On his way to the park a little boy makes many friends, including an ant, a spider, a cat, several birds, and finally a little girl.

From Amelia Earhart to Malala Yousafzai, discover the achievements of brilliant women from around the world. Featuring inspirational women from all walks of life who became trailblazers, campaigners, pioneers and creators.

From the Publisher: An eloquent new look at the beginnings of the American republic-through the portraits of its first icon, George Washington, and the painters who defined him. "I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter's pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck-no dray moves more readily to the Thill, than I do to the Painters Chair."-George Washington, May 16, 1785. When George Washington was born, the New World had virtually no artists....

Creates an intimate portrait of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as individuals, husband and wife, and world leaders, as witnessed by their son.

Modeled on the "Dictionary of American Biography,"this set stands alone but is a good complement to that set which contained only 700 women of 15,000 entries. The preparation of the first set of "Notable American Women" was supported by Radcliffe College. It includes women from 1607 to those who died before the end of 1950; only 5 women included were born after 1900. Arranged throughout the volumes alphabetically, entries are from 400 to 7,000 words...

"New Brunswick, New Jersey, Thursday, September 14, 1922. Reverend Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills take a stroll in the town's park in the evening. Shots are heard. 2 days later, their bodies are found laying on the ground very neatly next to each other...Reverend Hall, himself married, was in an open secret of an affair with Mrs. Mills, a married woman of his choir...Alas, no clues or evidence are sufficient to make an indictment stick...The case reopens...