Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Little woman in blue Little woman in blue Jeannine Atkins May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece -- which many say is impossible for a woman -- and of finding love, too. When she reads her … OL17824927W
Borrowed names Borrowed names Jeannine Atkins As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series.… OL548825W
Mary Anning and the sea dragon Mary Anning and the sea dragon Jeannine Atkins An account of the finding of the first entire skeleton of an ichthyosaur, an extinct sea reptile, by a twelve-year-old English girl who went on to become a paleontologist. OL548826W
Robin's home Robin's home Jeannine Atkins Robin learns how to fly and build a nest. Includes information on the life cycle of robins. OL548827W
Get set! Swim! Get set! Swim! Jeannine Atkins,Hector Viveros A young Puerto Rican girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother. OL548829W
How high can we climb? How high can we climb? Jeannine Atkins Profiles twelve women explorers of the land, sea, and air: Jeanne Baret, Florence Baker, Annie Smith Peck, Josephine Peary, Arnarulunguaq, Elisabeth Casteret, Nicole Maxwell, Sylvia Earle, Junko Tabe… OL548830W
Aani and the Tree Huggers Aani and the Tree Huggers Jeannine Atkins Based on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them… OL548831W
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks Girls Who Looked Under Rocks Jeannine Atkins Do you know a girl who would rather stare into a tidal pool for hours than go to ballet class? Girls who appreciate animals and the natural world will surely enjoy this book, which chronicles the liv… OL548832W
A Name on the Quilt A Name on the Quilt Jeannine Atkins A family reminisces while gathered together to make a panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of a beloved uncle. OL548833W