Books with author Clifton Johnson

Ruth, a poor and humble servant girl, pledges her allegiance to her widowed mother-in-law, forsaking her own chance of happiness. Ruth faithfully follows her grieving relative across deserts, laboring in the lowliest occupations to earn their food. When the pair’s livelihood is threatened, her mother-in-law begs for her faithful companion to perform one final task that might ensure their safety.This delightful retelling of the classic bible tale is told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who have enthralled audiences young and old throughout the centuries. This tale is one of the series, ‘Bible Stories Shorts,’ and is also available with the collected other stories as part of ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament.’ Praise for ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament’:"The tales from the Old Testament are as familiar and comfortable as pot roast for Sunday dinner, yet these are new and fresh in lively retellings by Clive Johnson. Using great storytelling techniques and modern language, Johnson makes these tales nearly dance off the pages." — San Francisco Book Review"…Accessible, enlightening pieces that lend to read-aloud drama, bringing to life not just the tales but their underlying lessons. These stories don't just lend to read-aloud, but beg to be performed."– Midwest Book Review"A read-aloud compilation for children and adults...encouraging a revival of the oral tradition of storytelling." – BlueInk Review“…Embracing drama and adventure, but adding the moral, ethical, and spiritual flourishes necessary to open dialogues about the Bible's underlying lessons, making them far more than just a rehash of the originals."– Midwest Book Review"Using simple language and vivid imagery, including perspectives on each story’s meaning or lesson...illuminating the modern relevance of these ancient writings."– BlueInk Review"Christians who look for a better way of imparting these complex messages to a younger audience than is typical for these Old Testament stories will find Tales Of Old, Stories From the Old Testament just the ticket for family enjoyment."– Midwest Book Review

A beloved son, despite being left for dead by his evil brothers, survives imprisonment and enslavement in a foreign land to become the most favored among Pharaoh’s advisors. Enjoy again this colorful tale of dreams, disaster, and treachery, as we see Joseph rise to become the hero of Egypt in a time of disaster, and learn from him the important lessons that his story still has to teach us today.This delightful retelling of the classic bible tale is told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who have enthralled audiences young and old throughout the centuries. This tale is one of the series, ‘Bible Stories Shorts,’ and is also available with the collected other stories as part of ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament.’ Praise for ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament’:"The tales from the Old Testament are as familiar and comfortable as pot roast for Sunday dinner, yet these are new and fresh in lively retellings by Clive Johnson. Using great storytelling techniques and modern language, Johnson makes these tales nearly dance off the pages." — San Francisco Book Review"…Accessible, enlightening pieces that lend to read-aloud drama, bringing to life not just the tales but their underlying lessons. These stories don't just lend to read-aloud, but beg to be performed."– Midwest Book Review"A read-aloud compilation for children and adults...encouraging a revival of the oral tradition of storytelling." – BlueInk Review"…Embracing drama and adventure, but adding the moral, ethical, and spiritual flourishes necessary to open dialogues about the Bible's underlying lessons, making them far more than just a rehash of the originals."– Midwest Book Review"Using simple language and vivid imagery, including perspectives on each story’s meaning or lesson...illuminating the modern relevance of these ancient writings."– BlueInk Review"Christians who look for a better way of imparting these complex messages to a younger audience than is typical for these Old Testament stories will find Tales Of Old, Stories From the Old Testament just the ticket for family enjoyment."– Midwest Book Review

Joshua may be well known for fighting the battle of Jericho, but this mighty warrior was a man who was faithful to God too. In this delightful retelling of the classic bible tale, told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who’ve enthralled audiences young and old with their dramatic retellings through the centuries, we journey with Joshua as he fights many battles, and leads the children of Israel into the land promised to them by God.This tale is one of the series, ‘Bible Stories Shorts,’ and is also available with the collected other stories as part of ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament.’ Praise for ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament’:"The tales from the Old Testament are as familiar and comfortable as pot roast for Sunday dinner, yet these are new and fresh in lively retellings by Clive Johnson. Using great storytelling techniques and modern language, Johnson makes these tales nearly dance off the pages." — San Francisco Book Review"…Accessible, enlightening pieces that lend to read-aloud drama, bringing to life not just the tales but their underlying lessons. These stories don't just lend to read-aloud, but beg to be performed."– Midwest Book Review"A read-aloud compilation for children and adults...encouraging a revival of the oral tradition of storytelling." – BlueInk Review“…Embracing drama and adventure, but adding the moral, ethical, and spiritual flourishes necessary to open dialogues about the Bible's underlying lessons, making them far more than just a rehash of the originals."– Midwest Book Review"Using simple language and vivid imagery, including perspectives on each story’s meaning or lesson...illuminating the modern relevance of these ancient writings."– BlueInk Review"Christians who look for a better way of imparting these complex messages to a younger audience than is typical for these Old Testament stories will find Tales Of Old, Stories From the Old Testament just the ticket for family enjoyment."– Midwest Book Review

Abraham, the father of a great nation, demonstrates his love for God through many adventures. Travel with him, as he leads his family and his people, even to the point of standing ready to give up the life of his own son to honor God. Recall the fate that awaits the wife of Lot, Abraham’s nephew, as she looks back to see her beloved city of Sodom burned to cinders. Marvel, as Abraham’s wide Sarah finally bears a child, and spare a tear for her slave girl Hagar, as she flees in terror from her tormenting mistress. This delightful retelling of the classic bible tale is told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who have enthralled audiences young and old throughout the centuries. This tale is one of the series, ‘Bible Stories Shorts,’ and is also available with the collected other stories as part of ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament.’ Praise for ‘Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament’:"The tales from the Old Testament are as familiar and comfortable as pot roast for Sunday dinner, yet these are new and fresh in lively retellings by Clive Johnson. Using great storytelling techniques and modern language, Johnson makes these tales nearly dance off the pages." — San Francisco Book Review"…Accessible, enlightening pieces that lend to read-aloud drama, bringing to life not just the tales but their underlying lessons. These stories don't just lend to read-aloud, but beg to be performed."– Midwest Book Review"A read-aloud compilation for children and adults...encouraging a revival of the oral tradition of storytelling." – BlueInk Review"…Embracing drama and adventure, but adding the moral, ethical, and spiritual flourishes necessary to open dialogues about the Bible's underlying lessons, making them far more than just a rehash of the originals."– Midwest Book Review"Using simple language and vivid imagery, including perspectives on each story’s meaning or lesson...illuminating the modern relevance of these ancient writings."– BlueInk Review"Christians who look for a better way of imparting these complex messages to a younger audience than is typical for these Old Testament stories will find Tales Of Old, Stories From the Old Testament just the ticket for family enjoyment."– Midwest Book Review

Clifton Johnson (1865–1940) was a portrait painter who combined words, photographs, and drawings to paint a picture of whatever happened to be the object of his attention; and in this book, the object of his attention was a typical 19th-century New England farm boy. With 63 illustrations and over 27,000 words, Mr. Johnson follows this typical boy for one year—divided into four seasons—and describes with inerrant accuracy and uncanny insight what the boy looks like, how he acts, what he thinks, and then, finally, what he is liable to become.Relax, step into the time machine, and enjoy the ride. Recognize yourself in the farmer’s boy, appreciate your common humanity, feel the connection to your own past, and, above all, for just a minute, let yourself miss the child you used to be.Preparing old books for digital publication is a labor of love at Travelyn Publishing. We hold our digital versions of public domain books up against any others with no fear of the comparison. Our conversion work is meticulous, utilizing a process designed to eliminate errors, maximize reader enjoyment, and recreate as much as possible the atmosphere of the original book even as we are adding the navigation and formatting necessary for a good digital book. While remaining faithful to a writer’s original words, and the spellings and usages of his era, we are not above correcting obvious mistakes. If the printer became distracted after placing an ‘a’ at the end of a line and then placed another ‘a’ at the beginning of the next line (they used to do this stuff by hand you know!), what sort of mindless robots would allow that careless error to be preserved for all eternity in the digital version, too? Not us. That’s why we have the audacity to claim that our re-publications are often better than the originals.

John Burroughs (1837 – 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. In the words of his biographer Edward Renehan, Burroughs' special identity was less that of a scientific naturalist than that of "a literary naturalist with a duty to record his own unique perceptions of the natural world." The result was a body of work whose resonance with the tone of its cultural moment explains its popularity.Many of Burroughs' essays first appeared in popular magazines. He is best known for his observations on birds, flowers and rural scenes, but his essay topics also range to religion, philosophy, and literature. Burroughs was a staunch defender of Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson, but somewhat critical of Henry David Thoreau, even while praising many of Thoreau's qualities. His achievements as a writer were confirmed by his election as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.In "Afoot and Afloat" Burroughs narrates a camping trip to Yellowstone with then President Theodore Roosevelt, and observes: "I have never been disturbed by the President's hunting trips. It is to such men as he that the big game legitimately belongs, — men who regard it from the point of view of the naturalist as well as from that of the sportsman, who are interested in its preservation, and who share with the world the delight they experience in the chase. Such a hunter as Roosevelt is as far removed from the game-butcher as day is from night; and as for his killing of the "varmints," — bears, cougars, and bobcats, — the fewer of these there are, the better for the useful and beautiful game. The cougars, or mountain lions, in the Park certainly needed killing. The superintendent reported that he had seen where they had slain nineteen elk, and we saw where they had killed a deer, and dragged its body across the trail. Of course, the President would not now on his hunting trips shoot an elk or a deer except to "keep the camp in meat," and for this purpose it is as legitimate as to slay a sheep or a steer for the table at home."CONTENTS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JOHN BURROUGHS BY CLIFTON JOHNSON A SUMMER BOATING TRIP CAMPING WITH THE PRESIDENT A TRAMP IN THE CATSKILLS This book originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1913 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.

Mr and Mrs Fogg don't believe their son's stories about strange visitors to the landing outside Flat Four. They are equally doubtful about Michael's ability to invent a dim witted doctor, a flying goldfish, tiny talkative versions of a hippopotamus and a seal, a cat made of chocolate, an indestructible jelly baby and a very small giant. Will Michael ever convince his parents that Stutopians really exist?

Mish The Mushroom Man is story for young children about self worth and what we think of ourselves, regardless of what others may think of us. Mish tries to be accepted by the other mushroom men in the forest, with the help of his loyal side kick Sidley the snail. His efforts are unsuccessful. It takes a forest catastrophe to make the other mushroom men see Mish for who he really is, a very brave and wonderful friend to all.

Faith Walker, the #1 Christian Superhero! 5 explosive episodes packaged in one awesome graphic novel collection. 100 pages of engaging stories filled with dynamic, action-packed illustrations. Buy the book that offers cool action heroes, dynamically illustrated stories with biblical virtues and values that reflect your family's Christian lifestyle. Each purchase includes bonus content of scriptures and a call to salvation! Great for kids ages 7 to 16 years of age. Read the adventures of a dangerous threat that lurks in the City of Los Cosmos causing trouble for the citizens. Evil continues to run rampant as Matthew Cross, Faith Walker must decide to use his powers given to him by The Lord to defeat criminals. Faith Walker Collected includes stories like Sin Assassins and Deliver Us from Evil. Matthew puts on the Garment of Praise to become Faith Walker. He stands shoulder to shoulder with his specialized elite sector of a FBI undercover team to fight evil foes like "Lawless" and Transgressor" as they tempt Faith Walker to join them in their evil ways. Faith Walker must rely on his Heavenly Father for his strength and skills to defeat his enemies. As he battles the forces of darkness he quotes scriptures like, (Psalm 27:1-3) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid... This collection is full of unbelievable fight scenes, bonus art and sketches by Clint D. Johnson. Join Faith Walker and his team as the Heroes that give God the Glory. This collection of separate stories was created by Clint D. Johnson, cover by Steven Butler and other featured guest artists.