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Samuel F. B. Morse
The age of instant communication was ushered in by Morse and his invention of the telegraph. The story follows Morse’s life through his career as an artist, his involvement in the invention of photography, and finally, the success of telegraphy and the Morse Code. 169 pages; paperback.
Runaway Sled and Other Stories
These stories are for the lower grades and each story has either a Thinking Exercise or a Look and See Exercise. A few of the titles are The Fast Sled Ride, Tears in the Dishpan, A Hard Lesson for Esther, Mother’s Good Helpers, and many other stories to read. Pathway.
Ricky and the Hammond Cousins
The second book in the Hammond Cousins series. The Hammond cousins are closely knit, lively, and quite normal. They dearly love their Uncle Jerry, but his boy Ricky is a different story. He is mean, loud, and makes trouble at every turn. The cousins are at first bewildered, then exasperated, and finally compassionate as they learn to relate to a boy with a hyperactive disorder. Christian Light Publ. $5.95, paper.
Rescue on the Outer Banks
It’s October 11, 1896, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Through the howling wind and lashing rain of a hurricane, 10-year-old Sam Deal and his horse Ginger gaze across the waves. The brave surf-men of Pea Island are struggling to save nine people stranded on a shipwreck. This is Sam’s chance. Can he and Ginger help rescue the victims?
On the Banks of Appletree Creek
“Judith”; middle/upper. Let’s relive the adventures with the Stoltzfus family on the banks of Appletree Creek. Judith, Oscar, and Noah had fun exploring Appletree Creek. They wondered what it would be like to have a city boy come and stay with them-he wanted to learn to work hard like these children. There are many other adventures to share with the Stoltzfus family. Pathway. $4.00, paper.
Michael Faraday, Father of Electronics
Charles Ludwig; middle/upper. Michael Faraday only attended school a year or two in his entire life. Faraday never learned to spell or punctuate, but he was the father of the electric motor, the transformer, and the generator. He discovered benzene, improved steel alloys, and was the first to turn chlorine into a liquid. Even England’s royal family attended his science lectures and sat spellbound as he explained his discoveries and experiments. 208 pages; paperback.
Maple Moon
Connie Brummel Crook; lower. Limping Leg, a young Missisauga boy, can only watch the games his friends play. Alone in the forest one day, he discovers something that keeps his tribe from starvation and earns him a place among his people. Illustrated. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. $7.95, paper.
Little House on Rocky Ridge
Laura, Almanzo, and Rose say good-bye to Ma and Pa Ingalls and Laura’s sisters. In a covered wagon containing all their possessions, they make their way across the drought-stricken Midwest to the lush green valleys of southern Missouri. Little House on Rocky Ridge is the beginning of Rose’s story, which starts where the book The First Four Years ends. Paperback.
Little House in Brookfield
The main character in this book is Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the Little House books. Caroline is five years old and living with her family and widowed mother in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Times are hard without their father, but the family works together and pulls through the first year with courage and love. Paperback. Proofreader’s note: Some language may be objectionable.
Little Farm in the Ozarks
Going fishing for the first time, starting in a new school, saving the farmhouse from a fire-these are the elements of young Rose Wilder’s first year at Rocky Ridge Farm. She has moved there with her parents, Laura and Almanzo, to begin a new life in the Missouri Ozarks. Paperback.