Books written by Michael McCurdy

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.

Everything that Has Been Shall be Again: The Reincarnation Fables of John Gilgun

Walden Then & Now: An Alphabetical Tour of Henry Thoreau's Pond

Over one hundred and fifty years later, Michael McCurdy pays tribute to this influential figure and the historic place that inspired Thoreau during his lifetime. In WALDEN THEN & NOW, readers take an alphabetical journey around Walden Pond.

Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the Endurance was crushed, creating the need to travel across the ocean to safety.

McCurdy's World: Prints and Drawings

The Devils who Learned to be Good

After feeding two starving beggars, an old Russian soldier receives a magical flour sack and deck of playing cards which help him to remove some pesky devils from the Tsar's palace.

The Illustrated Harvard: Harvard University in Wood Engravings and Words

Discusses the history and architecture of 25 buildings on the campus of Harvard University

An Algonquian Year: The Year According to the Full Moon

Describes the life of the Algonquian Indians, month by month, as it would have been before the arrival of white settlers.

The First Ten: A Penmaen Bibliography

The Man Who Planted Trees

Please Explain

Answers to questions in various scientific disciplines, e.g., "What are pulsars?", "Is the universe running down?", "What is the difference between a brain and a computer?", and "Why did the dinosaurs die off?".

Toward the Light: Wood Engravings

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Walden Then & Now: An Alphabetical Tour of Henry Thoreau's Pond

Over one hundred and fifty years later, Michael McCurdy pays tribute to this influential figure and the historic place that inspired Thoreau during his lifetime. In WALDEN THEN & NOW, readers take an alphabetical journey around Walden Pond.

An Algonquian Year: The Year According to the Full Moon

Describes the life of the Algonquian Indians, month by month, as it would have been before the arrival of white settlers.

The Gettysburg Address

For use in schools and libraries only. The power and strength of President Abraham Lincoln's words are accentuated by illustrations of the Gettysburg Address of 1863.