Emily Arnold McCully
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
3) School
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A curious little mouse decides to find out what school is all about.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Award-winning author Emily McCully's most adventurous book to date draws a dramatic portrait of life in nineteenth century America.
For as long as he can remember, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau has been told that a promising future lies ahead of him. After all, his mother is the great Sacagawea, who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition of discovery. And thanks to his mother, Baptiste's life changes forever when Captain Clark offers him an...
12) Pete likes Bunny
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Pete likes Bunny, the new girl in his class; and despite teasing from classmates, Bunny likes Pete too"--
13) The bobbin girl
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A ten-year-old bobbin girl working in a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1830s, must make a difficult decision--will she participate in the first workers' strike in Lowell?
17) Wonder Horse
Author
Language
English
Description
Emily Arnold McCully won a Caldecott Medal for her book Mirette on the High Wire. In Wonder Horse, McCully crafts a charming tale based on the true story of Doc Key and his remarkable horse Jim. When Doc Key decides to breed a racehorse, what he gets is a foal with weak legs yet an unusually sharp mind. So Doc decides to teach his horse some new tricks-including reading and writing.
19) Little ducks go
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Mother Duck is on the run trying to keep her ducklings safe.