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The Mystery of the Big Paw Print

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847725

Determined to identify the large four-legged creature sighted by Abe on a stormy night, the Koots find their first clue to be a hugh paw print.

The Whooping Crane

Bonnie Graves (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848241

Megan learns about the life cycle, physical characteristics, and habitat of the whooping crane, and also about the many dangers that are forcing the bird to near-extinction. The book provides factual information about the natural history of the whooping crane through the fictional story of a sixteen-day-old whooping crane chick.

The Bravest Blacksmith

Thomas Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847060

The American Revolution is raging. Owen sees his father near death and wants to help. Find out what brave things he did to help out.

The Code of the Drum

L.L. Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847145

After his father dies in a Civil War battle, twelve-year-old Jacob runs away from home to join his father's old regiment as a drummer boy.

The Mystery of Mr. Dodge

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847718

The Koots decide to spy on Mr. Dodge to find the answers to unexplained questions about his blindness, state of health, and family situation.

The Best Sign

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847022

Adam spends his first summer at a camp for the hearing-impaired and discovers a lot of new things he never thought possible.

The Copper King

Kathleen Muldoon (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847176

After his father is killed in the Civil War, Alex Kopsky travels to Michigan from the only home he has known in Massachusetts to start a new life with his new family. Alex travels on an orphan train and is chosen by a young couple, the O'Learys. He later learns that Mr. O'Leary paid to have someone else fight for him during the war.

The Chisholm Trail

Cynthia Mercati (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847138

A young cowboy from Texas describes his experiences on his first cattle drive along the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas.

The Mystery of Ben Franklin's Ghost

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847695

The boys investigate a new neighbor whom they think has a secret about the past and in doing so learn about Ben Franklin.

Square Against the World: The Story of a Sod House

Cynthia Mercati (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848104

Rachel recounts how she and her family left Illinois to move to Nebraska, where they built and lived in a sod house on the prairie.

The Barbed Wires of Hate

Martha Sias Purcell (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847008

This book is about a Japanese American boy and his family, who were forced to live in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Terror in the City: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848111

Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of eleven-year-old Stuart as he helps his father on his milk delivery route.

The Mystery of I Love Elvis

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847701

The members of the Kooties Club try to figure out who is leaving the "I Love Elvis" signs throughout the neighborhood.

The Jesse Owens Story

Gabi Mezger (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847510

This fictionalized biography describes the life and athletic accomplishments of the track athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, and includes a brief history of the Olympic games.

The Longest Journey: The Story of the Donner Party

Mercati, Cynthia (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847596

Patty's family join the Donners on their shortcut and become trapped during a long, horrible winter in this fictionalized account of the historical event.

The Forty-Niners: The Story of the California Gold Rush

Cynthia Mercati (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847329

After gold is discovered in California in 1849, a boy and his father leave their Massachusetts home to prospect for gold in the hills outside of Sacramento.

The Mystery of Apartment A-13

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847688

Ty and Gabe hear yelling and screaming and someone very bad laughing in apartment A-13.

The Believers

Diana Star Helmer (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847015

This book tells the story of a young boy planned to be a preacher. When he is called to save a white girl living with an Indian tribe, he is surprised by what he learns.

The Great Race: The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

Cynthia Mercati (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847411

Relates the building of the transcontinental railroad from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, in the mid-nineteenth century through the story of three Irish workers who laid tracks for the Central Pacific Railroad.

Panic in the Snow: The 1888 New York City Blizzard

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847855

Gerald braves the blizzard of 1888 to find a drugstore to get medicine for his little sister.

Search for Gold Mountain: Coming to America from China--1850

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848012

Li Ming and his father are lured to America after hearing about the wealth to be found in California.

Simon: A Red Fox

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848050

Simon is the first pup in a litter of four. Follow his adventures as he learns to survive in the wild.

Rudy: A Bobcat

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847978

Provides factual information about the natural history of the bobcat through the fictional story of a young bobcat named Rudy.

My Name Is Kofi: Coming to America from Nigeria--1976

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847664

Kofi's mother sends him to America to live with his father's family, but Kofi feels betrayed and wonders if he will ever be happy again.

Sagebrush

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847985

Little Eagle raises a baby buffalo as a pet and friend until he realizes what friendship means.