The Longrifle Makers of the Mecklenburg School

The Longrifle Makers of the Mecklenburg School
Author: Michael Briggs
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780986182600

This is an in-depth study of the 21 men who made beautiful decorative arts Longrifles between 1770 and 1830 in Mecklenburg County, N.C. The book is 200 pages long and contains detailed color photos of all 19 known examples.

The Longrifle Makers of the Rowan School

The Longrifle Makers of the Rowan School
Author: Michael Briggs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780986182617

This book is an in-depth study of the 31 men who made beautiful decorative art Longrifles in Rowan County between 1770 and 1830. The book is 200 pages long and contains detailed color photos of 30 known examples.

The Longrifle Makers of Guilford County

The Longrifle Makers of Guilford County
Author: Michael Briggs
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780986182624

This book is an in-depth study of the 85 known Longrifle gunsmiths that made beautiful decorative arts Longrifles in Guilford County between 1770 and 1902. The book contains 215 pages with detailed 78 pages of detailed color photos of of Guilford County rifles and pistols.

The Longrifle Makers of the Salem School

The Longrifle Makers of the Salem School
Author: C. Michael Briggs
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9780986182679

An in depth study of the Moravian gunsmiths who worked in the late 18th and early 19th Century towns of Bethabara, Bethania, and Salem in Piedmont North Carolina that made ornate artistic Longrifles.

And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three
Author: Justin Richardson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1481460951

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo got the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.

Jacob's New Dress

Jacob's New Dress
Author: Sarah Hoffman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807563749

One of 10 Best Indie Picture Books of 2014, ForeWord Reviews Runner-Up, 2014 New England Book Festival: Children's Books 2014 Distinguished List of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California CCBC Choices 2015 An affirming story about gender nonconformity. Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot
Author: Peter Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781536435078

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

The Storyteller

The Storyteller
Author: Evan Turk
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481435183

In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.