The Good Stuff Guide » adventure picture books http://www.thegoodstuffguide.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Adventurers! http://www.thegoodstuffguide.com/adventurers/ http://www.thegoodstuffguide.com/adventurers/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:41:31 +0000 Heidi Farmer http://www.thegoodstuffguide.com/?p=1569 The following books are among my very favorites (you’ll see several again in my “Top 25 Picture Books Ever” list in development). I’ve already disclosed how much I love personal histories and these capture the essence of our forebears daring enthusiasm to explore and develop our great nation. Disclosure: some are fact and some are fiction.

So without further adieu…

1

So You Want to Be an Explorer?

explorer
An entertaining snapshot of several explorer’s adventures.
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2

My Great-Aunt Arizona

aunt arizona
I love Aunt Arizona’s spirit inspiring her students to become adventurers themselves.
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3

Mailing May

Mailing May
You MUST read this factually accurate story of little May who was mailed Parcel Post to her grandmother.
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4

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

Clara
Love, love Sweet Clara’s ingenuity to escape slavery. I wonder what she did next…
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5

The Discovery of the Americas

discovery
A fascinating compilation of several adventurers who discovered the Americas.
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6

Nine For California

Cali
This is one brilliant mom. Too expensive here, but check it out at your library.
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7

Journeys in Time

journeys
This one is a show-stopper: 20 different 2-page histories on different topics. Deserves to be on your shelf!
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8

Apples to Oregon

apples
Love this book and the adorables love the folksy drawl I adopt when reading it.
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9

Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky

harriet
Join 2 adorables on their underground railroad adventure led by Harriet. Wonderful!
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10

How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail

oregon
William Reed’s journal of his westward journey. Awesome.
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Realized I’m going to do an entire list of the Westward Expansion books. They are too numerous for this list, and deserve their own. Happy trails!

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