Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Those rebels, John and Tom Those rebels, John and Tom Barbara Kerley John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with a… OL16652040W
With a friend by your side With a friend by your side Barbara Kerley With sweet thoughts about the value of friendship, this inspirational book preps young ones for the world beyond their own families. The striking photographs paired with poetic text will encourage mo… OL19999877W
The "extrodinary" Mark Twain (according to Susy) The "extrodinary" Mark Twain (according to Susy) Barbara Kerley Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon. OL3492360W
Greetings from planet earth Greetings from planet earth Barbara Kerley In 1977, as twelve-year-old Theo struggles with a science class project on space exploration, questions emerge about why his father never returned from Vietnam and why Theo's mother has been keeping … OL3492361W
Songs of Papa's island Songs of Papa's island Barbara Kerley A mother tells her daughter a series of stories about life on Guam before the daughter was born and when she was a baby. OL3492363W
The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Barbara Kerley The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what the… OL3492364W
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman Barbara Kerley A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spir… OL3492366W