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Adventures on the American Frontiers

Adventures on the American Frontiers Series Cover

A classroom library adventure shelf of 20 exciting American history volumes for youngsters in grades 3 to 5.

Each book takes a biographical approach to a different aspect of American history. These are not cut and dry accounts, rather they are exciting history-based stories of real people in real situations. Each book gives its young readers an historically correct picture of the men and women who made America.

Adventures on the American frontiers provides both reading and social studies enrichment, and is perfect for those school programs seeking materials for interdisciplinary instruction.

The books are printed on acid-free, recycled paper using vegetable-based inks. Each has been formatted for the elementary reader with open spacing and clear artwork. Drawings appropriately illustrate the stories, and the final volume, Space: The Race To The Moon is documented with many full-color photographs.

A classroom library adventure shelf of 20 exciting American history volumes for youngsters in grades 3 to 5.

Each book takes a biographical approach to a different aspect of American history. These are not cut and dry accounts, rather they are exciting history-based stories of real people in real situations. Each book gives its young readers an historically correct picture of the men and women who made America.

Adventures on the American frontiers provides both reading and social studies enrichment, and is perfect for those school programs seeking materials for interdisciplinary instruction.

The books are printed on acid-free, recycled paper using vegetable-based inks. Each has been formatted for the elementary reader with open spacing and clear artwork. Drawings appropriately illustrate the stories, and the final volume, Space: The Race To The Moon is documented with many full-color photographs.

Adventures of Cowboys on Cattle Drives Cover

Adventures of Cowboys on Cattle Drives

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Cowboys
Geography:
Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3068
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3068S)

Contents:

Charlie Goodnight’s Story
James Cook’s Story
Tom Smith’s Story
Will Rogers’ Story

Contents:

Charlie Goodnight’s Story
James Cook’s Story
Tom Smith’s Story
Will Rogers’ Story

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Adventures of Pioneering on the Plains Cover

Adventures of Pioneering on the Plains

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Prairies and Plains
Geography:
Prairies and Plains
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3025
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3025S)

Contents:

Hamlin Garland, Boy of the Prairie
Moving Day
Cabin at the Edge of the Woods
Plowboy of the Prairie
Journey to the General Store
Pioneers Against the Plain
Howard Ruede, Kansas Sod-Buster
Howard Finds His Claim
All’s Well That Ends Well
At Home in a Dugout

Contents:

Hamlin Garland, Boy of the Prairie
Moving Day
Cabin at the Edge of the Woods
Plowboy of the Prairie
Journey to the General Store
Pioneers Against the Plain
Howard Ruede, Kansas Sod-Buster
Howard Finds His Claim
All’s Well That Ends Well
At Home in a Dugout

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Adventures of Taking Wagons Over the Mountains Cover

Adventures of Taking Wagons Over the Mountains

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life
Geography:
Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3181
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3181S)

Contents:

We’ll be there with Bells On
From Boone’s Lick Road to Santa Fe
Indians Who Would not Go Away
Marcus Whitman Takes Wheels to Oregon
John Bidwell’s Giant Step to California
Alec Major’s Wandering Oxen
Billy Cody, Wagon Boy

Contents:

We’ll be there with Bells On
From Boone’s Lick Road to Santa Fe
Indians Who Would not Go Away
Marcus Whitman Takes Wheels to Oregon
John Bidwell’s Giant Step to California
Alec Major’s Wandering Oxen
Billy Cody, Wagon Boy

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Adventures of Early Trappers and Traders Cover

Adventures of Early Trappers and Traders

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life
Geography:
Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3009
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3009S)

Contents:

George Groghan King of the Packhorse Trail
Manuel Lisa On The Missouri
The Bent Brothers
The Santa Fe Trail
Trader Kinzie
Abe Lincoln Trader

Contents:

George Groghan King of the Packhorse Trail
Manuel Lisa On The Missouri
The Bent Brothers
The Santa Fe Trail
Trader Kinzie
Abe Lincoln Trader

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Adventures Along the Cumberland Gap Cover

Adventures Along the Cumberland Gap

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Native-American; Frontier Life
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
305X
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 305XS)

Contents:

Tomas Batts Finds the Great Warrior’s Path
Gabe Arthur Walks the Warrior’s Path
Thomas Walker Follows a Buffalo Trace
Washington and the French Indian
Washington and the Wild Allegheny
Peddler with a Pack of Dreams
Boone’s Long Hunt, Big Trouble
Boone Stopped by Indians
Wilderness Road

Contents:

Tomas Batts Finds the Great Warrior’s Path
Gabe Arthur Walks the Warrior’s Path
Thomas Walker Follows a Buffalo Trace
Washington and the French Indian
Washington and the Wild Allegheny
Peddler with a Pack of Dreams
Boone’s Long Hunt, Big Trouble
Boone Stopped by Indians
Wilderness Road

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Adventures of the Mail Riders Cover

Adventures of the Mail Riders

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Mail Riders
Geography:
Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3149
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3149S)

Contents:

Paul Revere, Cross-Country Carrier
Michigan Mail Boy
Butterfield’s Overland Mail
Mules Against the Overland
Mark Twain Rides the Central Overland
Pony Bob on the Long Trail
The Pony Goes Through
Billy and the Blizzard

Contents:

Paul Revere, Cross-Country Carrier
Michigan Mail Boy
Butterfield’s Overland Mail
Mules Against the Overland
Mark Twain Rides the Central Overland
Pony Bob on the Long Trail
The Pony Goes Through
Billy and the Blizzard

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Adventures on the Steamboats to the West Cover

Adventures on the Steamboats to the West

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Steamboats
Geography:
Mid-Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3173
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3173S)

Contents:

Before the Steamboat
Steam Fights the River
The River Fights Back
The Man Who Wouldn’t Give Up
Shipwrecked by a Buffalo
Indians on the Martha
The Cannon Roars at Powder River
Buffalo Bill Rides the Far West
Snakes on the Yellowstone
The Work is Done

Contents:

Before the Steamboat
Steam Fights the River
The River Fights Back
The Man Who Wouldn’t Give Up
Shipwrecked by a Buffalo
Indians on the Martha
The Cannon Roars at Powder River
Buffalo Bill Rides the Far West
Snakes on the Yellowstone
The Work is Done

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Log Fort Adventures Cover

Log Fort Adventures

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Log Forts
Geography:
Mid-Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3130
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3130S)

Contents:

Forts in the Wilderness
James Ray’s Narrow Escape
Captured by Indians
Tricks on the Trail
The Rescue
Capture at the Salt Licks
Little Shut-His-Eyes
Daniel Boone’s Escape
Simon Kenton, Lifesaver
The Long, Long Trail

Contents:

Forts in the Wilderness
James Ray’s Narrow Escape
Captured by Indians
Tricks on the Trail
The Rescue
Capture at the Salt Licks
Little Shut-His-Eyes
Daniel Boone’s Escape
Simon Kenton, Lifesaver
The Long, Long Trail

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Adventures on the Waterways Cover

Adventures on the Waterways

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Canals
Geography:
Mid-Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3033
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3033S)

Contents:

Davey Crockett and the Ring-Tailed-Roarer
Mike Fink, King of Keelboatmen
Mrs. Trollope’s Trip to Memphis
Jim Garfield, Canalboatman
Ralph Keeler, Cabin Boy
Sam Clemens, Cub Pilot
The Cub Takes Over
Race of the Lee and the Natchez

Contents:

Davey Crockett and the Ring-Tailed-Roarer
Mike Fink, King of Keelboatmen
Mrs. Trollope’s Trip to Memphis
Jim Garfield, Canalboatman
Ralph Keeler, Cabin Boy
Sam Clemens, Cub Pilot
The Cub Takes Over
Race of the Lee and the Natchez

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Gold Rush Adventures Cover

Gold Rush Adventures

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Gold Mining
Geography:
California
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3106
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3106S)

Contents:

Long Trip to Sutter’s Fort
Governor Colton Buys a Pick
Forty-Niners struggle Across Country
Horace Greely Sends Taylor via Panama
J. Goldsborough Bruff Fights His Way West
Bruff’s Year-long Trip Ends
Borthwick Finds Gold With a Paintbrush

Contents:

Long Trip to Sutter’s Fort
Governor Colton Buys a Pick
Forty-Niners struggle Across Country
Horace Greely Sends Taylor via Panama
J. Goldsborough Bruff Fights His Way West
Bruff’s Year-long Trip Ends
Borthwick Finds Gold With a Paintbrush

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Forts in the Wilderness Cover

Forts in the Wilderness

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Native-American; Frontier Life; Log Forts
Geography:
Mid-Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3092
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3092S)

Contents:

LaSalle Meets the Illinois Indians
First Fort in the Wilderness
Tonty Faces the Iroquoi
The Fort Atop the Rock
Pontiac in the Illinois Country
Gunpowder to Win the West
Stars and Stripes Over the French Forts

Contents:

LaSalle Meets the Illinois Indians
First Fort in the Wilderness
Tonty Faces the Iroquoi
The Fort Atop the Rock
Pontiac in the Illinois Country
Gunpowder to Win the West
Stars and Stripes Over the French Forts

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Adventures of Pioneer Show People Cover

Adventures of Pioneer Show People

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Pioneers; Show People
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3076
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3076S)

Contents:

The Drake Players Go West
The Drake Boat Show Moves On
Tom Rice, Father of the Minstrel Show
The Chapman Showboat
Ralph Keeler, Minstrel Boy
Doc Spaulding and the Floating Palace
Annie Oakley and the Wild West

Contents:

The Drake Players Go West
The Drake Boat Show Moves On
Tom Rice, Father of the Minstrel Show
The Chapman Showboat
Ralph Keeler, Minstrel Boy
Doc Spaulding and the Floating Palace
Annie Oakley and the Wild West

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Adventures of the First American Colonists Cover

Adventures of the First American Colonists

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Pioneers
Geography:
New England; Virginia; Colonial America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3041
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3041S)

Contents:

Thirty Hungry Frenchmen
Angry Indians at Fort Caroline
Spaniards at St. Augustine
Mystery at Roanoke Island
Man Who Saved Jamestown
Capture of John Smith
Foothold in Virginia
Mayflower Driven to New England
Plymouth Stands Firm

Contents:

Thirty Hungry Frenchmen
Angry Indians at Fort Caroline
Spaniards at St. Augustine
Mystery at Roanoke Island
Man Who Saved Jamestown
Capture of John Smith
Foothold in Virginia
Mayflower Driven to New England
Plymouth Stands Firm

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Adventures of Pirates and Privateers Cover

Adventures of Pirates and Privateers

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Pirates
Geography:
Caribbean; Atlantic
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3017
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3017S)

Contents:

Peter Francis Buccaneer
Henry Captain Kidd
Blackbeard’s Capture
Stede Bonnet, Landlubber Pirate
Silas Talbot, Heroic Privateer

Contents:

Peter Francis Buccaneer
Henry Captain Kidd
Blackbeard’s Capture
Stede Bonnet, Landlubber Pirate
Silas Talbot, Heroic Privateer

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Stalwart Men of Early Texas Cover

Stalwart Men of Early Texas

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Pioneers
Geography:
Texas
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3165
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3165S)

Contents:

Cabeza de Vaca, Captive on the Land
Escape of the Captives
La Salle Lost and Shot by Traitors
The Austins Come to Texas
Houston, Bowie, Crockett, Texas Heroes
Lone Star Republic of Texas Lone

Contents:

Cabeza de Vaca, Captive on the Land
Escape of the Captives
La Salle Lost and Shot by Traitors
The Austins Come to Texas
Houston, Bowie, Crockett, Texas Heroes
Lone Star Republic of Texas Lone

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Adventures of Exploring the New World Cover

Adventures of Exploring the New World

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Exploration
Geography:
Mid-Western America; Great Lakes
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3084
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3084S)

Contents:

Westward to a New World
Search for Seven Cities
River in the Wilderness
New Lands for France
Canoe Trip to Battle
Search for the Northwest Passage
The Half Moon on the Hudson
Up the Wide Missouri
Sea of Salt
Search for the Buenaventure
Mapping the Westward Trails

Contents:

Westward to a New World
Search for Seven Cities
River in the Wilderness
New Lands for France
Canoe Trip to Battle
Search for the Northwest Passage
The Half Moon on the Hudson
Up the Wide Missouri
Sea of Salt
Search for the Buenaventure
Mapping the Westward Trails

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Hunters Blaze the Trails Cover

Hunters Blaze the Trails

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life
Geography:
Mid-Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3122
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3122S)

Contents:

Davy Crockett, Bear Hunter
Davy, the Bear and the Pit
Beaver Trappers in the Rockies
Fitzpatrick’s Adventure
Kit Carson, Man of Courage
Buffalo Hunter in the Making
Bill Cody and Brigham
Buffalo Bill Wins His Name

Contents:

Davy Crockett, Bear Hunter
Davy, the Bear and the Pit
Beaver Trappers in the Rockies
Fitzpatrick’s Adventure
Kit Carson, Man of Courage
Buffalo Hunter in the Making
Bill Cody and Brigham
Buffalo Bill Wins His Name

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Adventures of Men on Iron Horses Cover

Adventures of Men on Iron Horses

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Railroads
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3157
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3157S)

Contents:

Peter Cooper’s Horse and a Half
William Brown Rides the Dewitt Clinton
Stubborn Hamil and the Jumping Stick
William Ogden’s Iron Pioneer
Ed Clark’s Record Run to the Pony Express
J. McIntosh Opens the Throttle on his War Horse
Real Indians in Lincoln’s Dream
Straight Rails and Circling Indians
Crocker’s Pets Carve a Mountain
Leland Stanford Hits the Golden Spike

Contents:

Peter Cooper’s Horse and a Half
William Brown Rides the Dewitt Clinton
Stubborn Hamil and the Jumping Stick
William Ogden’s Iron Pioneer
Ed Clark’s Record Run to the Pony Express
J. McIntosh Opens the Throttle on his War Horse
Real Indians in Lincoln’s Dream
Straight Rails and Circling Indians
Crocker’s Pets Carve a Mountain
Leland Stanford Hits the Golden Spike

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Heroes of the Western Outpost Cover

Heroes of the Western Outpost

Author:
McCall, Edith
Subjects:
American History; Frontier Life; Pioneers
Geography:
Western America
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
3114
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 3114S)

Contents:

The First Fort in the West
John Colter’s Race for Life
Joe La Barge, Missouri River Boy
The Hero of Bent’s Fort
Long Journey to the Fort
Jim Bridger, Mountain Man
The Wagon Train Raid
The Boy Who Saved Fort Kearney
Wild Bill Hickok, Army Scout

Contents:

The First Fort in the West
John Colter’s Race for Life
Joe La Barge, Missouri River Boy
The Hero of Bent’s Fort
Long Journey to the Fort
Jim Bridger, Mountain Man
The Wagon Train Raid
The Boy Who Saved Fort Kearney
Wild Bill Hickok, Army Scout

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Space: The Race to the Moon Cover

Space: The Race to the Moon

Author:
Kemnitz, Tom Jnr
Subjects:
American History; Space Travel; Astronauts; Moon Landing
Age:
8, 9, 10, 11
Grade:
3, 4, 5
Order code:
319X
Price:
$9.99
Online Price:
$7.99
Class sets:
20 or more: $6.00 each. (Order code: 319XS)

Contents:

Background
Game Plan to The Moon
Our First Sub-orbital Manned Flight: Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
An American Hero: Orbiting John Glenn, Jr.
Tragedy at the Test Site for Apollo 1
Apollo 11: Giant Steps to The Moon
Apollo 12: Moon Travelers Merrymaking
Apollo 13: The World Waits at Three Minutes and Counting
After Apollo, What?
The 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s

Contents:

Background
Game Plan to The Moon
Our First Sub-orbital Manned Flight: Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
An American Hero: Orbiting John Glenn, Jr.
Tragedy at the Test Site for Apollo 1
Apollo 11: Giant Steps to The Moon
Apollo 12: Moon Travelers Merrymaking
Apollo 13: The World Waits at Three Minutes and Counting
After Apollo, What?
The 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s

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