Author: Jay Luke
Publisher: Tribute Books
Keywords: queen, pennsylvania, olyphant, history, coal, city
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2009-07-22
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0982256523
ISBN-13: 9780982256527

Journey into the history of what was once called the Jewel of the Mid Valley - Olyphant, Pennsylvania, The Queen City. This journey takes the reader through the earliest days of the township and notable events of the past. Included are some famous residents and visitors who passed through over the years, and of course the storied Anthracite Empire that built the town. Check out a wealth of photographic documentation as well as many interesting facts about Olyphant, such as: A mine disaster occurred at the location of Olyphant s mining memorial statue in 1903 that swallowed an entire hotel i

Author: Jr. John R. Nordell
Publisher: Tribute Books
Keywords: drive, pennant, last, dodgers, brooklyn
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2007-04-19
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0976507293
ISBN-13: 9780976507291

No baseball summer is as memorable for me as that July when the Dodgers began a winning streak in a suddenly torrid, topsy-turvy National League pennant race. Fifty years after they played their last baseball game, the Brooklyn Dodgers are still remembered by millions of people. From 1947 to 1956, the Dodgers captured six out of ten National League pennants and they defeated the mighty New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series. The year 1957, however, is recalled mainly for the decision by Dodger president Walter O’Malley to move his team to Los Angeles the following year. In Brooklyn Do

Authors:Karina Lumbert Fabian, Deacon Steven Lumbert,
Publisher: Tribute Books
Keywords: book, publisher, year, award, winner, small, christian, matters, recognize, daily, life, god
Number of Pages: 114
Published: 2010-05-03
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0982256531
ISBN-13: 9780982256534

2011 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award WinnerMany times one sees Roman Catholicism explained using either closely reasoned theology or an appeal to ancient writers of the Church. While both are legitimate approaches, the average reader looking to explore the faith is often left cold. In their collaboration, Why God Matters, Deacon Steven Lumbert and his daughter, Karina Lumbert Fabian, delineate the Catholic Faith as experienced by a pair of average, everyday people like the great majority who make up the 24 percent of Americans who share this religion. In the stories of this pa

Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: mountain, wild, alaska, denali
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-02-13
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1570613664
ISBN-13: 9781570613661

From its origins as a trick played by Raven (the scientific version involving plate tectonics is also included) to the flora and fauna and human explorations, this colorful children’s book reveals every facet of Alaska’s great Denali mountain. Employing the Gill-Cartwright signature style of mingling fiction and fact, this book is brimming with fun and fascinating information and wonder about the tallest, coldest, wildest mountain in America.

Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: colors, alaska, count
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-01-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0934007357
ISBN-13: 9780934007351

In this companion to the Alaska ABC Book, children learnto count as colorful critters leap through the pages.

Author: Arlene Laverde
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: pigs, three, alaska
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-04-26
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 1570612293
ISBN-13: 9781570612299

The newest addition to the Paws IV line of Alaska children’s books features the classic story of those irresistible little pigs--retold Alaskan-style, as the pigs camp, fish, ski, and build homes on the Last Frontier! "Once upon a time in the wilds of Alaska, there were three little pigs." And so begins the adventure of three outdoor-loving pigs who head to Alaska to homestead and "grow big cabbages." After playing under the Midnight Sun, it’s time to get busy and build safe homes for the winter. The first and second little pigs are creative, but it’s the third hardworking l

Author: Jen Funk Weber
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: fun, facts, games, jokes, puzzles, filled, alaska, activity, book, clueless
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-02-13
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1570614415
ISBN-13: 9781570614415

Whether visiting the state or studying it in school, young, inquiring minds are always captivated by Alaska’s exotic land and animals. Who can resist a state with giant mountains, moose, and cabbages, a place where the sun never sets? As a take-home gift, travel companion, or information resource, this full-color, photo-illustrated children’s book is both entertaining and enlightening. Chock-full of challenging puzzles, fascinating facts, silly jokes, and fun activities, Clueless in Alaska offers a memorable tour of the history, geography, culture, environment, and people — including ph