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Books with author Marguerite R.

  • Jimmy in Canada: Helping Hands

    Marguerite Maher

    language (, Sept. 23, 2016)
    This is a beginning reader for children who are not quite ready for chapter books yet. It will help staircase them to be able to read chapter books themselves sooner. Best outcomes are achieved when an adult reads the book together with the child at first. As confidence grows and with practice, the child will be able to read more of the book alone. In this story, Jimmy and his dad notice that the snow is piling up at the door of the house next door. There may be a problem. They go and investigate. Read on to see what happens.
  • The Kid in the Wild West: Snakebite

    Marguerite Maher

    language (, Aug. 17, 2016)
    This book is a beginning reader written for children who are learning to read at school. The author is a professor of education in Australia and has been involved in literacy teaching for over forty years. She has written this book to provide children with the reading mileage they need on their journey to becoming independent readers. For best outcomes, an adult should read with the child at first. As confidence grows, the child will increasing take the lead in reading. When children are using a lot of working memory to decode the words on the page, sometimes fluency and comprehension can be compromised. This book has been specifically written to enhance access through simple sentence structure, but vocabulary is never compromised. With reading mileage comes fluency and with fluency comprehension is advanced. That is what this book provides. If this book is being read on a Kindle with a child, the font should be made large. The main character is a six-year-old called the Kid. She lived in the Wild West of America when there were cowboys, horses, cattle and roundups. She lived on a ranch with Brian, the rancher; with Dave, the foreman, who looked after things when Brian was not there; with Cooky, who cooked meals for the hungry cowboys and the Kid; and ten other cowboys. In this story, it was roundup time and the Kid went with all the cowboys to round up the cattle. Campfires, songs and stories were part of the Kid’s life. Then someone gets bitten by a snake…
  • The Kid in the Wild West: Golden Carriage

    Marguerite Maher

    language (, Aug. 23, 2016)
    This is a beginning reader. This series has been specifically written for children nearly ready to move onto chapter books. If this book is being read on a Kindle with a child, the font should be made large. The main character in this series is a six-year-old called the Kid. She lived in the Wild West of America when there were cowboys, horses, cattle and roundups. She lived on a ranch with Brian, the rancher; with Dave, the foreman, who looked after things when Brian was not there; with Cooky, who cooked meals for the hungry cowboys and the Kid; and ten other cowboys. In this story, the Kid and Brian went to town. She and her best friends, Tommy and Peewee, have a night adventure… The author is a professor of education in Australia and has been involved in literacy teaching for over forty years. She has written this book to provide children with the reading mileage they need on their journey to becoming independent readers. For best outcomes, an adult should read with the child at first. As confidence grows, the child will increasing take the lead in reading. When children are using a lot of working memory to decode the words on the page, sometimes fluency and comprehension can be compromised. This book has been specifically written to enhance access through simple sentence structure, but vocabulary is never compromised. With reading mileage comes fluency and with fluency comprehension is advanced.
  • Jimmy in Canada: Mountain Danger

    Marguerite Maher

    language (, Aug. 30, 2016)
    This is a beginning reader for children nearly ready for chapter books. Best outcomes are achieved when children read with an adult initially. As confidence grows, the child will be able, increasingly, to take the lead with the reading. If this book is being read on a Kindle with a child, the font should be made large. In this story, Jimmy who is seven years old and lives in Canada, is making a snow cave. Danger appears. Read on to see what happens.
  • King of the Wind

    Marguerite Henry

    Paperback (Rand Mcnally, Aug. 16, 1968)
    Hardback book, it is in good condition.
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  • These are our neighbors

    Mary Marguerite

    Hardcover (Ginn, March 15, 1952)
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  • Birds at Home

    Marguerite Henry

    Hardcover (Checkerboard Pr, Sept. 1, 1972)
    Describes the habits and behavior and includes illustrations of twenty-one birds common to North America.
  • Dear Readers and Riders

    Marguerite Henry

    Hardcover (Rand McNally & Company, March 15, 1972)
    A well-known author of children's books answers questions from her readers about herself, her books, and horses.
  • The Wildest Horse Race in the World

    Marguerite Henry

    Map (Rand McNally & Company, March 15, 1976)
    A story, based on real events, about a boy and a half-Arabian mare who enter the Palio, an annual race in Siena, Italy, with all the pageantry of a medieval contest.
  • Hydroelectric Power: Power from Moving Water

    Marguerite Rodger

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 15, 2010)
    Examines the use of energy created by the movement of water, from its use in early cultures, to the pros and cons of hydroelectricity as an alternative to energy created by burning fossil fuels.
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  • Born to Trot-Signed

    Marguerite Henry

    Hardcover (Rand McNally, March 15, 1950)
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  • BlindSided:

    Marguerite Ashton

    language (Criminal Lines Publishing, July 13, 2020)
    Diagnosed with BPD & Depression, Lexi Archer prefers to continue outpatient treatment. But someone else has other plans. BlindSided tells the story of Lexi Archer, a twenty-year-old woman, who wakes up in a hospital bed, handcuffed to the rail and realizes that she doesn't remember what happened the night before. After being released from the hospital, Lexi is transferred to the Milwaukee County Jail where she's told about her pending charges for first-degree murder. Intent on proving she's innocent, Lexi places a phone call to her step-sister asking for her help. As Lexi gets closer to the truth, she unravels ugly secrets about her dead mother that will change her life forever.