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  | | Ski Soldier A World War II Biography by Louise Borden Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2018 by Calkins Creek ISBN-13: 978-1-62979-674-1, ISBN: 1-62979-674-3 "Ski Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden. It tells the story of Pete Seibert, a ski soldier severely wounded in World War II who went on to found the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.Ever since he first strapped on his mother's wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldie ..." |
 | | The Journey That Saved Curious George Young Readers Edition(Reprint) The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey by Louise Borden, Allan Drummond Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2016 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-544-76345-6, ISBN: 0-544-76345-9 "In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children’s book manuscripts, including what would become the international sensation Curious George, among their few possessions. Louise Borden combed primary resources, including Hans Rey’s pocket diaries, to tell this dramatic true story. Her collection of archival material ..." |
 | | Kindergarten Luck(1st Edition) by Louise Borden, Genevieve Godbout Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2015 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4521-1394-4, ISBN: 1-4521-1394-7 "What makes a lucky day? One gloomy morning, Theodore found a bright, shiny penny on the way down to breakfast. There was Abraham Lincoln, face up. What luck! "Oh THANK you, Mr. Famous President!" Theodore said. And he tucked that shiny, new penny in his pocket. Follow Theodore through a day bursting with the simple joys and endless verve of young children―a reminder of how much luck abounds in the world and how sometimes, it's just wait ..." |
 | | Big Brothers Don't Take Naps by Louise Borden, Emma Dodd Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2011 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-5503-0, ISBN: 1-4169-5503-8 "Nicholas looks up to his big brother, James. James does all kinds of things that only older brothers can do—like write his name, read books, cross the street, and ride the school bus. But there’s one thing James doesn’t do: take a nap. Because big brothers don’t take naps. James assures Nicholas that someday he’ll be able to do all the things James does. And when the brothers begin to share a very special secret, it looks like that spec ..." |
 | | The Little Ships A Story of the Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk by Louise Borden, Michael Foreman Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84780-081-7, ISBN: 1-84780-081-5 "In May 1940, many countries in Europe were at war with Nazi Germany. Half a million British and French soldiers were trapped on three sides in northern France by German troops and tanks. The only escape for the Allied army was the sea. An incredible armada of over 800 craft, including Royal Navy ships and a flotilla of small river and coastal boats, thereafter known as "the little ships", was assembled on the south-eastern coast of Engl ..." |
 | | Off to First Grade by Louise Borden, Joan Rankin Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2008 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-87395-9, ISBN: 0-689-87395-6 "It's the first day of first grade, and everyone in Mrs. Miller's class is getting ready! Anna is excited about reading zillions of books, Ben's mom gives him a big off-to-first-grade hug, and Claire poses for a first-day picture. In Off to First Grade we hear from all twenty-three of Mrs. Miller's students - from Anna to Yoshi - and even the school principal, Mr. Zimmerman, as they prepare for a day that promises to be filled with fun, ..." |
 | | A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden, Illustrator-Ted Lewin, Louise Bordon Paperback, Published 2008 by Scholastic, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-439-11672-5, ISBN: 0-439-11672-4 |
 | | The Lost-and-Found Tooth by Louise Borden, Adam Gustavson Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2008 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-1814-1, ISBN: 1-4169-1814-0 "A special calendar hangs in Mr. Reilly's second grade classroom, and Lucy Webb impatiently awaits the day when she can add her name for losing a tooth, but when her time arrives something unexpected happens." |
 | | The John Hancock Club by Louise Borden, Adam Gustavson Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2007 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-1813-4, ISBN: 1-4169-1813-2 "Sean McFerrin and his third grade class in Room 121 can't wait to learn how to write in cursive handwriting. Their teacher, Mrs. Tovani, promises that whoever learns to use a legible and elegant cursive will be inducted into the John Hancock Club. Joining a club sounds exciting, but who is John Hancock? As Sean and his classmates practice cursive writing, they also learn about John Hancock, a patriot in the American Revolution who h ..." |
 | | America Is...(Reprint) by Louise Borden, Stacey Schuett Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2005 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-0286-7, ISBN: 1-4169-0286-4 ""What is America?" It is fifty states from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. It is a flag of stars and stripes. It is farmers, miners, factory workers, bakers, and bankers. It is Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon, swamps and desert. It is the stories of all of us, told together." |
 | | The Greatest Skating Race A World War II Story from the Netherlands by Louise Borden, Niki Daly Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2004 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-84502-4, ISBN: 0-689-84502-2 ""You're a strong skater, Piet, and you have a quick mind. This is why I know you'll succeed in this important task. I wouldn't ask you to do this if I didn't know it could be done." In 1941 Piet, a young Dutch boy from Sluis, gets the assignment of a lifetime: He must skate along the frozen canals of the Netherlands and across the Belgian border, in order to guide two neighborhood children to their aunt's house in Brugge, where the chi ..." |
 | | Fly High!(Reprint) The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger, Teresa Flavin Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2004 by Aladdin ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86462-9, ISBN: 0-689-86462-0 "When Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school -- not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in the world. So Bessie did everything she could to learn under the most challenging of circumstances. At the end of every day in the fields she checked the foreman's numbers -- made sure his math was correct. And this was just the beginning of a life of hard work and dedi ..." |
 | | Sea Clocks(1st Edition) The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden, Erik Blegvad Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2004 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books ISBN-13: 978-0-689-84216-0, ISBN: 0-689-84216-3 " "For hundreds of years ships had been sailing to places far and near without really knowing where they were!" Sailors knew how to measure latitude, their location north or south of the equator, but they could not measure longitude, their location east or west of their home port. Because of this, many lives were lost worldwide. The key to solving this problem lay in devising a clock that could keep absolutely accurate time while at sea ..." |
 | | Good Luck, Mrs. K.!(1st Edition) by Louise Borden, Adam Gustavson Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2002 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-85119-3, ISBN: 0-689-85119-7 " Mrs. Kempczinski -- "Mrs. K." to her third-grade students -- is everyone's favorite teacher. Exciting and dynamic, Mrs. K. knows sign language, celebrates Worm Day, and performs "homework dances." One day the third graders are explorers, learning about faraway places. Other days, they are poets or scientists or astronauts. Every day with Mrs. K. is different, and every day is fun. Suddenly, though, Mrs. K. is not in school and Room 3 ..." |
 | | Fly High! the Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2002 by Scholastic ISBN-13: 978-0-439-37731-7, ISBN: 0-439-37731-5 "Besse Coleman was born in rural Texas in 1892. She loved school, especially learning about numbers, and she was a good reader, too. Yet when it was time to pick cotton she had to work in the fields instead of going to school. Nevertheless, she was determined to be somebody when she grew up. In her early twenties, Bessie moved to Chicago. Perhaps there she could "find a bigger life." In the city, Bessie heard many tales of World War I f ..." |
 | | Houghton Mifflin the Nation's Choice Theme Paperbacks Easy Level Theme 1 Grade 6 the Little Boats by Louise Borden, Houghton Mifflin Company, Illustrator-Michael Foreman Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by Houghton Mifflin ISBN-13: 978-0-618-06273-7, ISBN: 0-618-06273-4 "A girl and her father cross the English Channel to help rescue hundreds of thousands of Allies stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. A child's vision of war's pangs and fears is crucial in The Little Ships, and Louise Borden never falters. Nor do the watercolors by Michael Foreman (and readers of all ages should get hold of his superbly unsentimental memoir, War Boy)." |
 | | Sleds on Boston Common(1st Edition) A Story from the American Revolution by Louise Borden, Robert Andrew Parker Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2000 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-82812-6, ISBN: 0-689-82812-8 "Times were hard for the people of colonial Boston in the winter of 1774. Not only had King George III of England closed the Boston harbor to punish all those who spoke against his harsh laws, he had sent thousands of soldiers, led by their commander-in-chief General Thomas Gage, to reinforce his edicts. Large numbers of British soldiers were encamped on the Boston Common, preventing the people of Boston from using their own public space ..." |
 | | Thanksgiving Is by Louise Borden, Steve Bjorkman Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Scholastic ISBN-13: 978-0-590-33128-9, ISBN: 0-590-33128-0 "Introduces young readers to the challenging lives of the Pilgrims and their first bountiful harvest, for which they gave thanks with a feast of wild fowl, salted fish, and corn. Original." |
 | | The Little Ships by Louise Borden, Michael Foreman Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Pavilion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85793-933-0, ISBN: 1-85793-933-6 "Light wear to boards, content clean and sharp - solidly bound. Very Good DJ in protective plastic sleeve. ex-library but only a single stamp to otherside of title page." |
 | | Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens A Book About the Four Seasons by Louise Borden, Lillian Hoban, Jean Richards Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1989 by Scholastic Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-590-41256-8, ISBN: 0-590-41256-6 "Simple text and illustrations describe some of the pleasures of each season." |
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