books by Linda Granfield     books:       In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae4 reviews Linda Granfield Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1996 In Flanders Field I read this book while resting my feet at Book Expo 2000. At least three people stopped to ask me about it because they were so taken by the illustrations. This picture book for young people intersperses breathtaking illustrations for the poem "In Flanders Field" with background on World War I and the story of the writing of this poem. A deeply affecting and touching book, it will give young ...             Canada Votes1 review Linda Granfield Kids Can Press, 1994 Excellent Introduction I read this book because although I'm 20, I've never really understood how government and voting works here in Canada. I am shamed to admit this but it was partially because I didn't understand it in school and partially that I didn't TRY to understand it in school. Nevertheless, this was a very good introduction to voting in Canada. The author is Linda Granfield and the illustrations are by ...             In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae1 review Linda Granfield Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005 Excellent Book I think In Flander's Fields is an exception book for November 11th I also highly recommend Shattered by Eric Peters for teen age readers.             Cowboy: An Album1 review Linda Granfield Houghton Mifflin, 1994 A must for any "Cowboy", or "Rodeo" enthusiast I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a book with only about 100 pages but it very informative and fun. It tells the story of the birth of the Cowboy to Cowboys today and the New Old West. It is packed full of interesting pictures. I have this book on my coffee table and have given this book as a gift to several of my friends who enjoy rodeo and the cowboy way of life. I highly recommend it.             I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-534 reviews Linda Granfield Clarion Books, 2003 The decency that lurks in all of us -- even in war If Napoleonic warfare shattered concepts deeply rooted in the past century, this fact does not inavlidate reasons for studying warfare as waged in that earlier era, Col. Thomas E. Griess, of US Military Academy, wrote in July 1969. Griess, head of the Department of History at West Point, wrote the foreward to "The Art of War in the 17th and 18th Centuries" which analyses the tactics of King ...             America Votes: How Our President Is Elected1 review Linda Granfield Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2005 America votes, how a president is elected This book came to me in the condition listed, but what I didn't realize was that the book was much more wordy then I had hoped. I will pass it onto my daughter who teaches 2nd grade because for my PreK students it won't work.             High Flight: A Story of World War II2 reviews Linda Granfield Tundra Books, 1999 Very few of us live a more perfect life This delightful children's book, well worth reading by any adult whose imagination has risen above a stepladder up to some leaf-clogged eaves, is about the Royal Canadian Air Force pilot and the greatest poem ever written about the joys of flight. Magee, an American born in China, went to school in England, joined the Canadian air force and died in a training accident in England just four days ...             Brain Quest Canada : 1,000 Questions & Answers2 reviews Linda Granfield, Pat Hancock Workman Publishing, 1998 A Fun Way to Learn about Canada The authors have developed a great set of questions that teach AND entertain. The solutions include additional information related to the original question helping kids increase their depth of knowledge...a super idea.             Silent Night: The Song from Heaven1 review Linda Granfield Tundra Books (NY), 2000 Silent Night: book review This book is a wonderful Christmas story about how the song Silent Night came to be. The pictures are made of cut paper and are just marvelous. I hope you will read this book and enjoy it as my family and I did.             Legend of the Panda2 reviews Linda Granfield Topeka Bindery, 2001 Pandas and Sichuan province I am building a library for my daughter who was born in China and I am so pleased to have found this book. The story is about about a girl named Dolma who lives in the Wolong mountains with her 4 sisters in Sichuan province. During the day Dolma tends to her sheep and also collects herbs & flowers for the villagers. One day a white cub came and from that day on stays among her flock. One day ...             97 Orchard Street, New York: Stories of Immigrant Life Linda Granfield Tundra Books, 2001 Imagine growing up on Orchard Street in 1916. If you were a member of the large Confino family you’d be living in 325 square feet of space. The only fresh air and natural light would come from the two windows in the front room. No heat, no water, no bathtub, no shower. Toilet in the hall. The Confinos’ apartment is only one part of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, an extraordinary facility in New York City. The Museum has ...             Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn Linda Granfield Topeka Bindery, 2001 “ Amazing Grace! (How sweet the sound!) ” The hymn’s composer, John Newton, led a successful life as a seafaring trader, sailing from Liverpool to Africa and on to Antigua. His cargo was a lucrative one, for he traded in human beings. It was the height of the slave trade, and he made his terrible journey many times. But one night a storm raged. His ship was almost lost. He prayed that if only salvation would come to “a ...             Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes: Stories from Canada's British War Brides Linda Granfield McClelland & Stewart, 2002 Canada’s war brides were the young women who met, fell in love with, and married Canadian servicemen in Europe in World War II. Forty-eight thousand from Britain, with 22,000 children, followed their husbands to Canada during and just after the war. Some of them were barely teenagers when the war began, but they grew up quickly in a world of blackouts and rationing and bombing raids, when loved ones were absent and the future uncertain. ...             Brain Quest Canada: New Editon (Brain Quest) Linda Granfield, Pat Hancock Workman Publishing Company, 2001 IT'S OKAY TO BE CANADA SMART! How well do you know Canada? Provinces, prime ministers, peoples. Cartier, Cabot and Confederation. Jim Carrey and Shania Twain. It's the all-Canada challenge. Ask your friends, your classmates, even your parents. Or play the cards alone. It's more than knowledge, it's heritage. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE, EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: NOTABLE CANADIANS PRE-CONFEDERATION PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES ARTS AND LITERATURE ...              search for books 1950-53, amazing, america, answers, brides, british, buttons, canada, cowboy, editon, elected, fields, flanders, flight, grace, heaven, horseshoes, immigrant, korean, legend, mccrae, orchard, president, questions, remember, silent, silver, stories, street, veterans books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: Marcella Sembrich: The Victor Recordings (1908-19) home  impressum - about us