Wisconsin

Wisconsin Authors Sampler

Wisconsin

 

Aaseng, Nathan
The O.J. Simpson Trial : What It Shows Us About Our Legal System(1996)
EMC-NON-FICTION 345.73 A115o

Balian, Lorna
Wilbur's Space Machine(1990)
Violet and Wilbur love the peace and quiet of their valley and find the need for more space when it is invaded by many neighbors, including the obstreperous Googie.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Ba

Bauer, Marion Dane
Alison's Puppy(1997)
All Alison wants is a puppy for her birthday.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Ba

Bellville, Cheryl Walsh
Powwow Summer : A Family Celebrates The Circle Of Life(1996)
EMC-NON-FICTION 970.3 O39re

Burns, Diane L.
Cranberries : Fruit Of The Bogs(1994)
EMC-NON-FICTION 634.76 B967c

Carter, Alden R.
Seeing Things My Way(1998)
A second-grader describes how she and other students learn to use a variety of equipment and methods to cope with their visual impairments.
EMC-NON-FICTION 362.41 C323s

Coy, John
Night Driving(1997)
As father and son drive into the night, they watch the sunset, talk about baseball, sing cowboy songs, and even change a flat tire before pitching camp at
daycamp.
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Delton, Judy
My Mom Made Me Go To Camp(1990)
Archie's negative feelings about camp change after he catches a fish.
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Duggleby, John
Story Painter :The Life Of Jacob Lawrence(1998)
A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.
EMC-NON-FICTION 921 L42d

Ehlert, Lois
Hands(1997)
Book covers are life-sized photographs of work gloves withn interior page flaps and shapes.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Eh

Field, Nancy
Discovering Earthquakes : Mysteries, Secret Codes, Games, Mazes(1995)
EMC-NON-FICTION 551.22 F455d

Fox, Mary Virginia
New Zealand(1995)
Introduces New Zealand, first populated by the Maori, who named the land mass "Land of the Long White Cloud."
EMC-NON-FICTION 993 F793n

Geisert, Arthur
The Etcher's Studio(1997)
As a young boy helps prepare etchings for sale at his grandfather's studio, he imagines himself as part of some of the pictures. Includes description of how etchings are made.
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Geisert, Bonnie
Prairie Town(1998)
Describes a year in the life of a prairie town including the effect of seasons and
of economics on the ebb and flow of this agricultural community.
EMC-NON-FICTION 307.72 G313p

Greene, Laura
Sign Language Talk(1988)
Examines the fundamental differences between written and spoken English and American Sign Language, the first language for more than 250,000 deaf people in North America. Includes instructions for using sign language in playing games, reading poetry, and singing songs.
EMC-NON-FICTION 419 G811s

Hagen, Jeff
Hiawatha Passing(1995)
While sleeping at his grandparents' farm one winter night, a boy is awakened by the mysterious and powerful sound of the world's fastest locomotive passing in the night.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Ha

Hartman, Karen
Dream Catcher : The Legend, The Lady, The Woman(1994)
An adaptation of an Ojibwa Indian legend about a dream catcher that entangles bad dreams in the webbing and allows only the good dreams to go through. The Dream Catcher Lady emerges as the older and wiser Dream Catcher Woman.
EMC-NON-FICTION 398.2 H333d

Heckman, Philip
Waking Upside Down(1996)
Morton is angry at having to trade bedrooms with his twin sisters, but the first time he sleeps in their old room, he wakes up in the middle of the night with a mysterious new talent that cheers him up.
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Henkes, Kevin
Circle Dogs(1998)
Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping.
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Hintz, Martin
Argentina(1995)
An introduction to the history, geography, economics, customs, and people of the eighth largest nation in the world.
EMC-NON-FICTION 982 H666a

Hirsch, Karen
Ellen Anders On Her Own(1994)
Eleven-year-old Ellen gains insight into her changing friendships after reading her deceased mother's girlhood diary.
EMC-FICTION Hi

Johnson, Lois Walfrid
Trouble At Wild River(1991)
In 1907 in Wisconsin, Kate and her friends discover a timber swindler while visiting their Indian friend Running Deer and suspect that Kate's uncle, newly arrived from Sweden, may be involved.
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Joosse, Barbara M.
Lewis And Papa : Adventure On The Santa Fe Trail(1998)
While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man.
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Karpenski, John Eric
Lowery, Linda
Somebody Somewhere Knows My Name(1995)
Grace describes what happens when she and her little brother are abandoned by their mother and stay at an emergency shelter for children.
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La Pierre, Yvette
Native American Rock Art : Messages From The Past(1994)
EMC-NON-FICTION 709.011 L313n

Lucas, Eileen
The Ojibwas : People Of The Northern Forests(1994)
EMC-NON-FICTION 970.3 O39l

Morgenstern, Constance
Good Night, Feet(1991)
Recounts the day's adventures in rhyme, as a child says good night to the parts of the body.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Mo

Mori, Kyoko
One Bird(1995)
After her mother abandons them, fifteen-year-old Megumi tries to understand her father's need for his mistress while dealing with her own aching isolation.
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Peck, Beth
Bunting, Eve
How Many Days To America? : A Thanksgiving Story(1988)
Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.
EMC-PICTURE BKS Bu

Pellowski, Anne
Winding Valley Farm : Annie's Story(1998)
When Annie was growing up in the early 1900s, living on a farm meant hard work for everyone. Still, Annie loved the farm and her life as a Polish Catholic--with its picnics, Christmas celebrations, and family moments.
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Peterson, Cris
Harvest Year (1996)
A photographic essay about foods that are harvested year-round in the United States.
EMC-NON-FICTION 630.973 P485h

Qualey, Marsha
Thin Ice(1997)
Seventeen-year-old Arden has been raised by her older brother, Scott, since their parents died when she was just six years old, so when Scott is presumed drowned in a snowmobile accident, Arden is convinced he's really run away.
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Reid, Rob
Wave Goodbye(1996)
Characters perform motor activities and exercise the entire body as they celebrate all the ways to wave goodbye by using elbows, lips, hair, and finally hands.
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Riley, Jocelyn
Prairie Child (1998)
An artistic presentation of the voicing of thoughts by a mother in Wisconsin in 1848 who has migrated from Boston and left family and an easier life behind. Uses still pictures and songs in the context of children's play as a background to create the atmosphere in which she remembers and comments on her new life on the prairie.
EMC-AUDIOVISUAL F584 .P7 1998

Siegel, Robert
White Whale(1991)
A young beluga whale feeds, frolics with playmates, and listens to the songs of the adult whales.
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Sinclair, Patti K.
E For Environment : An Annotated Bibliography Of Children's Books With Environmental Themes(1992)
EMC-REFERENCE PN1009.A1 S54 1992

Sinykin, Sheri Cooper
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are(1990)
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Stanley, Leotha
Be A Friend : The Story Of African American Music In Song, Words, And Pictures(1994)
EMC-AUDIOVISUAL ML3556 .S86 1994

Stewig, John W.
Looking At Picture Books(1995)
EMC-NON-FICTION 741.6 S852l

Strassburg, Brian and Humphrey, Sandra McLeod
If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do?(1995)
Presents a number of scenarios involving ethical dilemmas and asks the reader to decide what to do.
EMC-NON-FICTION 170 H927i

Sweetland, Nancy
God's Quiet Things(1994)
Illustrations and rhyming text depict the quiet wonder of God's creation
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Thompson, Kathryn Dyble and Ada, Alma Flor
My Name Is Maria Isabel(1993)
Third grader Maria Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.
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Wright, David K.
Arthur Ashe : Breaking The Color Barrier In Tennis(1998)
A biography of tennis champion Arthur Ashe, covering his personal life and his sports career, as well as his struggles with racism and AIDS.
EMC-NON-FICTION 921 A824w

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