The Cresbard school means a lot to sixth grader Rachel Johnson. It means classes with a beloved teacher, important band rehearsals for the upcoming concert in Chicago, and time to hang out with Winnie and Darren and the rest of the town kids. For a twelve year-old living on a remote prairie farm with no phone, school means connection. And that connection is about to be severed. The most dangerous winter that Rachel has ever known is about to descend on Cresbard, marooning her on the farm and keeping her from the school she so desperately loves. Then, in a surprising turn of events, Rachel’s dad agrees to fly his three oldest daughters to town so they can continue the school year. Rachel will be boarding in a hotel with no parents, no rules, and no chores. Her choice of desserts every night, two-stepping with Darren Baxter at the school dance . . .will Rachel ever be able to return to farm life after this?

Following their infant son's sudden death, a South Dakota farm couple is denied a Christian burial for him, and this secret continues to haunt the father after his second son is born.

Presents the history of the haystack, once a common sight on the prairie landscape and a model for the responsible use of natural resources

Presents the history of the haystack, once a common sight on the prairie landscape and a model for the responsible use of natural resources

Working hard on the family farm and helping her father whenever she can, ten-year-old Rachel, who despises farm life but does her fair share of the chores anyway, finds that no matter what she does, her father seems to think that she is worthless, in a poignant novel set in the 1950s.

Through simple text and expressive pictures, the creators of Prairie Town capture the wonder and personality of everyday life in small-town America, where the weather conditions can be harsh but the people manage in spite of it all.

Describes a year in the present-day life of a mountain town that was founded when prospectors searching for gold arrived in the Rocky Mountains in the mid-nineteenth century.

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, a year in the life of a nineteenth-century river bank town and the many changes--both large and small--that occur throughout the seasons. By the creators of Prairie Town. 10,000 first printing.

Shows the workings of a turn-of-the-century prairie town's economy, depicting such scenes as a midsummer pumpkin patch, a backyard full of puppies, and grain elevators across the skyline.