Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Historical - United States - General

"Island Boy is certain to be a favorite for family sharing, as well as a must for school and public libraries. Teachers will love it; buy extra copies."--School Library...

By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.

In the port city of Manistee on the coast of Lake Michigan lives a girl named Mary. Mary's father is a sailor who works on a lake freighter called the Big Laker. The Big Laker delivers iron, stone, and coal to the many cities along the Great Lakes. Mary's father will not be home this year for his birthday and Mary wants to send him a card. But Mary's card can't be delivered by a mail carrier like other letters. Her father gets his mail by a pail
This is a delightful story that illustrates the mail delivery system for Great Lakes freighters. The J. W. Westcott Company operates the...

Johnny, Jody, and Sally lived their carefree lives in rural Port Hudson, Louisiana, unaware of the tragic conflict that was
about to explode and the adventure that awaited them. The outbreak of the Civil War forced countrymen to take up arms against one another-some wearing coats of blue and some coats of gray.
What would happen to their friends and families? What would happen to them? They tried to do what they could by stocking supplies at their childhood hideout at the old mill-just in case their worst fears came true. While at the mill one day, they see some bluecoats hide a...

On a trip to Key West, Jake is dumbfounded when Sharkey buys a mule named Jewel and her faithful sidekick, a dog named Rudy. Despite their troublemaking ways, Jake grows fond of the mischievous duo and their owner. All the while, Jake is trying to befriend Mara, the new girl in town, whose life has been filled with sadness.

During the Labor Day holiday, an...

""Ballyragget, " "Ballysadare, "
"Ballybrophy, " "Ballinasloe, "
"Ballyhooley, " "Ballycumber, "
"Ballyduff, " "Ballynashee, "
"Ballywhack." "Don't they all sound jolly and grotesque?""

These places in Ireland may sound that way to Francesca. But not to Penelope

You remember, Penelope, don't you? She's the delightful Kate Douglas Wiggin heroine of "Penelope English Experiences" and "Penelope's Experiences in Scotland."

But where or not you've read those books, (and really, you should ) you simply must read "Penelope's Irish Experiences."

After plenty of...