Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Wilsons, from Woodrow's leadership during World War I and his struggle to enact peace treaties to his stroke in 1919, his fight to recover, and Edith's controversial assumption of many of the routine duties and details of the presidency.

5) Victorian England

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Cultures of the past

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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Describes English society in the years of Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901), with attention to class structure, gender roles, artistic and scientific achievements.

6) The amazing Mr. Franklin: or the boy who read everything

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

[2004]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the life of inventor, statesman, and founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose love of books led him to establish the first public library in the American colonies.

7) James & Dolley Madison

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Presidents and first ladies

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Offers a behind-the-scenes look at James and Dolley Madison, from their courtship, to James's presidency, his struggle to avert war and the British invasion of Washington, D.C., to retirement at Montpelier and Dolley's role as hostess to the presidents.

8) Rocket man: the Mercury adventure of John Glenn

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

[2004]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

9) Pteranodon: the life story of a pterosaur

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

10) Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Presidents and first ladies

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Offers a behind-the-scenes look at Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from Franklin's struggle with polio and strong leadership during World War II to Eleanor's evolution from a reluctant first lady to 'Eleanor everywhere', a champion of the poor and disadvantaged.

11) John & Abigail Adams

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Presidents and first ladies

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Offers a behind-the-scenes look at John and Abigail Adams, from the turmoil of the American Revolution, through John's terms as vice president and president, to John's death on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826.

12) Extraordinary people

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Civil War chronicles

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

13) The Underground Railroad

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Civil War chronicles

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history of the institution of slavery in the United States, abolitionism and other resistance movements, and the structure, as well as some outstanding people involved with, the Underground Railroad.

14) 1800

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Around the world in

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

15) The amazing Mr. Franklin

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

[2004]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the life of inventor, statesman, and founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose love of books led him to establish the first public library in the American colonies.

16) Young Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

17) Caedmon's song

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

18) The orangutan

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Dillon remarkable animals book

Pub. Date

[1994]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the orangutan, including information on why the species is threatened and what is being done to save it.