Being small is a big concern for Chig Kalpin. Like the insects that catch folks unawares with their bites on a summer evening, Chig is small enough and silent enough that she’s near about invisible. But she has a heartfelt desire to become a big person, both in stature and in spirit, and soon her adventures culminate with the Great Niplak Train Disaster, where she helps the folks in the hills and hollers of southern Indiana make it through the Great Depression with a little more to spread between the covers of their sandwiches. Haven’t heard of it? Well, as Chig might say, “Set a spell and turn the page.”

Chig and the Second Spread

Children's Books

Swain, Gwenyth

Literature & Fiction

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Determined to make her mark and do something important in the world, tiny Chig Kaplin finds her place in the world when the people of the Great Niplak Train Disaster turn to Chig to guide them through the rough terrain of southern Indiana and back to safety.

Chig And the Second Spread

Being small is a big concern for Chig Kalpin. Like the insects that catch folks unawares with their bites on a summer evening, Chig is small enough and silent enough that she’s near about invisible. But she has a heartfelt desire to become a big person, both in stature and in spirit, and soon her adventures culminate with the Great Niplak Train Disaster, where she helps the folks in the hills and hollers of southern Indiana make it through the Great Depression with a little more to spread between the covers of their sandwiches. Haven’t heard of it? Well, as Chig might say, “Set a spell and turn the page.” From the Hardcover edition.

Yearling

Determined to make her mark and do something important in the world, tiny Chig Kaplin finds her place in the world when the people of the Great Niplak Train Disaster turn to Chig to guide them through the rough terrain of southern Indiana and back to safety.

Demco Media

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explores the importance of carrying things as well as babies and of lending a helping hand by sharing a load.

Carrying (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback

An introduction to the land, history, people, economy, and environment of Indiana

Indiana (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution? They're important documents that helped to shape our country. But what's the story behind how these documents were created? And what exactly do they say? Read this book to find out.

Documents of Freedom: A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution (Searchlight Books ™ ― How Does Government Work?)

Education & Reference

Lerner Publications ™

History

LernerClassroom

I Wonder As I Wander

In this fictional account of the folk song's origin, a girl writes a song that expresses her feelings about Jesus while dealing with the loss of her mother and life on the roads of Appalachia after her father becomes an itinerant preacher.

I Wonder as I Wander

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

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Chig and the Second Spread

Chig and the Second Spread

Chig and the Second Spread

Chig And the Second Spread

Carrying (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Indiana (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Documents of Freedom: A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution (Searchlight Books ™ ― How Does Government Work?)

Documents of Freedom: A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution (Searchlight Books ™ ― How Does Government Work?)

I Wonder as I Wander

I Wonder As I Wander