Judith St. George

This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-fourth president, Barack H. Obama. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-four men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.

"In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college - one at Princeton, the other at Columbia - and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes. Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in...

Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.

As a young boy, "Teedie" Roosevelt was frequently ill, but worked hard to become strong and fit while also avidly reading and pursuing his love of natural history.

The personal struggles of the woman generally credited with having created the first American flag are set against the backdrop of the colonists' fight for independence.

Presents a history of the Panama Canal from the time Columbus first anchored off the coast of Panama through the signing of the 1977 United States-Panama treaties.

Text and contemporary illustrations describe the seemingly impossible feat of building a bridge over the East River during the nineteenth century.

Portrays the compelling and equal partnership and marriage of John and Abigail Adams that helped shape the United States from a British colony to a fledgling democracy. This biography is based on letters between them during frequent separations.