Judy King. Thirteen-year-old Benjamin enjoys the journey west to Kansas in a covered wagon. His family sets up a sod shanty on their new claim, and much hard work and adventure fill their days. Though Benjamin has given his heart … Read More
Mildred A. Martin. A book of stories that teach children the meaning of different verses in the book of Proverbs. Will a father’s prayer keep his family safe from the burglar? Why did Timmy get a bloody nose at the … Read More
Nancy Smiler Levinson. Based on a true account of the country’s first bookwagon. More than anything else, Clara wants to learn to read, but her father says no because “Books are for rich people, and we farmers have no time … Read More
Avi. The story of Roger Williams. Roger Williams taught that church and state should be separate and that England had no right to take land away from the Indians. When he was tried for preaching new ideas about freedom and … Read More
Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. One spring day Pa … Read More
Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is time to pack up the covered wagon, say good-bye, and begin the journey west to the prairies. Adapted from the first chapters of Little House on the Prairie. A book for young children with more … Read More
Clyde Robert Bulla. Amanda Freebold’s father left England three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone. … Read More
Roger Lea MacBride. Going fishing for the first time, starting in a new school, saving the farmhouse from a fire–these are the elements of young Rose Wilder’s first year at Rocky Ridge Farm. She has moved there with her parents, … Read More
