Newbery Award & Honor Winners: 1956 Winner & Honorees

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.

When hard times come to the forest, Calpurnia sets out with her dog to find a secret river that will always be full of fish. 44 pages.

While nine-year-old Nancy is staying with her adopted Swedish grandparents for a year, everyone tries to figure out how she can celebrate a name day since her name isn't Swedish.