Anne Isaacs
1) Swamp Angel
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
3) Dust devil
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes.
5) Torn thread
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to save his daughter's life, Eva's father sends her from Poland to a labor camp in Czechoslovakia where she and her sister survive the war.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
During the California Gold Rush of 1848, ten-year-old Estrella, who runs so fast she is called "la Estrella corriente," the running star, faces a group of greedy ghosts who have stolen her exotic pets to work in their gold mine.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Three chapters relate the experiences and adventures of three 1880s Pennsylvania farm children in their family tree house, which serves as a refuge, a source of adventure, a lookout post, and a frightening dragon's lair.
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"John Henry, based on the famous African American folk ballad, this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Swamp Angel, an original tall tale about Angelica Longrider, better known as Swamp Angel, the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee history. When a huge bear, Thundering Tarnation, can't control his bottomless appetite...
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Arnie the Doughnut: Arnie is shocked when he finds he is about to be eaten by Mr. Bing! Arnie realizes his carefree days are about to end... unless he can persuade Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more than a sweet snack! Roberto the insect architect: A termite dreams of designing big buildings. Hondo & Fabian: Spend a day playing with Hondo the dog and Fabian the cat. That new animal: A duo of dogs plots to get rid of the newest "animal" in the house--...
