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Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog
Becky Hall, Doris Ettlinger
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2007)Morris Frank lost his sight in 1924, when he was only sixteen. One day, Morris's dad read him an article about an American dog trainer living in Switzerland. This is the story of his relationship with Buddy, his own seeing eye dog.
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A Book for Black-Eyed Susan
Judy Young, Doris Ettlinger
eBook (Sleeping Bear Press, Feb. 8, 2011)When ten-year-old Cora and her family leave their home in Missouri, their hearts are filled with the hopes and dreams of a bright future gleaming with promise and opportunity. But the journey west by wagon train is harsh, and tragedy strikes swiftly and unexpectedly. Now Cora and her father must steel themselves for a different future from what they had carefully planned. How can they move forward when their hearts are broken? But move on they must, and Cora takes comfort in her new baby sister (named Susan after the black-eyed flowers). When Cora learns she and Susan are to be separated at the end of their journey, she looks to the past to help craft a link to their new lives. Judy Young is an award-winning author of children's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her other books in the Tales of Young Americans series are Minnow and Rose (2010 Storytelling World Resource Award) and The Lucky Star (2009 Storytelling World Honor Award). Judy lives near Springfield, Missouri. Doris Ettlinger graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has numerous picture books to her credit, including the award-winning The Orange Shoes. Doris lives and teaches in an old grist mill on the banks of the Musconetcong River in western New Jersey.
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Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog
Becky Hall, Doris Ettlinger
language (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2007)Morris Frank lost his sight in 1924, when he was only sixteen. One day, Morris's dad read him an article about an American dog trainer living in Switzerland. This is the story of his relationship with Buddy, his own seeing eye dog.
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A Book for Black-Eyed Susan
Judy Young, Doris Ettlinger
Hardcover (Sleeping Bear Press, Feb. 8, 2011)When ten-year-old Cora and her family leave their home in Missouri, their hearts are filled with the hopes and dreams of a bright future gleaming with promise and opportunity. But the journey west by wagon train is harsh, and tragedy strikes swiftly and unexpectedly. Now Cora and her father must steel themselves for a different future from what they had carefully planned. How can they move forward when their hearts are broken? But move on they must, and Cora takes comfort in her new baby sister (named Susan after the black-eyed flowers). When Cora learns she and Susan are to be separated at the end of their journey, she looks to the past to help craft a link to their new lives. Judy Young is an award-winning author of children's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her other books in the Tales of Young Americans series are Minnow and Rose (2010 Storytelling World Resource Award) and The Lucky Star (2009 Storytelling World Honor Award). Judy lives near Springfield, Missouri. Doris Ettlinger graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has numerous picture books to her credit, including the award-winning The Orange Shoes. Doris lives and teaches in an old grist mill on the banks of the Musconetcong River in western New Jersey.
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Abe Lincoln Loved Animals
Ellen Jackson, Doris Ettlinger
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2008)A biography of Abraham Lincoln that shows his love for animals and the compassion he showed them. Throughout his childhood and even into his presidential years, Abraham was kind to animals and always made time for his pets.
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Cecile and Marie-Grace Play Scenes & Paper Dolls
Peg Ross, Doris Ettlinger
Hardcover (American Girl, Aug. 30, 2011)This kit invites girls to have fun with fashions from the 1850s. The Cécile and Marie-Grace paper dolls come with beautiful outfits and accessories, plus paper dolls of the girls' pets, Cochon the parrot and Argos the dog. The kit opens up into two pretty rooms. Girls can decorate the rooms with punch-out rugs, paintings, and furniture. All clothing and décor attaches with reusable sticky dots, so girls can recreate scenes again and again. They can choose a story starter card to act out a scene inspired by Cécile's and Marie-Grace's books - or dream up their own adventures for Cécile and Marie-Grace.
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Fife and Drum Boys
C.M. Sanchez, Doris Ettlinger
Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, March 15, 2006)This is Grade 5, Level 3, Book 11 in the Houghton Mifflin Leveled Books series. The book info is as follows: Level: S / DRA: 40 / Genre: Historical Fiction / Strategy: Visualize / Skill: Cause & Effect / Word Count: 1,584
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The Secret of the Red Shoes
Joan Donaldson, Doris Ettlinger
Hardcover (Ideals Children's Books, Feb. 1, 2006)For ages 3-5. Great grandmother tells her great-granddaughter her secret. On the night of great grandmother's 100th birthday party, the rest of the family learns the secret too, and the reader learns a little about the joy and fulfilment of living with older relatives. Includes a Note to Parents from an experienced child counsellor.
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Abe Lincoln Loved Animals
Ellen Jackson, Doris Ettlinger
Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 30, 2013)Like other pioneers in the early 1800s, young Abraham Lincoln worked hard to put food on the table. One day, while hunting food for the family, Abraham shot a wild turkey. The sight of the dying bird filled him with such sorrow that he swore he would never again hunt large animals.
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