Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and camels roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes—eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else’s lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia.Until 1953, when a seventeen-year-old farm worker made an unbelievable discovery.Rhinos in Nebraska tells the story of the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than two hundred perfectly preserved fossils have been found. Step into the past with author Alison Pearce Stevens and uncover the mysteries of Ashfall.

In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth grader one year older than his classmates a stinking foreigner to some classmates an orange belt in aikido a big brotherJason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage. If only everyone around him would let him.This is a beautifully spare novel in verse about one boy''s life-a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in.

In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker:a sixth graderone year older than his classmatesa stinking foreigner to some classmatesan orange belt in aikidoa big brotherJason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage. If only everyone around him would let him.Falling into the Dragons Mouth is a beautifully spare novel in verse by Holly Thompson, full of detailed illustrations by Matt Huynh, about one boy's life—a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in.

Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and camels roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes—eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else’s lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia.Until 1953, when a seventeen-year-old farm worker made an unbelievable discovery.Rhinos in Nebraska tells the story of the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than two hundred perfectly preserved fossils have been found. Step into the past with author Alison Pearce Stevens and uncover the mysteries of Ashfall.

In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth grader one year older than his classmates a stinking foreigner to some classmates an orange belt in aikido a big brotherJason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage. If only everyone around him would let him.This is a beautifully spare novel in verse about one boy''s life-a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in.

In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker:a sixth graderone year older than his classmatesa stinking foreigner to some classmatesan orange belt in aikidoa big brotherJason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage. If only everyone around him would let him.Falling into the Dragons Mouth is a beautifully spare novel in verse by Holly Thompson, full of detailed illustrations by Matt Huynh, about one boy's life—a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in.