Little Minnesota

Little Minnesota
Author: Jill A. Johnson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 1145
Release: 2011-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1591935105

They're Minnesota's smallest towns, but they have huge character! Experience the rich stories, histories and cultures of 100 charming small towns, with populations from 5 to 141. And meet the friendly people who call these places home. Each entry in the book features folks who know what it means to help their neighbors and locales that range from quaint to historic. It's one book, and it's one hundred towns to love.

Little Minnesota

Little Minnesota
Author: Kathy-jo Wargin
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 141030860X

State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in these books filled with rhyming riddles framed by brightly painted clues, introducing elements that make each state so special.

Little Minnesota in World War II

Little Minnesota in World War II
Author: Jill A. Johnson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 921
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1591937574

During World War II, a total of 165 men from Minnesota’s smallest towns gave their lives for our country. Several were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star. All received the award no one wanted: the Purple Heart. Most of their stories have never been told publicly. Little Minnesota in World War II, by Jill A. Johnson and Deane L. Johnson, honors these brave men from the smallest rural towns. From John Emery (who died December 7, 1941, on board the USS Arizona) to Herman Thelander (who was lost in the Bermuda Triangle, a mystery unsolved to this day), this unique book allows you to experience the war through personal accounts of the men and their families. With photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories, this one-of-a-kind book brings history to life and will make you feel prouder than ever to be Minnesotan.

Looking for Smile

Looking for Smile
Author: Ellen Tarlow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534466207

In this sweet and gentle picture book, Bear wakes one day to find his Smile gone and enlists his friends to help him find it. Bear and Smile are always together. They wake up together, swim by the waterfall together, and eat honey together. But one day, Bear wakes up and Smile is nowhere to be found. With the help of his woodland friends, will Bear be able to find his Smile again? This tender and special debut picture book explores sadness with a light touch and shows that sometimes a good friend can make all the difference.

Little Minnesota in World War II

Little Minnesota in World War II
Author: Jill A. Johnson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781591935537

This unique book allows readers to experience World War II through personal accounts, photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories of men from Minnesota's smallest towns who served and sacrificed.

Flyfisher's Guide to Minnesota

Flyfisher's Guide to Minnesota
Author: Mickey Johnson
Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1885106610

Minnesota has an almost limitless supply of fishable water, much of it only lightly flyfished. There are excellent trout streams in the southeast corner, strong salmon runs in the northeast, & more smallmouth, pike, & muskie fishing than seems possible. Other anglers have known for years what flyfishers are just discovering: Minnesota has some of the best fishing in the country -- & this book details it all. An all-in-one travel/fly fishing guidebook.

On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2006-12-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060885408

Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.