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Rue – Stowaway: Christian heritage series: the Salem years

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Rue

Personal Author:

Rue, Nancy N.

Title:

The stowaway / Nancy Rue.

Publication info:

Colorado Springs CO : Focus on the Family Publishing, c1995

Physical description:

194 p. map ;

Series Statement:

(Christian heritage series, the Salem years ; bk. 2)

Summary:

Spending the summer in Salem Town as the guest of a wealthy ship owner, a ten-year-old Puritan boy asks God for help in dealing with a blackmailing bully.

Subject term:

Puritans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Bullying–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

Salem (Mass.)–History–Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1561793477

Tags:

American History, children, children’s Christian, Christian heritage, colonial period, early settlers, historical fiction, Massachusetts, mystery, Salem, youth

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Rose – Trouble in the ark

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Rose

Personal author:

Rose, Gerald

Title:

Trouble in the Ark / by Gerald Rose

Publication info:

Wilton CT:  Morehouse Publishing, c1985

Physical description:

Unpaged: col. ill.

Summary:

Miserable weather and crowded conditions have resulted in shortened tempers. Trouble in the Ark erupts as fly buzzes mouse and sets smoldering tempers ablaze with each animal separately, in turn, verbally accosting a fellow inhabitant. A flashfire ruckus ensues, eventually extinguished as the dove arrives with the olive twig, and Noah joins in with a resounding “yahoo” and “yippee.” The animals happily depart, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Noah in their coveted peace and quiet. . .until two pesky flies make a return visit.

Subject term:

Noah’s Ark—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Animals—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Animal sounds—Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0819215112

Tags:

animals, animal sounds, ark, children, flies, Noah

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Wu – Rosa Farm

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Wu

Personal Author:     

Wu, Liz.       

Title:              

Rosa farm : a barnyard tale / by Liz Wu ; illustrated by Matt Phelan.           

Edition:

1st ed.           

Publication info:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2006.           

Physical description:

134 p. : ill.

Summary:

With his father away at the fair, a young rooster must crow to bring the sun up, but when the geese play a mean trick on him and then kidnap his little sister, it takes several of the farm animals working together to teach the geese a lesson.                  

Subject term:    

Roosters–Juvenile fiction.       

Subject term:    

Chickens–Juvenile fiction.       

Subject term:    

Geese–Juvenile fiction.       

Subject term:    

Domestic animals–Juvenile fiction.       

Subject term:    

Farm life–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0375836810

Tags:

Animals, children, farm, farm life, geese, rooster

 

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Taylor – Roll of thunder, hear my cry

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Taylor

Personal Author:

Taylor, Mildred D.

Title:

Roll of thunder, hear my cry / by Mildred D. Taylor

Publication info:

New York : Bantam Books, Inc., c1976.

Physical description:

210 p. : ill.

General Note:

Sequel: Let the circle be unbroken.

Summary:

A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.

Subject term:

African Americans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Prejudices–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Depressions–1929–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

Mississippi–Race relations–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0414034893

Tags:

African American, African Americans, children, children’s, civil rights, family, Great Depression, historical fiction, history, Mississippi, Newbery, Newbery Medal, racism, segregation, young adult

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Rodgers – When does God sleep?

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Rodgers

Personal author:

Rodgers, Phillip W.

Title:

When Does God Sleep? / by Phillip W. Rodgers.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids MI:  Kregel Diczone, c2007.

Physical description:

Unpaged: col illus.

Summary:

This rhyming text teaches children to reflect on God’s presence and love. Bailey the Bear is worried. “Do you know when God sleeps? Does He ever lie down?” Bailey asks his mother. If God falls asleep, He might miss Bailey’s first day of school. What is he falls off the slide or finds a nest of bees? Who will be there to watch over him? Bailey’s mother assures him that God is always near–He never grows tired or needs to rest. “so when bad things happen, know our God always cares. He will listen to you and will answer your prayers.”

Subject term:

God–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Sleep—Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

9781825436314

Tags:

caring, children, God, love, sleep, rhyming text

 

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Wright – Just like Emma

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Wright

Personal author:

Wright, Christine

Title:
Just Like Emma:  how she has fun in God’s world / by Christine Wright. Illustrated by Biz Hull.

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN:  Augsburg, c1992

Physical description:

Unpaged : col. illus.

Summary:

Emma, a young girl with spina bifida, describes a day with her father and brother, doing what God wants.

Subject term:

Children with disabilities—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Spina Bifida—Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

806626178

Tags:

activities, children, disabilities, spina bifida

 

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Stohs – Journey through the church year: Christmas, Easter, time of the church year

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Stohs

Personal author:

Stohs, Anita Reith

Title:

Journey Through the Church Year:  Christmas, Easter, Time of the Church Year / by Anita Reigh Stohs.

Publication info:

St. Louis MO:  Concordia Publishing House, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, c2005

Physical description:

40 min.

Subject term:

Church year—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Easter—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Christmas—Juvenile literature.

Tags:

children, Christmas, church year, Easter

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Joseph

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Title:

Joseph

Publication info:

Torrance, CA:  Grace Publication, a division of Frank Schaffer Publications, c1998

Physical description:

6-piece puzzle

Subject term:

Joseph—O.T.—Juvenile literature.

Tags:

children, Joseph, puzzle

 

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Jones – What’s the big deal?

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Jones

Personal Author:

Jones, Stanton L.

Title:

What’s the big deal? : why God cares about sex / Stan & Brenna Jones.

Publication info:

Colorado Springs CO : NavPress, c1995.

Physical description:

93 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(God’s design for sex ; bk. 3)

Subject term:

Sex instruction for youth–Religious aspects–Christianity.

Subject term:

Sexual ethics for youth.

Subject term:

Sex instruction for children.

ISBN:

0891098453

Tags:

anatomy, Bible, children, Christian, Christian Living, family, health, marriage and family, parenting, religion, science, sex, sex education, sexuality, teen

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Jones – Story of Me

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Jones

Personal Author:

Jones, Stanton L.

Title:

The story of me / by Stan and Brenna Jones ; illustrated by Joel Spector.

Publication info:

Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, c1995.

Physical description:

unpaged : col. ill.

Series Statement:

(God’s design for sex ; bk. 1)

General Note:

“Designed for parents to read to their child at ages 3 through 5″.

Subject term:

Human reproduction–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Human reproduction–Religious aspects–Christianity–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Sex (Biology)–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Sex instruction for children.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0891098437

Tags:

biology, children, Christian, Christian Living, education, family, health, human body, parenting, reproduction, science, sex, sex education, sexuality

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