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|  | Ellen Craft by Cathy Moore, Mary O'Keefe Young
Description not available.Recounts how Ellen Craft and her husband, William, escaped from slavery disguised as Mr. Johnson, a young white man with his arm in a sling, and his manservant. AUTHOR: Cathy Moore, Mary O'Keefe Young
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
A series of interviews that Bill Moyers conducted with Joseph Campbell near the end of the scholar's life. They range across his writings and serve as a summing up. Each chapter has a focus on one aspect of myth as reflected in Campbell's writings and each conversation brings out the idea that myths go across time and are present in modern, everyday life. AUTHOR: Joseph Campbell
PUBLISHER: HighBridge Company
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The City Who Fought by Anne McCaffrey, S. M. Stirling
A sentient city that wiles away its time playing war games is all that stands between the inhabitants within its borders and an alien invasion. AUTHOR: Anne McCaffrey, S. M. Stirling
PUBLISHER: Baen Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Valentine's Day by Dana Meachen Rau
Description not available.Describes the origin and popularity of Valentine's Day and its traditions and symbols, and discusses how the holiday is celebrated today. AUTHOR: Dana Meachen Rau
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Volkswagens of the World by Simon Glen
Everyone knows the Bug and Bus, but how many VW enthusiasts have seen or heard of the Fridolin, K70, Basistransporter, Kommandeurwagen, or Polo Playa, for example? More than 650 photographs and an intriguing narrative tell the stories behind the world`s other Volkswagens -- those seldom-seen cars, beetles, and buses built for rive decades in such exotic locales as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Nigeria, and South Africa. All of these and many other strange and rare Volkswagens are depicted in real-world settings from the Sahara to Midtown Manhattan. AUTHOR: Simon Glen
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing PLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Birds' Gift by Eric A. Kimmel, Katya Krenina
This folktale explains how the Ukrainian tradition of pysanky was created. It all begins when a girl named Katrusya finds hundreds of golden birds buried in the snow. Katrusya persuades her neighbors to help her rescue the birds and, one by one, the tiny creatures are saved. At winter's end, Katrusya and her neighbors set the birds free. The villagers are rewarded when Katrusya finds beautifully decorated eggs hidden in the grass on Easter Sunday. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Eric A. Kimmel, Katya Krenina
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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