Showing 1–9 of 9 titles
-
Abraham Lincoln
Well-known anecdotes of Lincoln, particularly of his youth and prairie years, are re counted with strength and humor in this picture biography. Lithographs in color and black and white reveal details of American life in the 1800s.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1940 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780440406907
-
The Ageless Story
The story of the Christ Child is told through Gregorian music, biblical text, and illus trations that are an adaptation of illuminated manuscripts. The illustrations are a blend of early Renaissance religious art in a New England setting.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489920
-
Boy with a Pack
Bill fills a backpack with things to sell in Ohio and, with two years of savings, leaves his New Hampshire mill town on foot. The 1837 journey is long and hard but filled with all kinds of adventures, danger, and amazing good luck.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780152112400
-
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Ingalls have not had a good crop since the grasshoppers came. Pa decides they will make one more move, this time to Dakota Territory. The family spends a happy winter taking in other settlers and earning money to send Mary, blind from scarlet fever, to a special school.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060264161
-
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
In a reversal of the story of the Ugly Duckling, a chick is hatched by a duck. The ducklings make fun of him, and soon the chick goes off in search of others like him. In alternating color and black-and-white pictures he faces several perils before landing in the hen house.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780027380309
-
Daniel Boone
A rugged frontiersman and a leader of pioneers, Daniel Boone starts life in Pennsylvania and ends it eighty-six years later in Missouri, an almost legendary character. Boone's longing for adventure, his bravery, and his foolishness are examined honestly in this biography that sings the praises of pioneer men and women in words and vigorous drawings.- Nonfiction, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780670255894
-
Madeline
High-spirited Madeline may be the smallest of the twelve little girls at Miss Clavel's school, but she is by far the bravest. Lilting rhythmic text and simple, childlike paintings provide a tour of Paris and introduce a spunky heroine.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670445806
-
Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz
A brilliant naturalist and the founder of Harvard's Agassiz Museum, Louis Agassiz is realistically portrayed from his childhood in Switzerland through his years as a Harvard professor. Agassiz's fascination with all of nature and his great teaching ability are evident throughout the book.- Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489685
-
The Singing Tree
Four years after the end of The Good Master, the First World War has started, and Mother, Jancsi, and cousin Kate are left to take care of the farm as Father and Uncle Sandor are called to fight. The three of them hold the farm together and make it a refuge for orphans, relatives, and even prisoners of war.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780140345438