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Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 (Caldecott Honor Book)

22 reviews
Ernest L. Thayer

Handprint Books, 2000

WHAT A WONDEFUL, WELL DONE WORK!
What a wonderful rendition of one of my favorite (and many others) poems! Not only do I like this book my self (I actually own the thing), but I have found it to be very useful in school and in teaching young grandsons. The author has taken the classic poem of Casey at the Bat and turned it into a piece of art and a history lesson all in one. He has used old newspaper clippings of the late ...

Song of the Silent Harp/Heart of the Lonely Exile/Land of a Thousand Dreams/Sons of an Ancient Glory/Dawn of ...

7 reviews
B. J. Hoff

Bethany House Publishers, 1994

My only complaint is that there are only 5 books!
I bought this book entirely on a whim and it absolutely captivated me-- I passionately love all things Irish, which usually makes me very critical, but this entire series does not disappoint! There aren't enough stars to tell everyone just how much i have enjoyed this series. In fact, I have been rationing myself to make the series last as long as I can... I can't bring myself to read book ...

The Ballad of Blue Eagle

15 reviews
Steven E. Jones

Synergy Books, 2004

A Mom's Choice Awards Honoree!
The Mom's Choice Awards® honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, ...

The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart

9 reviews
M. Glenn Taylor

wvu press, 2008

Highly recommended!!
Ok...me read anything about history, I don't think so! Not my normal read, I'm more a fantasy/SciFi reader. But wow, I loved this book. I finished it in 2 days. It was engaging and very funny. Glen's insight into people is intelligent and real. This book is a lesson in what is right and wrong and how doing wrong is sometimes right. It is about learning from your mistakes, about second and ...

An Unforgettable Rogue (Zebra Ballad Romance)

8 reviews
Annette Blair

Zebra, 2002

Totally Satisfying Read
Alexandra "Alex" Huntington had loved Bryceson "Hawk" Wakefield, the Fifth Duke of Hawksworth, since he had saved her from a muddy ravine when she was three and he was eight. On that day he became her `knight in shining armor'. When he married her, for whatever his reasons, it was the happiest day of her life and the most devastating when he left immediately after the wedding to run off to war. ...

The Ballad of the White Horse

13 reviews
Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Catholic Authors Pr, 1989

Simply amazing
I had read some of Chesterton's fictional books, most of which contain poems which he has written, and I very much enjoyed his poems, so I decided to get a book of his poetry. This too I really enjoyed, so I decided to get another book of his poetry, this time it was The Ballad of the White Horse, and this book simply blew away all of the rest of Chesterton's poems. In fact, it simply blows ...

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888

6 reviews
Ernest L. Thayer

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003

Casey Strikes Out; Polacco Hits a Homer!
Thayer's classic ballad, `Casey at the Bat,' is greatly enhanced by Patricia Polacco's brilliantly achieved, big-hearted illustrations. Ms. Polacco captures emotion, action, and character through wittily exaggerated, slightly loopy pictures, and through lots of uncrowded background shenanigans. It's very cinematic: She effectively isolates action through extreme close-ups, and extends time ...

The Ballad of Carl Drega

13 reviews
Vin Suprynowicz

Mountain Media, 2002

A Must for those interested in freedom.
An outstanding look at the unending chain of abuses that are heaped on us by our government and the obvious, but tragic results. The Ballad of Carl Drega is a collection of articles and notes from 1994 -2001 by the award-winning Libertarian columnist Vin Suprynowicz. Carl Drega, Gary Watson, Donald Scott, Peter Williams, and the victims of Ruby Ridge and Waco are the martyrs in the raging War ...

The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob (with Mini Book)

10 reviews
William Joyce

HarperChildrensAudio, 1996

One of our family favorites.
Both story and illustrations are absolutely first-rate. My children had borrowed the original edition from the library several times so when I found this edition I bought it immediately. It's been a family favorite for several years now. Buy it and you too can go through your days humming "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob."

The Famous Flower of Serving Men (The Haunted Ballad Series)

8 reviews
Deborah Grabien

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2004

fabulous ghost story
Theater producer of the traveling troupe The Tamborlaine Players Penelope Wintercraft-Hawkes and folklorist and building restorer Ringan Laine never expected to deal with ghosts again after the exorcism of the latter's home. Penny is ecstatic when she learns she inherited Bellefield, a theatre on Hawthorne Walk in London. She hires Ringan to restore the place as she plans to put on the play ...

The Ballad of Peckham Rye

5 reviews
Muriel Spark

Penguin Books Ltd, 1974

Wry and Clever
Dougal Douglas (or Douglas Dougal, depending on who you're talking to) may be a devil, and some people think he seems more Irish than Scottish. Whatever else he is, he is a lot of fun. THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE lacks the sympathetic, possibly autobiographical central character found in many Spark novels (THE COMFORTERS, THE BACHELORS, etc.); however, it doens't fall into the black hole that ...

The Ballad of Matthew's Begats: An Unlikely Royal Family Tree

5 reviews
Andrew Peterson

Thomas Nelson, 2007

TRULY A FAMILY TREASURE
This is a great Christmas book year round! What a treat to sit down and be captured by something as simple as the lineage of Jesus. Andrew Peterson is a musical genius and his creativity comes through in this project. A delight for the whole family - kids of all ages will get a kick out of the illustrations and can find hours of fun with each page and its content. A keepsake for years to come.

Matty Groves (Haunted Ballad)

6 reviews
Deborah Grabien

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005

Ghost Stories, Gotta Love 'em
I've always loved ghost stories. I love mysteries and thrillers too and Deborah Grabien has married both genres perfectly in MATTY GROVES. I can guarantee you that if you get a copy of this book you'll be hooked right in. Folksinger Ringan Laine and Penny Wintercraft-Hawkes, who are back from Ms. Grabien's first to outstanding ghostly efforts, are once again involved in a ghostly mystery. The ...

The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder

5 reviews
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Limelight Editions, 2004

An indespensible resource for singers, pianists.
offers english (poetic not literal) translations of many german lieder texts neglected in other resources such as "word by word translations of songs and arias." indespensible resource for singers, pianists, and others interested in lieder who do not speak german. includes the greater portion of texts set by Schubert, Wolf, Schumann, etc. also includes texts set by more modern or obscure ...

A Bicycle Built for Two: Meet Me at the Fair (Zebra Ballad Romance)

5 reviews
Duncan Alice

Zebra, 2002

Wonderful, poignant story of opposites attract!
Alice Duncan superbly recreates the 1890's in this terrific tale of two people from completely different worlds who find what they didn't know they were looking for in each other. Alex English is a fastidious, stuffy, proper gentleman farmer who is extremely proud of his participation in the World's Columbian Exposition being held in Chicago. For him, the Expo showcases all that is good about ...

Robin Hood

6 reviews
James Clarke Holt

Thames & Hudson, 1982

Take a romp through Sherwood Forest
Holt has written an enthralling study of Robin Hood, of both the man (what little remains of him in the ballads) and the legend. He discusses the five earliest surviving ballads - "A Gest of Robyn Hode," "Robin Hoode his Death," "Robin Hood and the Monk," "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne," and "Robin Hood and the Potter" - and from them details all that can be inferred of the original Hood and ...

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter/Reflections in a Golden Eye/The Ballad of the Sad Cafe/The Member of the ...

5 reviews
Carson McCullers

Library of America, 2001

The American Jane Austen?
I have read many novels by many writers, both American and foreign, but it's been a good long while since I've read something so penetrating and perceptive as Carson McCuller's first and last novels. The characters in the books, their lives and personalities, are so well thought-out and delineated that you have to wonder how a woman of 23 could put something like this together. Anyway, below is a ...

Ballad of Valentine

5 reviews
Alison Jackson

Dutton Juvenile, 2002

A book worth singing, and singing about! :)
How can I possibly be the first person to review this book? It is absolutely delightful. I sang it to every class in our school last year, to their delight and mine. I was disappointed to realize that I'd probably only be sharing it with the kindergartners this year. But... many who knew it wanted a repeat! Both the verses and the art are clever, and funny. There are enough details to find ...

Poems of Passion

5 reviews, 2008

Phenomenal.
This book is one of the best I have read. For a woman to write these words over 100 years ago and still have the same meaning today is amazing. It shows that some things never really change.

English and Scottish Popular Ballads

6 reviews

Dover Publications Inc., 1966

English & Scottish Popular Ballads Vol 1 by Francis James Ch
Superb. For anyone interested in either the words or origins of English & Scottish folk music this is essential. You can settle those arguments (over a beer) as to who has the correct words or the origin. The biblography needs some getting used to but when you understand it you will find this book a good companion.

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