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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.
Here we have a fascinating story from years ago in the Swiss Alps. Louis and his grandfather, by a series of unfortunate circumstances, became trapped in a little chalet high on the mountain. The first major storm of the early winter sealed them in. No rescue from the village below was possible. Read this book to see what it was like to live nearly four months under the snow! 54 pages; paperback.
Winter is coming! Pa, Ma, and the girls work hard to store up food. Once the snow flies they are snug and warm in their little log house. Adapted from Little House in the Big Woods. A book for young children with more illustrations than text. 32 pages; paperback; HarperCollins.
This is a true story about a little pony who rode in a trailer for a long time to a new place. Everything was new and scary. But he soon made friends with the new people and animals, and he had many good times. 40 pages; hardcover; TGS International.
Pushed by high winds, the wall of fire came sweeping down Mount Marius. The fire rolled and jumped ahead of itself, shooting flames a couple hundred feet into the sky. Time was running out! Read these first-person accounts of people who fled from the Caribou Fire. 251 pages; paperback.
This is a continuation of the true story of Mary Friesen from Fort Vermilion, Alberta. In Mary Remembers we read about life in Mexico. Now, in this book, we learn about her life in Canada: English school, blizzards, accidents, and an assortment of visitors. An interesting story. 257 pages; paper.
A story about the Underground Railroad that helped many runaway slaves to freedom in the mid-1800s. The Quaker home in the story was one of the stations along the way. Here these unfortunate folk were fed, clothed, and hidden from their pursuers. Often under cover of darkness, they were taken to the next station and eventually to safety and freedom. 116 pages; paper.
Children will enjoy reading about the life of Helen Keller in this book. Dedicated teachers made a huge difference in the life of the wild child who couldn’t see or hear. 48 pages, paperback, for 2nd and 3rd graders.
During one of the worst nor’easters New England has ever seen, two oil tankers are broken in half, stranding the men onboard. Wild waves up to seventy feet high pummel the damaged ships. The coast guard must attempt one of the most daring rescues ever in these life-threatening conditions. A gripping story about bravery on the high seas. 160 pages; paperback.
A writing originally published in the Botschafter der Wahrheit in 1900 and later translated into English. It tells how the Mennonites fared in Holland after persecution ceased and about the decline of spirituality in Holland, Prussia, and Russia, and expresses Peter Toews’ convictions about a body of believers who are united in faith and manner of living. 48 pages; paper.
