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The Grand Canyon

Donald Davis

Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 1, 1955)

Most people who decide to take the mule ride through the Grand Canyon focus on the spectacular beauty around them. Donald Davis, however, found his focus trained sharply on the 48-inch-wide trail whose ledge drops 700 feet to the Colorado River. Interweaving his trademark humor with vivid detail of perhaps the most remarkable experience offered by the National Park Service, Davis paints for us the stages of this adventure: the gleeful anticipation, the encounter with his own personal mule, the ....

Uncle Frank Invents the Electron Microphone

Donald Davis

Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 26, 2006)

Donald Davis's notorious Uncle Frank conducts a tongue-in-cheek history lesson in this title story. Telling more about human foibles than history, Davis has his hearers laughing both at and with his characters. The story offers some entertaining advice on the handling of demanding politicians. Davis's second story, Uncle Frank and the Crown-Feed Boys, the story of how Uncle Frank outwitted two traveling salesmen, rounds out this entertaining recording.

Wings of Fame, The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft - Vol. 5

David Donald

Paperback (Aerospace Publishing Ltd., March 15, 1996)

Second Library copy- San Diego Air and Space Museum

DONALD DAVIS TELLS... MISS DAISY AND MISS ANNIE

DONALD DAVIS

Audio Cassette (DONALD DAVIS, STORYTELLER INC., March 15, 1986)

TWO STORIES FOR CHILDREN (AND ADULTS, TOO!) NARRATED BY DONALD DAVIS, MASTER STORYTELLER. SIDE A IS THE STORY OF MISS DAISY, A DEDICATED TEACHER. SIDE B IS THE STORY OF MISS ANNIE, A "CHARACTER"--CRAZY IN A MOST POSITIVE WAY!

Dr. York, Miss Winnie, and the Typhoid Shot

Donald Davis

Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 30, 2006)

By the time a child is seven or so he learns that there are certain promises a parent may not keep: We'll get a puppy soon. It's bedtime, you can finish that game up tomorrow. And especially, This won't hurt a bit!

Father Was a Wise Old Man

Donald Davis

Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 26, 2006)

Joe Davis was in his mid-forties when he became a father, and the experience he was able to apply in raising his sons lent creativity to his parenting. The five stories here recall the wisdom of fathers with humor and rich detail: a visit to the Smithsonian inspires Father's memory

That's What Mamas Do

Donald Davis

Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 27, 2006)

Storyteller Donald Davis had a very sensible mother. She had a pretty good idea what boys would do, so she was always on the lookout. As Davis later learned, always being on the lookout is what mamas do. His vigilant but gentle mother gave her son multiple gifts in life, and as we learn in the end gifts that do not end with her passing.