Five episodes in the life of a family living on an Arkansas cotton plantation during the Depression.

Stories from the Blue Road

Crofford, Emily

Children's Books

CarolRhoda Books

A biography of the two doctor brothers whose Minnesota clinic became world-famous

Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers (Creative Minds Biography)

Biographies

A biography of the Australian nurse who developed a successful method of treating and rehabilitating polio patients and persisted in the struggle, despite ridicule and opposition, to have her methods accepted.

Healing Warrior: A Story About Sister Elizabeth Kenny (Creative Minds Biography)

In the 1870s, surgery was a crude affair performed on the patient's kitchen table. In the frontier town of Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. W. W. Mayo brought his young sons, Will and Charlie, to assist him with operations. Fifty years later, Rochester became a medical mecca as the Mayo brothers were established as world-class surgeons. With a firm belief in sharing information and learning from others, the Mayo brothers proved the benefits of cooperation in a jealously competitive field, and accomplished more than any single colleague of their time. Emily Crofford gives a vivid account of the Mayos' meteoric rise to fame and their contributions as pioneers on the frontier of modern surgery.

Frontier Surgeons: A Story about the Mayo Brothers (Creative Minds Biographies)

LernerClassroom

In 1841, having been shipwrecked and picked up by an American whaling ship outside Japanese territorial waters, fifteen-year-old Manjiro decides to go live in America and work towards opening trade between his country and the West.

Born in the Year of Courage

Describes how the Great Auk became extinct, discusses the physical characteristics, habits, and breeding of other members of the Auk family, and looks at the laws designed to protect rare birds

The Great Auk (Gone Forever)

Animals

Crestwood House

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of the common opossum

Opossum (Wildlife, Habits & Habitat)

Bach, Julie S.

It is the mid-1800s and Manjiro, a young fisherman, is shipwrecked far off the coast of his native Japan. At this time in history, Japan is an isolated country that allows its citizens no contact with the rest of the world. Foreigners are called "barbarians"―and none are more despised than Americans. But when Manjiro and his fishing companions are rescued by an American ship, Manjiro makes some startling discoveries about the world of the barbarians―and about his own country. His dramatic rescue leads to a series of amazing escapades, and in the end Manjiro travels farther than he ever dreamed he would. Born in the Year of Courage is based on the true story of Manjiro's remarkable life. It is both an exciting adventure tale and a fascinating look at a bygone world.

Born in the Year of Courage (Adventures in Time)

Literature & Fiction

Carolrhoda Books ®

In the process of coping with a series of earthquakes which strike the frontier town of New Madrid in 1811 and 1812, fifteen-year-old Laurel discovers an unexpected romance.

When the River Ran Backward (Adventures in Time Books)

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Stories from the Blue Road

Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers (Creative Minds Biography)

Healing Warrior: A Story About Sister Elizabeth Kenny (Creative Minds Biography)

Frontier Surgeons: A Story about the Mayo Brothers (Creative Minds Biographies)

Born in the Year of Courage

The Great Auk (Gone Forever)

Opossum (Wildlife, Habits & Habitat)

Born in the Year of Courage (Adventures in Time)

When the River Ran Backward (Adventures in Time Books)

When the River Ran Backward (Adventures in Time Books)