Michael Rosen

Discusses the history and meaning of dignity, showing how modern conceptions of dignity inherit several distinct strands of meaning, and connects the modern definition with Immanuel Kant's philosophy on dignity.

When Amanda's grandmother dies and the extended family tries to recreate her famous Thanksgiving meal, friends and neighbors pitch in to help carry on Bubbe's traditions.

A prose retelling, incorporating lines from the play, of the tragic consequences of a deadly feud between two rival families in Renaissance Verona.

It is the evening of 18 July 1898 and the world-renowned novelist Emile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking on the highest powers in the land with his open letter 'J'accuse' and losing. Forced to leave Paris, with nothing but the clothes he is standing in and a nightshirt wrapped in newspaper, Zola flees to England with no idea when he will return. This is the little-known story of his time in exile. Rosen has traced Zola's footsteps from the Gare...

Introduces the basics of handling, feeding, and grooming dogs and discusses their history, lore, and different breeds and the Field guide discusses the breeds of dogs likely to be found in the neighborhood.

At Christmas-Hanukkah time, a Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles with accepting the Christmas gift until he realizes that friendship means the same thing in any religion.

A collection of tales from around the world explaining how various animals got their colors.