Laurie Lawlor Books
Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond
A small town with few resources comes together to restore nature and create a valuable resource for the entire community in this inspiring middle grade nonfiction book.Restoring Prairie, Woods, and...
Read MoreFearless World Traveler
By By Laurie Lawlor Illustrated By Becca Stadtlander
Scientist. Artist. Rule-breaker. The vibrant and daring life of Marianne North by the award-winning author of Super Women and Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World.In 1882, Marianne Nor...
Read MoreRachel Carson and her book that changed the world
Retells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world.
Read MoreRestoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond
A small town with few resources comes together to restore nature and create a valuable resource for the entire community in this inspiring middle grade nonfiction book.Restoring Prairie, Woods, and...
Read MoreWest along the wagon road, 1852
Eleven-year-old Harriet "Duck" Scott, who isn't nearly as ladylike as her older sisters, finds many opportunities for adventure during an 1852 wagon train trip from Illinois to Oregon Territory, as...
Read MoreA Titanic journey across the sea, 1912
Two sisters united by hardship cross the Atlantic on the Titanic in order to start a new life with their father in Chicago.
Read MoreVoyage to a free land, 1630
Hannah, her sister, and the rest of her family cross the Atlantic in 1630 in order to settle in Massachusetts Bay.
Read MoreWind on the river
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight "savages" in Dakota Territory, wh...
Read MoreAddie's forever friend
While her father is looking for a homestead in the Dakotas, Addie and her mother and brothers spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in Sabula, Iowa, where she rescues her best friend during a fl...
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