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By Brian Heinz, Randall Enos. 2014
The original great white whale, first spied off the coast of Chile in 1810, becomes a prime target for whalers…
as he thrashes about the Pacific and achieves legendary status. For grades 2-4. 2014By Walter Staib, Jennifer Fox, Fernando Juarez. 2010
By Wayne Cornell, Carol Lynn MacGregor, Dick Lee. 2003
Horses changed the way Native Americans lived and worked. This is the story of how the Shoshoni Indians, who lived…
in the area that would later become Idaho, became the first in the Northwest to get horses and why these amimals were so important to Shoshoni and their culture. For grades 5-8By Deborah Hopkinson, Brian Floca. 2005
Tennessee, Civil War. Young Johnny hates being a slave and chooses freedom by joining the Union Army. Johnny proves his…
bravery by driving the mule team and supply wagon by himself at night to bring food to hungry soldiers. Short chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2005By Robert J Dole, Bob Dole. 2001
Former presidential candidate Bob Dole ranks the American presidents in terms of their senses of humor. Gives examples of their…
wit in the forms of one-liners, wisecracks, witticisms, self-deprecations, and quips. 2001Radio talk show host seriocomically dissects American politics, including the 2000 presidential race, and finds much lacking. Exhorts people to…
demand change by eliminating corporate influence on the parties and taking control locally. Fumes against globalization, lobbyists, and the sameness of Democrats and Republicans. 2000By L. Frank Baum, Nancy Tystad Koupal. 1996
A collection of humorous stories written around 1890 about life in South Dakota. Speaking through his fictional landlady, the creator…
of Oz comments on railroads, suffrage, prairie populism, prohibition, and other issues of moment at the time that state entered the UnionBy Loyal Jones, Billy Edd Wheeler, Wendell E. Hall. 1989
Earthy humor on a variety of subjects, such as love and marriage, schools and education, moonshine and other spirits, old…
age, religion, politicians and lawyers, health and medicine, rural life, and animals. Some strong languageBy A. B. Guthrie Jr.. 2002
1840s. Dick Summers has been to Oregon before, but now that his wife has died he decides to return. He…
will guide a group of men and women from Missouri on the difficult journey along the Oregon Trail. Sequel to The Big Sky (RC 37502). Pulitzer Prize. 1949By Robert Traver. 1951
Anatomy of a Murder author, Robert Traver, tells tales full of mischief and pranks pulled by Danny an his four…
friends who live in Hungry Hollow, deep in the backwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. AdultBy David Owen Bell. 1998
The author takes young children and their parents on a shoreline journey where they can find soft-bellied bullies, birds once…
hunted for their feathers, crabs older than dinosaurs, "bald" five-year-olds, and living prehistoric creatures made of water. For preschool to grade 2. UnratedBy Erin Mccauley Burchwell, Susan Sachs Levine. 2010
After a frightening fall from his nest high up on a ledge of the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus, Packard,…
a peregrine falcon chick, sets off to find his way back home. Follow Packard as he visits many of the wonderful sites in Ohio's capital city, including the Center of Science and Industry, the Franklin Park Conservatory and the North Market. Finally arriving at the Statehouse, he can see his nest, and even his family--but how will he reach them? Susan Sachs Levine narrates Packard's adventure, giving young readers a scenic and informative tour of notable Columbus sites.By Priscilla Cummings. 1993
From the Book Jacket: Chadwick the Crab and Bernie the Sea Gull are worried they're going to lose a good…
friend forever. Hester, the Delmarva fox squirrel, has discovered a book telling her she's on the endangered species list. Not only that, there's a mysterious monster lurking around Shady Creek. And all this happens just when Chadwick and Esmerelda are getting ready to welcome their big little family home. Priscilla Cummings is a writer who lives in Annapolis with her husband, John, and their two children, William and Hannah. A. R. Cohen is a Baltimore artist/illustrator who also teaches in Howard County. Chadwick Forever is the fourth book in a series about Chadwick the Crab. Other books by Cummings and Cohen include Oswald and the Timberdoodles and Sid and Sal's Famous Channel Marker Diner. Other books about Chadwick are available from Bookshare. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.By Eric Pinder. 2009
Stray cat Nin drifts from house to house until he meets a meteorologist named Mark. Then Nin begins his greatest…
journey yet--to the top of Mount Washington. Follow Nin to a land where the wind howls, snow swirls and wild bears roam. At the Mount Washington Observatory, Nin learns that the best friends--and a wonderful home--can be found anywhere, even high above the clouds.By Peter Arenstam, Karen Busch Holman. 2012
In the fall of 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sailed across the ocean from Plymouth, England, to start a new…
life in what became Plymouth, Massachusetts. They brought along lots of supplies and animals too, including a mighty mastiff. Based on the real dog that braved the Atlantic with the first settlers comes the story of Grace, who bonds with a young boy along the adventurous journey. The Mighty Mastiff of the Mayflower presents a fresh--and furry--view of one of the most famous American stories, as author Peter Arenstam and illustrator Karen Busch Holman tell of Grace's struggles with new surroundings and the home she left behindBy Geronimo Stilton. 2009
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.Rancid rat hairs,…
the cat pirates are coming to town! They're planning on stealing New Mouse City's Statue of Liberty and taking it back to Cat Island. They think it's completely made of gold! My friends and I are determined to protect our city's precious symbol. But can we stop these fearsome felines?