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Packard Takes Flight: A Bird's-Eye View of Columbus, Ohio
By 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.Chadwick Forever
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.Cat in the Clouds
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.Sarah's Courage: A Kentucky Frontier Kidnapping
By Sarah Schlessinger, Karen Leet. 2014
Far from the fort, the girls fear they might never see their homes and families again.. Sarah and her best…
friend Mely are typical homesteader girls in Old Kentucky. They spend their days cooking over open fires, tending to animals, washing clothes in a nearby stream and exploring the dense forest near their homes. But when they venture a little too far, everything changes. Shawnee and Cherokee warriors kidnap the girls and take them deep into the wilderness, leaving them to wonder if they'll ever see their homes again. The girls endure an action-packed adventure inspired by the true story of Daniel Boone's frontier times that offers a look at the lives of early settlers west of the Appalachians. Learn about the frontier, Kentucky's native peoples and more with acclaimed author Karen Leet.Mighty Mastiff of the Mayflower, The
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 behindSurrender: MacKinnon's Rangers 1 (MacKinnon's Rangers)
By Pamela Clare. 2006
Pamela Clare brings her expert plotting, sizzling chemistry and thrilling adventure to her sweeping MacKinnon's Rangers series, in the grand…
tradition of The Last of the Mohicans, perfect for fans of Maya Banks, Monica McCarty and Zoe Archer.They were a band of brothers, their loyalty to one another forged by hardship and battle, the bond between these Highland warriors, rugged colonials, and fierce Native Americans stronger even than blood ties.Iain MacKinnon had been forced to serve the British crown, but compassion urged him to save the lovely lass facing certain death at the hands of the Abenaki. He'd defied his orders, endangered his brothers, his men and his mission, all for a woman. But when he held Annie's sweet body in his arms, he could feel no regret. Though he sensed she was hiding something from him, it was too late to hold back his heart. In love and war, there are times when the only course of action is... Surrender.Be swept away by the other sexy MacKinnon's Rangers in Untamed and Defiant. Or take a wildly romantic ride with Pamela Clare's I-Team: Extreme Exposure, Hard Evidence, Unlawful Contact, Naked Edge, Breaking Point, Striking Distance, Seduction Game.