Full AspenCat Catalog

"Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat on a mission to reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost. When fifteen-year-old Allie's parents are jailed for tax fraud, she's sent to a group home. But when her...

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of porcupines and grizzly bears.

Draws from diary excerpts, legends and histories passed down through tribal storytellers, letters, and other source materials to tell the story of contact between the native and settled peoples of North America from the Native American perspective.

Examines the history, culture, and present day status of the Ottawa Indians, one of the Northeast woodland tribes of the Great Lakes.

Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.

Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.

A collection of thirty-seven transformation myths collected from the oral traditions of Native Americans, showing the powers of certain animals as they move between human and nonhuman worlds.

Coyote arranges the stars in the shapes of his animal friends.

Presents the life of Christopher Columbus, from his childhood in Genoa, to his voyages to the New World in search of Asia, to his death, penniless and disgraced.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of polar bears and skunks.