Ghost
Cadet
by Elaine Alphin
The award winning story of a young boy who must help ghost cadet Hugh
McDowell find something very important. 176pp
Paper $8.95
by LeeAnne Gelletly Harriet Beecher Stowe hated slavery. She realized she could help end the cruel practice by writing about it. So Harriet wrote a powerful story called This is her biography. 80 pp Paper $4.95
(Magic Tree House #21) by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton when the Magic tree House whisks them back to the time of the Civil War. 73 pp Paper $3.99
by Ann Petry Born a slave, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. Through hard work and her willingness to risk everything, she was able to make that dream come true for herself and others as she became a conductor on the Underground Railroad. 242 pp Paper $4.95
by Bobbie Kalman In the 19th century, people worked hard and wore practical clothing. Over forty color illustrations and photographs show how they dyed, spun, and wove wool and flax to make the cloth from which they sewed their clothes. 32 pp Paper $7.95
by Bobbie Kalman Life on a Plantation compares the lives and customs of plantation owners who lived in grand style in the "big house" next door to the slaves who lived in slave quarters and worked in the cotton, rice, and tobacco fields in the Civil War era. 32 pp Paper $7.95
by Mary Francis Shurs Annie Etheridge was 16 when she enlisted in the Union Army and risked her life to nurse wounded soldiers. 184pp Paper $4.50
by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk In 1861, Brady took to the battlefields of the Civil War to capture images of battle scenes the public had never seen. This biography includes some of his pictures. 59 pp (grades 3-6) paper $4.95
by Howard Miller Throughout the four years of the Civil War, Lincoln’s most important commitment was “We won’t give up a Star” on the American Flag, this is a story for you and your children. 12 pp Paper $4.95
by Bobbie Kalman From the merriment of social events to the chores, uncomfortable clothing, and health hazards of daily life, this book reveals the positive and negative aspects of the lives of women over a century ago. 32 pp Paper $7.95
by Bobbie Kalman Learn how the barn was the center of activity on a busy settler farm. All the seasonal activities, from birthing to harvest to winter storage, are explored including the work and fun of a barn-raising bee. 32 pp Paper $7.95
by Maxine Anderson Each section in this large-format book introduces an aspect of life on the battlefield or the home front during the Civil War. The discussion is followed by one or more related craft projects. 140 pp Paper $14.95