Books written by Thomas Hoobler

  • South American Portraits
    South American Portraits

    Hughes , Langston , translator , Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral , p . 111 . page 58 : " I was happy until ... " Henderson James D. and Henderson , Linda Roddy , Ten Notable Women of Latin America , p .

  • The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein
    The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein

    Traces the lesser-known literary origins of the Frankenstein classic, describing how Mary Shelley, along with a team of famous contemporaries, was challenged in 1816 by the poet Lord Byron to a ghost story competition.

  • The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein
    The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein

    By January Shelley was turning more and more of his attention to Claire, who took Mary's place on their daily walks. Mary let her annoyance show in her journal entries: one read, “Very ill all day. S and J. out all day hopping about the ...

  • The Italian American Family Album
    The Italian American Family Album

    Kessner , Thomas , and Betty Boyd Caroli . Today's Immigrants : Their Stories . New York : Oxford University Press , 1982 . Krause , Corinne Azen . Grandmothers , Mothers , and Daughters . Boston : Twayne , 1991 .

  • The Mexican American Family Album
    The Mexican American Family Album

    108 : Thomas Kessner and Betty Boyd Caroli , Today's Immigrants : Their Stories ( New York : Oxford University Press , 1982 ) , 73-74 . p . 19 : David J. Weber , ed . , Foreigners in their Native Land ( Albuquerque : University of New ...

  • The 1950's: Music
    The 1950's: Music

    At the beginning of the year , Mr. McNamara had noticed Ronnie smiling . This was a no - no , as far as Mr. McNamara was concerned . He didn't know what Ronnie was smiling about , but he suspected it was something he , Mr. McNamara ...

  • The 1930s: Directions
    The 1930s: Directions

    8 ( Layne Kennedy ) , 29 ( Mike Zens ) ; Corbis / Underwood & Underwood : pp . 47 , 49 ; Underwood Photo Archives : pp . 9 , 11 , 19 , 65 , 71 , 79 ( right ) , 82 , 84 , 99 , 156 ( William , Anna , Harry , Jack ) , 157 ( Maud ...

  • Florence Robinson: The Story of a Jazz Age Girl
    Florence Robinson: The Story of a Jazz Age Girl

    “ I am Miss Underwood , ” she said , and Momma introduced herself . “ Is this your children's first time in school ? ” Miss Underwood asked . “ First time in Chicago , ” Momma said . “ I mean have they ever gone to school ?

  • Florence Robinson: The Story of a Jazz Age Girl
    Florence Robinson: The Story of a Jazz Age Girl

    Unable to endure the discrimination in his small Mississippi town when he returns home from serving in France during World War I, Flo's father moves the family to Chicago, where jazz symbolizes the freedom he hopes they will find.

  • Where Are the Great Pyramids?
    Where Are the Great Pyramids?

    Published by Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. GROSSET & DUNLAP is a trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. Printed in the USA.

  • Where Is the Taj Mahal?
    Where Is the Taj Mahal?

    For Sharad and Bharati Banavadikar, who showed us the wonders of the Taj Mahal–DH and TH For Ruby, you keep reading them and I'll keep making them—JH GROSSET & DUNLAP Penguin Young Readers Group An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC If ...

  • What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?
    What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

    Our sincere thanks to the New York Society Library for allowing us to use their collection—DH and TH For my mom—TH GROSSET & DUNLAP Penguin Young Readers Group An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC If you purchased this book without a ...

  • Pruning

    Provides detailed instructions in the principles and techniques of pruning plants, trees, shrubs, and hedges.

  • The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection
    The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection

    Trager, James. The Women's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record from Prehistory to the Present. New York: Holt, 1994. ... Van Dover, J. Kenneth. ... Wertenbaker, Lael Tucker, and Time-Life Books. The World of Picasso, ...

  • The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

    While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.

  • Confucianism
    Confucianism

    Examines Cufucianism in conjunction with its resurgence in China a nd the rest of the world. Presents its history, basic beliefs, and evolutionin response to historical events in China.

  • The African American Family Album
    The African American Family Album

    A history of African Americans in the United States chronicles the experiences of many generations, from slavery through eras of struggle, and contributions to American culture

  • An Album of World War I

    An account of World War I including its causes, campaigns and battles, outcome, peace treaty, and effects.

  • Real American Girls Tell Their Own Stories
    Real American Girls Tell Their Own Stories

    Complete with photographs, this book offers young readers of today an insightful and amusing look into another era as real stories from girls of the past are presented.

  • The Demon in the Teahouse
    The Demon in the Teahouse

    In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a ...