Books with author Frances Kelley

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY Volume 1 - 1- PAUL REVERE – "The Midnight Ride for Freedom" The dramatized story of how Paul Revere’s historic ride sparked the American Revolution for freedom from King George of England. 2- VALLEY FORGE – "One Winter’s Day at Valley Forge" The dramatized story of how two shivering young soldiers kept America’s hopes alive during the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge. 3- MOLLY PITCHER – " The Lady with the Cannon" The dramatized story of how a teenage girl in pigtails, carrying only a pitcher, was the true winner in America’s vital victory in the Battle of Monmouth. 4- NATHAN HALE – "The Spy who Died a Hero" The dramatized story of how a young American officer sacrificed his life to safeguard George Washington’s fight for freedom.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY Volume 2 – 1- BETSY ROSS - "The Star-Spangled Lady" The dramatic story of how a young seamstress in Philadelphia created the first American Flag that united the thirteen colonies in their fight for freedom. 2- CRISPUS ATTUCKS - "The Martyr of the Boston Massacre" The inspirational story of how the son of a slave became the first man to die for freedom in the American Revolution, five years before the Revolution began. 3- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - "The Wise Man with Crazy Ideas The dramatized story of how one of the wisest men in American history dedicated his long life to wild and wonderful ideas that created a free America.

STORIES TO STIR THE IMAGINATION, Volume 3: 1- PANDORAS BOX ~ Long, long ago, there lived a girl named Pandora. One day a beautiful mysterious box was left in her cottage. She was warned not to open it, but she did anyway and all of a sudden a swarm of frightfully ugly creatures flew out in all directions, bringing with them, pain and suffering. Then at last, a bright glistening fairy flew out to bring new hope to the world. 2- THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE ~ A poor fisherman once caught a magic flounder who told him that he could bring anything the fisherman wanted. Instantly the fisherman wished for a cozy cottage to replace his tumbledown shack ... and the wish was granted. But his wife kept wishing for a mansion, then a palace. But when she wished to be God, the flounder was killed by a giant wave, which brought them back to the tumbledown shack. 3- THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF ~ A young shepherd wanted excitement, so he ran through his town shouting- A wolf is attacking my sheep. Instantly, people rushed out to capture the wolf, but there was no wolf. However, the next day when a wolf did attack his sheep, no one came to help. 4- THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING ~ The classic Christmas story of the fantastic dream of a little girl named Marie. In it she she saw an army of mice, led by the evil Mouse King, attack her precious Nutcracker, her favorite Christmas toy. Desperately, Marie took off her slipper and threw it at the Mouse King, which killed him on the spot. Instantly the Nutcracker stood up, but now he was a handsome prince who danced through night with Marie to beautiful music.

STORIES TO STIR THE IMAGINATION, VOLUME I - 1) THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES- The delightful story of how a little boy was the only one in a crowd of loyal followers who was honest enough to say that the emperor's magic new clothes were really "NO CLOTHES AT ALL!" 2) TOADS AND DIAMONDS - The profound story of two sisters. One sister, by helping a mysterious old lady at a fountain, was given the power to spout a diamond out her mouth. The other sister, who never helped anyone spout only a toad. 3) THE STORY OF WILLIAM TELL - A childhood favorite, of how a mighty bowman saved his country's freedom by splitting an apple perched upon of his brave son's head with his bow and arrow. 4) THE GOLDEN TOUCH - The dramatized story of how a greedy king loved gold so much that he wished everything he touched would turn into gold. When his wish was granted, he embraced his golden-haired daughter, and she became a gold statue.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM THE BIBLE, Volume 2: 1- THE LOST SHEEP ~ As night closed in on the lonely shepherd, he could see that one of his flock was missing. It must be that frisky young lamb, he thought to himself. "I must go find him before the wolves get him." After hours of searching, he found his lamb trapped in a rocky valley, and brought him back to safety. 2- ESTHER, THE HEROIC QUEEN ~ The dramatic story of Esther, the young Jewish bride of the king of the ancient Persia, now called Iran. Esther had heard that the king’s wicked minister, Haman, was plotting to kill her people. She exposed Haman to the king, and Haman was hanged in the city square. 3- DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN ~ When the heathen King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem two thousand years ago, he took a religious young Jew named Daniel back to the city of Babylon. But when Daniel refused to worship the King’s golden idols, Daniel was thrown into a den of lions. His life was saved because of his undying faith in God. 4- THE FIERY FURNACE ~ King Nebuchadnezzar also brought three friends of Daniel back to Babylon. Their names were Shadrach, Mesach and Abendego. And like Daniel they refused to worship the king’s golden idols, and were thrown into a fiery furnace, where the flames didn’t touch them because of their steadfast faith in God.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM THE BIBLE, Volume 3: 1- THE TALENTS ~ A rich man once gave three of his servants gold coins called talents, so they could go out and set up a business of their own. One servant bought a loom to make beautiful fabrics, and he did very well. The second servant bought a potter’s wheel to make beautiful pottery, and he too, did very well. But the third servant buried his talent in the earth and made nothing at all and thus, lost his servant’s job. 2- RUTH AND NAOMI ~ Israel once suffered a dreadful drought, which forced a mother named Naomi to move her family to the heathen country of Moab where there was plenty of water. There they met a wonderful woman named Ruth, who helped them to start a new life. Years later Naomi returned home to Israel, accompanied by Ruth, who now believed in the God of Israel. 3- JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS ~ Of his twelve sons, the mighty Jacob loved his eleventh, Joseph, most of all which made the ten other sons dislike, even hate, Joseph especially after Jacob had made a beautiful coat of many colors for Joseph. So the brothers secretly sold Joseph to merchants heading for Egypt. However, years later, Joseph saved his brothers from a devastating drought, where they founded the nation of Israel.

STORIES TO STIR THE IMAGINATION, Volume 2: 1-ANDROCLES AND THE LION ~ An all-time favorite story of how a slave named Androcles, by plucking a thorn out of a lion’s paw, saved his own life when he was thrown to the lions years later before thousands of cheering people in the Roman Coliseum. 2-A MAD TEA PARTY ~ The hilarious classic story of how a young and precocious Alice outsmarted the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the sleepy Dormouse in Wonderland. 3-THE DUTCH BOY AND THE DIKE ~ Another all-time favorite of how a little boy saved Holland, from the rampaging ocean, by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike, which protected his country from the ocean. 4-THE DUTCH BOY AND THE DIKE ~ Another all-time favorite of how a little boy saved Holland, from the rampaging ocean, by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike, which protected his country from the ocean.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM THE BIBLE, Volume 1: 1- DAVID AND GOLIATH ~ The famous story of how a young boy named David protected ancient Israel from the Philistine enemy by killing their leader, the giant Goliath, with a single stone from his Slingshot. 2- THE GOOD SAMARITAN ~ The inspirational story of how a Jewish boy’s life was saved by a Samaritan, who rescued the boy after he was badly beaten by a gang of ruffians in a mountain pass. 3- THE PRODIGAL SON ~ The heartfelt story of a father, whose love for his two sons was badly split. One son took off on a life of wild living, while the other son stayed home and worked hard on the family farm. 4- JONAH AND THE WHALE ~ The fascinating tale of how God told Jonah to go warn the people, of the ancient city of Niniveh, to change their evil ways or face destruction. At first, Jonah refused to go, but changed his mind after being swallowed by a monster fish.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM THE BIBLE, Volume 3: 1- THE TALENTS ~ A rich man once gave three of his servants gold coins called talents, so they could go out and set up a business of their own. One servant bought a loom to make beautiful fabrics, and he did very well. The second servant bought a potter’s wheel to make beautiful pottery, and he too, did very well. But the third servant buried his talent in the earth and made nothing at all and thus, lost his servant’s job. 2- RUTH AND NAOMI ~ Israel once suffered a dreadful drought, which forced a mother named Naomi to move her family to the heathen country of Moab where there was plenty of water. There they met a wonderful woman named Ruth, who helped them to start a new life. Years later Naomi returned home to Israel, accompanied by Ruth, who now believed in the God of Israel. 3- JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS ~ Of his twelve sons, the mighty Jacob loved his eleventh, Joseph, most of all which made the ten other sons dislike, even hate, Joseph especially after Jacob had made a beautiful coat of many colors for Joseph. So the brothers secretly sold Joseph to merchants heading for Egypt. However, years later, Joseph saved his brothers from a devastating drought, where they founded the nation of Israel.

LIVING ADVENTURES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY Volume 1 - 1- PAUL REVERE – "The Midnight Ride for Freedom" The dramatized story of how Paul Revere’s historic ride sparked the American Revolution for freedom from King George of England. 2- VALLEY FORGE – "One Winter’s Day at Valley Forge" The dramatized story of how two shivering young soldiers kept America’s hopes alive during the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge. 3- MOLLY PITCHER – " The Lady with the Cannon" The dramatized story of how a teenage girl in pigtails, carrying only a pitcher, was the true winner in America’s vital victory in the Battle of Monmouth. 4- NATHAN HALE – "The Spy who Died a Hero" The dramatized story of how a young American officer sacrificed his life to safeguard George Washington’s fight for freedom.

STORIES TO STIR THE IMAGINATION, Volume 2: 1-ANDROCLES AND THE LION ~ An all-time favorite story of how a slave named Androcles, by plucking a thorn out of a lion’s paw, saved his own life when he was thrown to the lions years later before thousands of cheering people in the Roman Coliseum. 2-A MAD TEA PARTY ~ The hilarious classic story of how a young and precocious Alice outsmarted the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the sleepy Dormouse in Wonderland. 3-THE DUTCH BOY AND THE DIKE ~ Another all-time favorite of how a little boy saved Holland, from the rampaging ocean, by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike, which protected his country from the ocean. 4-THE DUTCH BOY AND THE DIKE ~ Another all-time favorite of how a little boy saved Holland, from the rampaging ocean, by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike, which protected his country from the ocean.