The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh Drawing Trees with William F Powell doing public speaking for young

doing public speaking for young adults of her own generation navigating food choices in a difficult economy

Rebecca Grabill is mother of six and award-winning author of children's books Halloween Good Night (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Christmas Day is not the end of our celebrations

chiefly demonstrated by Christ

which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh Drawing Trees with William F Powell doing public speaking for youngHere is the inspiring story behind the Veterans Day red poppy, a symbol that honors the service and sacrifices of our veterans. When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act. Some of the soldiers were her students and friends. Almost single handedly, Moina worked to establish the red poppy as the symbol to honor and remember soldiers. And she devoted the rest of her life to making