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  • When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike

    by Michelle Houts, Erica Magnus ...
    It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike. Gatewood, who left an abusive marriage after raising eleven children, has become a legend for those who hike the trail, and in her home state of Ohio, where she helped found the Buckeye Trail. In recent years, she has been ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Winterfrost

    by Michelle Houts ...
    An ordinary Danish Christmas turns extraordinary when a family overlooks an important folkloric tradition.Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina’s parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina’s family neglects to set out the traditional ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Solids, Liquids, Guess Who's Got Gas?

    Lucy's Lab #2

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Illustrated by Elizabeth Zechel ...
    Series Book 2 - Lucy’s Lab
    Autumn has arrived, and at Granite City Elementary School everyone is gearing up for the biggest and best event of the year, the Harvest Festival. The whole school is excited about the games, the contests, the food, and most of all-the costumes! Everyone except Lucy. She doesn’t like dressing up, and has no desire to be a fairy princess or rock star, even for one day.But Lucy is excited about the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Beef Princess of Practical County

    by Michelle Houts ...
    After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s advice, Libby gives the calves names, even though both steers will eventually be auctioned off. After a few ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Hopefully the Scarecrow

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Illustrated by Sara Palacios ...
    **"A beautifully crafted friendship tale that’s just right for storytime." --KirkusThe perfect Fall book for kids! A poignant picture book about a scarecrow who befriends the young girl who reads to him day after day until one day he's left wondering where she is.**A scarecrow stood in the garden. Tall, proud, and smiling. Every day a girl brought her favorite books to the garden and she read to ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Silent Swoop

    An Owl, an Egg, and a Warm Shirt Pocket

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Illustrated by Deb Hoeffner ...
    Introduce kids to the great horned owl with this beautifully illustrated and accessible picture book. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten science curriculums.An owl swoops down to lay her egg in a coal yard—a dangerous spot for a fragile egg! Rescued by Walter, a bird expert with a big heart and a warm shirt pocket, the egg miraculously hatches and is aptly named Coal. Thus begins a tender ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

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    Winterfrost

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Narrated by Amy McFadden ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 46 min

    An ordinary Danish Christmas turns extraordinary when a family overlooks an important folkloric tradition.Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina's family neglects to set out the traditional ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Count the Wings

    The Life and Art of Charley Harper

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Series series Biographies for Young Readers
    When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper’s. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper’s ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • The Colossal Fossil Fiasco

    Lucy's Lab #3

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Illustrated by Elizabeth Zechel ...
    Series Book 3 - Lucy’s Lab
    Lucy accidentally overhears her parents talking about the family getting a second pet. But what pet should they get?At school, Lucy’s class is learning about fossils and the plants and animals that left them behind.One afternoon, Lucy finds a special rock, and Miss Flippo gets very excited! But when Lucy’s precious fossil goes missing, everyone in Room 2C is a suspect. . . . ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Nuts About Science

    Lucy's Lab #1

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Illustrated by Elizabeth Zechel ...
    Series Book 1 - Lucy’s Lab
    From IRA Children’s Book Award-winner, Michelle Houts, Lucy Saves Some Squirrels draws on STEM themes and is aligned with curriculum guidelines to bring a love of science to young readers, inspiring them to start their own labs and explore their world.On Lucy’s first day of second grade, she’s excited to meet her new teacher, Miss Flippo, and find out everything’s she’s going to learn about this ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Kammie on First

    Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek

    by Michelle Houts ...
    Series series Biographies for Young Readers
    Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio. As a young girl, she played pickup games of sandlot baseball with neighborhood children; no one, however, would have suspected that at the age of seventeen she would become a star athlete at the national level.The outbreak of World War II and the ensuing draft of able-bodied young men severely depleted the ranks of professional ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

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  • Who Was Dolly Parton?

    by True Kelley, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Get to know Dolly Parton—the legendary country musician who touched the lives of millions with her voice, philanthropy, and kindness—in this biography for young readers that’s part of the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series.Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big. She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook