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The Great Fire 17 reviews Jim Murphy
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
The Great Fire Review
+ Huge fire kills thousands! By PJ from North Boulevard + The Great Fire + The Review of a FIRE!!
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Victory Garden, The 4 reviews Lee Kochenderfer
Yearling, 2003
This is a MUST for any library!
+ Wonderful Book + Great War Read + Victory is a special part of this garden.....
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I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Story About John Paul Jones (Creative Minds Biographies) 1 review Elaine Marie Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin
Carolrhoda Books, 2004
History Kids Can Understand
I read this book with my fourth grade students and they were truly engaged throughout the book. The Alphins' make this historical figure and his time come alive. The illustrations are outstanding and, like the text, full of historical detail. It's about time someone started writing non-fiction that ...
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Jason's Gold 43 reviews Will Hobbs
HarperTrophy, 2000
Klondike is full of suspense and adventure
+ Treacherous Gold Rush + Not newberry material, but a good read
Jason's Gold is about Jason's search to strike it rich in the Klondike. This book teaches kids great values and is full of adventure and excitement that will keep you holding the book for hours. I recommend it to all kids from ages 9-12. It is very easy to read and is tons of fun to read.
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Flaming Arrows (Odyssey Classics (Odyssey Classics)) 2 reviews William O. Steele
Odyssey Classics, 2004
Old, but still a great read
+ Book Review of Flaming Arrows
I just finished re-reading this book after having read it when I was a child. It is one of William Steele's classic frontier stories. The dialog is rich, the action is fast paced, the characters are fairly well-constructed, and there is even a moral to this tale. Trapped by raiding Indians ...
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Once on This Island (Ramos, Eugenio (Illustrator) 9 reviews Gloria Whelan
HarperTrophy, 1996
Bailey R`s review
+ WONDERFUL + Got a copy as a gift
Once on This Island was a very adventurous book. The characters were well portrayed as they faced tough times and difficult decisions. They all pitched in and helped their family to survive the war.This was an enjoyable book and I recommend it to all readers.
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The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story About Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Creative Minds Biographies) 1 review Gwenyth Swain
Carolrhoda Books, 1996
WAKE UP TO WHAT WE OWE THE SUFFRAGISTS !
"The Road to Seneca Falls" will take contemporary readers back to the time of their great, Great, GREAT-grandparents. Can today's 4th and 5th graders identify with what may seem ancient history? Will Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her sausage curls draw young readers? Let's hope Gwenyth Swain's story ...
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Maker of Machines: A Story About Eli Whitney (Creative Minds Biography) Barbara Mitchell
Carolrhoda Books, 2003
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Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography) 12 reviews Margaret Davidson
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1989
Two generations loved this book
+ Helen Keller (scholastic biography) + Huffy + First Chapter Book
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Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography) 8 reviews Clyde Robert Bulla
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1988
Pocohantas: We Wish There Was a Sequel
+ A really, really, really good book - A Kid Review + Fabulous Book!! + I loved this book!
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Farmer Boy (Little House) 74 reviews Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy, 2007
Every child should be read aloud this book
+ Farmer Boy + farmer boy + Great Motivational book for children
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My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics) 512 reviews Jean Craighead George
Puffin Books, 2004
Book that inspired my retirement dream
+ Well written book + A Great Book!!!! + Every boy and tomboy should read it!! + A child's introduction to Thoreau
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Cross Country with Lewis and Clark (Tall Tails #2) 1 review Dona Smith
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004
Great book for teaching about Lewis and Clark!
I read this book to my third grade class while we were doing a unit on Lewis and Clark. The students begged me not to stop each day; they couldn't wait to hear more! They were excited to hear about the main character's view of the adventures that we were reading about from other resources each ...
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Caddie Woodlawn 102 reviews Carol Ryrie Brink
Aladdin, 2006
Caddie is a free spirit!
+ Enduring Appeal + Adventure story. + This is just an awsome book!!!
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Hannah of Fairfield (Pioneer Daughters) 4 reviews Jean Van Leeuwen
Dial, 1999
This was a sweet story.
+ Pretty good book: a girl's review + A girl's review + A great book to read!
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How to Eat Fried Worms 138 reviews Thomas Rockwell
Yearling, 2006
how to eat fried worms
+ The best book ever!! + The best book ever!! + how to eat fried worms + My boys love this CD!
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Victory or Death!: Stories of the American Revolution Doreen Rappaport, Greg Call, ...
HarperCollins, 2003
What was it like for George Washington and his troops as they crossed the Delaware River in a ferocious snowstorm late in the evening of Christmas Day 1776? How did sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rally her father's militia to battle the British? What did Peter Brown do as cannon fire exploded all about him during the Battle of Bunker Hill? How did James Armistead, a slave in Virginia, spy for ...
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Flaming Arrows (Odyssey Classics (Odyssey Classics)) 2 reviews William O. Steele
Odyssey Classics, 2004
Old, but still a great read
+ Book Review of Flaming Arrows
I just finished re-reading this book after having read it when I was a child. It is one of William Steele's classic frontier stories. The dialog is rich, the action is fast paced, the characters are fairly well-constructed, and there is even a moral to this tale. Trapped by raiding Indians ...
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Farmer Boy (Little House) 74 reviews Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy, 2007
Every child should be read aloud this book
+ Farmer Boy + farmer boy + Great Motivational book for children
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Hannah of Fairfield (Pioneer Daughters) 4 reviews Jean Van Leeuwen
Dial, 1999
This was a sweet story.
+ Pretty good book: a girl's review + A girl's review + A great book to read!
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