Results for "Himler, Ronald"

The family drama captures that universal immigrant experience in which the child must help the adult interpret the new world, while the wise adult still has much to teach the child about enduring values.--ALA Booklist. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Illustrations.

Miriam, a young Jewish girl, is forced to leave her parents and hide with strangers in the country during the German occupation of Holland.

A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.

A band of men sat huddled in a cave
Where coals of fire glowed warm and red.
Boy lay curled on a bed of leaves
But he sat up when an old man said: "This thought keeps spinning in my head.
There must be caves just like our own
Somewhere
And other axes made of stone
Somewhere
And other men like me."
T...

For a young refugee living with loss and terror-filled memories, time is measured by the next bucket of water, the next portion of bread, and the next call to prayer. Here, where everything - walls, floor, courtyard - is mud, a boy's heart can still long for freedom, independence, and safety. And...

Based on the diary of the author's great-grandmother, this is a poignant and compelling picture book that looks at slavery through the eyes of a young girl.

In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun...

This is the wall, my grandfather's wall. On it are the names of those killed in a war, long ago.

"A father and his young son have come to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to find the name of the grandfather the little boy never knew. They share the sadness as well as the pride of having Grandpa's name...

Like most children, the narrator of this story idolizes his grown-up
older brother. So when big brother leaves for the army and tells the boy he must
be the man of the house, he has some very big shoes to fill. A powerful book that speaks of family bonds and responsibility.

Miriam Cohen's timely story highlights a challenge that many children face in today's multicultural environment. Layla, a new girl in first grade, wears a headscarf but it doesn't take long for the others to welcome her. Ronald Himler's watercolor illustrations give the first graders distinct...

It's Valentine's Day and the first graders are excited about the cards they will receive. Their teacher tells the children to send a Valentine's card to everyone in the class, so that nobody will feel left out. However, in their eagerness to send the best cards the first graders don't remember to...