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Mäzli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
by Johanna SpyriFrom the author of Heidi, a story of a family and an old Swiss castle. A single mother is raising five children between the ages of 6 and 15 in the Swiss alps. Mäzli, the youngest, is enthusiastic and outspoken, Lippo wants to do everything to perfection, Kurt has many friends and loves leading others to help him carry out his unusual schemes, Mea is shy and wants more friends and the oldest, Bruno, loses his temper when he sees older boys bullying younger children. Their adventures with off and on friendships, ghosts, right and wrong, controlling their tempers, vying for attention, coping with sharing their mother, experiences at home, school and each other are both funny and heart warming.
Robert Rows the River
by Carolyn HaywoodRobert's parents taught him to row from a young age and he loved to row up and down the Thames in England near London. While on the river Robert discovered new adventures, new friends and new treasures from a carved lion, a monkey a young Romany boy named Aaron, and helps solve a mystery of who stole the new sailboat.
Pat: The Story of a Seeing Eye Dog
by S. P. MeekWhen Jimmy is attacked by a Japanese soldier in the Pacific during World War II, his devoted signal dog Pat, dies defending him. After Jimmy returns to the states, totally blind, he falls into despair until his fiancé encourages him to apply for a guide dog. Jimmy goes to The Seeing Eye and trains with Pat, a beautiful German Shepherd. Life goes on for the two until one night, when Pat helps save the day during a horrible hurricane. Themes about losing vision, dealing with overprotective family members, and the freedom you can receive by working with a guide dog are all interwoven into the plot.
TIM: Defender of the Earth
by Sam EnthovenTIM (that's Tyrannosaur: Improved Model), is the product of a top-secret military experiment, and up to now he's been living in a comfy lab beneath London's Trafalgar Square. But his world is about to change. Humanity is facing the greatest threat it has ever known: the brilliant, demented Professor Mallahide and his growing swarm of vicious nanobots. Tim must form an unlikely alliance with fourteen-year-old Chris and his classmate Anna-Professor Mallahide's daughter-to prevent our whole planet from becoming one seething tide of machines. The stage is set for the smackdown of the century. Who will prevail-the awesome, all-consuming Mallahide and his swarm? or TIM, DEFENDER OF THE EARTH!
Puppy Stories
by Michael J. Pellowski[from the back cover] "THREE PUPPIES, who are nobody's puppies, set out to find masters to love ... a hunting puppy hunts for dinner for his family and brings home three surprises ... a St. Bernard doesn't want to be a rescue dog ... a German Shepherd pup' wants more than anything in the world to be a watch puppy ... a puppy who does nothing but "sit" finds a job with the circus."
Call Me Charley
by Jesse Jackson12-year-old Charley moves into a neighborhood where he is the only African American kid. He soon makes friends with Tom and the boys work together to win prizes at the town's fall festival.
Hound-Dog Man
by Fred Gipson12-year-old Cotton is disappointed when he doesn't get a dog for Christmas. Then he bonds with a young hound while on a hunting trip with his friend and an unusual man named Blackie.
Dinah and the Green Fat Kingdom
by Isabelle HollandDinah has a sweet tooth, and it is causing her a lot of trouble! But her imagination, and her little dog, keep her going. And, she gets help from a very special friend!
Baden-Powell: Chief Scout of the World
by Wyatt BlassingameBADEN-POWELL: CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD is the inspiring story of a man who loved life and the out-of-doors. A hero of the Boer War and one of Britain's best army officers, B-P had learned early the importance of physical fitness, self-reliance, and being alert. Realizing the importance of instilling these qualities in young people, B-P founded the Boy Scouts. He gave up a career in the army to devote his life to teaching Scouts. Today, brother Scouts around the world try to live up to the ideals of their founder and to their motto, "Be Prepared." Other books by this author are available in this library.!
Thor Heyerdahl, Viking Scientist
by Wyatt BlassingameMeet Thor Heyerdahl! As a young boy, he could not learn to swim. As a high school student, he opened a museum. As a man, he sailed Balsa wood and papyrus reed boats. He became a respected scientist, and a protector of oceans.
Combat Nurses of World War II
by Wyatt BlassingameDuring the second World War, the army and Navy needed help to care for the many injured troops. So, they turned to nurses. And these are some of the nurses' stories.
Ernest Thompson Seton: Scout and Naturalist
by Wyatt BlassingameThis naturalist and artist learned much from the Indians, and he wanted to share his knowledge with boys, so that they would love and protect wildlife. Other books by this author are available in this library.
Tall Tales of America
by Irwin ShapiroEnjoy these stories: Pekos Bill; Anthony and the Mossbunker; Old Stormalong; Johnny Appleseed; Davy Crockett, the Yaller Blossom o' the Forest; Sam Patch's Last Leap; Paul Bunyan; John Henry; Joe Magarac The Steel Man.
The Flamingo Feather
by Kirk MunroeIt was 1564. Young René de Veaux had just passed his sixteenth birthday. A month before, the terrible fever had swept France. René's father and mother had died René was their only child. Only old Frank, his father's servant, was left.
Jake Gaither, Winning Coach
by Wyatt BlassingameHe always did his best. This is an inspiring biography of a man who worked hard, excelled at sports, and survived brain cancer.
Ginnie and the New Girl
by Catherine Woolley[from the back cover] ""What does Marcia think she's doing!" Ginnie fumed aloud. "Geneva's my best friend, not hers!"" It was true. Ginnie and Geneva had been "best friends" for a long time. Then Ginnie saw Geneva walk home from school with Marcia. All of a sudden Ginnie felt like an outsider. But in the next few weeks, many things began to happen. ..."
The Secret of the Red Scarf (Kay Tracey Mystery #1)
by Frances K. Judd#1 The Secret of the Red Scarf Kay Tracey regards the pale young man in electrified silence when he stares at her and cries out, "Sis! Sis! At last I've found you!" These strange words are the beginning of a baffling search by Kay for clues that will restore the memory of the appealing youth to whom she gives the nickname of Bro. This unexpected guest in the Tracey household, a victim of total amnesia, knows only that he must find his beautiful sister Helene. Kay's striking resemblance to the missing girl is to lead her through many risky episodes, but the young sleuth is determined, even against threats, to assist the unhappy boy. Kay has few clues. Why does Bro become frantic upon catching sight of a red scarf Kay plans to wear to a masquerade? And after its disappearance, Kay is plunged even deeper into the dangerous mystery. Her goal is to disprove certain sinister accusations, about which she learns, against Bro and Helene and to bring the brother and sister together.
Danny Dunn and the Anti-gravity Paint (Danny Dunn)
by Jay Williams Raymond AbrashkinIt's 1956, and in school, Imagining piloting a rocket and having adventures in space gets Danny Dunn in trouble for not paying attention. He even has to write hundreds of sentences that say, "Space flight is a hundred years away." Danny's mother is the housekeeper and cook for Professor Bullfinch. They live with him and the professor welcomes Danny to help with his experiments. When an accident causes blobs of a test liquid to scatter across the floor, antigravity paint is born and soon Danny finds himself on a journey that proves his teacher's line about there being no space flight completely wrong. It's all very exciting until Danny realizes no one on the space ship knows how to get back to earth! Another Danny Dunn adventure
Summer's Turning
by Ruth HarndenMark’s summer with his aunt, doing remedial reading while the rest of his family were away, could have been a dull one. But when he met Tony, Mark found himself doing a great deal more than reading. It was bad enough that Tony could do many things better than Mark--what made it worse was that Tony had a sharp tongue. But what really annoyed Mark was that Tony was a girl. Despite the fact that the two didn’t have much patience for each other in the beginning, their mutual attraction and fondness for the wonderful and wise old Sam brought them together for hours at a time, day after day. Sam--independent, uneducated yet discerning--lived on a house boat and spent his time mending and building canoes. Without preaching he helped Mark to realize a lot about both himself and his female rival, as well as giving him such practical information as how to build a canoe. It was Mark alone, however, who competently rescued Tony from an animal trap in which she had caught her foot. By the end of his stay, Mark gained confidence in his own abilities and Tony, too, matured and began to lose her need to compete and criticize. Best of all, a friendship evolved between the two.
A Man of the Family
by Elizabeth BurlesonAs far as Speck was concerned, being the baby of the family was a disadvantage. Now that he had just passed his thirteenth birthday, he was bound and determined to prove to his mother, father, two older brothers, and sister that he was well on his way to becoming a man of the family. But being a man around a Texas ranch is hard work. This Speck learns when, trying to pen the stallion Big Red, he accidentally lets the other horses get away, and must bring them back to the corral by himself. All the same, Speck loves his ranch and everything connected with it. And he is thrilled when he is finally allowed to take part in the excitement of horse breaking, sheep marking, and other adult jobs. When Speck’s older brother Ab is thrown from a horse and seriously injured, Speck is given more responsibility around the ranch. He experiences many new and exciting things, such as hunting for wolves, herding sheep by himself, earning the big stetson hat he has always wanted, and catching a runaway thoroughbred horse. Speck tackles all his new tasks with enthusiasm and finds — despite having to learn about mortgages, drought, floods, and other serious problems of a ranch — that it feels very good to be included as "a man of the family.”
Working With Words Grade 5: Vocabulary Workbook
by PathwayThis course contains 42 lessons, 2 pages per lesson, with lessons divided into 3 sections: A) match 20 words with definitions; B) use word list to fill in the blank; C) various exercises. Every 4th lesson includes a review section instead of section C. Every 8th lesson includes a test after the review. There are a total of 5 tests, found in the back of the book, which may be cut out and reserved.
The Something-Special Horse
by Lynn HallChris' daddy bought horses to sell to the slaughterhouse, but when he bought a beautiful mare Chris realized she was a special horse. After riding her one time he began to plot to spirit her away. With his dad and the police on their trail, they attempted a 40 mile trek to try to save the 'something-special' horse. Good story for the entire family.
Cotton in My Sack
by Lois LenskiPicking enough cotton to fill the long sack means more money to spend in town on Saturday. Joanda knows what fun it is to spend the money she has earned herself; but she knows, too, what it means when the money is gone. Whatever happens, Joanda always shares in her family’s ups-and-downs, even when it means facing the mysterious loss of the load of cotton that was to mean the beginning of independence for the family.
Tom Swift And His Giant Cannon (Tom Swift #16)
by Victor AppletonTom Swift has gone through four series and through generations of the Tom Swift family. Quiet Vision has republished the first twenty five titles in the original Tom Swift series. The original Tom Swift series is referred to as Tom Swift Sr. Quiet Vision tracks Tom Swift from "His Motor Cycle" to "His Electric Locomotive." Many characters reoccur through the series including: Mary Nestor, who Tom eventually marries, Mr. Damon who is always blessing almost everything, Eradicate Sampson and his mule Boomerang who is braver and more intelligent than assumed and many others. Called an inventor, Tom Swift is more of a talented mechanic with a special love for airships and airplanes.
Houseboat in the Woods
by Gladys Baker BondA family-loving homebody -- that is Trilby Scott, age eleven. And that is all she wants to be. (Except maybe something of an artist -- she does like to draw.) Her chief interest is in her baby brother, especially his safety: he is just at the age to get into everything. Between him and her reckless older brother, who is always looking for excitement, she has never a calm, nor a dull, moment. The great upset of her life comes when the family moves out to a wild part of Idaho. The big country seems so formidable and anything but homelike -- until she discovers on the beach of a mountain lake a houseboat that looks like Noah's Ark!