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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Peter Roop, Connie Roop, Peter E. Hanson
Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Oct. 1, 1985)Relates the real-life saga of Abbie Burgess, who single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a four-week winter storm that lashed the coast of Maine in 1856
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Japan
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Library Binding (Heinemann, June 25, 2008)What is Japan's most famous mountain called? When do the Japanese add one year to their age? What is Japan's national sport? Learn answers to these questions and more when you read this newly revised and updated book. See the famous sites. Travel over the land. Join the celebrations. Find out what Japanese children learn in school and what they might do when they are older. See if they play the same sports as you or wear the same kind of clothes. Learn some words in Japanese!
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Betsy Ross
Connie Roop, Peter Roop
School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, Sept. 1, 2002)This unique biography of Betsy Ross tells the exciting story of her life using real letters, speeches, and accounts from her family."The flag was soon finished, and Betsy returned it, the first 'Star Spangled Banner' that ever floated up on the breeze..."With these words, William Canby told how his grandmother Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. While no one has proven his words to be true, Betsy's fame as American's first flag-maker has spread all over the world. Betsy Ross--businesswoman, wife, mother, and American patriot--led a fascinating life in Philadelphia during our nation's birth.Kids will find out about Betsy Ross's life and the American fight for independence in this brand-new biography.
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Westward, Ho,Ho,Ho!
Peter And Connie Roop
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1996)Presents essays, jokes, riddles, and suggested readings on aspects of the Wild West, from the Oregon Trail to the Alamo
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China
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Paperback (Heinemann, June 25, 2008)Where will you find the highest mountain in the world? How long is the Great Wall of China? How many different languages are spoken in China? Learn answers to these questions and more when you read this newly revised and updated book. See the famous sites. Travel over the land. Join in the celebrations. Find out what Chinese children learn in school and what they might do when they are older. See if they play the same sports as you or wear the same kinds of clothes. Learn some words in Chinese!
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Let'S Celebrate Halloween
Peter & Connie Roop
Paperback (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1997)An amusing book is filled with helpful holiday suggestions, including costume and mask ideas, scary jokes and riddles, and fun facts about Halloween, that is guaranteed to delight and entertain young readers. Original.
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Vietnam
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2008)What does a Vietnamese taxi look like? Which fields do farmers want to be flooded? What is special about Vietnamese puppet shows? Why don’t you take A Visit to Vietnam? See the famous sites, travel over the land and join in the celebrations. Find out what school life is like and what the children might do when they are older. See which sports are played in Vietnam and even learn a few words of Vietnamese.
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A School Album
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Library Binding (Rigby Interactive Library, Oct. 1, 1998)Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of change and continuity in American schools, covering such topics as travel to school, subjects studied, and the nature of the classrooms.
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A Home Album
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Library Binding (Rigby Interactive Library, Oct. 1, 1998)Identifies and traces patterns of continuity and change in homes and home life in the United States, including such topics as types of homes, house work, playing, bathing, and sleeping
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Let'S Celebrate Christmas
Peter & Connie Roop
Paperback (Millbrook Press, Nov. 1, 1997)Presents some basic facts about Christmas, along with jokes and riddles, Christmas crafts, and brief explanations of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
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