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Spotlight on the USA
Bobbie Kalman; lower/middle. Color maps, concise but interesting text and many color illustrations make this a good overview of the United States for young children. This book can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback; Crabtree Publishing Company.
Spotlight on Canada
Bobbie Kalman; lower/middle. This book gives children a concise and colorful overview of Canada. Canada’s history, geography, animals, and people are presented in a way that can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. Many color illustrations; 32 pages; paperback; Crabtree Publishing Company.
Spotlight on Brazil
Bobbie Kalman; lower/middle. Children will learn more about the beautiful country of Brazil in this concise and colorful book. Brazil’s history, geography, animals, and people are presented in a way that can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback; Crabtree Publishing Company.
Soft Rain
It all begins when Soft Rain’s teacher reads a letter stating that on May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called “the land of darkness”: the West. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move because they have just planted corn for the next harvest, but soon thereafter, soldiers arrive to take nine-year-old Soft Rain and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind. Ages 8-12. 115 pages; paperback. Random House.
Ringo Saves the Day
The little orange kitten that Carol brought home is now a big cat. One day Carol & Ray were feeling sick and sleepy, but Ringo jumped at the door and made noise. So Carol took him out. Once outside, Ringo started digging in a certain spot. By doing this, Ringo likely saved Carol and Ray from dying! Read the book to find out what Ringo showed them. Read to preschoolers or buy it for beginning readers. Nice illustrations. 32 pages; paperback.
The Rhine: Europe’s River Highway
Gary Miller; lower/middle. Dark green forests, castles on hilltops, and a beautiful river flowing 865 miles from the Alps to the North Sea: this is the land of the Rhine. Educational and colorful, this book can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback. [* A time frame of millions of years is mentioned on pages 8 & 11.]
Red, Yellow, Black & White
Children are naturally sympathetic toward those who live in unfortunate circumstances. This book, with its poetic narrative and bright pictures, will spark sympathy and help North American children understand that they live in much better conditions than most children around the world. Ages 2-6. 56 pages; paperback
Race for Freedom
Freedom Seekers series, book 2. A shadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs. Does he suspect that the runaway Jordon is hiding on her pa’s steamboat? Follow the Freedom Seekers as they race to keep Jordon free from the clutches of slavery. Ages 10-14. 247 pages; Paperback.
Planes and Helicopters
Clive Gifford. Colorful and informative. This book will help children learn terms for some of the parts of airplanes and helicopters. They can learn what develops the lift essential to flight. And many pictures demonstrate the different types of aircraft and the different jobs they are used for. Boys will enjoy this one! Ages 7-12; 24 pages; paperback; CrabTree Publishing.
Paula the Waldensian
An interesting story of a family in Old France. Paula has been brought up to love the Lord Jesus and to read the Scriptures. Later, she is orphaned and moves into her cousins’ home where reading the Bible and religion is forbidden. Paula’s loving obedience, friendliness, and overflowing love for everyone she meets and wins the hearts of the family and others. 191 pages; paper.
Nova Scotia
Did you know that Nova Scotia has the world’s highest tides? Have you heard of the great explosion when two ships collided in the Halifax harbor? This book contains many interesting facts about Nova Scotia. Ages 8-12. 44 pages; paperback. Scholastic Canada. Proofreader’s note: Reference is made to millions of years.
The Mississippi: America’s Mighty River
Robin Johnson; lower/middle. This engaging and colorful book will bring alive the history, geography and power of one of North America’s greatest rivers. Many colorful pictures. This book can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback. [* A time frame of thousands of years is mentioned on page 8.]
Midnight Rescue
Freedom Seekers series, book 3. Long ago Jordan’s parents named him in the belief that one day he would lead his people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land of freedom. Now Jordan, as a newly escaped fugitive, plans how to rescue his mother, two sisters, and a brother from slavery. But has an escaped convict crept aboard the steamboat Christina? Did he overhear Libby’s talk with Caleb; her giving away of a life-or-death secret? 247 pages; paperback.
Louis Pasteur
Too often scientists build their theories upon wild speculation or unfounded assumptions. Many new ideas turn out to be dead ends. They neither advance science nor improve daily life. Can science really change the world? Yes, indeed. The scientific discoveries of Louis Pasteur, a Frenchman who lived in the 1800s, have made a difference. This book traces in exciting detail the events in the life of Louis Pasteur. Learn about his early life as the son of an obscure country tanner. Experience his years of struggle as an unknown scientist. Enjoy his triumph as one of the world’s most celebrated heroes. Paperback.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
By Donn Fendler as told to Jospeh B. Egan; middle-grade. When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine’s highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn’t count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn’t count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn’t count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness. A true story. HarperCollins; paperback98 pages.
Looking for Home (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 1)
Beyond the Orphan Train Series, book 1. With their mama dead and their papa gone, there is no way the nine Cooper children can keep their family together. The four young ones must go to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle in at the Briarlane Children’s Home where there’s plenty to eat, plenty of work, and, it seems to Ethan, plenty of talk about a God who cares about every detail of their lives. Whatever the threat, Ethan is ready to do battle to protect his family. Ages 9-14; 175 pages; paper.
A Lion to Guard Us
Amanda Freebold’s father left England three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone. Amanda finally decides to take her siblings to America to find Father. The ocean crossing is long and hard, and the children don’t know whom to trust. But with her father’s little brass lion’s head to guard them, Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out. Ages 9-12. 117 pages; paperback.
Life in a Mining Community
Natalie Hyde; lower/middle. Children will enjoy learning about mining and the type of communities that form in a mining area. Colorful illustrations. This book can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback; Crabtree Publishing Company.
Life in a Fishing Community
Hélène Boudreau; lower/middle. With beautiful pictures and clear text, this book helps children understand what it is like to live and work in a fishing town on the seacoast. This book can be enjoyed by beginning readers as well as middle-grade students. 32 pages; paperback; Crabtree Publishing Company.