Van Leeuwen bases her story on real people and events and imagines how a young boy would think and react under the circumstances. She offers his first-person account of the harrowing journey he and his family endure on the Mayflower. They are among those who are looking to find a place where, as the boy's father explains, "we can worship God in our own way." The storms and suffering of the nine-week voyage bring the travelers to shore, and to the hardships of a bitter-cold winter. But the spring brings promise of harvest, friendly contact with Indians, and hope for making "a home in this new land." Soft charcoal pencil and pastels applied to textured paper create the misty illustrations. Framed by beige pages, they provide a sense of distance and time with soft lines and pale colors.

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Yunmi's grandmother went to New York City to take care of her while her parents worked, and charmed Yunmi's classmates during a class trip. Now Halmoni is taking the girl back to Korea for a memorial celebration of her late husband's birthday, and it is Yunmi's turn to feel like an outsider. Halmoni, who was so isolated and lonely in New York, is greeted by a large and loving family. Even her cat and dog welcome her back. Yunmi's cousins act as tour guides to the sights of Seoul, and the girl helps prepare Korean dumplings for the picnic at Grandfather's grave. At the memorial, worries overwhelm her. Halmoni seems so happy here that she may not want to return to New York. Not surprisingly, the woman reassures her American granddaughter, "We're lucky because we both have two families." This gentle, predictable story is more an introduction to Korean customs than a plot-driven narrative. Realistic illustrations of Yunmi's family, framed with borders suggesting Korean fabric design, add greatly to the book's appeal. Dugan's carefully composed paintings, glowing with color, convey the warm affection between granddaughter and grandmother.

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The true tale of the 1915 expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to cross the polar ice cap which turned out to be a two-year saga of survival for Shackleton and his crew. Full-color illustrations.

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land