Spunky Pioneer Children

Apples to Oregon – Deborah Hopkinson The Josefina Story Quilt – Eleanor Coerr Pioneer Cat – William H Hooks Wagon Wheels – Barbara Brenner Little House in the Big Woods – Laura Ingalls Wilder The Birchbark House – Louise Erdrich...

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ALL THAT GLITTERS

As I entered Wal-Mart recently through the automatic doors, I was drawn to the pretty yellow “Clearance” signs in the women's department. Now you should know that “Clearance” signs are a long-standing weakness of mine, rivaled only by “yard sale,”...

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SPUNKY COLONIAL & REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN

For your convenience, this list is arranged roughly from youngest (picture books) to oldest (high school) selections. Ox-Cart Man – Donald Hall The Courage of Sarah Noble – Alice Dalgliesh Phoebe the Spy – Judith Berry Griffin The Matchlock Gun...

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A Lion to Guard Us

by Clyde Robert Bulla ISBN: 0064403335 copyright: 1981 117 pages Recommended ages: 5-10 Amanda is the oldest of the three children of James and Annie Freebold. The others are Jemmy (8) and Meg (5). Mr Freebold has emigrated to the...

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