Daniel Boone
written and illustrated by James Daugherty
Age: 10+
Interests: American history, history, pioneer life, biography, war, violence, adventure, First Nations
Daniel Boone
24 Sep 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, biography, First Nations, history, nonfiction, pioneer life, violence, war
Farmer Boy
21 Mar 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 6+ Tags: American history, animals, country life, farm, farming, pioneer life, seasons
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Harper & Row: 1933
372 pp. – 29 chapters
Age: 6 + (read to); 7+ (independent reading)
Interests: pioneer life, farming, horses, country life, American history
Also by this author: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Next: Caddie Woodlawn, Sarah Plain and Tall; and picture books – Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man
Little House in the Big Woods
19 Feb 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 6+, books 7+ Tags: American history, animals, autobiography, farming, history, hunting, nature, pioneer life, seasons
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperCollins, 1932
238 pp. – 13 chapters
Age: 6 + (read to); 7+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, pioneer life, farming, autobiography, seasons, nature
Also by this author: continuing in the series – Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Next: Caddie Woodlawn, Sarah Plain and Tall; and picture books – Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man
Caddie Woodlawn
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in Books, books 6+, books 8+ Tags: adventure, American history, country life, family, farming, First Nations, history, pioneer life, racial tension, siblings, strong girls
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1936
by Carol Ryrie Brink
MacMillan: 1935
275 pages, 24 chapters
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, American history, farm life, pioneers, siblings, growing up
Also by this author: sequel Magical Melons (aka Caddie Woodlawn’s Family)
Next: picture books – They Were Strong and Good, Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man; chapter books – Sarah Plain and Tall, Little House on the Prairie series, Anne of Green Gables
Sarah, Plain and Tall
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: country life, death, pioneer life, prairies, single parent, stepmothers
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1986
by Patricia MacLachlan
New York: HarperCollins, 1985
58 pp., 9 chapters
Ages: 5 +
Interests: history, farm life, prairies, stepmothers
Next: the sequel Skylark
They Were Strong and Good
17 Apr 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: American history, family, family history, history, pioneer life, war
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1941
Robert Lawson, author and illustrator
New York: Viking Press, 1940
62 pp
age: 5+
Interests: American history, family, family history, pioneer life, war
The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles
18 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books - infant+ Tags: American history, animals, country life, pioneer life, poetry
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1946
The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles
Maude and Miska Petersham
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945
62 pp.
age: infants on up
Interests: poetry
Abraham Lincoln
10 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: American history, biography, country life, history, pioneer life, politics, war
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1940
Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
New York: Doubleday, 1939
56pp
ages 5+
Interests: American history, politics, pioneer life
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