Francis, the Little Poor One, is so filled with the love of God that he bursts into song, and he is joined by birds of every color.

With lilting verse and playful imagery, this award-winning author celebrates the tender relationship between the beloved saint and the animals whom he adored. Saint Francis of Assisi, friend to all creatures, sings with various animals.

Tells the story of how, in 1223, Saint Francis performed the first reenactment of the birth of Jesus and introduced the traditional Christmas nativity scene.

Divides the Pledge of Allegiance into words and phrases in order to define its meaning.

A simple introduction to the Pledge of Allegiance, discussing how it was written, modifications made over the years, its inclusion in the U.S. Flag Code, and more.

Everybody knows about the Pilgrims--pious voyagers who sought new lives in the New World. But two very bad Pilgrims have been largely forgotten by history, and they're ready to tell their story. Full color. Brothers Francis and Johnny Billington take issue with history's account of their troublemaking ways aboard the Mayflower and in the New World, as they tell their side of the story to Standish Brewster, professor of Pilgrimology at Plimouth University....

In 1814, a horse named Chet bravely helps rescue his owner, lawyer Francis Scott Key, from the British and is one of the first to hear the poem which is now our national anthem.

Describes how and why the Pledge of Allegiance was written, how it has changed in wording over the years, and precisely what it means.