Books with author Laura Willson

Have you ever felt squashed? Squeezed? Pulled? Tugged? If so, then you know what it feels like to be a building! Here, with playful drawings and humorous text, award-winning author Forrest Wilson uses human figures (plus some dogs and rams) to show that architecture and people have more in common than you might have believed. This book will delight everyone who is fascinated with the buildings around us.

The pioneer life, seen through one boy s eyes. The Oregon Trail was full of danger & discomfort. The covered wagons were so bumpy that most pioneers preferred to walk, & hundreds died of cholera on the 2,000-mile journey. Still, thousands of men, women, & children pushed on in search of a new life. Here is the story of one family s inspiring adventure, told in the voice of an inquisitive 10-year-old boy. Jesse s diary is accompanied by authentic photographs, games, recipes, & a fold-out map to help today s readers experience what it was like to live through an unforgettable time & place in American history. Author Laura Wilson, the real voice of Jesse Adams, has created a journal based on authentic pioneer diaries & letters. Illustrations.

Koda is an Alaskan Malamute and he lives happily with his pack of brothers in an arctic habitat. Koda is frightened to ever stray from their company. One night he sees the Aurora Borealis and runs towards them only to find that he is lost once he stops running. He is all alone and is determined to find his way back to the pack. Koda makes many friends along the way, these arctic animals help Koda to find his way home.

Does a baseball really curve when it is pitched? How does a baseball travel so far off the bat when it is hit? Did you know it's easier to smack a home run at Coors Field in Colorado and the AT&T Park in San Francisco than in other parks? The answers to these questions and more are addressed in this short book with easy to understand explanations.

Many children fantasize themselves rescuing someone in need. Sally and Kip,a sister and brother with a dream, are no different. Their country is breaking apart over slavery. Their farm in Lake County Illinois of 1858 is at the center of the anger over these terrible problems: will slavery be extended into the west as our country grows? What happens to the slaves who runaway? When a young man named Jacob hides in their barn, Sally and Kip don’t hesitate to help him join the Underground Railroad on a dangerous trip to Canada. Slavery, with its cruelty and death, left its torment on everyone involved, the abolitionist families, the ministers, the legal system, the slave hunters and of course, the African refugees who risked their lives to be free. Jacob’s Ladder leads the young reader along the rivers, trails, farms and lakes of Illinois on a daring path to freedom through the eyes of a child and the vision of a determined slave.

An introduction to the Arboretum Eel, a friendly caring eel that lives in the park, having fun, making friends, rescuing ducklings and keeping the park tidy. Based on an idea by my own son Alfie, Fred the Arboretum eel is a sweet story about the life of this beloved local eel and his friends. See what you can spot in the pictures, from bugs to popular wildlife, bright bold illustrations alongside a lovely story.