A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called "bad boy" in Harlem in the 1940s.

As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously—he

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The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong describes his participation in two Iditarods and countless survival-testing sports with the help of a menagerie of clever and loyal animal companions.

Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the different ways careless readers damage the library's books.

Provides information about crocodiles, including anatomy, feeding habits, and behavior.

Describes Earth's moon, including how it was probably formed, how far away it is from Earth, and how many people have walked on the Moon's surface.

A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his 20-year effort to write the 2,000-page, all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was 70 years old, in an account complemented by an illustrated chronology.