The Second Tree from the Corner
10 best books like The Second Tree from the Corner (E.B. White): Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia, Blaze and Thunderbolt, Meet Thomas Jefferson, The New Adventures of Socrates: An Extravagance, Country Angel Christmas, The Case of the Missing Bird Dog, Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things, The Happy Hollisters and the Merry Go 'Round Mystery, Handbook of Knots: Expanded Edition, The Wind in the Willows
| Author | Margaret Cousins |
| ISBN | 0394849280 |
I read this biography aloud to my children.
Until I read this book, I had no idea how brilliant Ben Franklin was! When I think of Franklin, I think about how he had flown a kite in a thunderstorm with a metal key attached to the string and felt the electric shock in his hand. I knew he invented the lightning...
| Author | C.W. Anderson |
| ISBN | 0689717121 |
Billy and his loyal pony Blaze head west together in another exciting adventure from C. W. Anderson. When their new friend Jim is unable to tame the wild horse Thunderbolt, Billy and Blaze want to help. Fast and elusive, Thunderbolt is not easy to befriend. But with their kind and gentle approach, Billy...
| Author | Marvin Barrett |
| ISBN | 0375812113 |
When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen...
Plato's dialogues, updated for the age of social media and short attention spans. Socrates hangs out with his old gang - Plato, Glaucon, Thrasymachus and the rest - but also meets new characters including Madonna, George W. Bush, Richard Dawkins, Hamlet and an extremely well-meaning robot.
Don't...
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
| ISBN | 0399228179 |
Ari, Pip, and Kira are the first to hear the news! St. Nicholas wants the Country Angels to plan the Christmas celebration for all of Heaven. They can't wait to get started.
But the three littlest angels haven't bargained on being told to stay out of the way when they offer to help the kitchen angels...
| Author | John R. Erickson |
| ISBN | 0142301418 |
Quail season has just begun, and already there's trouble on the ranch. When a wayward bird dog goes missing, Hank takes off in search of him-and finds himself face-to-face with an angry mother hog and her litter. If that isn't bad enough, before Hank knows it, his arch-enemies the coyote brothers appear...
| Author | Cy Tymony |
| ISBN | 0740768743 |
: How to make a Boomerang with a Business Card,Convert a Pencil into a Microphone, Make Animated Origami,Turn a TV Tray ... Create Alternative Energy Science Projects
Science-savvy author Tymony shows readers how to transform ordinary objects into the extraordinary, and how to create more...
The Happy Hollisters and the Merry-Go-Round Mystery (#10 in the Happy Hollisters series)
Everyone is quite enthusiastic when the suggestion is made that a merry-go-round be one of the main attractions at Shoreham’s Lincoln School Fair. Pete Hollister volunteers for the job, in spite...
| Author | Des Pawson |
| ISBN | 1405304677 |
Fair warning: I didn't get to read all of this book, but I didn't get most of it. (Library book) I liked the beginning and the explanations of the ropes and and such. The pictures were great (love pics with how-to's)! The instructions were pretty good. I was able to understand or get the drift of almost all...
| Author | Malvina G. Vogel |
| ISBN | 0866119906 |
“Wind In The Willows”, a really good book about a bunch of animals, Mole,Badger, and Rat who are trying to control an insane toad. Toad is incredibly interested in different types of transportation. He is very rich, and is spending lots of money on all types of moving things. He starts with boats,...
The famous Russian translation has literally huge and the most important pieces of this book cut out because this tanslation was done by the Soviet author. And thanks to my husband I learned about a different translation, that is just literal. I am so glad I read it. This book is an interesting andventurous...
It isn't always easy raising a family without much money, but the O'Sullivans prove that it is not only possible, but that there is no price tag on fun and adventure. Father, Mother, Michael, Brigid and twins Francie and Liam share a warm and mirthful existence in their cottage at Bantry Bay the fullness...
| Author | William T. Vollmann |
| ISBN | 1560254416 |
William T. Vollmann is one of our greatest living writers. Masterworks such as You Bright and Risen Angels, The Royal Family, and Rising Up and Rising Down—his latest work, a stunning 3,300-page tour-de-force—have launched him into the literary stratosphere. He stands today as one of America's...
| Author | Michael Muhammad Knight |
| ISBN | 1570271798 |
Young white American convert to Islam with a punk sensibility travels all over the US visiting Islamic landmarks, puzzling over the identity of WD Fard, and meeting girls. He mostly rides Greyhound and often sleeps outside or in lobbies. At one point he compares himself to a wandering holy man who carries...
| Author | Rosemary Wells |
| ISBN | 0670060747 |
Everybody’s favorite bunnies, Max and Ruby, are back, starring in their very own ABC concept book. Max’s ants have escaped from their farm, and now they’re searching for food. The ants start with Max’s sandwich, and soon they’re everywhere! Fortunately, Ruby comes to the rescue.Max’s...
| Author | C.S. Forester |
| ISBN | 1402741421 |
C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That’s where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by “pirates” who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned...
| Author | Martha Finley |
| ISBN | 1581820712 |
There are alot of marriages in #8 of the Elsie Dinsmore series. Elsie's eldest daughter finds out her future husband, Lester Leland, is sick in Italy. She travels to Italy and while there marries him, and later comes home with a baby. Edward, Elsie's second child, marries a 15 year old girl, who's father...
| Author | Donald L. Horowitz |
| ISBN | 0520227069 |
Drawing material from dozens of divided societies, Donald L. Horowitz constructs his theory of ethnic conflict, relating ethnic affiliations to kinship and intergroup relations to the fear of domination. A groundbreaking work when it was published in 1985, the book remains an original and powerfully...
| Author | Nathaniel Benchley |
| ISBN | 0064441067 |
More than two hundred years ago, Boston belonged to the British. George was a drummer boy with the King's soldiers there. He wanted to be friends with the people of Boston. But they did not like the soldiers. They shouted and threw things at them. One night, George and the other soldiers were sent on a secret...
| Author | John Lawrence Peterson |
| ISBN | 0590876120 |
If you're looking for something to hand off to your young reader, give this series a try!
The Littles are "humans" ... they just have a tail and are six inches tall. That's all. Oh, and they live in the Biggs house; not that the Biggs know it, because the Littles reside in the tiny spaces and nooks...
