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The Spirit of America: The Life and Words of Benjamin Franklin Contents
include: Education of a Printer, Philadelphia Success Story, America's Foremost
Inventor, Citizen and Advocate, Ambassador in Paris and Elder Statesman at
Home, and Philsopher, Friend and Humorist. 96 pages. Photo or illustration on
every page. Beautiful book!! Hardcover in EXCELLENT condition. $15.00 PPD
Waiting For Anya by Michael Morpurgo. "...Living in Lescun, France, Jo had
thought he might escape the worst of the war. But things change when the
Germans decide to set up an outpost right in town. Jo alone knows of another
outpost - a reclusive widow's farm high in the hills. It is an escape point
for a growing band of Jewish children. Benjamin, the widow's son-in-law, is
hiding the children there, hoping to see his own daughter's face as each new
child arrives, and waiting for just the right time to deliver the children over
the border to freedom. Suddenly, the escape cannot be delayed any longer. The
Germans are becoming very suspicious. Under the constant scrutiny of the
German soldiers and their collaborators, Jo and Benjamin devise an elaborate
escape plan that just might save the children - or destroy the entire town!"
172 pages. Good to excellent condition. Pages are excellent. Cover is slightly
worn. $1.75
Bonanza Girl by Patricia Beatty. "Mrs. Scott decides to take her children
Ann Kate and Jemmy to the Idaho territory in the 1880's. She is certain she
will make a fortune in a hurry. There's just one problem - Mrs. Scott is a
school teacher, and teachers aren't in demand in the gold and silver camps.
But what the miners do want is good food. Before they know it, the Scotts are
running their own restaurant. All they have to do now is find some food to
cook, learn to deal with customers who like to fight with each other as much as
they like to eat - and survive an avalanche." Good to excellent condition.
Pages are excellent. Cover is slightly worn. $1.75
Pilgrim Thanksgiving by Wilma Pitchford Hays. "The people in this story were
real, Damaris and Giles and even Little Dog. I visited Plymouth and wondered
how the Pilgrim children felt that first Thanksgiving Day, when they watched
the painted Indian braves come from the forest. What really happened? Later I
read what was written by two of the great men who were there that day, Governor
Bradford and Master Winslow. Then I wrote this book so you could know what
happened." - from the author. Approx. 38 pages of text and illustrations.
Ex-school library, so there are some school stamps on 2-3 pages and some pencil
markings. Hardcover. Besides the writing and stamping, the book is in really
great condition. $3.00
Doomed Expeditions: Incredibles Histories by John Duggleby. "Brave men and
women decided to explore new places from the American West to the North Pole,
from Mountaintops to outer space. Somtimes their expeditions brought them fame
and fortune. But sometimes they ended in tragedy. Here are the stores of
determined adventurers and the unsolved mysteries of their doomed expeditions."
- from back of book. Includes short stories of: Amelia Earhart, George Mallory
and Mt. Everest, Sir John Franklin and getting lost in the Arctic and the
Donnor family traveling west. Excellent condition. Softcover. $2.00
It's Only Goodbye: An Immigrant Story a Once Upon America Series. by
Virginia T. Gross. "Umberto couldn't wait to travel to America, but he didn't
count on having to do it by himself. It is 1892, and 10-year-old Umberto and
his father are on board a ship, on their way to America......But as they cross
the Atlantic, disaster strikes. Umberto's father is locked up in the ship's
brig and Umberto must look out for himself. He is scared, but he knows that he
must do the best he can for his father's sake and his own." Softcover.
Excellent condition. $2.00
The Bite of the Gold Bug: A Story of the Alaskan Gold Rush a Once Upon
America Series. by Barthe DeClements. "It's 1898, and Bucky can't wait to get
to Alaska to find gold and adventure. But the jouney is hard. Bucky, Pa and
Uncle Tanner must face deadly storms, numbing cold, and the Gold Stairs - a
grueling six-hour nonstop trudge up the mountainside with heavey packs on their
backs. Can Bucky make it?" Softcover. Excellent condition. $2.00 (2 copies)
Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail a Once Upon America Series. by
Kathleen V. Kudlinski. "It is the spring of 1845 when Ben and his family set
off on the 2,000-mile journey from Missouri to Oregon. All of the pioneers
face grave dangers. But Ben faces one even more terrifying than hunger, bad
weather and rattlesnakes. At any time on the trail, Ben could have a
devastating asthma attack. The trail holds real terrors for him. Does he have
the strength to face it all?" Softcover Good to excellent condition. $1.75
Earthquake!: A Story of Old San Francisco a Once Upon America Series. by
Kathleen V. Kudlinski. . "An hour before dawn on April 18, 1906, Phillip
awakens to a world gone crazy. San Francisco is struck by a devastating
earthquake that turns the familiar streets into twisted scenes of complete
destruction. As fires spread in the wake of the disaster, Phillip struggles to
save the horses and to hold on to the one part of his family's life that
doesn't lie in pieces. " Softcover. Excellent condition. $2.00 (3 copies)
Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance by Monica Kulling. "The explorer Sir
Ernest Shackleton and his crew were sailling for Antarctica, but they would
never get there. The Endurance was trapped in an ice pack that was cracking
the ship like a nut. Foced to abandon ship, Shackleton and his men had no
choice but to wait out the approaching winter on an ice floe. With no hop for
rescue, could these men survive? Sea of Ice is an amazing true story of
adventure and the fight for survival." Softcover. Excellent condition. $2.25
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. "..story of Jethro Crighton who comes of
age during the turbulent years of the Civil War." Newbery Medal Honor Book.
Cover very slightly worn otherwise excellent condition! Softcover. $2.00
The Story: From the Book - From Adam to Armageddon adapted by Ted Miller from
The Book. "..captures and presents the full sweep of the Bible's content in
abridged, chronological form." 518 pages. Pages excellent, cover worn.
Softcover. $4.00
If You Lived in Colonial Times excellent condition. $3.00
If You Lived in Colonial Times pages excellent, cover worn. $2.00
The Buffalo Jump by Peter Roop. "Little Blaze wants to be the buffalo runner
who leads the buffalo over the piskun, or buffalo jump cliff. Each jump means
food for his people and new buffalo skins for robes and lodges. A jump is also
a chance for the ahwa waki, the buffalo runner, to earn a new name. But his
father has chosen his brother, Curly Bear, instead and Little Blaze is angry.
When Curly Bear stumbles while leading the heard, will Little Blaze be able to
forget his hurt and anger and save his brother?" - from back of book. Good to
excellent condition. Beautifully illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. Paperback.
$4.00
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