Books with author Mary Johnson

The Worm & The Snail tells a story of how 2 rejected kids in the insect kingdom, use the very thing they are despised for to win their bullies and non-fans over as friends. Sometimes what makes us different or abnormal makes us unique and is a strength in due time.Be sure to check out other children's books titles by M.D. Johnson, to include: Alienation of the Alien Nation Beastly’s Greatest Fear Buddha’s Garden Bug City Cat for Hire The Love Cooties Kawaii Coloring Book Beautiful Dreamer A Penny for Your Thoughts Interesting Facts About Polar Bears The Potty Mouth The Potato Who Dared to Be More Wicked Wisdom: Monsters Words of Wisdom: Advice to Live By The Case of the Fallen Candy Cane Teddy-ku: Teddy Bear Haiku Jive Turkey’s 12 Dishes of Thanksgiving And many more...Website: http://maryannesbookshelf.com/childrens-corner/

This is minimalist storytelling. Fifty nonfiction stories on American life, work, dreams, and death told with the least number of words possible. Giving readers a taste of the intangible thing that burns inside so many. A taste of the American spirit. Not some generic pseudo-patriotic bumper sticker spirit. But the thing that enabled this country and the people in it to forever change the course of human history. For better, and sometimes, for worse. This book is about America. Not the government, policy, or politics, but the people. People like Margaret Utinsky who rose from a wheat farm in St. Louis to become a secret agent during World War II. People like Chuck Taylor who leveraged a bad basketball career to make a bad basketball shoe the most famous in the world. And people like Glen Sherley who went from the confines of Folsom Prison to a record deal and tour with Johnny Cash. It's about the people that made this country the most creative, tragic, and inspiring in history. These are their stories. These are American hearts.

Somehow life enticed two expressive soulmates, a struggling farmer and a high-school teacher, to regularly set aside time each week for over a year to carefully script their thoughts on the issues and events unfolding about them. Life had them fall in love as the economy tanked and another world war threatened. This came about in 1937 when Walter met Margaret at a church outing at summer’s end in Greeley, Colorado where she was visiting her sister shortly before returning to her job in Washburn, North Dakota. They married thirteen months later. Aside from two brief visits, their letters contain all of the premarital thoughts that they exchanged. Questioning God is the second book in A Lettered Courtship, a trilogy with an edited version of their correspondence at its core. Because these two expressive soulmates were to become my parents, I was often privy to how their understandings played out in their work and relationships and was always well aware of how they played out in mine. I have come to see the understandings and choices in these letters not as answers, but doors and angles into my own life and relationships and perhaps those of the reader. I have included extended takes on their concerns with our fundamental sources of truth, the changing world order, and the open tomb.

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Do you love cool birds of prey like eagles, hawks, owls, vultures and falcons? We do too! Nature Kids shows everything we love about these fascinating creatures. They're big, fast, strong and they are the kings of the sky. This book has loads of interesting facts, and highlights some of the raptors most amazing traits. It's filled with lots of big, close-up pictures, you can explore the raptors most unique features. We even show you specific species and what makes them unique and cool: raptors like the Harpy eagle that hunts and eats monkeys and the Harris Hawk that hunts in packs to overwhelm their prey. Did you know a woman fell off a cliff to her death and was eaten by Griffon vultures? Yup! We have that in there too!

Who came up with the idea of a Jack O' Lantern? How did trick-or-treating get started? Just what ARE those footsteps following you at night on Halloween?All these questions and many more are answered in this fun and easy-to-read book about the craziest, weirdest, and most amazing Halloween myths, stories, and superstitions.Your children will love to discover...* What happens on Halloween if you walk backwards down the stairs with THESE two objects?* How people tricked and confused the ghosts of dead people in the old days.* The REAL reason why witches carry brooms (not what you might think).* The ONE sure way to find out if the spirit of a loved one is watching over you on Halloween.* What's a mummy's favorite kind of music? (and other horrendously hilarious Halloween riddles).... and much more!So download "Halloween for Children" and discover the wackiest, weirdest, and spookiest Halloween stories and traditions.

Esther the Wonder Pig meets Little Book of Sloth in this charming true story about the adorable Instagram stars, Pickles the pig and his friend—the hog-turned-hero—Tickles. Pickles the Pig (@LivingwithPickles) has been featured on The Dodo, Inside Edition, and People!Pickles is a pig, rescued as a wee one and now living it up at his forever home. But one day Pickles becomes very sick. His only hope? One big sow with an even bigger heart on a faraway farm…but will she get to Pickles in time? Learn the true story about one extraordinary pig and his savior in this inspiring photographic picture book!

Childhood and adolescence were a virtual rollercoaster ride for Mark Johnson. In his second book—Tales of a Rollercoaster Operator: Stories from My Missouri Youth—he navigates the highs and lows of coming of age in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1960s and 1970s. Experience Mark’s favorite growing-up twists and turns in this collection of twenty-six funny and poignant essays, including learning to drive a rollercoaster, discovering the joys of a first pet, embarking on a quest with his father to wrangle World Series tickets, and witnessing the wonder in a brand new year after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger. This book of stories will inspire you to revisit your youth, dust-off your favorite memories, and find new meaning in the indelible moments that stay with you for a lifetime.

Oscar is a strange looking little seagull. He is smaller than the others, a bit clumsy and has blue legs but he sure is loveable. Danger is in the air and Oscar's family is forced to flee, leaving Oscar alone. Come along with Oscar, a sheepdog named Cooper and a wise old eagle as they show us the meaning of courage, determination, teamwork, and friendship. I know, I know, a sheepdog usually chases seagulls and an eagle might see a seagull as today's dinner. The thing is that Oscar is just too loveable. Enjoy this heartwarming narrative supported by rich, colorful illustrations that breathe life and emotion into the characters.

Oscar is a strange looking little seagull. He is smaller than the others, a bit clumsy and has blue legs but he sure is loveable. Danger is in the air and Oscar's family is forced to flee, leaving Oscar alone. Come along with Oscar, a sheepdog named Cooper and a wise old eagle as they show us the meaning of courage, determination, teamwork, and friendship. I know, I know, a sheepdog usually chases seagulls and an eagle might see a seagull as today's dinner. The thing is that Oscar is just too loveable. Enjoy this heartwarming narrative supported by rich, colorful illustrations that breathe life and emotion into the characters.

Mary Johnston was born in 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia, the eldest child of Major John W. Johnston, a Confederate veteran whose family was connected with that of General Joseph E. Johnston and Elizabeth Alexander. A delicate child, educated by governesses and tutors, she lived at home until she was nineteen; browsing in her father’s library, she became an avid reader, particularly of history. She traveled in Europe and the Middle East with her widowed father and in 1893 moved to New York. During her four-year residence there she was bedridden, and in default of an active life she began to write. Her first novel, Prisoners of Hope, written to help the family financially, was little noticed; her second, To Have and to Hold, a romantic story of the Virginia Colony, sold more than half a million copies. Her third novel, Audrey, repeated this success. Although her subsequent work was less enthusiastically received, she was henceforth provided with an independent career. She never married. Upon her father’s death, she moved to Richmond and afterward to Three Hills, the house she built at Warm Springs, Virginia. There, after an operation, she died on May 9, 1936.In the United States the historical novel, largely because of its influence on major realistic writers, has earned a place of fairly high repute. In its own right, the genre has also received the approval of a large reading public and many authors have achieved commercial success. If the achievements of Mary Johnston do not now seem remarkable, the reason is that new generations have surpassed them; in the early twentieth century, they were extraordinary.Johnston will be remembered as a creator of historical verisimilitude and as a skillful narrator. Although she did not confine herself to American locales and events, she was at her best when depicting them. The Long Roll and its sequel, Cease Firing, are romances of the Civil War period. Her zeal in the cause of women’s rights prompted her two feminist novels, Hagar and The Wanderers. The heroine in Hagar is a financially successful southern writer; Hagar is widely considered her most interesting novel. Johnston’s socialist pacifism produced Foes, which was the first of a series of novels having mystical bearings, indebted in some measure to her interest in Buddhism; of these, the most noteworthy are Michael Forth and Sweet Rocket.