During the record breaking blizzard of 1988 in the Northeast, a 12-year-old named Milton Daub and his father made snow shoes because Milton wanted to go out and get milk needed at home. He ended up doing errands for snowbound neighbors in Bronx at great risk of becoming a blizzard victim. This easy-to-read story about a real boy in Old New York who found a way to earn money despite severe weather is illustrated in full color on every page spread. (Ages 7-10)

Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history.