Marybeth Lorbiecki
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
3) Jackie's bat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Joey, the batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, learns a hard lesson about respect for people of different races after Jackie Robinson joins the team.
5) Triceratops
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This book gives the physical characteristics and living habits of the Triceratops.
7) Prairie dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
NorthWord Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of prairie dogs.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In 1991, ten-year-old Nadja begins writing to her cousin in Minnesota, and over the next four years, her letters reveal the horrors of war in this former republic of Yugoslavia, while her cousin's letters give Nadja and her family some hope.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth-century Concord, Massachusetts, seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott joins other local children on the varied excursions led by teacher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and is inspired to write her first poem.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Gives facts about the planet Earth and suggests various projects and activities to help protect the water, air, and land from pollution and destruction, with emphasis on making an action plan for local environmental improvement.