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161) Prairie homestead
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since their mama died and their pa left, Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will Cooper have not known much of a home. But now that the orphan train has taken them to Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska, their dreams of home may become a reality.
The kids discover that life on a farm is full of challenges. Ethan learns how to drive a plow, watch for snakes, and deal with bullies at the country school. Alice learns to slop the hogs and live with a big sister who...
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
HUCKLEBERRY FINN: After being kidnapped by his drunken father, Huck heads down the Mississippi with his buddy Jim and have many adventures. THE PROUD REBEL: After John Chandler's son goes mute following a tragedy, John searches for a doctor who can help him. Before he finds one, he and his family must work off a debt using their talented sheepdog, Lance. When a doctor is found, John has no money to pay for help for his son and must decide whether...
166) Jenny of the Tetons
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
viii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
167) Sparrow Hawk
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It is predicted to be a harsh winter in Miradero, and as the town gears up to keep the people and animals safe in the harsh conditions, Lucky worries that her dad is ready for a new wife just when she is settling in to her new life in the West.
169) The buffalo are back
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The buffalo, an American icon once nearly extinct, has made a comeback. This stirring picture book tells the dramatic story, following bison from the Plains Indians to the cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt to the Dust Bowl, and from the brink of extinction to the majestic herds that now roam our national parks.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1915
Physical Desc
372 pages ; olor illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When John Shefford rode into Utah's valley in search of a new life and met Fay Larkin, he knew he had found it. Even when she was charged with murder, he did not care. She was worth life itself. Breaking her out of jail was the easy part. After that he has posses to worry about, violent bands of Indians to out run, a murderous trek across a trackless waste, and a brutal passage through white water hell. Busting her out of jail had been a cinch. After...
171) Johnny Appleseed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the background, accomplishments, and stories of American folk hero Johnny Appleseed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2011.
Lexile measure
HL 500L
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uncas and Chingachgook are the last survivors of the once mighty tribe of Mohicans. Their friend, a white scout named Hawkeye, needs their help in the British fight against the French. The odds they face are overwhelming. Magua, a cunning Huron, is determined to see them fail.
173) Trouble River
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
106 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (5 hr., 49 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Life in the Wild West is never dull, especially not after Angeline Reddy's father, the town of Bodie's greatest criminal lawyer, is declared murdered. Angie, who knows deep in her heart that he isn't dead, decides it is up to her to solve the mystery of what happened to him. But when her mother takes ill and a mysterious ghost appears, putting together the puzzle pieces seems impossible. Not to mention, a gang of vigilantes, the 601, is raging out...
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 402 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Collection of films related to the Native American experience. "The sign of the beaver" is the coming of age saga of a colonial family in uncharted 1768 Maine. In the adventure drama "The legend of Tillamook's gold", fourteen-year-old Julie finds an ancient coin on the beach and uncovers a Native American legend about a long-lost treasure. In the action-adventure drama "WindRunner", disappointed by his father's imprisonment, young Greg meets Wa Tho...