Emily Arnold McCully
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Pub. Date
2019
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This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer programmer.
Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles,
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, stunted from typhus, and used by her parents as a scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars, and together they...
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Pub. Date
1992.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog, but Strongheart becomes a sensation until his military training leads to trouble, and possibly the end of his career. Includes author's note on the real Strongheart.
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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 education...
8) Wonder Horse
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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.
10) New baby
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Pub. Date
c1988
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[30] p. : all col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
The youngest mouse in a large family discovers excitement and frustration when a new baby arrives.
11) Monk camps out
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Pub. Date
c2000
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[32] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.
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A young mouse decides to spend the night camping out alone in his backyard, but his parents have other ideas.
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Series
Billy Forrester books volume 1
Pub. Date
1973
Physical Desc
xi, 115 p. illus. 21 cm.
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Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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"When Kate Kaird immigrated with her young son Jacob from Germany to America in 1882, she couldn't have predicted the surprising turn her life would take. She soon met and married John Walker, keeper of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. They moved to Robbins Reef Lighthouse in New York Harbor in 1885 and she became assistant keeper. At first Kate wondered if she could live in such a lonely place, but she gradually grew to love life at Robbins Reef. When...
15) Dare the wind
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Ellen Prentiss's papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him. When her husband was given command of a clipper ship custom-made to travel quickly, she knew that they would need every bit of its speed for their maiden voyage: out of New York City, down around the tip of Cape Horn, and into San Francisco, where...
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Pub. Date
2010
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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In the 1800s, Abby and Julia Smith refused to pay an unfair property tax that they had no voice in establishing. When the authorities confiscated their cows, the Smiths bought them back at auction, year after year, attracting the attention of women's suffrage supporters across the country.
20) Cat jumped in!
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Pub. Date
c2007
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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An inquisitive feline walks through the rooms of a house, jumping into one mess after another, before landing in the loving arms of its owner.