On a cloudy morning in 1944 the Japanese battle fleet crashed into a small group of American warships called Taffy Three. The USS Johnston turned into the teeth of the oncoming fleet, unleashing a torrent of torpedoes and gunfire. In the smoke, haze, and rain the Johnston was everywhere, fighting off battleships, cruisers, and a whole line of enemy destroyers. Men passed shells up staircases, turned the rudder by hand when the power failed, and fired the guns till the ammunition rooms flooded. When the captain finally ordered the men to abandon ship, the sailors gathered off the stern, but as they rose and fell with the passing waves, they had much more to endure. Sharks pushed their way into the mass of men, and saltwater gnawed at their burns. Meanwhile, rescue craft searched for them…in the wrong place! Who would survive?Tin Can Sailors Save the Day tells the story of the USS Johnston through the eyes of three men who served aboard the ship: Captain Ernest Evans, Gunnery Officer Bob Hagen, and Seaman First Class Dusty Rhodes. Each man has a story of how he became a sailor and how the Johnston became his ship. Not all of them survived, but they all did their country proud.

Tin Can Sailors Save the Day: The USS Johnston and the Battle off Samar

Children's Books

McDonald, Kevin

History

Paloma Books

In 1617, eleven-year-old Jeremiah Clements arrived on the shores of the New World with his mother, Elizabeth, and three siblings. Unfortunately, Jeremiah's father – Geoffrey Clements, a stockholder in the Virginia Company – died before his dream of coming to Jamestown could be fulfilled. So Elizabeth – filled with courage, fortitude, and determination to carry out that dream – left England and sailed with her family and other settlers to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. As seen through Jeremiah’s eyes, Catch the Watercolored Wind: Jamestown 1617 is an exciting story that explores the tragedies, adventures, and incredible achievements of those early colonists. Come walk with Jeremiah as he grows from an innocent young boy into a strong, confident young man as a new country takes shape around him.

Catch the Watercolored Wind: Jamestown 1617

Frazier, Jan

Literature & Fiction

A delightful children's book written and illustrated by Dale Reich about a young boy named Noah who learns the value of being a good neighbor.

Noah's Neighbor

Reich, Dale

A delightful story by author/illustrator Dale Reich about a young boy, Graham, who discovers 10 shiny things to collect in a day. Designed to help young children learn to count to 10.

Graham's Shiny Things

Mick's Dreams

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Fun with Statistics is the first in the "Hear the Word" book series designed to prepare young children for success in science and math. Children will enjoy the colorful pictures while gaining exposure to terms that foster readiness for later learning. Appropriate for children ages Pre-school through Kindergarten. Statistics can be fun!

Fun With Statistics

Tallman, Teresa

Education & Reference

Zucchini the Dog

Chatroux, Sylvia

Jorgensen, Inger Nova

Animals

During the 1955 World Series, 11-year-old Eli runs away to search for a magic wish-fulfilling treasure, rumored to be hidden in Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. There he discovers that the greatest treasure of all has nothing to do with gold or silver.

The Secret of Ebbets Field

Seidman, Richard

Sports & Outdoors

Share the special bond of an adventurous grandma and her nature-loving grandchild who live just up the path from each other on a working farm and forest in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. Walks to explore their surrounding area are regular occurrences, but now they have planned something special. Join them as they embark on a strenuous hike to the summit of Saddle Mountain in the Oregon Coast Range, where "On a clear day, you can see the Columbia River meet the Pacific Ocean and all the shoreline down to Nehalem Bay-about fifty miles." Experience the delight and surprises that enfold along this hike. The summit experience has the added bonus of awakening the child's awareness beyond what is learned on the hike itself.

High On the Saddle: An Intergenerational Adventure into the Mountains of Oregon

Shumaker, Bonnie

Science, Nature & How It Works

Shop-Town Tales: Volume 1

Shaub, Dee Delmastro

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