Wildsmith – Joseph

CELC

J222.11 W

Wildsmith

Personal Author:

Wildsmith, Brian.

Title:

Joseph / Brian Wildsmith.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 1997.

Physical description:

unpaged : col. ill.

Summary:

A retelling of the Old Testament story of Joseph whose jealous brothers sold him as a slave into Egypt.

Personal subject:

Joseph (Son of Jacob)–Juvenile literature.

Title subject:

Bible. O.T. Genesis XXXVII, 1-L, 26–Biography.

Subject term:

Bible stories–O.T.–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Bible stories, English–O.T. Genesis.

ISBN:

0802851614

Tags:

Ancient Egypt, ancient history, Bible, Bible stories, children’s,  Egypt, Genesis, history, Joseph, juvenile, Old Testament, religion

Johnson – Value of believing in yourself: story of Louis Pasteur

CELC

JBIO J

Johnson

Personal Author:

Johnson, Spencer.

Title:

The value of believing in yourself : the story of Louis Pasteur / by Spencer Johnson ; illustrated by Pileggi.

Publication info:

La Jolla, Calif. : Value Communications, c1976.

Physical description:

61 p. : col. ill.

Series Statement:

(ValueTales)

Summary:

Retells the story of Louis Pasteur, whose unwavering belief in the concept of germs led to a cure for rabies.

Personal subject:

Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Self-reliance–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Bacteriologists–France–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Scientists–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0916392066

Tags:

biography, character, children, children’s, historical fiction, history, Louis Pasteur, medicine,  rabies, science, scientists ,social studies

Brandt – John Paul Jones: Hero of the Seas

CELC

JEBIO J

Jones

Personal Author:

Brandt, Keith, 1949-

Title:

John Paul Jones, hero of the seas / by Keith Brandt ; illustrated by Susan Swan.

Publication info:

Mahwah, N.J. : Troll, c1983.

Physical description:

48 p. : ill.

Summary:

Traces and early life of the Scottish-born sea captain who, after killing a mutineer, sailed to America, where he became a hero of the Revolution and founded the United States Navy.

Personal subject:

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792–Juvenile literature.

Corporate subject:

United States. Navy–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Admirals–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0893757632

Tags:

18th century, Admiral, American, American Revolution, biography, Colonial America, explorers, history, navy,  sailor, social science, US History, war hero

Wildsmith – Jesus

CELC

JEFIC W

Wildsmith

Personal Author:

Wildsmith, Brian.

Title:

Jesus / Brian Wildsmith.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2000.

Physical description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Summary:

In this stunning picture book, Brian Wildsmith portrays the life of Jesus of Nazareth in a series of powerful scenes, framed by gold.

After beginning with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the visit of the shepherds and wise men, Wildsmith shows Jesus’ youth in Nazareth, his baptism and temptation, and his teaching and miracles. Finally, Wildsmith depicts Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, his death on the cross, and his resurrection and ascension.

Personal subject:

Jesus Christ–Biography–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0802852122

Tags:

Bible, Bible stories, children’s,  children’s literature, Christianity, Easter, Gospels, history, Jesus, religion, religious

Jackson – Warrior’s challenge

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

The warrior’s challenge / Dave & Neta Jackson ; illustrated by Julian Jackson.

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN : Bethany House Publishers, c1996.

Physical description:

144 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books)

Summary:

In 1772 as his group of Christian Indians is being led to a new home in Ohio by Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, fourteen-year-old Joseph Shabosh is torn between the minister’s teachings and the tempting by a Mohegan brave to follow more traditional Indian ways.

Personal subject:

Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Indians of North America–East (U.S.)–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Missionaries–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

155661473X

Tags:

18th century, adventure, biography, Christian, Christian Fiction, historical fiction, history, missionaries, Missions, Native Americans, Trailblazer Books, US History

Jackson – Traitor in the tower

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

Traitor in the tower / Dave & Neta Jackson ; illustrated by Julian Jackson.

Publication info:

Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, c1997.

Physical description:

144 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books ; #22)

Summary:

In 1660, after his father is imprisoned in the Tower of London, Richard Winslow goes to stay with his uncle who is in charge of the Bedford jail and there meets and is helped by the Puritan preacher John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim’s Progress.

Personal subject:

Bunyan, John, 1628-1688–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Puritans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

Great Britain–History–Charles II, 1660-1685–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1556617410

Tags:

17th century, biography, children’s, Christian, England, historical fiction, history, John Bunyan, missionaries, Missions, Reformation, Trailblazer Books, world history

Jackson – Thieves of Tyburn Square

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

The thieves of Tyburn Square / Dave and Neta Jackson ; illustrated by Julian Jackson.

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1995.

Physical description:

141 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books)

Summary:

In 1817 a teenage brother and sister are relieved from the abuses of Newgate Prison in London by the prison reform efforts of Quaker minister Elizabeth Fry.

Personal subject:

Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845–Juvenile fiction.

Corporate subject:

Newgate (Prison : London, England)–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Reformers–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Quakers–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Brothers and sisters–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

 

ISBN:

1556614705

Tags:

19th century, biography, children, Christian, Elizabeth Fry, England, historical fiction, history, juvenile, missionaries, Missions, Quakers

Jackson – Shanghaied to China

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

Shanghaied to China / Dave & Neta Jackson ; illustrations by Julian Jackson.

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN : Bethany House, c1993.

Physical description:

141 p. : ill., map

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books)

General Note:

Subtitle on cover:  Hudson Taylor.

Summary:

When he is taken aboard a ship bound for China, twelve-year-old Neil Thompson is befriended by Hudson Taylor and shares adventures with him during the voyage and in China, where Taylor sets up a mission.

Personal subject:

Taylor, James Hudson, 1832-1905–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Missionaries–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Sea stories–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

China–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1556612710

Tags:

19th century, adventure, biography ,children, children’s fiction, China, Christian, historical fiction, history, Hudson Taylor, missionaries, Missions, Trailblazer Books

Jackson – Sinking the Dayspring

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

Sinking the Dayspring / Dave & Neta Jackson ; illustrated by Anne Gavitt.

Variant title:

John Paton

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN : Bethany House Publishers, 2001.

Physical description:

144 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books)

General Note:

Subtitle on cover: John Paton.

Summary:

In 1866, a fourteen-year-old orphan reluctantly joins the crew of a missionary ship leaving Australia, but when a hurricane strands him on a South Sea island and he is captured by slave traders, he finds the courage to trust in God.

Personal subject:

Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Missions–Vanuatu–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Slave trade–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0764222686

Tags:

19th century, biography, children, children’s, historical fiction, history, Missions, orphans, sailors, ships, slave traders, Trailblazer Books, voyages

Jackson – Runaway’s revenge

CELC

JFIC J

Jackson

Personal Author:

Jackson, Dave.

Title:

The runaway’s revenge / Dave and Neta Jackson ; text illustrations by Julian Jackson.

Publication info:

Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1995.

Physical description:

141 p. : ill.

Series Statement:

(Trailblazer books ; #18)

Summary:

Thirteen-year-old Hamilton Jones seeks revenge against the former captain of the ship on which his mother had been taken from Africa to slavery in the Colonies.

Personal subject:

Newton, John, 1725-1807–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Slave trade–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1556614713

Tags:

18th century, biography, Christian, historical fiction, history, John Newton, juvenile fiction, missionaries, Missions, slave trade, slavery