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Blos, Joan W.
Overview
| Works: |
56
works in
172
publications in
3
languages and
18,220
library holdings
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| Classifications: |
PZ7.B6237,
E |
Most widely held works about
Joan W Blos
Most widely held works by
Joan W Blos
A gathering of days : a New England girl's journal, 1830-32 : a novel by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
44
editions published
between
1979
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
4,881
libraries
worldwide
The book is written in the form of a journal kept by Catherine Hall, a young girl living in a rural village in New England with her widower father and younger sister. The journal details her daily life between the years of 1830 and 1832. Among the events of these two years are several that would have a profound impact on the rest of her life. These include her assistance to an escaped slave, her father's remarriage, and the sudden death of her best friend
Old Henry by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1987
and
1999
in
4
languages
and held by
1,648
libraries
worldwide
Henry's neighbors are scandalized that he ignores them and lets his property run down, until they drive him away and find themselves missing him
The heroine of the Titanic : a tale both true and otherwise of the life of Molly Brown by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1991
in
English
and held by
1,287
libraries
worldwide
An anecdotal account of some of the adventurous activities of Molly Brown, with an emphasis on her survival of the sinking of the Titanic
Martin's hats by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1984
and
1987
in
English
and held by
1,113
libraries
worldwide
A variety of hats afford Martin many adventures
Brothers of the heart : a story of the old Northwest, 1837-1838 by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1985
and
2009
in
English
and held by
1,061
libraries
worldwide
Fourteen-year-old Shem spends six months in the Michigan wilderness alone with a dying Indian woman, who helps him, not only to survive, but to mature to the point where he can return to his family and the difficulties of life as a cripple in a frontier village
A gathering of days : a novel by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1979
and
1997
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
894
libraries
worldwide
The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend
The grandpa days by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1989
in
English
and held by
793
libraries
worldwide
Philip comes up with just the right project to build with Grandpa during their week together, but first he has to learn the difference between wishes and good planning
The days before now : an autobiographical note by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1993
and
1994
in
English
and held by
775
libraries
worldwide
The celebrated children's book writer describes the scenes of her childhood, in New York City and on Long Island, and how she lived as an adult
Letters from the corrugated castle : a novel of gold rush California, 1850-1852 by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English
and held by
725
libraries
worldwide
A series of letters and newspaper articles reveals life in California in the 1850s, especially for thirteen-year-old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan only to meet her influential mother in San Francisco, and Luke, who hopes to find a fortune in gold
Hello, shoes! by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1998
and
1999
in
English
and held by
656
libraries
worldwide
A little boy and his grandfather search the house for his favorite shoes and celebrate together when he puts them on by himself for the first time
Bedtime! by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
632
libraries
worldwide
After his grandmother has tucked his stuffed animals into bed one by one, a young boy is ready to go to sleep himself
Brooklyn doesn't rhyme by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1994
and
2000
in
English
and held by
607
libraries
worldwide
At the request of her sixth grade teacher, Edwina Rose Sachs records events in the lives of her Polish immigrant family and their friends living in Brooklyn in the early 1900s
One very best Valentine's Day by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1989
and
1998
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
559
libraries
worldwide
Disappointed when her bracelet of little hearts breaks, Barbara proves both her ingenuity and her capacity for giving by turning this treasure into valentines for her whole family
Lottie's circus by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1989
in
English
and held by
526
libraries
worldwide
Lottie imagines that she and her cat, Famous, are the stars of a wonderful circus
The hungry little boy by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1995
in
English
and held by
480
libraries
worldwide
Publishers Weekly: Chronicling a grandmother's preparations for her grandson's meal, this straightforward story celebrates the basic comforts found in food and sharing. Blos's soothing text describes a grandma's sure-footed movements as she assembles her feast-a peanut butter sandwich, a carrot, cookies, an apple and some milk to wash it down-then watches the boy as he eats contentedly. Rendered in thick brushstrokes and bright colors, Schutzer's (A Million Fish-More or Less) swirling oils add warmth to the brief text, creating a true sense of one family's camaraderie
Nellie Bly's monkey : his remarkable story in his own words by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1996
in
English
and held by
439
libraries
worldwide
McGinty the monkey and his new owner, a woman journalist, travel from Singapore to New York where he finally takes up residence at the Menagerie
A seed, a flower, a minute, an hour by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1992
and
1994
in
English
and held by
432
libraries
worldwide
Illustrations and very brief text depict a seed changing into a flower, a bee into a swarm, a thought into a poem, and other changes
Just think! by Betty Miles (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1971
in
English
and held by
199
libraries
worldwide
Pictures, poems, words, and sayings for the reader to ponder
"It's spring," she said by Joan W Blos (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1968
in
English
and held by
124
libraries
worldwide
The appearance of the ice cream truck, children playing baseball, and new short haircuts are only a few of the indications that spring has arrived in the city
A gathering of days a New England girl's journal 1830-32 by Joan W Blos (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
between
1992
and
2009
in
English
and held by
123
libraries
worldwide
The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm
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Blos, Joan
Blos, Joan 1928-
Blos, Joan Winsor 1928-
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