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(0)Richard Michelson
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
In the mid 1800s the sport of baseball was working its way across the United States. Amateur teams were springing up and in 1858 the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed. Young men were eager to show their prowess on the field and in the batter's box. Lipman Pike's father, a Dutch immigrant, runs a small haberdashery in Brooklyn, New York, though Lip is more interested in watching the ball players than working behind the counter. His...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (34 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
The tickle of sand on the bottom of bare feet... the taste of salt from a spray of water... the rumble-roar as waves come ashore. These are just a few of the many sensory experiences a day at the beach can bring. S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet uses a variety of poetry forms such as free verse, haiku, and ode in this celebration of the beach and seaside life. From a walk down the boardwalk to collecting sea glass to imagining the life of a shell's...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
From Abraham to Zaydee, and from ancient times to modern day, A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet encompasses the history of Jewish traditions and customs and how they are practiced today. Following the alphabet, a poem identifies the letter topic while sidebar text provides background information. C could be the challah that my bubbe used to braid, or C could be the chicken soup, when I was sick she made, or chocolate coins on Chanukah we...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1632, John Tuttle set sail from England to Dover, New Hampshire and there he set up a farm on seven acres of land. From those humble beginnings the Tuttle family story became America's story.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of Willie Powell as he worked through the racist restrictions that kept him from playing golf on "whites-only" clubs. Describes his hard work and determination to build a golf course that would have no racial restrictions and depicts the encouragement he gave to his daughter to play golf in spite of rules that were restricted by gender. Includes color illustrations.