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Thunder at Gettysburg

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Thunder at Gettysburg

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

Fourteen-year-old Tillie becomes involved in the tragic battle of July 1-3, 1863.

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Coward McCann

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0698305825

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9780698305823

Once Upon a Dinkelsbühl

By: Patricia Lee Gauch,Tomie De Paola

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Once Upon a Dinkelsbühl

By: Patricia Lee Gauch,Tomie De Paola

A retelling of the German legend in which the children of medieval Dinkelsbuhl confront the leader of the Swedish soldiers plundering their town.

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Putnam Publishing Group

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0399610499

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9780399610493

The Impossible Major Rogers

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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The Impossible Major Rogers

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

A biography of the man who gained fame as the leader of the bold "Rogers' Rangers" in the French and Indian War but whose later life was marred by a ruined reputation, imprisonment, and poverty.

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0399610820

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9780399610820

Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

In 1777 nine-year-old Aaron would rather help the Green Mountain Boys fight the British than stay home and bake bread for them.

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Boyds Mills Press

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1590783549

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9781590783542

Poppy's Puppet

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Poppy creates magical puppets whose personalities are determined by what Poppy 'hears' in the wood before he carves it. When he takes his puppets on the road, their show becomes famous throughout the land. But one day Poppy impatiently shapes a ballerina puppet, Clarinda, from a piece of wood without listening carefully to the wood's message. Clarinda will not perform--and almost ruins the show--until Poppy discovers her secret wish.

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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0805052917

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9780805052916

Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family

By: Patricia Lee Gauch,Elise Primavera

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Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family

By: Patricia Lee Gauch,Elise Primavera

When Christina quits her family so she can do whatever she pleases, ignoring her brother and her parents, she finds total self-reliance can sometimes be lonely.

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0399214089

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9780399214080

Dragons on the Road

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Dragons on the Road

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

A private school English teacher divides his class into two competing teams, equips each with a map and five dollars, and sends them off on a two-hundred-mile bicycle journey to Washington, D.C.

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179

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Pocket Books

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0671617753

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9780671617752

The Art of Miss Chew

By: Patricia Polacco

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The Art of Miss Chew

By: Patricia Polacco

After spending the summer with her artist grandmother, Trisha knows she wants to be an artist, too. She's thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew's special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she's wasting time on art when she should be studying - but fortunately, this is one battle that Miss Chew and Trisha are up for! This true story shows just how important a teacher can be in a child's life - and celebrates the power of art itself.

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Penguin

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0399257039

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9780399257032

The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood

Over 1,200 Easy Activities to Support Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles

By: Pamela Byrne Schiller,Pat Phipps,Patricia A. Phipps

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The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood

Over 1,200 Easy Activities to Support Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles

By: Pamela Byrne Schiller,Pat Phipps,Patricia A. Phipps

More than 1,200 activities that engage every type of learner by one of Gryphon House's best-selling authors.

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614

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Gryphon House, Inc.

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0876592280

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9780876592281

The Mermaid's Purse

By: Patricia Polacco

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The Mermaid's Purse

By: Patricia Polacco

Stella loves books so much, she starts her own library--but then a storm threatens to destroy everything"--

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0399166920

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9780399166921

Something About Hensley's

By: Patricia Polacco

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Something About Hensley's

By: Patricia Polacco

There's something about Hensley's! No matter what you need, that general store is sure to have it. It's almost magical the way the manager, Old John, seems to know what the townsfolk need before they do! But then a new family moves to town. The youngest child, Molly, has asthma—but her mother doesn't have money to treat her, or for anything else. But leave it to Old John to find a way to use Hensley's to give the family exactly what it needs, even if it can't be boxed or bagged. A true—and truly moving—story about an unforgettable general store and about the extraordinary power one person's acts of kindness can have on another.

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0399245383

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9780399245381

Mommies Say Shhh!

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Mommies Say Shhh!

By: Patricia Polacco

Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

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0399243410

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9780399243417

Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece

By: Patricia Polacco

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Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece

By: Patricia Polacco

In this inspiring true story, beloved artist Patricia Polacco conquers her fear of public speaking, allowing her to discover her remarkable voice. A wonderful companion to Thank You, Mr. Falker and The Art of Miss Chew, it celebrates the lifelong impact of a great teacher. Speaking in front of an audience terrifies Trisha. Ending up in Mr. Wayne’s drama class is the last thing she wants! But Mr. Wayne gives her a backstage role painting scenery for the winter play. As she paints, she listens to the cast rehearse, memorizing their lines without even realizing it. Then, days before opening night, the lead actress suddenly moves away, and Trisha is the only other person who knows her part. Will the play have to be canceled? It won’t be an easy road—when Trisha tries to recite the lines in front of the cast, nothing comes out! But Mr. Wayne won’t let her give up, and with his coaching, Trisha is able to become one of his true masterpieces.

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0399160957

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9780399160950

The Knitting of Elizabeth Amelia

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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The Knitting of Elizabeth Amelia

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

Elizabeth Amelia, a knitted wool woman, marries and begins to knit children from strands of herself until she almost disappears.

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Macmillan

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0805065350

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9780805065350

Gifts of the Heart

By: Patricia Polacco

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Gifts of the Heart

By: Patricia Polacco

Beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s holiday story is a wonderful ode to the magic of family, Christmas, and giving the right kind of gifts—gifts filled with love. Richie and Trisha want to buy Christmas gifts for their family, but they don't have enough money. Enter Kay Lamity, a new housekeeper . . . but is that all she is? She comes into their lives like a whirlwind, brimming with positive energy and a can-do attitude. Kay not only straightens them out when it comes to whether or not Santa Claus is real, she teaches them something about gifts: the just-good-enough kind that come from the pocketbook and the unforgettable kind that come from the heart. Because of Kay, Trisha and Richie—and the family—have a Christmas morning they will never forget. Celebrating the joy of homemade gifts, Patricia Polacco introduces readers to a new character who is truly a force of nature in this story reminiscent of Christmas Tapestry and An Orange for Frankie. This is a magical Christmas story the author swears is true, right down to the sleigh tracks on the farmhouse roof!

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0698135210

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9780698135215

The Lemonade Club

By: Patricia Polacco

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The Lemonade Club

By: Patricia Polacco

Everyone loves Miss Wichelman?s fifth-grade class—especially best friends Traci and Marilyn. That's where they learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! They are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. She's losing weight, and seems tired all the time. She has leukemia—and a tough road of chemotherapy ahead. It is not only Traci and Miss Wichelman who stand up for her, but in a surprising and unexpected turn, the whole fifth-grade class, who figures out a way to say we're with you. In true Polacco fashion, this book turns lemons into lemonade and celebrates amazing life itself.

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0399245405

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9780399245404

Ginger and Petunia

By: Patricia Polacco

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Ginger and Petunia

By: Patricia Polacco

Virginia Vincent Folsum, better known as Ginger, is a very elegant lady. An accomplished pianist, socially active—and what style! “You are what you wear” is her motto. But Ginger’s greatest passion is her pet pig, Petunia, whom she pampers endlessly. When Ginger is called out of town for a performance, Petunia is left on her own. Donning Ginger’s stunning gowns, Petunia poses as Ginger and conducts business as usual, with no one the wiser. Hilarity ensues as Petunia becomes the toast of the town, proving Ginger’s motto that you really are what you wear.

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0399245391

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9780399245398

Bully

By: Patricia Polacco

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Bully

By: Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco takes on cliques and online bullying Lyla finds a great friend in Jamie on her first day of school, but when Lyla makes the cheerleading squad and a clique of popular girls invites her to join them, Jamie is left behind. Lyla knows bullying when she sees it, though, and when she sees the girls viciously teasing classmates on Facebook, including Jamie, she is smart enough to get out. But no one dumps these girls, and now they're out for revenge. Patricia Polacco has taken up the cause against bullies ever since Thank You, Mr. Falker, and her passion shines through in this powerful story of a girl who stands up for a friend.

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110164785X

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9781101647851

Oh, Look!

By: Patricia Polacco

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Oh, Look!

By: Patricia Polacco

The famous Polacco goats are back! In this playful interactive chant, three mischievous little goats find their way out of the gate (squeak, squeak, squeak!), over a bridge (click, click, click!) through some mud (squish, squish, squish!), onto a carousel (um pah pah pah, um pah pah!)...and right into the path of an angry ogre! Of course, they are happy to turn right around and run straight back over the path they traveled, until at last they are back home gain, safe and sound. Patricia Polacco's color palette is bright and springlike in her second goat adventure for very young readers.

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0399242236

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9780399242236

In Our Mothers' House

By: Patricia Polacco

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In Our Mothers' House

By: Patricia Polacco

A heartwarming story of family, love, and celebrating what makes us special, from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker. Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their cozy home, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, they dance and play together. But one family doesn't accept them. Maybe because they think they are different: How can a family have two moms and no dad? But Marmee and Meema's house is full of love. And they teach their children that different doesn't mean wrong. No matter how many moms or dads they have, they are everything a family is meant to be. Celebrated author-illustrator Patricia Polacco inspires young readers with this message of a wonderful family living by its own rules, held together by a very special love.

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039925076X

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9780399250767

Bun Bun Button

By: Patricia Polacco

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Bun Bun Button

By: Patricia Polacco

Paige loves cuddling with Gramma and all of Gramma's pets in the Old Blue Chair. And when Gramma makes her Bun Bun Button, an adorable homemade stuffed bunny with a button nose, this special time becomes even more cozy. Then a balloon carries the little bunny away. Bun Bun braves honking geese and a wide night sky, until luck - or love - magically brings her back home to the little girl who loves her. This heartwarming story celebrates the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren, and is perfect for children who imagine their toys have secret adventures when no one's watching.

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1101647876

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Holes in the Sky

By: Patricia Polacco

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Holes in the Sky

By: Patricia Polacco

Miss Eula is back! In this heartwarming companion to Chicken Sunday, young Trisha is devastated when her grandmother passes away, but finds joy in bonds with a new friend, her new California neighborhood—and the invincible Miss Eula. There will never be anyone like her grandmother, Patricia Polacco thinks, when her grandmother passes away. But when she and her family move to California—in the middle of a drought—she meets a new friend, the irrepressible Stewart, and his amazing grandmother, Miss Eula, who not only takes Trisha under her wing, but, with Trisha and Stewart, steps up to lead their entire extraordinarily diverse neighborhood to help a hurting neighbor—and her once lush garden—survive the drought. Trisha's grandmother's old saying about the stars being Holes in the Sky turns out to be Miss Eula's, too, convincing Trisha that she has miraculously discovered another unforgettable grandmother.

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1524739480

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Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln

By: Patricia Polacco

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Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln

By: Patricia Polacco

Two kids. One mysterious doorway to the Civil War. Michael and Derek don’t expect the adventure of a lifetime while visiting a Civil War museum with their grandmother. But when the mysterious museum keeper invites them to play a special history game, they suddenly find themselves walking through a door into a very realistic depiction of 1862. It’s only the beginning of their journey as they are whisked away by a carriage to nearby Antietam only days after a violent battle. There, they see for themselves the tragic aftermath of war and come face-to-face with Abraham Lincoln. Suddenly, the boys begin to wonder—is this all real? Patricia Polacco brings history to vibrant life and uses facts and primary sources to open a doorway through time into a pivotal moment of the Civil War.

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0147510627

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9780147510624

The Junkyard Wonders

By: Patricia Polacco

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The Junkyard Wonders

By: Patricia Polacco

A heartwarming story of friendship and celebrating our differences--and the teachers who help us shine--from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker. In this story based on the author-illustrator's own childhood, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the power teachers have to help us discover the potential we each hold. Young Trisha is devastated when she finds out that her class at her new school is known as the junkyard. It is a special class, and she had moved from where she used to live so she wouldn’t be in a special class anymore! But then she meets her teacher, the amazing Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of misfit kids, whom the other kids in school call the junkyard kids. Much to her own surprise, it is here in the junkyard that Trisha discovers the true meaning of genius, and that this group of misfits are, in fact, Junkyard Wonders, each and every one of them. Now with questions at the back of the book to help guide readers through discussions about the ideas featured in the story, this kindness edition of The Junkyard Wonders brings celebrated author-illustrator Patricia Polacco's work to a new audience of young readers who can be inspired by its message.

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0593692616

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9780593692615

Someone for Mr. Sussman

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Someone for Mr. Sussman

By: Patricia Polacco

Although she is the best matchmaker in the neighborhood, Jerome's Bubbie has a hard time finding a match for the fussy Mr. Sussman.

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0399250751

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9780399250750

January's Sparrow

By: Patricia Polacco

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January's Sparrow

By: Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco's most powerful book since Pink and Say. In the middle of the night, The Crosswhites?including young Sadie?must flee the Kentucky plantation they work on. Dear January has been beaten and killed by the plantation master, and they fear who may be next. But Sadie must leave behind her most valuable possession, the wooden sparrow carved for her by January. Through the Underground Railroad, the Crosswhites make the slow and arduous journey to Marshall, Michigan, where they finally live in freedom. And there they stay, happily, until the day a mysterious package shows up on their doorsteps. It is January?s sparrow, with a note that reads, ?I found you.? How the Crosswhites, and the whole town of Marshall, face this threat will leave readers empowered and enthralled. This is a Polacco adventure that will live in the minds of children for years.

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0399250778

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9780399250774

Thank You, Mr. Falker

By: Patricia Polacco

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Thank You, Mr. Falker

By: Patricia Polacco

The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we. This inspiring story is available in a deluxe slipcased edition, complete with a personal letter to readers from Patricia Polacco herself. Thank You, Mr. Falker will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement&150or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.

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0399257624

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9780399257629

Tanya and the Magic Wardrobe

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Tanya and the Magic Wardrobe

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

When Tanya and her mother arrive early to see a performance of "Coppelia," Tanya wanders off and meets an old woman who loves dance as much as she does.

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Putnam Juvenile

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0698118499

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9780698118492

Noah

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Noah

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

Describes how Noah obeyed God at the time of the great flood and preserved two of each kind of animal in the world.

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Puffin Books

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0698117565

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Thunder at Gettysburg

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

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Thunder at Gettysburg

By: Patricia Lee Gauch

In this fictional, but historically accurate account of a young girl's involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg, Tillie Pierce Alleman tells of her experiences helping wounded soldiers. A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year.

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