Books with author Barbara Kerley

Cousins Betsy and Jordan take vacations in crazy places. This summer they splash into Port Henry, New York on Lake Champlain, a spot famous for sightings of Champ the sea monster. At first the girls only want to find him and take his picture. But when they uncover a plot to capture the creature, they spring into action to save him from monster hunters. Middle grade readers who like fast-paced adventure, funny dialogue and interesting places will enjoy this first book of The Cryptid Vacation Adventure Series.

An Italian boy sips from a fountain in the town square. A hiker takes a refreshing drink from a mountain stream. Black-robed women in India stride gracefully through a field with brass water jugs balanced on their heads. Whether they squeeze it out of a burlap bag, haul it home from a communal tap, or get it out of their kitchen faucet, people all around the world are unified by their common need for water. Barbara Kerley brings home this point simply and eloquently in this beautiful and educational picture book that combines striking National Geographic photographs with a poetic text to show how people in various cultures use and conserve the world's most vital resource.

Cousins Betsy and Jordan take vacations in crazy places. This summer they splash into Port Henry, New York on Lake Champlain, a spot famous for sightings of Champ the sea monster. At first the girls only want to find him and take his picture. But when they uncover a plot to capture the creature, they spring into action to save him from monster hunters. Middle grade readers who like fast-paced adventure, funny dialogue and interesting places will enjoy this first book of The Cryptid Vacation Adventure Series.

Cousins Betsy and Jordan take vacations in crazy places. This summer they zoom into Roswell, New Mexico, a city some people claim is the site of a famous UFO crash. When the girls take a hike in a local park and meet an alien that was on board that fateful craft, they spring into action to help him get back where he belongs. Middle grade readers who like fast-paced adventure, funny dialogue and interesting places will enjoy this third book of The Cryptid Vacation Adventure Series.

Cousins Betsy and Jordan take vacations in crazy places. This summer they walk into the woods in Willow Creek, California, an area known for sightings of the ape-like creature called Bigfoot. At first the girls just hope to spot the monster or at least his footprints. But when they discover that two scary men are trying to track down and capture Bigfoot, they go to work to save him from the monster hunters. Middle grade readers who like fast-paced adventure, funny dialogue and interesting places will enjoy this second book of The Cryptid Vacation Adventure Series.