Higgins Bond

Explores the science and the history of the great Mississippi River, showing why the Ojibwe Indians called it Mes-sipi, father of running waters. The winding, epic history of one of America's greatest natural wonders, the mighty Mississippi River has wound its way through our country's heartland and the course of history for thousands of years. Formed when the last glaciers of the Ice Age melted, the river became a 2,550-mile long drainage basin for...

Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family. Who needs a whistle or some shiny thing when you've got a voice and a song that can sing! Lorraine and her Pa Paw spend their days celebrating life with the music of the Tennessee hills. With Pa Paw's harmonica and Lorraine's...