Feats and Failures

From the editors of YES Mag: Canada’s Science Magazine for Kids. Engineering is how people design and build many things, such as bridges, towers, tunnels, buildings, and vehicles. Read about some of the most daring and successful engineering feats in … Read More

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Escape into the Night

Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 1. Libby Norstad’s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on her father’s steamboat, Libby’s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What secret is Caleb the … Read More

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Bound for Oregon

Jean Van Leeuwen; middle-grade. With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim uncharted Oregon Territory. As winter draws near, will the … Read More

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Amazing Buildings

Kate Hayden; lower/middle. Amazing buildings, some ancient and some modern, are featured in this book. It has colorful pictures and easy-to-read text. Read it aloud to preschoolers or buy it for those reading on their own. DK Publishing; paperback.

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Akiak

Robert J. Blake; lower-grade. A tale from the Iditarod. Ten-year-old lead dog, Akiak is running her eighth Iditarod race. When she hurts her paw on day four of the race there is no choice but to leave her behind. Beautifully … Read More

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Almost Home

Wendy Lawton. This book is a part of a series the author has written for 10-16-year-old girls. These books will interest other readers as well. Each book is about a girl in history who faced life with faith and courage … Read More

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Ti Nèg

Shirlee Litwiller. Ti Nèg is a pleasant book about the everyday life of a family in Haiti, written for young children. They will enjoy and learn from the simple text and delightful line drawings on every page. 43 pages; paper; … Read More

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The White Feather

Indians were on the warpath. Friends and neighbors were moving away to escape danger. Only Abe and Sarie’s family stayed. Father always had his own way of looking at things. He believed that friendliness and fair treatment would be respected … Read More

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They’re Off! The Story of the Pony Express

In 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture—the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five hundred horses delivered mail between … Read More

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The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

In this exciting, action-packed young reader’s edition, based on the author’s acclaimed earlier study of the two great American explorers, historian John Bakeless chronicles the daily challenges these men faced — from encounters with indigenous people, snake-infested waterways, prairie fires, … Read More

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