Books from Calkins Creek
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Babe Conquers the World: The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
By Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil WallaceTraces the world record-setting athlete's early childhood ambitions through her courageous final battle with cancer, covering such topics as her achievements at the 1932 Olympics and her later dominance in professional golf.
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Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation
By Peggy ThomasExamines the life and career of Thomas Jefferson, who in addition to his accomplishments as a politician and president was also talented in the field of agriculture.
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
By Alice Faye DuncanInspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and ...
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Cyrus Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
By Mary Morton Cowan... secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and dean of American electricians , commented , " This is a celebration such as the world has never before witnessed . " Cyrus posed for noted photographer Mathew Brady , whose studio.
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Sybil's Night Ride
By Karen B. WinnickPresents a fictionalized version of the true story of sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback through the Putnam County, New York countryside to alert Patriots that the British have burned Danbury and are headed their way.
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Goodbye, Mr. Spalding
By Jennifer Robin Barrof snow has fallen in the last few hours . The sound I hear is heavy snow resting on our Bingle string and making it ring , probably on both ends . I open the window , fighting against some ice that has formed on the edges , and reach ...
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Girl with a Camera: Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer : a Novel
By Carolyn MeyerThe daring and passionate life of photographer Margaret Bourke-White -- the first female war photojournalist in World War II and the first female photographer for Life magazine -- is captured in this historical novel.
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Diary of a Waitress: The Not-so-glamorous Life of a Harvey Girl
By Carolyn MeyerA young woman with dreams of becoming a journalist leaves her Kansas home in 1926 to become a waitress in a Harvey House in New Mexico.
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Girl with a Camera: A Novel
By Carolyn MeyerTells the story of how Margaret spent her early years observing the natural world before mastering the art of photography and became the first female war photojournalist in World War II.
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Girl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist
By Carolyn MeyerGeorgia O'Keeffe, American Artist Carolyn Meyer. Carolyn Meyer's Other Calkin's Creek Titles : GIRL WITH A CAMERA CAROLYN MEYER HC 978-1-62979-584-3 eBook 978-1-62979-800-4 Diary of a Waitress The NG Carolyn Meyer HC 978-1-62091-652-0 ...
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Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale
By J. Albert Mann, Jennifer Ann MannI'd join a pirate crew for you guys ! And you know how I feel about sharks , large bodies of water , and the sacking of ships . Kevin Mann , Maria Hykin , and Jennifer Salvato Doktorski “ my grandmother used to say that if you to want ...
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Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure
By Kim Richardson, David MeissnerMARSHALL BOND When Marshall Bond returned to the family ranch in California , he convinced his father that gold could still be found in the Klondike using hydraulic mining equipment . Bond and his father traveled to London to persuade a ...
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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
By Gretchen WoelfleThe thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now.
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Robert E. Lee: The Man, the Soldier, the Myth
By Brandon Marie MillerRobert Lee's army decisively defeated Pope at the Second Battle of Manassas . Lee's men cheered as he rode along the lines , a dashing figure sitting tall on Traveller . Young Rob Lee later recalled an encounter with his father at ...
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The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs
By Gail JarrowSix starred reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★Kirkus Reviews ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness ALSC Notable Children's Book Washington Post Best Children's Book NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book BCCB Blue Ribbon ...
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Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease
By Gail JarrowWith striking detail, this book by acclaimed writer Gail Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, and celebrates the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.
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Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
By Gail JarrowGold Award, California Reading Association Uncovering the true story of America's first plague epidemic in 1900, this book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that ...
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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
By Gail JarrowRobert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Booklist Editors' Choice Washington Post Best Children's Book BCCB Blue Ribbon A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books This book for young ...
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Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland Into a Home
By Barb RosenstockJunior Library Guild Selection Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book In this book about Frank Lloyd Wright for kids, young readers will learn all about America's first world-famous architect.
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Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
By Larry Dane BrimnerNoted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride.