Beyond the Divide -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"In this affecting pioneer tale by a Newbery Honor-winning author, an amish girl heads west with her father after he has been shunned by their community." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft -- by Thor Heyerdahl (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspecteed that...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Frederick Douglass: Slave, Fighter, Freeman -- by Arna Bontemps (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of the runaway slave who devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
On City Streets: An Anthology of Poetry -- by Nancy Larrick (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of tragic and light-hearted poems about city sights and people, chosen with the help of inner-city and small-city school children. Includes such authors as Sandburg, Whitman, Hughes, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Grandma Didn't Wave Back -- by Rose Blue (Author) (Book - Child)
"A ten-year-old slowly realizes her grandmother's memory is getting so bad that she may have to go to a nursing home. " From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Old Yeller -- by Fred Gipson (Author) (Book - Child)
"At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Drawing From Nature -- by Jim Arnosky (Author) (Book - Child)
"These expanded editions now have color photographs that tie with in with the PBS series Drawing from Nature." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
A Girl Called Al -- by Byron Barton, Constance Greene (Authors) (Book - Child)
"A seventh-grade girl, her slightly fat girl friend, Al, and the assistant superintendent of their apartment building form a mutually needed friendship with the usual--and a few unusual--jows and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Social Stories (Online - Parent)
"This technique, called 'Social Stories,' presents appropriate social behaviors in the form of a story. It was developed by Carol Gray and seeks to include answers to questions that autistic persons...
All Ages
School Clubs (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)