McCurdy, Michael

American tall tales by Mary Pope Osborne( Book )
9 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and held by 2,278 libraries worldwide
A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

The signers : the fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis B Fradin( Book )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 1,879 libraries worldwide
Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.

Founding mothers : women in America in the Revolutionary era by Linda Grant De Pauw( Book )
4 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 1,709 libraries worldwide
Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the revolutionary period.

The Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln( Book )
6 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and held by 1,582 libraries worldwide
Illustrates the power and force of Lincoln's speech.

Giants in the land by Diana Karter Appelbaum( Book )
3 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 1,284 libraries worldwide
Describes how giant pine trees in New England were cut down during the colonial days to make massive wooden ships for the King's Navy.

Escape from slavery : the boyhood of Frederick Douglass in his own words by Frederick Douglass( Book )
4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 1,154 libraries worldwide
A shortened autobiography presenting the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman.

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes( Book )
7 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,030 libraries worldwide
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.

Iron horses by Verla Kay( Book )
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 984 libraries worldwide
Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the race to construct railroads across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Something special : a story by Iris Murdoch( Book )
4 editions published between 1959 and 2001 in English and held by 963 libraries worldwide
"Something Special, set in Iris Murdoch's native city of Dublin in the 1950s, tells the story of independent-minded Yvonne, nearly too old to be a bride, who continues to believe that there is more to life than marriage to Sam, the dutiful Jewish man who is courting her. Living at home with an overbearing mother whose fantasy world is rekindled by the visit of a Christmas card salesman, and a stern uncle who fears he will have to support her, Yvonne comes to the painful realization that she can no longer maintain the balance between her bold spirit and the impending truths of a forestalled adulthood."--BOOK JACKET.

Lucy's Christmas by Donald Hall( Book )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and held by 900 libraries worldwide
In the fall of 1909, Lucy gets an early start on making Christmas presents for her family and friends, which they will open at the church's Christmas program.