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  • Mark In Pompeii

    This is an exciting story of 11 year old Mark's adventures when he inadvertendly steps into a hole and ends up in the first century A.D. in Pompeii!Mark was stunned when he was invited by his grandparents to join them on a sightseeing trip to Italy, but he would never have dreamed how amazing the trip would be. The trip to Italy aboard a large airplane was awesome and it was unbelievable when they ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Neil Armstrong

    Young Pilot

    Illustrated by Meryl Henderson ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    Learn about the early years of the first person to step foot on the moon, a historic feat he described as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Abigail's Secret

    Series series
    ABIGAIL'S SECRET is an historical novel for young readers set in the Great Depression. The story turns on the experiences of ten-year-old Abigail. Her whole world seemed to change when all their relatives moved into their house. Well, not quite all of their relatives, but almost. These were the people who used to come for dinner and then went home. Only now, nobody went home!Uncle Mike was the ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blazing Flambeaux — Love, Money and Intrigue During the Natural Gas Boom in Indiana

    Vain and petty big city girl Alexandra Palmer is not thrilled with her family's move to Greenville, Indiana, no matter how exciting the small town's gas boom is to her industry-minded father. Once there, she finds that things are not as boring as she'd imagined, especially after she meets handsome Jim Whittaker at an otherwise dull Sunday afternoon tea.The town's gossips are kept busy talking ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Downers Grove Revisited

    Series series Images of America
    Travel through time to meet the people and visit the places that have given Downers Grove its rich, unique heritage. On a May evening in 1832, a solitary 50-year-old man on horseback rode toward an oak grove that rose majestically from the quiet Illinois prairie. Stopping at this beautiful site, the man bent a sapling to mark his claim to the rich Illinois farmland that would be his for the ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • John Muir

    Young Naturalist

    Illustrated by Al Fiorentino ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His activism helped to preserve Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is still active today. The John Muir Trail is a 211-mile hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada.Now readers can explore how his childhood ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Ronald Reagan

    Young Leader

    Illustrated by Meryl Henderson ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    This lively, fictionalized biography of Ronald Reagan explores the early years of a boy who would grow up to become known to millions a movie star—and later as America’s fortieth president. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Thurgood Marshall

    Illustrated by Meryl Henderson ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    Get to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the US Constitution. By ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Abigail's Strange and Unusual Summer

    Series series
    Abigail's Strange Unusual Summer is a sequel to Abigail's Secrets, however they are both stand-alone stories. This book is a continuing of the Graham family. In the difficult Depression years, Uncle George was out of work and his family still lived with Abby's family. It was hard at first for Abby to share her room with Gloria, Uncle George and aunt Hester's daughter, but she didn't mind so much ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Langston Hughes

    Young Black Poet

    Illustrated by Robert Doremus ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    Get to know the influential African American poet Langston Hughes in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!An engaging biography of American poet, Langston Hughes, written for the elementary aged child. Langston Hughes used his poetry and other writings to reflect the everyday experiences of African Americans, and he was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.This book is laced ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Roberto Clemente

    Young Ball Player

    Illustrated by Meryl Henderson ...
    Series series Childhood of Famous Americans
    Roberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He played 18 seasons at right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a National League, Most Valuable Player once, All-Star twelve times (15 games), batting champion four times, and Gold Glove winner twelve times. In 1972, Clemente got his 3,000th major league hit.Clemente was very involved in charity work in Puerto Rico ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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    Mahalia Jackson

    Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion

    Narrated by Pam Ward ...
    Series series The Young Patriots Series

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    “Halie” Jackson grew up in poverty on the levees of New Orleans, hunting for alligators for food along the Mississippi River with her brother, Peter. But every Sunday young Mahalia sang proudly in the church choir, the youngest member at age five. She left school after eighth grade and worked as a maid to help support her family. However, her passion for singing her special brand of music known as ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus