A treasure hunt in and around Mrs. Rosey-Posey's house leads Ross, Jacob, and Adam to their own copies of the Bible, the greatest treasure of all time.
Nathan and Anna's uncle Alph helps them to understand that false pride should not be allowed to determine who will be invited to their joint birthday party.
Uncle Alphonso explains to Anna and Nathan how the greed of the dinosaurs known as Greedogoldfusses, and their lack of faith in God, led to the downfall of the entire species.
When the Des Moines River valley floods in the summer of 1881, the bridge over Honey Creek collapses and Kate Shelley courageously rescues two locomotive crewmen from the creek's swirling waters
A biography of the woman who served in the army during the Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later lectured about her experiences.
Because of family need, an eight-year-old coal miner's son in 1885 leaves school to work at the mines, where he learns about the dangers of a coal mine on his first day on the job