PICTURE BOOKS
FC My Book of Delights: Book Seven
BH 2-58 Gingerbread Man
BH 2-200 The Little Engine That Could
BH 2-200 The Little Engine That Could
♦ $ Buffalo Bill by d'Aulaire
Bill's playmates were the Natives of Kansas. By the age of 12, he was doing the work of a grown man. Learn more about this colorful personality of the Wild West.
♦ $ Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
The story of Johnny Appleseed in rhyme.
♦ $ Little Engine That Could
♦ $ Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
Recreates the mood of 19th century rural New England.
$ Sky High: George Ferris' Big Wheel by Monica Kulling
Step Into Reading Level 3
♦ $ The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed by Margaret Hodges
The biography of this simple and generous man ranges from his birth in Massachusetts, where he originally grew his orchards, to his journey to the West, where he continued to share the beauty of his trees with others and became known as Johnny Appleseed.
♦ $ When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
Simple pleasures in country living.
Bill's playmates were the Natives of Kansas. By the age of 12, he was doing the work of a grown man. Learn more about this colorful personality of the Wild West.
♦ $ Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
The story of Johnny Appleseed in rhyme.
♦ $ Little Engine That Could
♦ $ Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
Recreates the mood of 19th century rural New England.
$ Sky High: George Ferris' Big Wheel by Monica Kulling
Step Into Reading Level 3
♦ $ The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed by Margaret Hodges
The biography of this simple and generous man ranges from his birth in Massachusetts, where he originally grew his orchards, to his journey to the West, where he continued to share the beauty of his trees with others and became known as Johnny Appleseed.
♦ $ When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
Simple pleasures in country living.
EASY READERS
♥ Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Katherine Chandler (1905)
Story of Sacajawea; 1st/2nd-grade reader
$ Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr
I Can Read Level 3
♦ $ Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Connie and Peter Roop
Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Jane Kurtz
Level 1
$ Johnny Appleseed by David Harrison
Step Into Reading Step 3
$ Journey of a Pioneer by Patricia Murphy
DK Level 2
♦ $ Laura Ingalls Wilder by Ginger Wadsworth
♦ $ The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr
Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her? I Can Read Level 3
$ The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. As their hopes fade, they must endure a journey over land and sea to reach a better life in a new country thousands of miles away. I Can Read Level 3.
$ Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner
Three boys must brave the dangerous wilderness alone. An I Can Read book.
Story of Sacajawea; 1st/2nd-grade reader
$ Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr
I Can Read Level 3
♦ $ Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Connie and Peter Roop
Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Jane Kurtz
Level 1
$ Johnny Appleseed by David Harrison
Step Into Reading Step 3
$ Journey of a Pioneer by Patricia Murphy
DK Level 2
♦ $ Laura Ingalls Wilder by Ginger Wadsworth
♦ $ The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr
Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her? I Can Read Level 3
$ The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. As their hopes fade, they must endure a journey over land and sea to reach a better life in a new country thousands of miles away. I Can Read Level 3.
$ Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner
Three boys must brave the dangerous wilderness alone. An I Can Read book.
CULTURAL
FC F7-1 Stories of Pioneer Life
FC F12-365 A Lonely Life on the Frontier
FC N11-182 O Little Town of Bethlehem
FC OC 19 The Pioneer Twins
FC F12-365 A Lonely Life on the Frontier
FC N11-182 O Little Town of Bethlehem
FC OC 19 The Pioneer Twins
BH 4-193 The Cowboy's Life (poem)
BH 5-130 The Yankee Peddlar (poem)
BH 5-130 The Yankee Peddlar (poem)
♦ $ A Pioneer Sampler by Barbara Greenwood
The daily life of a Pioneer family in 1840.
♥ In Those Days by Ella Hallock (1912)
A grandma tells her little granddaughter what life was life in pioneer days.
♥ Stories of Pioneer Life, for Young Readers by Florence Bass (1900)
Very simple stories of pioneer life, although treatment of Native Americans isn't necessarily politically correct.
$ The Little House Cookbook by Barbara Walker
Over 100 recipes chronicled in the Little House books.
♦ When Chicago Was Young by James McCague
Garrard How They Lived
♦ When Clipper Ships Ruled the Seas by James McCague
Garrard How They Lived "The clipper ship era of the mid- 1800s comes vividly to life in this rich-illustrated volume. Readers travel with the captain and crew of the famous Flying Cloud and learn why American clippers were considered the finest, fastest ships on the sea . Included is information on how the sleek ships were built, loaded with cargo, controlled in foul weather, and maintained..."
The daily life of a Pioneer family in 1840.
♥ In Those Days by Ella Hallock (1912)
A grandma tells her little granddaughter what life was life in pioneer days.
♥ Stories of Pioneer Life, for Young Readers by Florence Bass (1900)
Very simple stories of pioneer life, although treatment of Native Americans isn't necessarily politically correct.
$ The Little House Cookbook by Barbara Walker
Over 100 recipes chronicled in the Little House books.
♦ When Chicago Was Young by James McCague
Garrard How They Lived
♦ When Clipper Ships Ruled the Seas by James McCague
Garrard How They Lived "The clipper ship era of the mid- 1800s comes vividly to life in this rich-illustrated volume. Readers travel with the captain and crew of the famous Flying Cloud and learn why American clippers were considered the finest, fastest ships on the sea . Included is information on how the sleek ships were built, loaded with cargo, controlled in foul weather, and maintained..."
IMAGINATIVE
JC 2-338 The Apple of Contentment from Howard Pyle's Salt and Pepper
EPIC/LEGENDARY HEROES
BH 5-64 Casey Jones (poem)
BH 5-139 John Henry, the Big Steel-Driven Man
BH 5-139 John Henry, the Big Steel-Driven Man
JC 7-295 The Black Duck Dinner (Paul Bunyan)
HISTORY
FC S6-158 Grace Darling
FC S11-68 There is Room Enough at the Top
FC S11-147 Fulfilled
FC F7-153 Death Strikes the Handcart Company
FC F11-241 Increasing Size of New Republic
FC F11-256 Internal Improvements
FC F11-269 Republic Grows Larger
FC F12-169 Moving West
FC F12-178 The Young Scout
FC F12-181 The Whisperers
FC AS7 Westward Expansion
FC S11-68 There is Room Enough at the Top
FC S11-147 Fulfilled
FC F7-153 Death Strikes the Handcart Company
FC F11-241 Increasing Size of New Republic
FC F11-256 Internal Improvements
FC F11-269 Republic Grows Larger
FC F12-169 Moving West
FC F12-178 The Young Scout
FC F12-181 The Whisperers
FC AS7 Westward Expansion
BH 9-9 Exploring the Wilderness: Daniel Boone
BH 9-25 Pushing Westward With Lewis and Clark
BH 9-72 The Rough Rider: Teddy Roosevelt
BH 9-127 How Peary Reached the North Pole
BH 9-25 Pushing Westward With Lewis and Clark
BH 9-72 The Rough Rider: Teddy Roosevelt
BH 9-127 How Peary Reached the North Pole
♦ A Picture Story of Daniel Boone by Shannon Garst
♦ Buffalo Bill by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
♦ $ Children of the Covered Wagon by Mary Jane Carr (1934)
'Young children will love to read this historically-accurate, personal account of pioneers heading west on the Oregon Trail during the mid-1800s.'
♦ Cowboys and Cattle Trails by Warren Garst, Shannon Garst
American Adventure Series
♦ Dan Beard: Boy Scout Pioneer by Jerry Seibert
Piper Books Series
♦ Daniel Boone: Wilderness Trailblazer by Miriam E. Mason
Piper Books Series
♦ John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror by Maria T. Place
Piper Books Series
♦ Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder by Ruby Radford
A Discovery Book
♦ Kit Carson: Mountain Scout by Donald E. Worcester
Piper Books Series
♥ Old Settler Stories by Mabel Fletcher (1917)
Stories of adventure on the Illinois frontier.
♦ Picture Story of Alaska by Hester O'Neill
♦ Ringling Brothers, Circus Family by Richard and Sally Glendinning
A Discovery Biography
♦ The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of the Pony Express by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
► Weiss, Jim Gone West
♦ Buffalo Bill by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
♦ $ Children of the Covered Wagon by Mary Jane Carr (1934)
'Young children will love to read this historically-accurate, personal account of pioneers heading west on the Oregon Trail during the mid-1800s.'
♦ Cowboys and Cattle Trails by Warren Garst, Shannon Garst
American Adventure Series
♦ Dan Beard: Boy Scout Pioneer by Jerry Seibert
Piper Books Series
♦ Daniel Boone: Wilderness Trailblazer by Miriam E. Mason
Piper Books Series
♦ John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror by Maria T. Place
Piper Books Series
♦ Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder by Ruby Radford
A Discovery Book
♦ Kit Carson: Mountain Scout by Donald E. Worcester
Piper Books Series
♥ Old Settler Stories by Mabel Fletcher (1917)
Stories of adventure on the Illinois frontier.
♦ Picture Story of Alaska by Hester O'Neill
♦ Ringling Brothers, Circus Family by Richard and Sally Glendinning
A Discovery Biography
♦ The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of the Pony Express by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
► Weiss, Jim Gone West
HISTORICAL FICTION
FC S9-171 Frank Wilson, boy of 1885
FC SS7 Laddie
FC SS7 Laddie
BH 9-119 Little House in the Big Woods: Sugar Snow
JC 5-1 The Wolf Pack from the Little House on the Prairie Series
Laura's family traveled by covered wagon from the little house in the big woods of Wisconsin to the little house of the Kansas prairie. They were never afraid beause Pa was always there to protect them.
JC 6-216 Fourth of July from Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura's family traveled by covered wagon from the little house in the big woods of Wisconsin to the little house of the Kansas prairie. They were never afraid beause Pa was always there to protect them.
JC 6-216 Fourth of July from Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
♦ Andy Jackson and the Long Road to the White House by Polly Angell
American Heritage Series
♥ Antoine of Oregon by James Otis (1912)
A story of the Oregon trail through the eyes of a child.
♦ Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
11 year old Caddie's story is based on the life and memories of the author's grandmother. Exciting adventures in the spirit of the Little House books. Newbery medal winner.
♦ Cherokee Strip, The Race for Land, Oklahoma Land Run, 1893 by Aileen Fisher
American Heritage Series
♦ Desert Harvest: A Story of the Japanese in California by Vanya Oakes
Land of the Free Series
♦ Green Grows the Prairie: Arkansas in the 1890s by Charlie May Simon
American Heritage Series
♦ Heroes of the Western Outposts by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Hunters Blaze the Trails by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ King of the Clippers, Adventure on the High Seas by Edmund Collier
American Heritage Series
♥ Laddie by Gene Porter-Stratton
This charming story is told by the 8-10 year old 'Little Sister', a young girl who loves to learn, but has no patience for school. Her ideal classroom is nature herself.
♦ Land of Gray Gold, Lead Mining in Wisconsin by August Derieth
American Heritage Series
♦ Little Giant of Schenectady, A Story of Charles Steinmetz by Dorothy Markey
American Heritage Series
♦ Mail Riders by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Men on Iron Horses by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Pioneering on the Plains by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Pioneers on Early Waterways by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
$ Race for the Prairie by Aileen Fisher
Good and Beautiful Book. "Becky and her family leave their farmland in the Ozarks to join nearly 100,000 people in a race for homesteads during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. With a fast horse named Sprinter, Becky’s family hopes to get some of the best land, but unexpected events threaten their dreams. Interesting characters, an exciting plot, and feel-good messages all come together in this wonderful historical fiction book."
♦ $ Riding the Pony Express by Clyde Robert Bulla
Dick Park is the son of a Pony Express rider, Katy Kelly is the daughter of a way station master, and Little Bear is an Indian boy who lives nearby. How three friends keep the mail moving is just part of this fast-moving tale about the great experiment in transcontinental communication.
♦ Sons of the Big Muddy, Dakota Territory in the 1800s by Wilbur Granberg
American Heritage Series
♦ $ The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
Based on the lives of real pioneers in western Pennsylvania. Young Ann must adjust to wilderness life but longs for her old home back in Gettysburg.
♦ The Challengers, Oregon in the 1840s by Jo Lundy
American Heritage Series
♦ The Cowman's Kingdom: Montana-Wyoming 1876 by Edmund Collier
American Heritage Series
♦ The Greatest Adventure: A Story of Jack London by Frederick A. Lane
American Heritage Series
$ The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The beloved stories of Laura and her family and their frontier life.
Land of the Free Series
♦ Timber! Logging in Michigan by Aileen Fisher
American Heritage Series
$ Trails of Apple Blossoms by Irene Hunt
Story of Johnny Appleseed.
♦ We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by James Kjelgaard
We Were There Series
♦ We Were There on the Oregon Trail by William O. Steele
We Were There Series
♦ We Were There With the Pony Express by William O. Steele
We Were There Series
♦ Wheat Won't Wait - Cyrus McCormick, 1821 by Adele Gutman Nathan
American Heritage Series
American Heritage Series
♥ Antoine of Oregon by James Otis (1912)
A story of the Oregon trail through the eyes of a child.
♦ Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
11 year old Caddie's story is based on the life and memories of the author's grandmother. Exciting adventures in the spirit of the Little House books. Newbery medal winner.
♦ Cherokee Strip, The Race for Land, Oklahoma Land Run, 1893 by Aileen Fisher
American Heritage Series
♦ Desert Harvest: A Story of the Japanese in California by Vanya Oakes
Land of the Free Series
♦ Green Grows the Prairie: Arkansas in the 1890s by Charlie May Simon
American Heritage Series
♦ Heroes of the Western Outposts by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Hunters Blaze the Trails by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ King of the Clippers, Adventure on the High Seas by Edmund Collier
American Heritage Series
♥ Laddie by Gene Porter-Stratton
This charming story is told by the 8-10 year old 'Little Sister', a young girl who loves to learn, but has no patience for school. Her ideal classroom is nature herself.
♦ Land of Gray Gold, Lead Mining in Wisconsin by August Derieth
American Heritage Series
♦ Little Giant of Schenectady, A Story of Charles Steinmetz by Dorothy Markey
American Heritage Series
♦ Mail Riders by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Men on Iron Horses by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Pioneering on the Plains by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Pioneers on Early Waterways by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
$ Race for the Prairie by Aileen Fisher
Good and Beautiful Book. "Becky and her family leave their farmland in the Ozarks to join nearly 100,000 people in a race for homesteads during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. With a fast horse named Sprinter, Becky’s family hopes to get some of the best land, but unexpected events threaten their dreams. Interesting characters, an exciting plot, and feel-good messages all come together in this wonderful historical fiction book."
♦ $ Riding the Pony Express by Clyde Robert Bulla
Dick Park is the son of a Pony Express rider, Katy Kelly is the daughter of a way station master, and Little Bear is an Indian boy who lives nearby. How three friends keep the mail moving is just part of this fast-moving tale about the great experiment in transcontinental communication.
♦ Sons of the Big Muddy, Dakota Territory in the 1800s by Wilbur Granberg
American Heritage Series
♦ $ The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
Based on the lives of real pioneers in western Pennsylvania. Young Ann must adjust to wilderness life but longs for her old home back in Gettysburg.
♦ The Challengers, Oregon in the 1840s by Jo Lundy
American Heritage Series
♦ The Cowman's Kingdom: Montana-Wyoming 1876 by Edmund Collier
American Heritage Series
♦ The Greatest Adventure: A Story of Jack London by Frederick A. Lane
American Heritage Series
$ The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The beloved stories of Laura and her family and their frontier life.
- ♦ Little House in the Big Woods
- ♦ Farmer Boy
- ♦ Little House on the Prairie
- ♦ On the Banks of Plum Creek
- ♦ By the Shores of Silver Lake
- ♦ The Long Winter
- ♦ Little Town on the Prairie
- ♦ These Happy Golden Years
- ♦ The First Four Years
Land of the Free Series
♦ Timber! Logging in Michigan by Aileen Fisher
American Heritage Series
$ Trails of Apple Blossoms by Irene Hunt
Story of Johnny Appleseed.
♦ We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by James Kjelgaard
We Were There Series
♦ We Were There on the Oregon Trail by William O. Steele
We Were There Series
♦ We Were There With the Pony Express by William O. Steele
We Were There Series
♦ Wheat Won't Wait - Cyrus McCormick, 1821 by Adele Gutman Nathan
American Heritage Series
FICTION
BH 4-195 Pecos Bill, the Cowboy
BH 5-96 The Steamboat and the Locomotive
BH 5-96 The Steamboat and the Locomotive
JC 1-380 Jonathan's Lucky Money
JC 5-17 Away Goes Sally
When Aunt Nannie refused to leave her comfortable home to make the trip to Maine, her brothers built a little house on runners to be pulled by oxen. And away went Sally and her three aunts--over the snow, right through a storm, and headlong into a big adventure!
JC 5-35 Waiting for Jeptha
To a boy born in the Kentucky mountains, the hunter's horn and a good coon dog are the most important things in the world. That's why when Uncle Jeptha's hound Lucy gave birth to a pup, Jeb waited eagerly for Uncle Jeptha's visit.
JC 5-85 The Covered Bridge
Connie learned that a covered bridge is built high and roofed over so rain can't rot the floor. It should last a hundred years, unless . . .
JC 6-10 A Disastrous New Year's from Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
JC Rufus M by Eleanor Estes from Rufus M
JC 7-346 Pecos Bill Invents Modern Cowpunching
JC 7-361 Tony Beaver
JC 5-17 Away Goes Sally
When Aunt Nannie refused to leave her comfortable home to make the trip to Maine, her brothers built a little house on runners to be pulled by oxen. And away went Sally and her three aunts--over the snow, right through a storm, and headlong into a big adventure!
JC 5-35 Waiting for Jeptha
To a boy born in the Kentucky mountains, the hunter's horn and a good coon dog are the most important things in the world. That's why when Uncle Jeptha's hound Lucy gave birth to a pup, Jeb waited eagerly for Uncle Jeptha's visit.
JC 5-85 The Covered Bridge
Connie learned that a covered bridge is built high and roofed over so rain can't rot the floor. It should last a hundred years, unless . . .
JC 6-10 A Disastrous New Year's from Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
JC Rufus M by Eleanor Estes from Rufus M
JC 7-346 Pecos Bill Invents Modern Cowpunching
JC 7-361 Tony Beaver
♦ $ Away Goes Sally by Elizabeth Coatsworth
In late eighteenth-century Massachusetts, Sally, an orphan living on a farm with her three aunts and two uncles, is excited when, after deciding to relocate in Maine, the family sets out on the long and adventurous winter journey taking with them a little house on runners so that her oldest aunt may never have to leave her own fireside behind.
$ Betsy-Tacy Series by Maud Hart Lovelace
Follows the childhoods of Betsy Ray and her friends in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
♦ Cowboy Sam by Edna Walker
♦ $ Henner's Lydia by Marguerite de Angeli
Lydia, a young Amish girl, lives on a farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All summer long she has worked on a small hooked mat, her first piece, that must be finished before she can go to market with her father. In spite of her best efforts, Lydia is much more interested in the wagon coming down the road; in the stories Granny tells, in stopping at Cousin Lavina's, who is making apple butter; in holding the new baby at Cousin Kate's; and even in chasing Nate's runaway pig. Will Lydia finish this mat so that she can go to market? Find out in this picture storybook for young readers.
♦ $ Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. Share the adventures of a well-loved doll.
$ Over the Hills to the Nugget by Aileen Fisher
Good and Beautiful Book. "Ernie Brett never could have guessed what surprises lay in store for his family when his father moves them from the shanty mining camp of Skillet Gulch over the hills to Nugget to settle on a new ranch. Set in the high Rocky Mountains of Colorado Territory during the gold rush years, this novel explores some of the risks, hardships, joys, and pastimes of the era. Through hard work and ingenuity, Ernie and Papa are able to provide for the family and improve the farm. When tragedy strikes, will the Bretts have the courage to stay on their beloved ranch?"
♦ $ Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
'Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother, Caleb, wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?'
♦ $ Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Little Willy tries to save the farm and his grandfather by entering a dogsled race against Stone Fox, who has never lost a race.
♥ Toby Tyler by James Otis
10 year old Toby runs away from home to join the circus. It's a much harder life than he could have imagined. It's a story of friendship, sacrifice, love and family.
♦ $ Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
A curious Amish boy who lives on the family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares a wonderful secret with his father.
In late eighteenth-century Massachusetts, Sally, an orphan living on a farm with her three aunts and two uncles, is excited when, after deciding to relocate in Maine, the family sets out on the long and adventurous winter journey taking with them a little house on runners so that her oldest aunt may never have to leave her own fireside behind.
$ Betsy-Tacy Series by Maud Hart Lovelace
Follows the childhoods of Betsy Ray and her friends in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
♦ Cowboy Sam by Edna Walker
♦ $ Henner's Lydia by Marguerite de Angeli
Lydia, a young Amish girl, lives on a farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All summer long she has worked on a small hooked mat, her first piece, that must be finished before she can go to market with her father. In spite of her best efforts, Lydia is much more interested in the wagon coming down the road; in the stories Granny tells, in stopping at Cousin Lavina's, who is making apple butter; in holding the new baby at Cousin Kate's; and even in chasing Nate's runaway pig. Will Lydia finish this mat so that she can go to market? Find out in this picture storybook for young readers.
♦ $ Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. Share the adventures of a well-loved doll.
$ Over the Hills to the Nugget by Aileen Fisher
Good and Beautiful Book. "Ernie Brett never could have guessed what surprises lay in store for his family when his father moves them from the shanty mining camp of Skillet Gulch over the hills to Nugget to settle on a new ranch. Set in the high Rocky Mountains of Colorado Territory during the gold rush years, this novel explores some of the risks, hardships, joys, and pastimes of the era. Through hard work and ingenuity, Ernie and Papa are able to provide for the family and improve the farm. When tragedy strikes, will the Bretts have the courage to stay on their beloved ranch?"
♦ $ Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
'Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother, Caleb, wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?'
♦ $ Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Little Willy tries to save the farm and his grandfather by entering a dogsled race against Stone Fox, who has never lost a race.
♥ Toby Tyler by James Otis
10 year old Toby runs away from home to join the circus. It's a much harder life than he could have imagined. It's a story of friendship, sacrifice, love and family.
♦ $ Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
A curious Amish boy who lives on the family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares a wonderful secret with his father.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
JC 10-1 Excerpt from Tom Sawyer
JC 10-1 Excerpt from Rip Van Winkle
JC 10-285 Poe's The Gold Bug
JC 10-1 Excerpt from Rip Van Winkle
JC 10-285 Poe's The Gold Bug
♥ Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Adventurous and mischievous Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and half-brother, Sid, along the Mississippi River.
♥ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Rebecca Douglas Wiggin
Chatty 10 year old Rebecca wins over prim Aunt Miranda and the whole town with her energetic, indomitable spirit.
♥ The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia Hale
Meet the lovable Peterkins, a close-knit family of 8 who live near Boston in the mid 1800s.
► ♥ What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
12 year old Katy, the eldest of 6 children, changes from a selfish girl to a caring young woman. Experience fun in a loving and cozy home. Set in 1860's Ohio.
Sequels: ► Weiss, Jim Adventures of Tom Sawyer
► Weiss, Jim Rip Van Winkle
Adventurous and mischievous Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and half-brother, Sid, along the Mississippi River.
♥ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Rebecca Douglas Wiggin
Chatty 10 year old Rebecca wins over prim Aunt Miranda and the whole town with her energetic, indomitable spirit.
♥ The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia Hale
Meet the lovable Peterkins, a close-knit family of 8 who live near Boston in the mid 1800s.
► ♥ What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
12 year old Katy, the eldest of 6 children, changes from a selfish girl to a caring young woman. Experience fun in a loving and cozy home. Set in 1860's Ohio.
Sequels: ► Weiss, Jim Adventures of Tom Sawyer
► Weiss, Jim Rip Van Winkle
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S11-124 Mill Boy of the Slashes
FC S11-164 The Boy Who Said 'I Must' -- Theodore Parker
FC S11-236 Ezekiel and Daniel -- Daniel Webster
FC S11-250 A Tribune of the People -- Horace Greeley
FC F11-192 Daniel Boone
FC F11-202 James Robertson
FC F11-213 George Rogers Clark
FC F12-209 Longfellow as a Boy
FC F12-211 Indian Rubber Man -- Charles Goodyear
FC F12-219 Webster and the Poor Woman
FC F12-255 Horace Greeley as a Boy
FC F12-262 Daniel Webster
FC G4-105 Horace Mann
FC G5-77 Eli Whitney
FC G5-130 Samuel Morse
FC G5-192 Charles Goodyear
FC G5-211 Cyrus McCormick
FC G5-226 Elias Howe
FC G5-241 George Westinghouse
FC G5-253 Alexander Graham Bell
FC G5-267 Thomas Edison
FC G5-293 Henry Ford
FC G5-306 The Wright Brothers
FC G7-200 Marshall Field
FC G9-343 Joseph Smith
FC S11-164 The Boy Who Said 'I Must' -- Theodore Parker
FC S11-236 Ezekiel and Daniel -- Daniel Webster
FC S11-250 A Tribune of the People -- Horace Greeley
FC F11-192 Daniel Boone
FC F11-202 James Robertson
FC F11-213 George Rogers Clark
FC F12-209 Longfellow as a Boy
FC F12-211 Indian Rubber Man -- Charles Goodyear
FC F12-219 Webster and the Poor Woman
FC F12-255 Horace Greeley as a Boy
FC F12-262 Daniel Webster
FC G4-105 Horace Mann
FC G5-77 Eli Whitney
FC G5-130 Samuel Morse
FC G5-192 Charles Goodyear
FC G5-211 Cyrus McCormick
FC G5-226 Elias Howe
FC G5-241 George Westinghouse
FC G5-253 Alexander Graham Bell
FC G5-267 Thomas Edison
FC G5-293 Henry Ford
FC G5-306 The Wright Brothers
FC G7-200 Marshall Field
FC G9-343 Joseph Smith
BH 4-213 Old Johnny Appleseed
BH 8-144 The Circus Man: PT Barnum
BH 12-99 A Rover in the Catskills: Washington Irving
BH 12-122 Life in Concord: Louisa May Alcott
BH 12-135 The Harvard Professor: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
BH 12-141 The Hoosier Poet: James Whitcomb Riley
BH 12-143 The Poet of the Sierras: Joaquin Miller
BH 12-147 A Tramp of the Middle West : Nicholas Lindsay--Gospel of Beauty
BH 8-144 The Circus Man: PT Barnum
BH 12-99 A Rover in the Catskills: Washington Irving
BH 12-122 Life in Concord: Louisa May Alcott
BH 12-135 The Harvard Professor: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
BH 12-141 The Hoosier Poet: James Whitcomb Riley
BH 12-143 The Poet of the Sierras: Joaquin Miller
BH 12-147 A Tramp of the Middle West : Nicholas Lindsay--Gospel of Beauty
JC 7-314 Joe Magarac, Pittsburgh Steel Man
JC 7-331 Johnny Appleseed, Planter of Orchards
JC 8-55 The First Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
JC 8-212 Growing Pains: Edgar Allen Poe
JC 7-331 Johnny Appleseed, Planter of Orchards
JC 8-55 The First Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
JC 8-212 Growing Pains: Edgar Allen Poe
♦ $ Aleck Bell by Mabel Widdemer
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ America's Mark Twain by May McNeer
$ Andrew Jackson by George E. Stanley
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Boat Builder: The Story of Robert Fulton by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ $ Buffalo Bill by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Child of the Silent Night by Edith Hunter
Story of Laura Bridgman, the first deaf and blind child taught to communicate with the outside world who lived 50 years before Helen Keller.
♦ Dan Beard, Boy Scout Pioneer by Jerry Seibert
Piper Series
♦ $ Daniel Boone by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Daniel Boone, Taming the Wild by Katharine Wilkie
A Discovery Biography
♦ Daniel Boone by Miriam Mason
Piper Series
♦ Eli Whitney: Master Craftsman by Miriam Gilbert
♦ $ Eli Whitney: Great Inventor by Jean Lee Latham
Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America and in the world. Eli Whitney transformed the textile industry with his invention of the cotton gin; and he revolutionized the manufacturing process around the world with his creation of standardized parts. Fascinating!
♦ Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer Woman Doctor by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Biography A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women
♦ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare
♦ Katharine Lee Bates by Elisabeth P. Myers
Childhood of Famous Americans Series, composer of America the Beautiful
♦ Kit Carson: Mountain Scout by Donald Worcester
Piper Series
♦ $ Jim Bridger: Man of the Mountains by Willard and Celia Luce
A Discovery Biography
♦ John Wanamaker: Boy Merchant by Olive Burt
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror by Marian Place
Piper Series
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Gertrude Norman
♦ Lewis and Clark by Elizabeth Montgomery
Garrard World Explorer Series
♦ Mark Twain: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare
♦ Martha Berry by Mary Kay Phelan
A biography of the young woman whose desire to help Appalachian children resulted in the creation of boarding schools and a college in rural Georgia where youngsters could work as well as study.
♦ Oh, Lizzie! The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Doris Faber
♦ P.T. Barnum: King of the Circus by Lynn Groh
A Discovery Biography
♦ Reaper Man: The Story of Cyrus Hall McCormick by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ Robert Fulton, Steamboat Builder by Joanne Landeres Henry
A Discovery Biography
♦ Simon Kenton: Young Trail Blazer by Katharine Wilkie
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♥ The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates (1904)
Eleanor left Dakota at 12 and settled in California not far from Redding. A story of enduring hardships in the everyday struggle for survival. If you like Little House books, you'll like this.
♦ The Story of Daniel Boone by William O. Steele
Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl by Megan Stine
♥ The Story of Opal-the journal of an Understanding Heart by Opal Whiteley
'A lyrical, lovely and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned 6 year old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp.' The language may be a bit offsetting at first because it's written by a little girl who is just learning to write. But if you want a story full of imagination and love of nature, this is a wonderful book.
♦ Washington Irving: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ America's Mark Twain by May McNeer
$ Andrew Jackson by George E. Stanley
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Boat Builder: The Story of Robert Fulton by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ $ Buffalo Bill by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Child of the Silent Night by Edith Hunter
Story of Laura Bridgman, the first deaf and blind child taught to communicate with the outside world who lived 50 years before Helen Keller.
♦ Dan Beard, Boy Scout Pioneer by Jerry Seibert
Piper Series
♦ $ Daniel Boone by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Daniel Boone, Taming the Wild by Katharine Wilkie
A Discovery Biography
♦ Daniel Boone by Miriam Mason
Piper Series
♦ Eli Whitney: Master Craftsman by Miriam Gilbert
♦ $ Eli Whitney: Great Inventor by Jean Lee Latham
Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America and in the world. Eli Whitney transformed the textile industry with his invention of the cotton gin; and he revolutionized the manufacturing process around the world with his creation of standardized parts. Fascinating!
♦ Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer Woman Doctor by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Biography A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women
♦ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare
♦ Katharine Lee Bates by Elisabeth P. Myers
Childhood of Famous Americans Series, composer of America the Beautiful
♦ Kit Carson: Mountain Scout by Donald Worcester
Piper Series
♦ $ Jim Bridger: Man of the Mountains by Willard and Celia Luce
A Discovery Biography
♦ John Wanamaker: Boy Merchant by Olive Burt
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror by Marian Place
Piper Series
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Gertrude Norman
♦ Lewis and Clark by Elizabeth Montgomery
Garrard World Explorer Series
♦ Mark Twain: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare
♦ Martha Berry by Mary Kay Phelan
A biography of the young woman whose desire to help Appalachian children resulted in the creation of boarding schools and a college in rural Georgia where youngsters could work as well as study.
♦ Oh, Lizzie! The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Doris Faber
♦ P.T. Barnum: King of the Circus by Lynn Groh
A Discovery Biography
♦ Reaper Man: The Story of Cyrus Hall McCormick by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ Robert Fulton, Steamboat Builder by Joanne Landeres Henry
A Discovery Biography
♦ Simon Kenton: Young Trail Blazer by Katharine Wilkie
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♥ The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates (1904)
Eleanor left Dakota at 12 and settled in California not far from Redding. A story of enduring hardships in the everyday struggle for survival. If you like Little House books, you'll like this.
♦ The Story of Daniel Boone by William O. Steele
Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl by Megan Stine
♥ The Story of Opal-the journal of an Understanding Heart by Opal Whiteley
'A lyrical, lovely and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned 6 year old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp.' The language may be a bit offsetting at first because it's written by a little girl who is just learning to write. But if you want a story full of imagination and love of nature, this is a wonderful book.
♦ Washington Irving: His Life by Catherine Owens Peare