The Early Years Collection (Little House, #1, 3-6)
10 best books like The Early Years Collection (Little House, #1, 3-6) (Laura Ingalls Wilder): Whalesong, The Way of the Wilderking, Fallen Host, Help! I'm Trapped In Obedience School, The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, The Princess Tales, Volume I, Handbook for Boys, Even More Short & Shivery: Forty Five Spine Tingling Tales, The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short, The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip
| Author | Robert Siegel |
| ISBN | 0062507982 |
Once upon a moonlit sea, a whale was born and began his song of his long and eventful journey through the great oceans.
Hruna’s voyage takes him to many things. Seals, dolphins and Ala the seagull all guide him on his travels and help him during times of great danger and great joy.
And...
| Author | Jonathan Rogers |
| ISBN | 0805431330 |
n book three of the acclaimed Wilderking Trilogy, civilizer Aidan returns home from three years in Feechiefen Swamp to discover that a party known as the Aidanites has arisen among his fellow Corenwalders. They believe the “Wilderking Chant” makes reference to Aidan, and that he is destined to...
| Author | Lyda Morehouse |
| ISBN | 0451458796 |
Page, a sentient electronic creation, is alone and his identity and purpose are clouded. Emmaline, Inquisitor for the Pope, flies to New York to verify the existence of souls in the world's two known A.I.s. Morningstar, rebelling against his Maker, embarks to hunt down his own destiny. Three participants...
Help! I'm Trapped In Obedience School
| Author | Todd Strasser |
| ISBN | 0590542095 |
At first I thought this book was going to be very childish, but okay to read, plus the cover caught my attention. Starting off reading I knew this book would be easy to read, but it some way be very twisted in the storylines. As thought, I was proved correctly. To start this book is about a boy whose life is somewhat...
| Author | Roland Smith |
| ISBN | 0152026967 |
Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old river man, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn’t imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is setting off on his landmark search...
| Author | Gail Carson Levine |
| ISBN | 0060518413 |
Once upon a time...A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss.
All the familiar ingredients, but why is the punished sister happy? Where did that extra prince come from, and what does a flock of balding sheep...
| Author | Walter Dean Myers |
| ISBN | 0064409309 |
Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life.
Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation?
In the groundbreaking tradition of the...
Even More Short & Shivery: Forty Five Spine Tingling Tales
| Author | Robert D. San Souci |
| ISBN | 0439081939 |
I get asked often why I read books and stories that are technically children's literature. Why not? Some of the best classic books were written for kids: Heidi, Little Women, etc. My favorite kids books are often collections of horror, folklore and ghost stories. No spurting blood, cursing or naked...
| Author | Gerald Morris |
| ISBN | 0618777156 |
Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur held court with his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Poor Givret, who is easily the shortest man at court, bears the brunt of their jokes. But what he lacks in stature, Givret makes up for in brains—and before he knows it, his quick thinking...
The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip
| Author | Jerry West |
| ISBN | 0448168715 |
A big fish contest at The Trading Post, the Hollisters’ sporting goods store, has everybody in Shoreham excited. After Pete catches a large fish with a tag on its tail, another adventure begins for the eager young detectives. When the children’s friend, Bobby Reed, disappears in a leaky old boat,...
| Author | Doris Gwaltney |
| ISBN | 0689868421 |
For as long as Margaret Ann Motley can remember, she has been waiting and hoping for one thing -- a room to call her very own. And when Margaret's older sister leaves for college, it looks like Margaret's days of waiting are over. But then disaster strikes. Its form: an English cousin named Courtney who...
| Author | Mary Ann Hoberman |
| ISBN | 0316144312 |
Join the fun as familiar Mother Goose characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU. Designed with budding readers in mind, each of the tales is set in three columns with color-coded type as a script for two voices to read...
| Author | Gary Soto |
| ISBN | 0152055649 |
Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities. Acclaimed...
Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered
| Author | Quentin Blake |
| ISBN | 1570543208 |
I highly recommend this! It's a GREAT guide to doodling. It's not about drawing things super realistically, it's more about just hanging loose with art and quickly sketching whatever you feel like.
It's by the guy who illustrates the Roald Dahl books, Quentin Blake. Each page prompts you to draw...
| Author | Madeline Howard |
| ISBN | 0060575875 |
In a world devastated by the cataclysmic war between wizards and mages, the Empress Ouriána seized the throne, proclaiming herself the Divine Incarnation of the Devouring Moon. Appointing twelve priests to perform her rites, she rules with a tight rein of dark sorcery. The priests, once men, became...
Tracing the history of the Spencers from their beginnings as medieval sheep farmers, through centuries of service to country and crown to their high public profile following the marriage of Diana Spencer to the Prince of Wales, Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer, has written a superb and engaging work of...
| Author | Scott O'Dell |
| ISBN | 0449703282 |
Serena Lynn, age seventeen, turns down an appointment to serve England's King, James I, at court in order to follow her beloved Anthony Foxcroft across the sea to the newly founded colony of Jamestown. But their ship, loaded with much-needed supplies, founders in a hurricane, wrecking Serena and Anthony...
| Author | P.W. Catanese |
| ISBN | 0689871759 |
"When a stranger knocks on his door and promises to lead him to hidden treasure, twelve-year-old Rudi is skeptical. And he's even more suspicious when the stranger proclaims that the jewels belonged to the legendary Hansel. Sure, Rudi's heard stories: the witch, the oven, the sister named Gretel....
| Author | J.J. Murphy |
| ISBN | 0451235320 |
What a great book. The author is a genius!! (Oh, did I mention I wrote it?)
OK, to anyone who's reading this, here's some fun background about this book you won't find anywhere else!
The idea for the mystery in this book comes from these three unlikely facts:
- Tupac Shakur released...
| Author | David Macaulay |
| ISBN | 0547342403 |
This new book—inspired by three classic, award-winning books—reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created. Macaulay has revised texts based on new research, created gorgeous new drawings, in some cases wholly re-imagined scenes...
| Author | William Sleator |
| ISBN | 0142400866 |
The daring game of intergalactic chase that thrilled a generation of science fiction readers in Interstellar Pig has started again, and round two is deadly! This sequel to William Sleator's sly masterpiece takes readers on another hunt for the sinister Piggy, this time in the far reaches of space.
Poor...
Ask a Ninja Presents The Ninja Handbook: This Book Looks Forward to Killing You Soon
DEADLY NINJA WISDOM FOR THE NON-NINJA
Carefully consider the joy of your soft-headed ignorance before you begin to run, flip, and jump along the Ninja Path.
After much debate and in a spirit of morbid amusement, the International Order of Ninjas has chosen to produce The Ninja...
| Author | John Brockman |
| ISBN | 1400076862 |
What makes a child decide to become a scientist?
•For Robert Sapolsky–Stanford professor of biology–it was an argument with a rabbi over a passage in the Bible.
•Physicist Lee Smolin traces his inspiration to a volume of Einstein’s work, picked up as a diversion from heartbreak.
•Mihaly...
The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
| Author | Jeffrey Kacirk |
| ISBN | 0684857618 |
ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY
As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating...
| Author | Mary Randolph Carter |
| ISBN | 0847833658 |
How to live creatively with collections, clutter, work, kids, pets, art, etc... and stop worrying about everything being perfectly in its place.
For all those who choose to live "imperfectly" with the messy things they love, this book shows how to do so creatively, happily, and with considerable...
