Download or read book The Door in the Wall written by Marguerite de Angeli and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 1998-08-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.
Download or read book The Trumpeter of Krakow written by Eric Philbrook Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The commemoration of an act of bravery and self-sacrifice in ancient Poland saves the lives of a family two centuries later.
Download or read book Henner s Lydia written by Marguerite de Angeli and published by Herald Press. This book was released on 1998-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lydia, a young Amish girl, lives on a farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All summer long she has worked on a small hooked mat, her first "piece" that must be finished before she can go to market with her father. In spite of her best efforts, Lydia is much more interested in the wagon coming down the road, in the stories Granny tells, in stopping at Cousin Lavina’s, who is making apple butter, in holding the new baby at Cousin Kate’s, and even in chasing Nate’s runaway pig. Will Lydia finish this mat so that she can go to market? Find out in this picture storybook for young readers. Winner of the 1999 Silver Angel Award from Religion in Media.
Download or read book Copper Toed Boots written by Marguerite De Angeli and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marguerite de Angeli was born in Lapeer, Michigan, in 1889. As a child, she loved to hear her father tell the story of the red leather-topped copper-toed boots he prized when he was a boy. Recreating the mischievous adventures of that boy through a Michigan summer, Copper-Toed Boots escapes to a time of "tradin" with schoolmates, "tradin" at the store, and picnicking during blackberry season. Children of all ages will delight in this realistic portratyal of mid-nineteenth century rural life. From classroom antics to the day the circus comes to town, Marguerite de Angeli vivdly depicts the folk happenings of a little American town.
Download or read book Just Like David written by Marguerite De Angeli and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffry and David and their family drive from Pennsylvania to a new home in Ohio where Jeffrey, almost six, achieves his ambition to be just like his older brother.
Download or read book Shen of the Sea written by Arthur Bowie Chrisman and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Awards.
Download or read book Waterless Mountain written by Laura Adams Armer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story, told in beautiful poetic prose, of the training of a present-day Navajo Indian boy who feels a vocation to become a medicine man.
Download or read book One Thousand and One Arabian Nights written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bright April written by Marguerite De Angeli and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classic Tales of Mystery written by Editors of Canterbury Classics and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author. Works Included Short stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Blue Cross," G. K. Chesterton "The Coin of Dionysius," Ernest Bramah "The Anthropologist at Large," R. Austin Freeman "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell Novels: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Whose Body?, Dorothy Sayers The Thirty-nine Steps, John Buchan An Antarctic Mystery, Jules Verne Room 13, Edgar Wallace
Download or read book Yonie Wondernose written by Marguerite De Angeli and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A curious Amish boy who lives on the family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares a wonderful secret with his father.
Download or read book Robin Hood written by Annie Ingle and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in Sherwood Forest has never been livelier than with this selection of tales of the fun-loving outlaw and his merry men. A fast-moving adaptation of the classic adventure will delight older slow readers as well as kids reading on grade level.
Download or read book Black Fox of Lorne written by Marguerite Deangeli and published by Hillside Education. This book was released on 2015-12-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1005 AD, twins Brus and Jan go a-Viking with their father Harald Redbeard and all their household. They plan to settle in England with Danish relatives there. But, their ships are caught in a fierce gale on the North Sea, and they are taken far off course to the western shore of Scotland. Held captive by a cunning Scottish Laird, Jan and Brus must navigate the political intrigue of chieftain, clan, and king without the help of their father, who has been killed and their mother, who is believed lost at sea. They follow adventure after adventure until they earn their freedom and find a home in Scotland at last.
Download or read book The Lion in the Box written by Marguerite De Angeli and published by . This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently widowed, Mama would only be able to provide a meager Christmas for her five small children. Even though Mama could only get work occasionally, the family was rich in love and affection. The older girls did housework while Mama was away, and Lili looked after Ben and the baby. On Christmas Eve, the family spent an anxious evening that turned into one of the most extraordinary and memorable Christmases of their lives. This true story is set at the turn of the 20th century in New York City. Highly recommended as a Christmas read-aloud.
Download or read book The Door in the Wall written by Marguerite de Angeli and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • An uplifting story of resilience set in medieval times about a boy who learns to overcome obstacles and ultimately save the castle. This historical fiction novel is a classic for all ages! “An enthralling and inspiring tale of triumph.” —The New York Times Ever since he can remember, Robin, child of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him, and Robin is left alone. A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark’s, where he is taught woodcarving and patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, “Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.” Robin learns soon enough what Brother Luke means. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king.
Download or read book Chu Ju s House written by Gloria Whelan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return. With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.
Download or read book Good Masters Sweet Ladies written by Laura Amy Schlitz and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2007-07-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
