Books in On My Own Books series

Relates how the citizens of Lewes, Delaware, outwitted the British Navy during the War of 1812.

When the Des Moines River valley floods in the summer of 1881, the bridge over Honey Creek collapses and Kate Shelley courageously rescues two locomotive crewmen from the creek's swirling waters

Relates the story of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and gives the history of Columbus Day

A biography of the woman who served in the army during the Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later lectured about her experiences.

Book by Gunn, Robin Jones

Because of family need, an eight-year-old coal miner's son in 1885 leaves school to work at the mines, where he learns about the dangers of a coal mine on his first day on the job

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African Americans of their history and their cultural origins

Describes the history of Arbor Day and how it is celebrated

A fictionalized childhood biography of the famous violinmaker.

A great variety of animals lay eggs and this book examines and characterizes, for young readers, the nesting habits of some of these, including whale sharks, hummingbirds, pipa toads, and swans

With God's help, Janie trains Ruff to be a good dog and refrain from chasing the cows on her farm.

Janie prays for the opportunity to see the offspring of an unusual bird whose babies often move to a new location after hatching from their eggs.