Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1481403966

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Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry’s beloved novel about a boy who would do anything to paint is now available in a collectible hardcover gift edition. Benjamin West was born with an extraordinary gift—the gift of creating paintings of people, animals, and landscapes so true to life they “took one’s breath away.” But Benjamin is part of a deeply religious Quaker family, and Quaker beliefs forbid the creation of images. Because Benjamin’s family didn’t approve of his art, he had to make his own painting supplies. The local Native Americans taught him how to mix paints from earth, clay, and plants. And his cat, Grimalkin, sacrificed hair from his tail for Ben’s brushes. This classic story from Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous collectible hardcover edition.

Album of Horses
Album of Horses

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1481442589

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Originally published: Chicago: Rand McNally, c1951.

Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1481404016

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Cinnabar, a clever fox, comes out of his home every day at one o'clock to tease the fox hunters nearby and let them chase him until nightfall.

Album of Dogs
Album of Dogs

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1481443003

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This artful collection of canine companions from Newbery Medalist Marguerite Henry is majestically illustrated and makes a great gift for dog lovers of all ages. Marguerite Henry may be best known for her stories about horses, but she loved all animals. In this delightful book, she wrote about the origins of twenty-five different types and breeds. Ranging from the Bulldog to the Cocker Spaniel to Labradors and Chihuahuas, there’s something for every dog lover to enjoy. Each description is paired with a full-color illustration by Wesley Dennis. This treasury of canines from Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous collectible hardcover edition.

The Boy Who Loved to Draw
The Boy Who Loved to Draw

Author: Barbara Brenner

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2003-06-23

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0547562241

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When Benjamin was seven years old, the only thing in the world he wanted to do was draw pictures. Sometimes it got him into trouble—when he “borrowed” Papa’s best quill pen, when he drew the cows instead of milking them for Mama, when he used the cat’s fur for brushes—but it also led him to some surprising adventures. Here, in lively words and vivid pictures, is the engaging true story of Benjamin West, the farm boy from colonial Pennsylvania who grew up to become the first world-famous American artist.

Stormy, Misty's Foal
Stormy, Misty's Foal

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-11

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1442488026

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In this classic story by award-winning author Marguerite Henry, Misty fights for her life and the life of her unborn foal. A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere! The wild ponies and the people must battle for their lives. In the midst of the storm, Misty—the famous mare of Chincoteague—is about to give birth. Paul and Maureen are frantic with worry as the storm rages on…Will Misty and her colt survive? This is the thrilling story of the hurricane that destroyed the wild herds of Assateague, and how strength and love helped rebuild them.

Freedom Crossing
Freedom Crossing

Author: Margaret Goff Clark

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780590445696

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After spending four years with relatives in the South, a fifteen-year-old girl accepts the idea that slaves are property and is horrified to learn when she returns to the North that her home is a station on the underground railroad.

Calico Captive
Calico Captive

Author: Elizabeth George Speare

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001-10-29

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0547530978

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From a Newbery Medal–winning author, an “exciting novel” about a colonial girl’s experience during the French and Indian War (Saturday Review). In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history. “Vital and vivid, this short novel based on the actual captivity of a pre-Revolutionary girl of Charlestown, New Hampshire, presents American history with force and verve.” —Kirkus Reviews

Blue Willow
Blue Willow

Author: Doris Gates

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1976-09-30

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0140309241

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To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community. Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.

Toliver's Secret
Toliver's Secret

Author: Esther Wood Brady

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2014-10-29

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0553535366

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When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington.