Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The cuckoo that couldn't count The cuckoo that couldn't count Jean Lee Latham The big clocks said, "Bong," the little clocks said, "Ping," but Calloway only said, "Cuckoo," no matter what the time. A story to tell aloud with the audience supplying "Bongs," "Pings," and "Cuckoo… OL1153341W
Drake, the man they called a pirate Drake, the man they called a pirate Jean Lee Latham Adventures of the piratical Elizabethan mariner who contributed enormously to the growth of sixteenth-century English sea power. OL1153343W
Far voyager Far voyager Jean Lee Latham The life of a laborer's son who attained his dream of becoming a British Navy Captain in a day when officers came only from the upper class. OL1153346W
George Goethals, Panama Canal engineer George Goethals, Panama Canal engineer Jean Lee Latham A biography of the West Point graduate who learned civil engineering "from the ground up" and supervised the completion of the Panama Canal. OL1153348W
Nutcracker Nutcracker Jean Lee Latham After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps to break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. OL1153362W
Eli Whitney, great inventor Eli Whitney, great inventor Jean Lee Latham A brief biography of the inventor of a gin to seed upland cotton and of a way to mass produce musket locks. OL1153377W
Elizabeth Blackwell, pioneer woman doctor Elizabeth Blackwell, pioneer woman doctor Jean Lee Latham A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States who worked in England and the U.S. to open the field of medicine to women. OL1153378W
Retreat to glory Retreat to glory Jean Lee Latham The childhood, military career, and political life of the man who fought for the statehood of Texas. OL1153381W
Sam Houston Sam Houston Jean Lee Latham A brief account of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began. OL1153382W
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch Carry on, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham This is without doubt one of the most inspiring books I've read. Read it to my 6th graders every year, and of the many books I read to them, they rated it the highest every year. I guarantee you wi… OL15135387W
Ali Baba Ali Baba Jean Lee Latham,Pablo Ramírez A story from the Arabian Nights, which tells of a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret hiding place where a band of robbers keep their stolen riches. OL16036181W