Books published by publisher Richard Vaughn Linville

Huskie Dog describes his dog sled adventures from start to finish. This annual Iditarod sled race covers one thousand grueling, perilous miles. "Yipee! I'm in the Iditarod race with a team of dogs and my musher, who is the driver of the dog sled. Originally, the Iditarod was a mail supply route across Alaska in the 1800s. In 1925, the children in Nome were sick and needed serum. In bad weather, the medicine had to be carried by mushers over a long distance. The medicine was delivered in time to save the children. The Iditarod race celebrates those brave mushers and their dogs. Let the race begin."

A fun scary listen for children who enjoy scary stories. We listen to scary fiction stories for many reasons. One reason is for excitement. Another reason is to face our fears. When I was 11 years old, I had nightmares for weeks about a giant chasing me. I would wake up in a cold sweat. I told my Mom, who said "Next time that you have a bad dream, look the giant in the eyes and say, 'BOO!'” It worked. Face your fears.

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed. A nephew of the teacher was visiting and wrote a rhyme about the incident. The Redstone School is now in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the schoolhouse mentioned in the nursery rhyme.

In 1897, I am born in the home of my grandfather. It is the custom in my family for the first newborn baby girl to be named after both grandmothers. My name is Amelia Mary Earhart. My nickname is Meeley. I am adventurous and curious about things. I can do anything that a boy can do. My father loses his job. We move to Chicago to live with friends. I keep a scrapbook of newspaper articles about successful women in many careers. I have a difficult childhood. My mother wants me to go to a better high school than the one near us. So I go to Hyde Park, which has a better science program. I excel in science. What will become of me?

The Pied Piper is a folk tale for you to find the meaning or moral. "I am a player of a magic flute that is also called a pipe. Dressed in multicolored clothing or pied clothing, people call me the Pied Piper. When I play my pipe, animals follow me until I stop playing. A messenger says that the mayor of Hamlin begs me to come right away. He disappears quickly. I wonder what the mayor wants?"