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Sleeping Bear Press
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English
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When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
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Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
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The intriguing facts and faces, history and places of Wisconsin are revealed to readers young and old in B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet. From its leaders in fine arts and architecture (Georgia O'Keefe and Frank Lloyd Wright) to its pioneers in nature conservation (John Muir and Aldo Leopold), Wisconsin has been an influence on major movements in education, industry, and use of natural resources. Brought to life with lyric rhymes and expressive,...
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
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Located in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, the Nordic Countries/Territories are comprised of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Aland. And while they may share a region and some traditions, each has its own distinct geography, history, and heritage. Explore Greenland where, contrary to its name, more than 80 percent of the land is covered by an ice cap. It is home to the polar bear, as well as walrus,...
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Dandi (affectionately called 'Dan' by family and friends) lives and breathes baseball. She may not be a fence buster but she can 'hit 'em where they ain't' in the neighborhood pick-up games. The boys know she's a contender. And there's no bigger fan of the 1961 Kansas City A's. So when Charlie Finley, the A's new owner, announces an essay contest to get batboys, there's no doubt Dandi will enter the contest. Dandi not only enters the...
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Series
American Girl Kirsten volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
1992, c1988
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten's frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family.
Author
Series
American Girl Kirsten volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1991, c1986
Physical Desc
69 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl.
10) Everybody's tree
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the course of eighty years a spruce tree grows, along with the little boy who first selected it at a tree farm. At the end of its life, the tree is chosen to be the centerpiece of a city's holiday celebration"--
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Series
American Girl Addy volume 6
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
61 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the Civil War ends, Addy desperately hopes that her family will be reunited in freedom in Philadelphia, but the future may hold both happiness and heartache.
14) T is for a time
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents an alphabet book from A to Z exploring concepts related to time, how it is chronicled, Zulu time, and important inventors like Albert Einstein and John Harrison, who worked with concepts of time.
Author
Series
American Girl Addy volume 2
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
69 p. : ill; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.
Author
Series
American Girl short stories volume 24
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
Author
Series
American Girl short stories volume 22
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun. Includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824 and instructions for dyeing a t-shirt.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the history of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, detailing famous structures, local lore, as well as notable moments in Great Lakes history"--Provided by the publisher.