Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tattered sails Tattered sails Verla Kay Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the journey of a family from London to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635. OL16515794W
Iron horses Iron horses Verla Kay Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the race to construct railroads across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century. OL166802W
Gold Fever Gold Fever Verla Kay In this brief rhyming story set during the gold rush, Jasper leaves his family and farm to pursue his dream of finding gold. OL166803W
Civil War drummer boy Civil War drummer boy Verla Kay When the Confederate Army calls, Johnny puts aside playing games with his sisters and leaves his plantation home to serve as a drummer boy. OL17898517W
Whatever happened to the Pony Express Whatever happened to the Pony Express Verla Kay A family's cross-country communication changes during the development and demise of the Pony Express. OL18166393W
Homespun Sarah Homespun Sarah Verla Kay Simple rhyming text presents the everyday life of a young girl, living on a Pennsylvania farm in the early eighteenth century, who is quickly outgrowing her dress. OL18331479W
Broken Feather Broken Feather Verla Kay Illustrations and simple, rhyming text portray the way of life of the Nez Percé people, and how everything changed after the white men arrived, as seen through the eyes of a young girl, Broken Feath… OL18352356W