challenges of living with his fellow travelers. Includes historical notes.

An account of people in Denmark who risked their lives to protect and rescue their Jewish neighbos from the nazis during Warld War II.