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Books in On My Own Books series

  • Cornstalks and Cannonballs

    Barbara Mitchell, Karen Ritz

    Hardcover (Carol R Hoda Books, June 1, 1980)
    Relates how the citizens of Lewes, Delaware, outwitted the British Navy during the War of 1812.
  • Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

    Margaret K. Wetterer, Karen Ritz

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    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
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  • Columbus Day

    Vicki Liestman, Rick Hanson

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, May 1, 1991)
    Relates the story of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and gives the history of Columbus Day
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  • Deborah Sampson Goes to War

    Bryna Stevens, Florence Hill

    Hardcover (Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 1984)
    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.
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  • Mrs. Rosey Posey and the Chocolate Cherry Treat

    Robin Jones Gunn

    Paperback (Chariot Family Pub, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Book by Gunn, Robin Jones
  • Danger at the Breaker

    Catherine A. Welch, Andrea Shine

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, March 1, 1992)
    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
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  • Kwanzaa

    A. P. Porter

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, Sept. 1, 1991)
    Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African Americans of their history and their cultural origins
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  • Arbor Day

    Diane L. Burns, Kathy Rogers

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, March 1, 1989)
    Describes the history of Arbor Day and how it is celebrated
  • Stradivari's Singing Violin

    Catherine Deverell, Andrea Shine

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A fictionalized childhood biography of the famous violinmaker.
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  • Hatch!

    Karyn Henley, Susan Kennedy

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 1980)
    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
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  • Old Ruff and Life on the Farm

    Vesta Seek, Nancy Munger

    Paperback (Chariot Family Pub, Feb. 1, 1995)
    With God's help, Janie trains Ruff to be a good dog and refrain from chasing the cows on her farm.
  • Old Ruff and the Mother Bird

    Vesta Seek, Deborah G. Wilson

    Paperback (Chariot Family Pub, Jan. 1, 1991)
    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.
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