Garland, Sherry.
Summary: Focusing on the bold and courageous explorers and determined settlers who extended the frontier to the western coastline, author Sherry Garland narrates in the voices of figures from history. She personalizes the adventures of Sacagawea, Jedediah Smith, George Catlin, and Annie Oakley. She furthers the timeline with characters representing whole populations, including a girl traveling west in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican Publishing Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978 GARGarland, Sherry.
Summary: After a winter storm destroys the sand dunes that provide a home for plants and animals, a beach community bands together to restore the dunes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GARGarland, Sherry.
Summary: The 1845-1846 diary of thirteen-year-old Maria, servant to the wealthy Spanish family which took her in when her Indian mother died. Includes a historical note about the settlement and early history of California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GARGarland, Sherry.
Summary: An illustrated collection of Vietnamese folktales with explantory notes following each story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001