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Laura's ma

adapted from the text by Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
Laura, her mother, and other family members share many exciting adventures while living as pioneers on the American frontier.

Rescuing Einstein's compass

2003
Eight-year-old Theo takes the famous scientist, Albert Einstein, sailing on the lake and rescues his compass when it falls into the water.

The pirate meets the queen

an illuminated tale
2005
When the son of notorious Irish pirate queen Granny O'Malley is captured by the English, Granny tries to meet with Queen Elizabeth I to negotiate for his freedom.

Music for Alice

2004
A Japanese American farmer recounts her agricultural successes and setbacks and her enduring love of dance. Based on the true life story of Alice Sumida, who with her husband Mark, established the largest gladiola bulb farm in the country during the last half of the twentieth century.

Sailing home

a story of a childhood at sea
2001
Captain Madsen's four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century.

Will's quill

1977
A goose named Willoughby visits London, meets a friendly actor-playwright named Shakespeare, and helps make literary history.

A little house Christmas treasury

festive holiday stories
2005
A collection of stories and music which describe the experiences of a pioneer girl and her family as they celebrate various Christmases In the Big Woods in Wisconsin, on the prairie in Indian Territory, and On the banks of Plum Creek.

The case of the clue at the zoo

2004
The day before a panda arrives at the zoo from China, the other animals start acting funny. Mary-Kate and Ashley plan to find out what's behind all the monkey business at the zoo.

Squirrel and John Muir

2004
In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.

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