Carry On, Mr. Bowditch


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A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.




Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Study Guide


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A study guide to accompany the reading of Carry on, Mr. Bowditch in the classroom featuring suggested discussion questions, vocabulary work, work sheets, related Bible passages and further readings.







The Door in the Wall


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Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.







American Practical Navigator


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Little Britches


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Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.




Books In Print 2004-2005


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Across Five Aprils


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The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story. “Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history.”—Booklist




Paddle-to-the-Sea


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A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.