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Books in American Adventures series

  • Kit Carson,

    Frank Lee Beals

    Hardcover (Wheeler Pub, )
    None
  • Stagecoaches and the Pony Express

    Sally Senzell Isaacs

    Library Binding (Heinemann, April 1, 2004)
    Learn how between 1820 and 1900 transportation developed from boats, horses, and wagons to stagecoaches, railroads, and cars. Follow the journey of stagecoach passengers and goods from towns in the East to the frontier in the West.
    Y
  • Stagecoaches and the Pony Express

    Sally Senzell Isaacs

    Paperback (Heinemann, April 1, 2004)
    Learn how between 1820 and 1900 transportation developed from boats, horses, and wagons to stagecoaches, railroads, and cars. Follow the journey of stagecoach passengers and goods from towns in the East to the frontier in the West.
    X
  • Mythological Adventures: Dragons

    Megan Roth, Janos Orban

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, Oct. 11, 2016)
    Mythological Adventures: Dragons offers a unique learning experience for kids as they get the chance to meet different dragons face-to-face. They'll have fun learning while they encounter Western and Eastern dragons—large and small, gentle and fierce—with vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts. Then, kids can build a diorama of their very own and add to the fantastical world of dragons.This unique kit includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about dragons, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers.Explore the world of dragons and learn everything you need to know about these mythological creatures.Mythological Adventures: Dragons will take you on an amazing journey to discover the secrets of dragon lore.
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  • Finding My Place: One Girl's Strength at Vicksburg

    Margo L. Dill

    Paperback (White Mane Publishing Co., Oct. 1, 2012)
    The civilian side of the war is shown from a young girl's viewpoint.Thirteen-year-old Anna Green can hardly remember life before the War Between the States touched her hometown of Vicksburg, Mississippi. for 47 days in May, June, and July 1863, the Union army bombs Vicksburg day and night, attempting to overtake the city. Anna longs for the days before Yankee bombs screeched above her, before her family was torn apart, and before they moved to a dark, damp cave to protect themselves from falling shells. During one terrible bombing, a tragedy strikes Anna and her siblings and changes their lives forever. Can Anna find the strength to keep her family together in the midst of war?
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  • Pilot Jack Knight

    A. M Anderson

    Hardcover (Harper & Row, Aug. 16, 1961)
    None
  • Stagecoaches and the Pony Express

    Sally Senzell Isaacs

    Library Binding
    None
  • The Great Land Rush

    Sally Senzell Isaacs

    Library Binding
    Discover why many thousands of people in the East left their homes, jobs, relatives, and friends in the 1890s and headed west. Learn what it was like to join one of the great runs to claim land in Indian Territory. Find out how the U.S. government broke it
  • War Child: Memories of a World War II Childhood

    Maurine Murchison

    Paperback (CF4Kids, Jan. 20, 2010)
    When bombs fell over cities like Glasgow and London people would take refuge in shelters and tube stations until the all-clear signal sounded and 'normal' life resumed. Many years later Maurine remembered those times - the rationing, the evacuation, the fears and excitement of living as a child during the Second World War.Taking up her pen she wrote about those historic days. These were stories that she could leave behind so that others would know what it was like and the real secret of how they survived during those troublesome days. This will serve as a useful insight for children into World War II from a Christian perspective.
    Q
  • The First Railroads

    Sally Senzell Isaacs

    Library Binding
    None
  • Night Journey to Vicksburg

    Susan Rowan Masters, Duane D. Smith

    Library Binding (Silver Moon Pr, March 1, 2003)
    When thirteen-year-old Jubi and his two younger sisters run away from slavery on a Louisiana plantation, their difficult journey includes a dog, encounters with Rebel and Union soldiers, and a role in the Siege of Vicksburg.
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  • Race to Kitty Hawk

    Annelle Rigsby, Edwina Raffa

    Library Binding (Silver Moon Pr, June 1, 2003)
    After being adopted by a woman in Dayton, Ohio, in 1903, orphaned twelve-year-old Tess Raney uncovers a plot to foil the Wright brothers' quest to be the first in flight, and takes great risks to make sure the plot fails.
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