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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Yonie Wondernose Yonie Wondernose Marguerite de Angeli A curious Amish boy who lives on the family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares a wonderful secret with his father. OL112819W
Just plain pickled to death Just plain pickled to death Tamar Myers When Magdalena Yoder receives a wedding gift with a corpse in it, she suspects that one of the many unwanted guests who have come to her inn for the wedding is the murderer. An Amish Bed and Break… OL16023523W
Pennsylvania Dutch Night before Christmas Pennsylvania Dutch Night before Christmas Chet Williamson An adaptation of the famous poem about a Christmas Eve visitor, set in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. Includes a pie recipe and information about Belsnickel and the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect. OL1800880W
The Folks in the Valley The Folks in the Valley Jim Aylesworth A rhyming alphabet book about the people and activities of a Pennsylvania Dutch settlement in a rural valley. OL1857794W
North America North America Mary Herd Tull Describes the cultures historically found among the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the German settlers of Pennsylvania, the Cherokee and African Americans of the Southern United States… OL1996732W
The wisdom of Solomon Lapp The wisdom of Solomon Lapp Wanda E. Brunstetter In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a young Amish boy named Solomon Lapp and his sister Sara find adventure at the farm, a barn raising, and the schoolhouse, where mischief and mud puddles wreak mayhe… OL21192745W
Bidialectalism Bidialectalism Vicki Michael Anderson "Pennsylvania Dutchified English, a little-studied German-influenced language variety spoken in south central Pennsylvania, is rapidly approaching extinction as speakers shift to the more standard re… OL21366672W
The colonial medicine chest The colonial medicine chest Frances Elizabeth Smith A history of medicine in Pennsylvania during colonial times, and a collection of Pennsylvania German home remedies. OL26195834W
The Pennsylvania Dutch The Pennsylvania Dutch Eva Deutsch Costabel Describes the crafts of Pennsylvania Dutch living in a rural atmosphere. Includes making quilts, pottery, and tin and tole ware. OL4289086W
Heart language Heart language Elsie Singmaster "A selection of short stories by Elsie Singmaster that focus on the Pennsylvania-German experience. Includes commentary framing them in historical, cultural, and literary contexts"--Provided by publi… OL5958038W
The magic mirror The magic mirror Elsie Singmaster This is the story of the Hummers, a Pennsylvania German family, at the turn of the 20th century. Emmanuel Hummer and wife only wish to provide for, love, and feed their beautiful daughter Mamie, thei… OL5958058W
Proud to be Amish Proud to be Amish Mildred Jordan A Pennsylvania Dutch girl struggles to reconcile her strict Old Order Amish way of life with her desire for the "worldly" pleasures and comforts she sees around her. OL6679117W