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Books in My Words series

  • The Invisible Thread

    Yoshiko Uchida

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Sept. 1, 1991)
    Children's author, Yoshiko Uchida, describes growing up in Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during World War II.
  • Jesus in the Manger

    Maite Roche

    Hardcover (Ignatius Press, Oct. 1, 2011)
    Jesus in the Manger tells the story of Christ's birth to very young children. Warm and inviting illustrations with enchanting, interactive flaps help toddlers learn to recognize Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, as well as the angel Gabriel, Mary's house in Nazareth and the stable in Bethlehem. This engaging book will be enjoyed over and over again by little ones who will soon be telling the Christmas story themselves.
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  • Vehicles

    Clever Publishing, Audrey Brien

    Paperback (Clever Publishing, April 9, 2019)
    Packed with playful illustrations of colorful vehicles, this first dictionary covers cars, trucks, tractors, planes, rockets, and everything else that zips and zooms! The My First Words series is designed to teach and expand toddlers' vocabulary as they begin to name the things around them. With playful pictures and corresponding first words organized in simple settings, children will naturally learn new vocabulary. The chunky format is packed with over 150 cheerful illustrations and things to learn. The rounded corners are perfect for little hands to grasp. An essential learning tool to assist children in developing speech, memory, and understanding basic concepts.
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  • Animals

    Julie Mercier, Clever Publishing

    Paperback (Clever Publishing, April 9, 2019)
    Packed with playful illustrations of colorful animals, this first dictionary covers every animal on land, sea, and sky! The My First Words series is designed to teach and expand toddlers' vocabulary as they begin to name the things around them. With playful pictures and corresponding first words organized in simple settings, children will naturally learn new vocabulary. The chunky format is packed with over 150 cheerful illustrations and things to learn. The rounded corners are perfect for little hands to grasp. An essential learning tool to assist children in developing speech, memory, and understanding basic concepts.
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  • The Diary of Joseph Plumb Martin: A Revolutionary War Soldier

    Connie Roop, Peter Roop

    Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Many towering figures are credited with shaping the course of American history. For each of these celebrated lives, there were countless others -- writing the real story of America. In My Own Words introduces young readers to these lesser-known Americans and their stories. This exciting series reveals the tales of four ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances through their personal writings. Readers will be amused by the sly Yankee humor that Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Plumb Martin brings to his stirring account of the war for independence. The thrilling writings of John Wesley Powell -- the first white man to explore the Grand Canyon -- allow readers to sense the profound awe Powell and his crew felt discovering the Canyon's natural wonders, as well as the dangers and hardships they faced daily.
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  • The Diary of John Wesley Powell: Conquering the Grand Canyon

    John Wesley Powell, Peter Roop, Laszlo Kubinyi

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Dec. 1, 2000)
    Roop, Connie, Roop, Peter, Powell, John Wesley
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  • The Diary of Sam Watkins, a Confederate Soldier

    Sam R Watkins, Ruth Ashby, Laszlo Kubinyi

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Excerpts from the diary of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee, describing the battles he fought in during the Civil War.
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  • Say It in Hawaiian: Na Hua Olelo

    Maile, Wren

    Hardcover (Bess Pr Inc, June 1, 1997)
    Gives Hawaiian and English versions of several words used in Hawaiian culture
  • The Diary of Elizabeth Bacon Custer: On the Plains with General Custer

    Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Nancy Plain, Laszlo Kubinyi

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Presents the diary of the wife of General George Armstrong Custer, focusing on their life on the Great Plains from 1873 to 1876, when Custer and his Seventh Cavalry were clearing the way for the Northern Pacific Railroad and battling Native Americans.
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  • My First Words Outside

    Amy Geller

    Board book (Star Bright Books, Aug. 15, 2013)
    Whether on the beach, in the park, on the farm, there are dozens of words for babies and toddlers to learn in this photo-filled book about the great outdoors! A wonderful word-filled adventure awaits readers on every page!A good way to enlarge the vocabularies of babies and toddlers while broadening their world!
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  • The Diary of Susie King Taylor, Civil War Nurse

    Susie King Taylor, Margaret Gay Malone, Laszlo Kubinyi

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, May 1, 2003)
    Excerpts from the diary of a woman who served as nurse to a regiment of black soldiers fighting for the Union during the Civil War, including her observations on the treatment of "coloreds" after the war.
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  • ANONYMOUSLY YOURS

    Peck

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Sept. 1, 1991)
    The popular author describes how he grew up in Decatur, Illinois, went into teaching, and eventually became a writer, incorporating his earlier experiences into novels intended to reach and change young readers