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Nancy Carpenter's Books
There are 6 books
1.
Apples to Oregon
Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 10, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
Apples, ho!
When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too....
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
2.
Abe Lincoln
The Boy Who Loved Books
By: Kay Winters
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 8
In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and walked miles to bring them back. When he grew up, he became the sixteenth...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
3.
Loud Emily
By: Alexis O'Neill
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
Poor Emily. She doesn't mean to be loud, but whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, plates shatter, neighbors are astonished, and birds are frightened right out of the trees. It seems like there's nowhere she fits in....
4.
Fannie in the Kitchen
The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 9
Marcia enjoys being her mother's helper, so she's hurt when Mother hires Fannie Farmer to prepare family's meals. But sure enough Fannie's charm (and griddle cakes!) win Marcia over, and she finds herself cooking up delights...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
5.
Masai and I
By: Virginia Kroll
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 1997
Ages: 4 - 7
In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai
"If I were a Masai"' Linda wonders, "would I live in an apartment building the way I do now? Would I have a pet...
6.
Sitti's Secrets
By: Naomi Shihab Nye
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1994
Ages: 5 - 8
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
