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Adventures on the American Frontiers
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.
Books in this series:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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































