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The Robinsons leave Switzerland to settle on the other side of the world when they find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck.

When they make it ashore, the adventure begins. An adventure that tests their courage, cleverness, endurance, and faith as they struggle to survive and create their own home on a tropical pardise.

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Great adventure story about a young boy hired to patrol the Limberlost forest and be on the look out for lumber poachers.

Gene's description of the animals and plants is great for anyone who loves being outdoors. See also A Girl of the Limberlost 1909

• Odie B Faulk The Geronimo Campaign 1961
• Britton & Davis The Truth about Geronimo 1951
  

Great story about a young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up in the Limberlost Swamp in Onabasha (fictional town maybe, Geneva, Indiana) in the early 1900's.

We learn she is an independent enterprising young women who raises herself as her mother is suffering from the death of her husband and Elnora’s father.

The story beings in the summer, as Elnora enters high school. As a freshman. The plot describes her struggle to go to school using the resources of the Limberlost and her ingenuity.

The plot includes: healing of her family, from her father’s death, the adoption of Billy, coping with social settings in school, dealing with your desires, marriage, and her stedfast desire to resolve a failed engagement with grace and honor.

Characters include: Mrs Comstock, Aunt Margret, Uncle Wesley, Billy, Bird Women, Philip, Polly, Edith, Hart, Freckles, & Angel.

Gene Stratton Porter made the Limberlost Swamp famous in the early 20th century, where she lived for years on its periphery, wrote about it and its environment, which she lobbied unsuccessfully against its destruction.

See more about her and the Limberlost.

The first Freddy chapter book: To and Again is written in 1927.

These are stories of a group of barnyard characters who have different adventures in each book, like the title of each book suggests.

Walter writes 26 Freddy books from 1927 - 1958. 

In his third book, Freddy the Detective (1932). Freddy the pig, assumes the role as the main character and Simon, the rat, is introduced as the antagonist, and the detective role becomes one Freddy will often assume. A charater who uses wit and logic to solve problems many of the other books in the series.

The stories plots have humorous dialogue, and a literary style unique in animal stories for when they were written and now.

Picture book with verse:

Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. So they decide to get a cat, but when the old man goes out searching, he found not one cat, but ...

Hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats.

Unable to decide which is the best, he brings them all ...

So how do they end up with one cat to call their own?

A train filled with gifts for boys and girls breaks down going up a hill.

After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help. Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to make it over the hill.

A 94 page illustrated epic told in the best traditions of Greek and Roman mythologies.

The story unfolds the origins of a prophecy with all the trappings of gods and mortals, mystical creatures and fantastic animals all positioning to gain favor for their kind so they might have a better life.

The quest for this better life for the Huns and Magyars leads to the rise of Atilla who leads them on a migration from Asia to Europe and into their promised land.

Great story!

Ideas that go beyond the book to explore:

• How does it compare with history?
• Why has this story not been as popular as other Newberry award winners?
• Epic story about the migration of the Huns and Magyars (Hungarian) from Asia to Europe.
• Legends & myths in a Unit for book and Myths

Charaters:

• God Hadur
• Old Nimrod, Mighty Hunter. Son of Cush the Great
• Leader.
• Sons of Old Nimrod. Brothers or sons - Hunor and Magyar

Following the White Stag. Hunor and Magyar ride for seven months.

Want to sacrifice to Hadur to find what to do, but there are no animals so he sacrifices Taltos, his horse.

Fire burnt path into mountains and a great eagle, holy bird of Hadur. Old Nimrod tells a prophecy.

He will die, Hunor and Magyar will take his place and lead them near the promised land. Then there will be a greater leader (Atilla) that will take them to the promised land.

Hunor and Magyar return.

Tell they saw the promised land. One day to get there following the white stag and seven moons to get back.

After much conquering they meet moon maidens and white heron as explained by Damos who sees the future and becomes blind, and is now a prophet.

Damos lights the torch of marriage for Hunor and Tunde and Magyar and Cilla.

12 moons later Damos names Hunor's son Bendeguz, the White Eagle.

Fifteen years After Hunor and Magyar are gone, Bendeguz (the White Eagle) will lead and he will have a son that will be the most powerful warrior of all the Red Eagle, and will lead them to the promised land.

Bendeguz meets Alleeta who he asked if she hated him. She replied not now. They had a son and Alleeta dies in child birth. Bendeguz's heart turns to stone and he raises his son. That night Atilla is proclaimed by Demos as the Red Eagle with wings of blood and the greatest warrior who will lead them...

After years of conquering, backs against the Carpatians and a renewed army closing in on them the White Stag of Hun legends - Stag of Hunor and Magyar leads them through the mountains to the promised land and finds the Sword of Hadur.

Great story!

In the high mountains lives Yellow Eyes and his mate, The Golden One.

Tawny mountain lions move through the shadows of the forest. Rutherford Montgomery portrays animal life with animals acting only like animals. Not with Anthropomorphic or Anthropomorphism (where animals speaking as having human motivations, characteristics, or behaviors such as having human reasons for acting.

Great adventure story!

Bartholomew Cubbins is a young peasant who is at the mercy of the hands of King Derwin, who has the power to punish Bartholomew for not showing respect to the King by removing his hat. Who does, but everytime he removes a hat to show respect, another hat appears in its place. The King, being none to pleased grows in outrage ... until.

Setting is rural pre-World War 1 Hungary.

Outstanding pencil sketched illustrations.

A story of how war intrudes on life. When German orphans, Russian military POWs, and the good master is missing in action. Kate, her slightly older cousin Jancsi, and their friend Lily must grow up in a hurry.

The kindness, common sense and good humor provided as they grew up gives them strength to see them through this time of trial.

Originally published in 1939 and republished in 1967.

Sequel to The Good Master (1935) - which is Book #1 in the Kate and Jancsi Series

Also wrote The White Stag

Pa making hay Laura wants to help does. Look muskrats thick mud walls hint winter is ging to be ...

Errand to town. Laura goes to get a part for broken mower. Carrie goes too. Take short cut through slough almost lost come out at Wilder Brothers place. Both thick other not scared find out both are.

Fall of the year-rain stop mowing frost then clear pick potatoes, corn, tomatoes pumpkins pie surprise.

October blizzard follow hay stacks to feed stack. Bring wood, puddle sing keep warm. Three day storm

After storm (on the fourth morning) cold and snowy inside, tore tar paper off roof. Pa don't like feeling of things (cattle not eat stand) Head froze to the ground.

Found bird (Auk)

Indian Summer take Auk to the lake, flies south. Pa worries about hard winter Muskrat again.

Indian Warning-Big Snow come end every seven winter bad and 21st worst. Pa go to town at store building

Settled in town-fix house start school Laura and Carrie scared Ma tells pa finally see good in town? Pa yes, but nothing but jack rabbits, Oregons the place, Cap Garland.

Go school Laura and Carrie worried and Mary sad she not go Boy threw ball. Mary Pawer, Minnie Johnson. Blizzard school Mr, Foster came-bumped into Mead's Hotel Cap Garland Fuller's three day's blizzard

Almonzo claim 21 seed wheat worried train.

Pa goes to Volga train stopped shovel through. Pa go clear track to Volga.

Mr. Edwards visits walked 40 miles for Christmas gifts tin cup and candy for Laura and Mary. Mary $20.

12 alone another blizzard.

13 we'll weather the blast -40o 2 day blizzard. Mary won Bible verse game Laura decided to help send her to college by teaching.

14 one bright day another storm supplies low no train. Three day storm, there night think here pass fiddle play no blizzard

15. no trains chores make braided rug

16.fair weather 30 foot drifts train get hay sled drifts stuck hard work trouble with grass

17. Seed wheat Almonzo false beck room for seed

18. Merry Christmas Gilbert went to Preston tomorrow and regular train next
Blue suspenders Pa. Merry Christmas last load coal good train coming cloud in burn sticks of hay.

19. Where threes a will, Laura trust hay grind wheat with coffee mill.

20. Antelope stranger rush off. Almonzo s horse in so can t shoot, goes and gets her eat pancakes Almonzo.

21. Hard winter 4 pounds roast no train till spring. Pa tells story of train and why no more.

22. Cold and dark house buried in snow.

23. Wheat in the wall from Almonzo pail home. Seed wheat.

24. Not really hungry. Storm cold.

25. Free and independent Almonzo go south get wheat. Royal not alone I m going too.

26. Breathing spell. Almonzo and Cap go after wheat tomorrow can t do blizzards have to wait.

27. For daily bread 3rd night 3:00 blizzard stop Almonzo wakes wrong them see meet Anderson hadn t seen anyone since October. When went to town for supplies not sell go buy $1.25 per bushel after noon leave for town. 125 pound fast fall in switch lead go on. See blizzard cloud night fall we re in for it now.

28. Four day blizzard worry about boys can t get out run out of wheat.

29.The last mile made it so light hit town with blizzard Almonzo feet swollen sore four days stone shared $3 snack, Loftus how much chanfe haul $0 wouldn't do for you did for hungry all mad back down sell 1>25 so ration out as needed.

30. It con t eat us grind wheat haul, hay, tickle silly if Laura hadn t helped haven would have next out. Chunook comes Spring

31 watching for the train. Icy dirt in drawers pich shovel too much water.

Everyone laughs when Horton, an Elephant, offers to sit on Mayzie bird's egg while she goes on holiday.

Horton's kindness and faithfulness are sorely tested when he, and the egg, are kidnapped and sold to a circus. However, in the long run he is rewarded.

Well researched with many detailed drawings

Mary Jemison (12) and her family is captured in the spring of 1758 in eastern PA. Separated from her family the Indians take her to southern OH and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in western NY.

Unaccustomed to Seneca ways, the difficulties of indigenous life, and failed attemps to run away, she learns about the environment: its plants, animals, and their place in the world. She develops deep bonds with the animals and even her captors. When she is finally given the chance to return to her family's world, her decision is complicated.

See more on the life of Mary Jemison at Wikipedia

Yes, this book was first written in 1941 and has later reprints.

However, it is well written with informative examples and easily understood explanations on how to use a microscipe to study and explore many li ing and nonliving objects like: protozoa, algae, diatoms, desmids, flowers, insects, spiders, common food items, mosses molds and lichens, higher invertebrates, blood, and forensic objects such as fibers, hair and fingerprints. Also includes hundreds of drawings.

Caution needs to be taken as some chemicals which are not available for use without sufficient laboratory safety protocals.

Setting 1294 England

Adam Quartermayne waits for his father, minstrel school Abbey St. Alban who wants out.

Harp, friend - Perkin, dog - Nick.

Perkin got in school priest father serious student till Nick trouble.

Visit Dame Malkin and Nick here Roger Minstrel take with.

I'm Sir Edmunds man, go with him now too bad Perkins can't go.

Horse Bayard leave ride.

Roger tell story Adam ride in wagon hay sour notes, well out- meet Squire. Simon.
Adam friends Boys club.

Simon love Emilie wed Sir Gervase. Wedding many minstrels. All money Roger gambles dice lose money and Bayard- to Jenkin.

London see Jenkins, flip Nick for horse Bayard, no done.

Rain inn meal story Jenkin Bayard not know say good bye to much.

Jenkin trade horse Nick claims, run off follow ask pilgrim Guildford.

See Jenkin follow run swim ever separate from Roger.

Meet nice lady spend might back castle Roger left in morning have to stay might castle. Gone to find Roger Fornahorn.

Meet Merchant on through kings forest robbers Adam tree, last harp sheriff.

Barleff knight follow feud knight Rideware castle goods and merchant ( Duan William) free back up chase knight got away.

St. Gilesfair goes church miracle find Roger.

Sees play Fall of Adam falls off wall.

Nursed back health be parish clerk! Meet Minstrel who saw father fight over dog with send out town think go London- Christina B. travel with.

Loan harp hit town after curfew (steal lunch) caught scatter run, Adam good hear me . Guildford after Jenkin good help escape.

Meet man road sing story chicken dinner, Inn hear Roger looking Bayard London.

Leaves message stay tell go Ludlow pick you up May went with Sir Edmund and king rebellion wates. Run around town bump into Jenkin lost Nick in Gorhamburg find both have a dog.

Start out Dame Mulkin Nick there Perkin took met man if study Oxford look up man. On shoes wear out.

Reach Perkin has Nick can't go Oxford. Help pa plow Adam will mend shoes and sew coat new clothes, shoes, bag pipes.

So around Perkin time leave call office oh no go Roger can stay here no minstrel good you have done well son.

Born - (11-14, 1907 - 1-28, 2002)

Also
Pippi in the South Seas
The Brothers Lionheart 1973
The Children of Noisy Village 1947

Wonderful old fashioned stories from a time when the most important task of a young girl was to play with her friends and the greatest problem was where the old hen laid her eggs. Children will see a life where the children of Noisy Village, know each other, are friends, and live what is a common day to day life.

A classic adventure of a mouse (Stuart) born to a family of humans - his parents, brother - George, and cat - Snowball who all live in New York City.

Stuart is shy and reserved, but likes a good adventure. His first adventure away from home finds him plenty of adventure, but will he make it back home?

Pencil sketches.

Robin's father is a knight away in service to the King in the Scottish wars. His mother is called to serve the Queen as her lady in waiting, as the Queen is very ill.

Robin is left in the care of three servants for a few days until he is taken to Sir Peter de Lindsay to be inservice as a page before becoming a knight. Through a rather bizarre set of circumstances, illness leaves Robin weak and his legs paralyzed.

Ellen brings him porridge and he knocks it into her. Thinking he will get something better. She doesn't return nor does anyone else until a strange Friar, Brother Luke, arrives with a fish dinner. He informs Robin that Ellen has the bubonic plague and can't come and the other servants have fled in fear that they might catch it.

John-the-Fletcher is set on and robbed and didn't make it till later. Having found Robin he sent for a physician who declares him free of plague, but paralyzed.

With the good will of Brother Luke, circumstances take a turn for the better as Robin begins to regain some strength, a letter has been sent to his dad but returned, John go with the Wynd, teams up with Brother Luke and the three of them set out on a journey to Lindsay.

Brother Luke geets a horse and takes him to Saint Marks.

The food wasn't any better, but because Luke encourages him to carve wood. He has a reason to eat. Something to do. Whittles a boat and cross. Gets angry when Crookshanks calls him Crookshanks thinking it a joke about being lame. Luke talks about what different names mean.

Pray for what you are thankful.

Luke shows him tools - chisel and plane to carve better. doll, fish, and makes his own crutches, goes to town.

Write a rather nasty letter to his father complaining of being left in the care of strangers and all but blaming his father for his problems. Sends letter with John Go in the Wynd

Luke suggests make puppet - okay.

Go fishing and kids there swimming.

Teachers to swim. Says arms will get stronger and this will then enable you to go about on crutches.

Robin upset - how be a knight? Father? Mother? Luke - even crutches can be a door in the wall.

Brother Luke teaches him there is much he can do without his legs that is worthy and to overcome a challenge you must find a path and it will lead to a door in the wall.

Just need to be strong and be patient and trust that it will be there.

Learn to swim and beat other boys in race.

Move between benches and asks if he can make his own crutches.

John Go in the Wynd a minstrel delivers a letter from father saying he should come to Lindsay with Brother Luke and John... Also says that what happened need not be told to your mom at this time. She has enough concern with an ill Queen.

They set out on their journey, wrong fork, sleep outside in the rain aside a fallen tree and ate roasted apples - not so bad.

Hope things not so bad as this from the wrong turn. Shepherd tells they can go through woods back to highroad.

Arrive at an Inn next night. Settle in to room and Robin over hears men planning to rob them as they sleep. Fortunately they wait for the cock to crow. Robin wakes

Luke, slip out window, trip up robbers with crutch, get away while tangled up, and spend the night in a barn and leave farthing
day four arrive at Oxford. See fair in town.

Stay with woodcutter and wife.

Arrive Lindsay before gates closed.

Greeted by Sir Peter and Lady Constance. Embrace. I will make a sorry page.

Each of us has his place in the world.

Finds way around, swims, make harp, befriends a dog.

The Welsh are hammering at the gate. We are attacked. In the fog crept up and put an arrow in his back. We are surrounded.

Waited, worked on harp. Lathe keys too big or little again, learned patience. And found that the harder it was to do something, the more comfortable he felt after it was done. ********

Food and water growing lower.

Someone needs to go for help.

Robin goes through little door, swims across river, dressed as poor shepherd, watchman sees, fakes being slow, goes to John s mothers, John summons brothers help. Arrive archers shoot, capture, free castle from seige.

A few days before Christmas eve finish harp, parents, King, and Queen arrive.
Celebrate, made knight, sing song and play harp for King. Mom is happy won't have to fight in war, can come home, and asks Luke to come to be his tutor.
Thou hast found the door in the wall.

Thoughts:

Technically we aren't told what kind of person Robin was before he became ill. However, he either was, or because of his illness, becomes immature, impatient, selfish, and lacking in confidence. Through the story Brother Luke is steadfast in his determination to encourage and support Robin in finding a way to become confident and self sufficient. By concentrating on what Robin can do instead of what he can't and using the title of the book as symbol of hope in that if you follow the wall you will find a door. Robin finds several doors that lead him on a journey where he ends up back home knighted and reunited with his parents - studying with Brother Luke as his tutor.

A wonderful story of human courage, patience, and triumph. But you'll want to read it most for Karen's own words: I can walk, I can talk. I can read. I can write. I can do anything.

This story is based on Nathaniel Bowditch who dreamed of attending Cambridge. However, he is forced into indentured servitude to a ship's chandler for seven years. He begins to teach himself mathematics, navigation, and other languages.

At the conclusion of his servitude he found employment on another ship where he navigated and found many mistakes in navigation books. He wrote The American Practical Navigator which is claimed to still be in use today.

He eventually became captain of his own vessel and found that he could teach the crew navigation so they could get better positions on their next voyages.

It is historical fiction as there are parts including dialogue and other information that most likely isn't factual. While he improves on the mathematical calculation of the lunar distance method he didn't invent it.

See more about Nat in The Yankee stargazer: The life of Nathaniel Bowditch by Robert Elton Berry

Plot

Not feel bad luck - father lost ship? How, Mary, Wm, horn, Essex Street Lizza.

Nat- 6 found shilling live Grandma. Shake silver under full moon good luck- rain have wait a month.

Nat buys expectations for 1 shilling 10% pilgrim Tom Perry.

School boo Hab quit to help pa make barrels school bore wanted math problems.

Pa writes note give big problem did get right who told you answer? No one beat tomorrow who? Had goes stand over watch do! Fantastic song. Shake hands on it.

Pilgrim catches ship but Tom killed hero.

Hal leaves on Freedom War over times bad. Nat school start pa needed no school, Pa late back river?

Dr. Bently think smart - Mother dies. Father swear do better. 2 years granny dies.

I'll do better swear Many. Indenture hopes and Hodges Chadley Years.

Meet Ben Meeker bright becaloned like you. Stuck here 9 years Sam ah strong man sail by ash breeze now ship ahead full explain log.

Winter he was 13 learned navigation found Cyclopedia read cover cover. Algebra 16- covered make almanac Mr. Morris Howard write me if get unindentured.

Astronomy Prinsipid Latin learn. Sell Chandlery.

Lizza falls dries Elizabeth brings present in Latin.

Learns French now. Nat human like even with spite of your brains. Want stay on in room.

Sammy die fever - Henry as clerk-venture $135, not command Henry.
Since captain take if clerk and second mate clerk never does anything between post.

2 laws never break a law of the port you are in or never become a slaver.

Ship out teach crew navigate going ashore cloths etc. galaxies.

Long time load unload cargo

Nat finds errors in navigation books

Discover new way to take lunars.

See many Dave's crew all die fever.

Astred. Manila 4 crew 2nd. Mates other ships new green one troublemaker.

Guns Portugal 15

Leam won't learn. Ocean on fire. Like fire flies.

Nat says Learn? some crew scored good. I'll tell.

Figures ... Marrills Saturday ... Captian says ... I'll lay out my goin a ashore clothes then.

War France hole ship home. Dave Farrel Howard Eliz. Talks as brother 17-24 of coarse simple problems of Mr. blunt- war tables yes ah you I'd be as likely to pink on.

Mathematics principid I did what college where no where!

Red corn kiss marry Elizabeth. Supercargo. Learn 2nd mate Betsy- New gun man prince bah. Mediterranean convoy 400 ships some slow drop back protect scare 3 ships

Elizabeth dies.

Made fellow of American Academy of arts and science.

Ship Astreo jump ship out ways anchor Batavia- men die like flies.

Lupe follow seated finally knife 1 trade how throw knife for navigation,

8000 mistakes Moore- write own book No mistakes and use terms all can understand. Tables to solve for all.

Learn dies by mistake in Moore if use log lead and lookout no depend on book went aground.

Write book over work many Polloy book book took book E. Marine Society 1/3 interest sealer love book now check figures.

John sinks all soft thanks to god my thanks to books.

Book sells in England- Master and supercargo on Putnam

Go commencement Harvard. Got degree w/o classroom -

Mr. Morris tells MA. Leam back Betsy sunk go out to see pick up ship to donation go with Nat again. Leam broke leg.

Typhoon fall asleep watch home months rain wind fog.

Christmas day come in in fog.

72 hours dead reckoning and center Salem Harbor

How do it? Impossible! By the book sailing and mathematics 2+2=4.

Newberry Award Winner

Kit was raised in Barbados by her grandfather after her parents died when she was 3.

His liberal ideas afforded her an education, encouraged her to be a free thinker, and allowed her to explore her environment which included the beaches where she learned how to swim. On her grandfathers' death she was left without a home and headed north to New England where her Aunt lived in a very Puritanical community.

Kits life is dramatically changed from one of leisure to having to learn how to endure a way of life that is demanding physically and mentally with structured thinking that she rebels against.

Among those she befriends is Widow Tuper who is an eccentric lady that lives by herself. Anyone familiar with the history of New England and the witch trials can foresee a conflict in the making. The author writes about this historical time period with eloquent detail of the environment, the artifacts, and the religious and philosophical differences that people capable of questioning and taking risks surely were wondering about if they weren't capable to speaking up. Fortunately Kit is willing to take action and she is able to find cohorts of similar mind willing to risk action for positive change.

Plot

1687- Conn.

Kit to America from Barbados

Eatons own ship (Dolphin) live cast

Nat Eaton's son Kit's age

Kit's going upriver, Wethersfield won't step ashore.

Going back girl drops doll in H2O, Kit dives in Nat after, thinking she can't swim. Go live out Mistress Wood Uncle Matthew W. tells witches float.

Meets clergyman Puritan John Holbook.

Kit's parents died when she was 3 raised grandpa and slaves, John you can read? Shakespeare's plays? Sin shame. Aunt didn't know she was coming. Worry with 3 daughters no money? How?

Girls and Rachel all try on dresses for him Yowl? All back no gifts. Lets Mercy keep draft. Kit helps card wool. Kit really left. 50 yr. old men wanted to marry her. Hears Judith complain about her help as much as 5 yr. old. Why sleep with me?

Go church 2 hrs ah over you mean 2 services?

Rev. dinner loyal kin yes Matthew had democracy now turn over to governor Mr. Way. You ll

Will lead only to Rev. Wm. Ashley ask call on Kit. &. Wm. and John come visit Sat. night. Come back again 3, 4 times learn knit drudgery everyday soon came to look forward to Saturday.

Widow Tuper- At Blackbird pond see when go weed onions has cats, says witch learn she can read and will teach. Go good till act play good Samaritan. Head master nev. Come bang meadow cry old women. Thomas built her house friend said. Brought coral ask about Kit. Must be what s in heart goes to Mr. E Kimberley and gives one more chance.

Hannah Quaker chased Boston broken promise not to go back! No see Hannah sea fearing friend Nat.

Prudence brings flowers Ma tells too stupid to read. Wants to meadow. Meets Hannah blueberry cake eat and horn book love. Kit see John and Mercy.

Help Hannah thatch roof Nat walks home Matt forbids back.

Judith going after Hohn but Hohn really digs Mercy. But when talk Matt all think Jud. And no one can say different. Wm wants kit no one get spring house done.

Fall comes Dolphin sees. Nat gives bolt wool for Hannah to Kit to deliver. Gov. coming Nat s ship doesn t get wind.

Charter missing. Wm. governor?

Nat and 2 sailors put Jack O Lanterns in Wendy's house. Stocks never return punish- Prudence Kit make dress. Hannah late back John gone militia. Bulklley Gershon write support Gov. Last straw. John can no longer take

All sick fever Hannah fault go burn out Kit taken woods. Must go uncle no miracle- Dolphin swim out took both on cat- Kit go too- no can t. Kit back for Mercy and find fever broke AM.

Thanks Matthew for sticking up for her last night. Come accuse Kit witch take lack shed cruff sign complaint.

Find book Prudence s name wrote to make ill but burn out in time why still well!

Nat rescue with Prudence. Read old man Cruff finally puts wife in place. Got someone to read me Bible that no work devil old bag. Old lady Cruff seaman whip Wm. speaks out. Justice done. Ressined order. Too late Nat turns out.

Wm. comes, new start? Changes? No! Can t good bye. John captured Indians. Wm. and Judith match. She and John interrupted. John ragged comes buries head in Mercy's lap.

Wed. Wm.- Judy, John Mercy announced. John come agreement Bulklley and med. But he think by himself. Kit in Barbados no realize run no good need love. Spring Nat back new witch talk Unk. Matt named witch in honor of Kit.

Andrew J. Rusch Jr. center field-met onion John dump outside center field. Team picture in newspaper all fuzzy. Called and complained owner says you're so important. I'll watch you. O.J. speaks weird. Big game starting.

Andy triple 2 RBI s- he misses fly to center three run. HR. 3-2- last of 6th, Andy hits HRwin 5-3- After game walk through dump talk OJ understand? Pat divides wants to.

Understands O.J. take Eechee to understand O. J. O.J. left Valley Mts. In Europe. Didn t own land. N.Y. City no land move mud valley not his place _ Then Hessian Hell let brave rocks pile up make house. Cut grass $.35 hr. think enough and people let stay on hill.

Working on making it rain. Explain O. J. rain method Dad while taking inventory at hardware store. Dad ok if know it s in fun, but have to believe it works. Ok out.

Procession for rain good cedar trees, Song, River, Jump no forgot. Clear H2O stone-dump splash better idea Rain Forest and if won t finish John won t think he caused ok- dump in splash.

Next day no rain, 3 days later rain. Go to stream burnt cedar tree O. J. second coat. Dad put O. J. tarp on back. Pick up overcoats collection from kids. Dad say you really believe O. J. like rain? Why tell casts nice? Dad He takes pride in it. Happy a lot of ways he is younger.

Halloween party . Invite O.J. drive evil spirits oil smoke- Rotary saw mayor s ? Win _. Late back make gold 1:00 Mom Dad get O. J. out house.

John's door off hinges go hardware store buy dad meets oh boy! No wait fine out to Hessian Hill look over house- Dad need new house build new Rotary club. All go back 14th century with O.J. or all bring him up to today.

Rotary discuss-chip in how John upkeep. All pay $1 hour instead $.35 Vote yes

O.J. day. Talk John through Andy- Dad out Bath tub- where put in house pheasant hunt. Bath upstairs screen down basement.

O. J. day stants John tries be like rest.
Build house stop shadows fall in foundation- ok. Covered insurance- John new name Mv. Claiblin. O.J. day done house finished O.J. is but friend dad .

Hardware store- O. J.- Insurance- House warming goat.
Fire- Hohn light stove newspaper no. switch but paper on stove look out morning back fire numbskull. Fire out O.J. in house says.

Fire started insurance O.J. doomed need. House warming w/ goat save. New house insurance. No O.J. can t live like that! What? What we think s right and O.J. think s right are diff. All argue.

Job at General Maneto- O.J. doesn t know what s best but later will. Run away.

O.J. ran away hospital. Come see O.J. run away too no moon men? Trouble you help me, meet 12:00 piano factory.

O.J. comes door bell as Andy _ way sown stairs caught argue Andy grown up, foolish, decide let him make his decisions. Argue O.J. stay well if fumigate Oak fire- No?? Why not ? O.J.goes .

Fish drive, vote O.J. s house down he ll show fish drive- wait tell (no fumigate) till after fish drive. Day no O.J.

Talk at fish drive Andy tells dad he s not a failure he wants to stay and be like him. Dad says don t decide forever wait, ok.

2 minutes after Andy and father turned bend of Musconetty Creek, thin column of smoke rose above hill west of serenity Mr. Kardles Cove- drifted toward town smell of oak fire.

Survival adventure set in the Pacific.

Partly based on a true story about a girl, Karana, and her survival through the seasons until she is rescued. It is more than a survival adventure as she develops her personal understanding of her plight. Quality style and tone have made this book a classic.

The story is lacking in its accuracy and suitability for informing children about American Indians. While it is based on a true story of an Indigenous women, much of the story is fictionalized to create an emotional story the author believed would appeal to young girls. Some would argue sentiment should not be an excuse for ignorance. Source

Measurement, inch

Ishi, the lone survivor of the exterminated Yahi tribe. For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has captivated readers. In 2004 the 1976 deluxe edition, filled with plates and historic photographs that enhance Ishi's story and brings it to life, has been reprinted.

Ishi stumbles into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he is found in a corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. T. Waterman and lived there the rest of his life.

Karl Kroeber adds an informative tribute to the text, describing how the book came to be written and how Theodora Kroeber's approach to the project was a product of both her era and her special personal insight and empathy.

Joss Melborne needs to raise money for his father's operation by driving hogs to Prairie Town. 232 pages of problems stand in the way of his success in this adventure. A bit dated, but a good action adventure.

This book was the first book in main stream America that had an African American as a main character.

Besides this historical significance the book has relevance with young children that have experienced a first snow and sharing that experience and relating it to how it was communicated as a story in this book with pictures and text.

• How does it naturally unfold as a story with a beginning, middle, and end?
• How did the author add some style to make it more interesting and more of a story?

Further explorations of the story elements of plot and style can be explored where the author sets up a surprise or interesting situation by having the main character put the snowball in his pocket.

Would most children laugh when he put it in his pocket? How does that style affect the tone of the story?

It is an event that readers could predict, to add interest and possibly humor.

Further discussion related to science experimenting with water and ice and exploration of the different tracks that the boy makes.

• How did he make them?
• Can you show how each was made?
• Can you show me how a snow angel is made?
• Can you design tracks of your own to challenge others how they might be made?

A delightful story with historical significance, and colorful illustrations that can studied by children and used as examples for creating their own illustrations.

Setting by Rose Wilder Lane

Year after year of bad crops and a mortgage, the bank take possession of the land

1893- panic world depression

Coxey s Arinies rob and steal out of work want to go Washington D.C.

Rose tells how Ma and Pa had diphtheria and she read everything Pa work too soon paralyze.

Ma and Pa work hard Pa provided and Ma sool go land in .. Big Red apples Ozarks. Ma save $100 bill hid writing desk never talk.

Laura and family left July 17, 1894

Carrie Mary and Grace still there.

Ma's notes of trip. Map and diary of trip through Nebraska, Kansas to Missouri.

Arrive look high and low for farm find, but lost $100

Can't find for a few days, then find in a crack of the writing desk

Buy farm.

Man came food family and stoved Manly gave come cut wood tomorrow.

Laura no thought never see.

Work few weeks cutting wood and moved on sold in town and dept some.

Build new house from things on farm. It is still there and picture in book.

Classic science fiction that predates, or is the dawn of children and adolescent science fiction, the quality of which has seldom been exceeded.

The story explores the strength of family, friends, society, time travel, supernatural beings, among a balance of good and evil.

Newberry Award Winner

Characters

• Meg main character
• Charles Wallace
• Calvin
• Mrs. Who, Which, and What
• Meg Murray, Father,
• The twins
• The Happy Medium
• Aunt Beast
• IT
• Principal

Overly didactic and preachy

This is a story of a boy - Dave Mitchell- 14 who is growing up in New York City.

The setting transports the reader through various places that would be familiar to adolescents that grew up in NY City in the 60's. His love of a stray tomcat, complications he has with a 19 year old troubled boy, his adolescent beginning relationship with a girl, and the insight he develops for his father as a person, as well as his father. While the setting may be dated the themes are universal and timeless.

Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother.

In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make him their king.

Picture book with torn paper in Eric Carl style. Using repeating question and different answers: looking at me … for a red bird, yellow duck, blue horse, green frog, purple cat, white dog, black sheep, gold fish, and brown bear repeats all.

Paradox - The characters thought they were not getting anything from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but ended up having their bad habits changed.

Parable of a relationship between a growing boy and a tree.

Frances feels living with her parents isn't as much fun as it used to be since the arriva of Gloria. So after dinner she packs a bag and runs away under the dining room table.

A story set in the rural (Great Smokey Mountains) about an American family with family members who are strong minded and caring for all living things.

The family is immersed in a maelstrom of action that descends upon them when they befriend a young boy. Jon (12), who appears to have amnesia, when they find him along a road, after being lost in the woods.

In their desire to reunite the child with his family they discover his unique abilities. He seems to communicate with animals, jump six foot fences, and communicate with mental telepathy.

Trusting too much in the goodness of humans, it isn't long until his abilities attract attention from unsavory elements in our society, who would take advantage of his abilities for their selfish benefit.

Shortly before it is too late, the Bean Family (Thomas, Mary, Sally, & Brooks) recognize that their attempts to protect him may be far too limited to protect themselves and the child.

This is incredibly fun and powerful to read aloud to middle grade learners. With its fast paced action packed thrilling plot that listeners won't let you stop until you get to the surprising heartwarming end. However, be sure to schedule time for the deep thought provoking discussion that listeners will surly want about stereotypes, discrimination, treatment of people who are different and how to deal with it all.

A truly cutting edge plot that is timely for its time and now.

Alexander Key also wrote Escape to Witch Mountain (1968) Disney movie 1975 & 1995.

Chronicle of a White girl, captive of Native Americans, is rescued and returned, against her will, to her white home. Her reception and rejection of her and her Native son are themes in the story.

Samantha (Sam) a fisherman's daughter dreams rich and lovely dreams, which her father calls, moonshine. However, her tall tales bring disaster. From which she learns to distinguish moonshine from reality.

Yuki Sakane (11) is looking forward to Christmas, when Pearl Harbor is attacked.

Forced from her home she is shipped, along with thousands of West Coast Japanese Americans, to a desert concentration camp called Topaz.

The story is about the new hardships Yuki and her family face.

A counting song for children based on the original version by Olive A. Wadsworth (Katherine Floyd Dana) 1870

Annie becomes deeply concerned when her grandmother tells her that she will return to the Earth when she finishes the rug that is presently on the loom.

Annie takes all kinds of measures to postpone the inevitable, until she learns to accept her grandmother's beliefs and wishes to move forward in time.

NIMH has developed super rats capable of human qualities.

The plot is about the struggle of these superior endowed rats as they find their way in the world and create their own civilization.

It is a classic animal tale with a science fiction flair.

Mandy (10) is an orphan who dreams of a place of her own.

Climbing over the orphanage wall she explores the outside world and discovers a small deserted cottage. Where she works to make it truly hers. Then, she gets sick and no one knows how to find her. Except a special friend she didn't know she had.

1971

Harper & Row

Everything will even up in the end, the rich have their ice in the summer but the poor get theirs in the winter.

The story begins where These Happy Golden Years ends on the Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield MO at Laura's house where she is married to Alonzo Died 1957 page 90 Died 1949 page 92 Born 1885 Dakota

Manly courting Laura - She doesn't want to marry a farmer so he tells her that in three years, if he's not successful then he'll quit and work in town.

Farm two houses harvest dinner all men beans hard, pie sour. Bought two horses now plow then horse Trixie

No Sunday buggy horses tried Manly horse Fly go horseback riders

Five Indians came-smack.

Blizzard three days Manly almost gets lost coming from barn.

Laura P.C. Good crop McCormick Binder

Hail-windows screen

Wheat $3,000 ruined- Move back to homestead form tree claim so as to get

$800 mortgage.

It is better farther on only instead of further in space, it was farther on in time, over the horizon of years instead of the far horizon of the west.

2nd Year

Cut hay sell Baley girl Rose Christmas sell hay clock

Mr. Boast officed best Horse for Rose no Mrs. couldn't have baby.

April Blizzard

Dry year yield low price $.50 bushel most too bad considering year

3rd Year

Diptheria Laura and Manly caught Royal. Manly s brother came to help.

Dr take if lasy Manly woth too hard lags lost use and gradual improvement

Dr. bills buyer homestead mortgage $200 so move back to tree claim, stroke paralysis still bother.

Sell Laura's pony with school money buy half share sheep with Peter wheat and oats dry shriveled no good cut feed

4- years of Grace 4 years up you call this a success? Just one good crop and we ll be ok. (Mr. Sheldon) neighbor brought sack

Woverly

Wind- Dust storm-sheep good wool good-later cyclone-into cellar. Baley bog dies spasms-dry summer short hay many sheep fire summer grass for burning. She started stove and must been to close forming success depends on how you look at it. Stack but dry year surely next for fathers top.

Sixteen people are called to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. A game loving millionaire brought them together for this last game!
A mystery with a puzzle for the serious problem solver.
1. Sunset Towers: faces east and no towers; Lake Michigan 5 stories Barney Nothrup-no such person.
2. Ghosts or worse Doug Hoo- Track star senior Wexler. Turtle-braid. Halloween (3 kids) 1. scream-hit rocks. 2. purple waves. 3. red blood hands.
3. Tenants in and out. Angela Wexler Flora Brauerback brother, theo theodorakis senior Otis Amber-delivery boy 62, 15 yrs old Chris Theodorakis saw limp into Westing house. JJ Ford judge-Sandy McSouthern-doorman. Sydelle Pulaski-wide hipped secretary- no one paid attention to her 4 crutches 6 came enamel paint thinner.
4. Corpse Found! Turtle Wexler-house Doug Hoo-Timer goes in 11 min. scream turtle out dead man 4 poster bid. $2x 12 min= 24 morning paper sam westing found dead. Obituary no mention about envelope by bed, 2 peanut butter jelly sandwiches flashlight or silver cross on chain, seen a witch, or sneak tracks-nothing to fear. 16 letters E. J. Plum at a law delivered by Otis Amber for reading will.
5. 16 heirs coffin-in uncle Sam costume: silver cross in hands at Plum bumbling toward in competence. 16 heirs 8 nephews did not die natural causes. One of you confess, westin heir heir who wins windefall will be the one who finds the _______? Win the Westing Game.
6. Sent letters to people to get to rent. Dr. Grace and Dr. Jake Wexler: secretary Sydelle Pulaski-ask mansion north cliff old westing house, rent all one day. Theodoakis-Coffee shop F. Bauenback Hoo-Restaurant J.J. Ford mothers, father, children, dressmaker, secretary, inventor, doctor, judge, booker, burglar, bookie, and minister mistake.
7. The Westing Game: rules 16 players, 8 pairs $10,000, each pair 1 set clues player drops out the partners must to forfeit $10,000, 2 days till next session. Discover who you really are. Pair everyone each pair set of chess no 2 sets alike its what you don t have that counts solve mystery.
8. Paired Heirs Chris for plain grain shed binoculars Westing house snow found and someone in it.
9. Lost and found: Mr. Hoo stole disposable diaper-Westing
10. The Long Party: Angela-Mother boss her? Notes spend it wisely and may God they gold refine.
11. The Meeting: Hoo found notebook in restaurant: can t read Polish ask questions who met Mr. Westing who got kicked last week Chris no underwear adjourned to panic.
12. The 1st Bomb: Tomato sauce exploded? Turtle-sister argue crutch-Braid-steal-don t want to marry Private Investigator maybe trick the voice is the same.
13. 2nd Bomb: Sydelle talk Chris-laugh Theo-talk to Angela-Theo writer brother operator Angela med school quit mom said too difficult for women. Ford talk to Flora-made dress for Violet Westing, Turtle tell dad bookie Otis Amber here roads clear 2nd bomb. Sydelle fractured leg gas explosion. Wexler air apart. Next boomb.
14. Pairs repaired stock market Flora-Turtle loose. Sandy-Ford give $ fried West organize union. Otis Crow shout losing clues hide her love in Angela s bag? Chris play game with intern won t stop: my God they gold refi
15. ne-America the Beautiful. Sydelle psychiatrist some disease attention. In Angela bag letter:
16. Fact and Gossip: Judge-Westings daughter marry crooked politician suicide instead.
17. the 3rd bomb-Turtle? Angela-Bomber?
18. Some solution Theo-Otis-tell Doug get crow.
19. The trackers: Chris: operation Dr. Deare.
20. Odd Relations Grace s name: Windleloyal Crow s husbands none Sam Westing wanted Sybil Pulaski not Sydelle.
21. confessions George Theo-Marry-Violet: Mother broke up. Mrs. Westing accused daughters death and that s who we must protect.
22. 4th Bomb. Judge-Servants-played chess America
23. Losers Winners accident-plastic man old face Westing new after accident Snayd says Otis-Westing if so judge played into his hands. Crow fells danger.
24. Judge ask Dr. Deare. If Otis Plastic surgery-no Crow-Mother? Didn t write. Theo-take Queen-Library.
25. Wrong all wrong Sandy-Sam Westing: perfect pair? America-songs weren t there spell Berthed Erica Crow: Sandy-die-sheriff call _ hr. before died Crow-Confesses?
26. Wettings cake; Sandy wink, chess game, never kicked Sandy-Angela? Turtle figure now why crow heir: no she s queen to be sacrificed.
27. Turtle s trial: Chris man Dr. Sides Otis Amber P.I. hired Westing to catch crow then Barney-and judge J.J. Ford. Madame Hoo thief Sandy died medicine ran out-why 2 parts Barney:
28. A happy 4th crow back: all read last part will think over. Fireworks house down. Turtle find 4th Sam Westing Barney Northrup Sandy Mc Southern 4th Windy Kidnapped 4 sunrise lone newly elected chairman Wasting.

"Hear me, my chiefs.
I am tired; my heart is sick and sad.
From where the sun now stands
I will fight no more, forever."

Second novel in a series about the Logan family.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
T.J. goes on trial for murder with an all-white jury.

Cassie realizes what it means to grow up black and powerless, but her family stand together, with courage, love and understanding against prejudices.
The Road to Memphis

A group of animal friends: a cow, donkey, sheep, pig, and mouse decided to go for a row in the bay. Do you know who sank the boat? Read, ponder, and discover as the friends return ashore dripping.

realistic fiction disappointments

When Alice was a little girl she helped her grandfather paint the skies in his paintings, listened to his stories, and wanted to travel to faraway places. When she told her grandfather this he would say that is very well, but you must also make the world more beautiful.

When she grew people called her Miss Rumphius and she did travel the world. The story is about her travels and how she did achieve her grandfather's goal of making the world more beautiful, and then the they called her the Lupine Lady.

Ezra's only wordless picture book.

Clementina and her father go for a walk in the desert where Clementina finds a lone cactus, all shriveled and prickly. She will discover something beautiful hiding inside that thick skin.

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Story and sketches that accurately and with detail describe the construction of historical artifacts.

Classic pattern book and many children s first book. I see a ... looking at me. See everyone knows this book.

Retell with very descriptive figurative language

Molly is a recent immigrant struggeling with her new life. As her first Thanksgiving approaches she helps her third-grade class discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving.

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Sequel to Felita

Felita's going to Puerto Rico. Excited about the trip she finds it isn't at all what she expects. Her uncle's small village is boring, and none of the girls want to be friends with an outsider. By summer's end she has new friends and better understanding of her homeland.

Mouse is told that a big hungry bear will come and eat the big red strawberry.

Who is telling the story?

The mouse?

The author?

Where is the Bear?

Who is talking?

And why?

See Lesson plan

To solve the problem the narrator tells the little mouse to cut it in two and share it.

Problem solved.

Illustrator left one picture from fourteen books with the title and the first sentence or caption. Great illustrations and story starters. A fictional editor's note tells of an encounter with an author and illustrator named Harris Burdick, who provided the images and captions as samples, each from a different picture book he had written. He left with a promise to deliver the complete manuscripts if the editor chose to buy the books. Burdick was never seen again, and the samples are all that remain of his supposed books. Readers are challenged to imagine their own stories based on the images in the book.

picture books sex roles

Picture book plays with sounds animals make and don't make. Animals include: cow, sheep, pigs,rhinoceroses, dogs, duck, horse

Alphabet book with animals and different actions.

A man owns a restaurant on a busy road and makes a good living until a new road is built that diverts the traffic and nobody comes.

Days after a mysterious man arrives and says he doesn't have any money, but the owner makes a meal for him and he pays for his dinner by making a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances!

After he leaves word of the dancing crane spreads, and people come to see it and have a meal. The resaurant does well.

One day the man returns, plays his flute and flies away on the crane.

Story of a how young girl, Anna Banana, teaches a boy how to dream and live above your fears.

A friend once told me this was a Bridge to Terabithia for young readers.

8 books by Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) Online ebooks at this URL

• Impressions of an Indian Childhood 1900
• An Indian Teacher Among Indians 1900
• The School Days of an Indian Girl 1900
• Old Indian Legends 1901 - Online 14 legends
• The Soft-Hearted Sioux 1901
• The Trial Path October 1901
• A Warrior's Daughter 1902
• Why I Am a Pagan 1902