Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Ghost of the Donner Party: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Scary Ghost Stories: A Set of Seven Scary 15-Minute Ghost Stories
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Two girls discover a tree house in the woods. They climb the tree and begin to play in the tree house, only to discover they are not alone. They escape from the tree house and race through the woods, only to find themselves at a cabin that is rumored to belong to a witch. She seems nice enough, but then she makes a strange, frightening request. She asks them to return to the tree house and play with the ghost of her long lost daughter. Find out what the girls do, and the secret the tree house holds. Scary Ghost Stories contains a collection of seven 15-minute ghost stories, including: The Haunted Tree House, The Ghost of the Donner Party, The Hobo Graveyard, The Haunted Haystack, The Isle of Death, The Disappearance of Sara Oglethorpe, and The Werewolf of Walther Point These scary stories are designed for older children, aged 11-14. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many of these books are suitable for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Two girls discover a tree house in the woods. They climb the tree and begin to play in the tree house, only to discover they are not alone. They escape from the tree house and race through the woods, only to find themselves at a cabin that is rumored to belong to a witch. She seems nice enough, but then she makes a strange, frightening request. She asks them to return to the tree house and play with the ghost of her long lost daughter. Find out what the girls do, and the secret the tree house holds. Scary Ghost Stories contains a collection of seven 15-minute ghost stories, including: The Haunted Tree House, The Ghost of the Donner Party, The Hobo Graveyard, The Haunted Haystack, The Isle of Death, The Disappearance of Sara Oglethorpe, and The Werewolf of Walther Point These scary stories are designed for older children, aged 11-14. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many of these books are suitable for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Scarecrow: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls
Author: A.T. Davidson
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The scarecrow in the Williams’s field was certainly scary, and not just to crows. Bobby couldn’t say why exactly he found it as scary as he did. He just did. He told himself it was only some material filled with straw, but avoided going near it, all the same. He preferred it if he didn’t have to even think about it. The scarecrow had been there forever, or so it seemed. It had certainly been there as long as he’d been around, and as far as Bobby was concerned that was forever enough. Find out what happens when Bobby is forced to go into the cornfield and face the scarecrow in this short but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The scarecrow in the Williams’s field was certainly scary, and not just to crows. Bobby couldn’t say why exactly he found it as scary as he did. He just did. He told himself it was only some material filled with straw, but avoided going near it, all the same. He preferred it if he didn’t have to even think about it. The scarecrow had been there forever, or so it seemed. It had certainly been there as long as he’d been around, and as far as Bobby was concerned that was forever enough. Find out what happens when Bobby is forced to go into the cornfield and face the scarecrow in this short but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Ghost of the Donner Party
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Toothless Hag: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls
Author: Cullen Gwin
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
It wasn’t fair! Why should Colin spend an entire week at his Aunt Kate’s house picking apples when she won’t even buy him a candy marble! Well, if life wasn’t going to be fair to him, he didn’t care about being fair. Colin cut out right after lunch and headed for the local cemetery down the road. He explored around, and stumbled upon a crypt with the bones of those long dead. That’s when he came up with a plan to get the money he needed for the candy marble. It only cost two dollars, but this would turn out to be the most expensive candy marble Colin ever thought of buying! Find out what happens when Colin raids the crypt of an old hag. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
It wasn’t fair! Why should Colin spend an entire week at his Aunt Kate’s house picking apples when she won’t even buy him a candy marble! Well, if life wasn’t going to be fair to him, he didn’t care about being fair. Colin cut out right after lunch and headed for the local cemetery down the road. He explored around, and stumbled upon a crypt with the bones of those long dead. That’s when he came up with a plan to get the money he needed for the candy marble. It only cost two dollars, but this would turn out to be the most expensive candy marble Colin ever thought of buying! Find out what happens when Colin raids the crypt of an old hag. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Ghosts in the Cellar: A 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls
Author: Cullen Gwin
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This was our last chance. I know that my wife thought this was a folly at first, but tomorrow she would see how right I was. Tomorrow a lot of our dreams would come true. Let me give you a bit of background. I had been a normal working slob my whole life. I was unhappy at my job as an accountant, but I was even unhappier when I got laid off. It wasn’t my fault I wasn’t working anymore. The economy was bad and there weren’t as many businesses that needed auditing and bookkeeping. I was sick and tired of being at the mercy of someone else, so I decided to go into business for myself. Since I knew there wasn’t enough work for accountants, I decided I needed to do something new. Find out what happens when the author buys a vineyard and begins making wine. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This was our last chance. I know that my wife thought this was a folly at first, but tomorrow she would see how right I was. Tomorrow a lot of our dreams would come true. Let me give you a bit of background. I had been a normal working slob my whole life. I was unhappy at my job as an accountant, but I was even unhappier when I got laid off. It wasn’t my fault I wasn’t working anymore. The economy was bad and there weren’t as many businesses that needed auditing and bookkeeping. I was sick and tired of being at the mercy of someone else, so I decided to go into business for myself. Since I knew there wasn’t enough work for accountants, I decided I needed to do something new. Find out what happens when the author buys a vineyard and begins making wine. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate
Author: Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.
Haunted Indiana 4
Author: Mark Marimen
Publisher: Haunted Indiana
ISBN: 9781933272054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Haunted Indiana 4 delves once more into the eerie side of Indiana history with new and old tales from across the state: * The spirit of America's most prolific female serial killer who is said to haunt her former home in La Porte; * The ghost of a grave robber said to walk the paths of a cemetery in New Albany; * A ghost town near Nashville that truly lives up to the term "Ghost Town;" * The gentle story of a grandfather's spirit who made a phone call from beyond the grave to aid his granddaughter when she needed it most; * Tales of enigmatic spirits of former prisoners who are serving a "more than life" sentence at the Old Jail Museum in Valparaiso; * A series of ghostly tales told within the ranks of the police from across the state; and many more. . .Also included in Haunted Indiana 4 is an audio CD narrated by Mark Marimen with four stories - including one never before published.
Publisher: Haunted Indiana
ISBN: 9781933272054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Haunted Indiana 4 delves once more into the eerie side of Indiana history with new and old tales from across the state: * The spirit of America's most prolific female serial killer who is said to haunt her former home in La Porte; * The ghost of a grave robber said to walk the paths of a cemetery in New Albany; * A ghost town near Nashville that truly lives up to the term "Ghost Town;" * The gentle story of a grandfather's spirit who made a phone call from beyond the grave to aid his granddaughter when she needed it most; * Tales of enigmatic spirits of former prisoners who are serving a "more than life" sentence at the Old Jail Museum in Valparaiso; * A series of ghostly tales told within the ranks of the police from across the state; and many more. . .Also included in Haunted Indiana 4 is an audio CD narrated by Mark Marimen with four stories - including one never before published.
Donners of the Dead
Author: Karina Halle
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494954666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The year is 1851 and pioneers in search of California gold are still afraid to travel on the same route as the tragic Donner party did years before. When the last wagon train to go into the Sierra Nevada mountains fails to arrive at their destination, Eve Smith, an 18-year old half-native girl with immense tracking skills is brought along with the search party, headed by an enigmatic former Texas Ranger, Jake McGraw. What they find deep in the snow-covered terrain is a terrifying consequence of cannibalism, giving new meaning to the term monster. While the search party is slowly picked off, one by one, Eve must learn to trust Jake in order to survive and prevent the monstrosities from reaching civilization.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494954666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The year is 1851 and pioneers in search of California gold are still afraid to travel on the same route as the tragic Donner party did years before. When the last wagon train to go into the Sierra Nevada mountains fails to arrive at their destination, Eve Smith, an 18-year old half-native girl with immense tracking skills is brought along with the search party, headed by an enigmatic former Texas Ranger, Jake McGraw. What they find deep in the snow-covered terrain is a terrifying consequence of cannibalism, giving new meaning to the term monster. While the search party is slowly picked off, one by one, Eve must learn to trust Jake in order to survive and prevent the monstrosities from reaching civilization.
The House Next Door
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416553444
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The house next door to the Kennedys appears to be haunted by an all-pervasive evil, and the couple watches as a succession of owners becomes engulfed by the sinister force, until the Kennedys set out to destroy the house themselves.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416553444
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The house next door to the Kennedys appears to be haunted by an all-pervasive evil, and the couple watches as a succession of owners becomes engulfed by the sinister force, until the Kennedys set out to destroy the house themselves.