Fritz – George Washington’s Mother

CELC

JBIO W

Washington

Personal Author:

Fritz, Jean.

Title:

George Washington’s mother / by Jean Fritz ; illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan.

Publication info:

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1992.

Physical description:

48 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(All aboard reading)

Summary:

Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.

Personal subject:

Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789–Juvenile literature.

Personal subject:

Washington, George, 1732-1799–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Mothers of presidents–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Presidents–Family–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0448403846

Tags:

18th century, America, American History, American Revolution, biography, children’s ,George Washington, historical fiction, history, mothers, Presidents, social studies, US History

Sewall – Pilgrims of Plimoth

CELC

JE974.482S

Sewall

Personal Author:

Sewall, Marcia.

Title:

The pilgrims of Plimoth / written and illustrated by Marcia Sewall.

Publication info:

New York : Atheneum, 1986.

Physical description:

48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

Summary:

When the pilgrims set out for America, they brought with them a dream for the future. Sickness, hardship, and heartache stood in the way of that dream. But the pilgrims worked hard, keeping their dream close to their hearts, until they were finally able to make it come true.

Subject term:

Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)–Juvenile literature.

Geographic term:

Massachusetts–Social life and customs–To 1775–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0689312504

Perl – It happened in America

CELC

JBIO P

Perl

Personal Author:

Perl, Lila.

Title:

It happened in America : true stories from the fifty states / Lila Perl ; illustrated by Ib Ohlsson.

Publication info:

New York : H. Holt, c1992.

Physical description:

288 p. : ill. ; bkl 4-6.

Summary:

Presents historical anecdotes from each of the fifty states, with an emphasis on women and ethnic minorities.

Subject term:

Minorities–United States–History–Anecdotes–Juvenile literature.

Geographic term:

United States–History–Anecdotes–Juvenile literature.

Geographic term:

United States–History–Juvenile literature.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Ohlsson, Ib, 1935-

ISBN:

0805017194 : 21.95

Carpenter – Young Christopher Columbus

CELC

JEBIO C

Columbus

Personal Author:

Carpenter, Eric.

Title:

Young Christopher Columbus : discoverer of new worlds / by Eric Carpenter ; illustrated by John Himmelman.

Publication info:

Mahwah, NJ : Troll Associates, c1992.

Physical description:

32 p. : col. ill.

Summary:

An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America.

Personal subject:

Columbus, Christopher–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Explorers–America–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Explorers–Spain–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Explorers–Juvenile literature.

Geographic term:

America–Discovery and exploration–Spanish–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816725276

Tags:

America, American History, bio, biography, children’s, Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Columbus Day, explorers, fall, history, holidays, social studies, US History

Benjamin – Young Harriet Tubman: freedom fighter

CELC

JEBIO T

Tubman

Personal Author:

Benjamin, Anne.

Title:

Young Harriet Tubman : freedom fighter / by Anne Benjamin ; illustrated by Ellen Beier.

Publication info:

Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, c1992.

Physical description:

32 p. : col. ill.

Series Statement:

(A Troll first-start biography)

Summary:

A simple biography of the black woman who helped over 300 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and was never caught herself.

Personal subject:

Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Slaves–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

African Americans–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Underground Railroad–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Slaves–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

081672539X

Tags:

African American, America, American Heroes, American History, Biographies, biography, black history,  Civil War,

Harriet Tubman, history, slavery, social studies, Underground Railroad

Tiner – Artist with a message: Samuel F. B. Morse

CELC
J BIO M
Morse

Personal Author:

Tiner, John Hudson, 1944-

Title:

Samuel F.B. Morse : artist with a message / by John Hudson Tiner ; illustrated by Shirley Young.

Publication info:

Milford, Mich. : Mott Media, c1987.

Physical description:

169 p. : ill. ; Biblio. & Index (pp.165-169)

Summary:

A biography of the artist and inventor who devised the world’s first practical telegraph system.

Personal subject:

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Artists–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Inventors–United States–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0880621370

Tags:

18th century, 19th century, America, American History, biographical, biography, children’s, children’s books, children’s non-fiction, history, inventors, morse code, Samuel Morse, young adult, youth

Collins – Master of words: Noah Webster

CELC

JBIO W

Webster

Author     Collins, David R.
Title     Noah Webster, master of words / by David Collins.
Publisher     Milford, Mich. : Mott Media, c1989.
Descrip.     150 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series     Sowers series.
Sowers.
Notes     Includes index and Bibliography.
Summary     A biography of the author of the first dictionary written in the United States.
Subject     Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 — Juvenile literature.
Lexicographers — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature.
Educators — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature.

Lutherans in North America

CELC

284.173 L

Title:

The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition / edited by E. Clifford Nelson

Publication info:

Philadelphia PA:  Fortress Press, c1980

Physical description:

viii. 584 p.:  index

Summary:

For a generation, The Lutherans in North America has been the fullest account of the experience and identity of wave upon wave of Lutheran Christians and their children. Edited by E. Clifford Nelson, the volume drew on the work of an esteemed group of contributing scholars and concentrated on the successive institutional and theological attempts at forging an American identity by divergent groups and generations of Lutherans.

Subject term:

History—Lutheran Church in America

ISBN:

0800614097

Tags:

America, Historical, History, Identity,  Lutheran Church, Lutherans

 

 

Keillor – Leaving Home

CELC

FIC K

Keillor

Personal Author:

Keillor, Garrison.

Title:

Leaving home / Garrison Keillor.

Publication info:

New York : Viking, 1987.

Physical description:

244 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

“Home,” in Keillor’s fictional world, is Lake Wobegon, which the radio humorist introduced in print in Lake Wobegon Days. This collection of stories set in Lake Wobegon is taken from monologues performed on A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor’s radio show; each one chronicles some kind of leave-taking or homecoming: trips to Minneapolis, high school graduations, attending the Minnesota State Fair, a waitress quitting her job at the Chatterbox Cafe, a boy joining the army, Father Emil retiring from Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, family members returning to Lake Wobegon for Christmas. In the last story, from Keillor’s final show, the storyteller bids farewell to his beloved hometown. Keillor has a rare gift for celebrating and finding humor in commonplace events, and his affection for his characters and for small-town life shines through. These short narratives survive the transition from performance to print beautifully; they are spare, artfully crafted vignettes that will move readers as well as entertain them. Some tales are wildly hilarious, others gently poignantbut all are simply wonderful.

Subject term:

Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

City and town life–Fiction.

Subject term:

Humorous stories, American.

Geographic term:

Minnesota–Fiction.

Tags:

20th century, America,American, American literature, Americana, autobiography, comedy, essays, humor, Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, short stories, small town, stories, USA

Keillor – Lake Wobegon Days

CELC

FIC K

Keillor

Personal Author:

Keillor, Garrison.

Title:

Lake Wobegon days / Garrison Keillor.

Publication info:

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1985.

Physical description:

x, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

A portrait of small-town American life emerges in a novel of humor, sadness and tenderness, songs and poems.

Subject term:

Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

City and town life–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Minnesota–Fiction.

ISBN:

0670805149

Tags:

20th century, America, American, American fiction, American literature, Americana, essays, humor,

Lake Wobegon, memoir, midwest, Minnesota, short stories, small town, USA