M is For Mount Rushmore
Sleeping Bear Press, 2005. ISBN: 1-58536-141-0

I did the illustrations (my favorite is D for De Smet!), but William Anderson wrote this South Dakota Alphabet book.

 

 

The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin
National Geographic Society, 2005. ISBN: 978-0792278825

Published by the National Geographic Society, in honor of Ben's 300th birthday, January 17th, 2006.

"Those seeking a comprehensive biography for picture-book audiences need look no further than Harness' The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin (2005), which showcases the talent for creatively distilling famous lives that marked her previous six picture books about great Americans." - Booklist

[www.fi.edu/franklin]
 The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony National Geographic, 2006. ISBN: 0-7922-5918-1

1st in a series of Cheryl Harness Histories, 144 pp.

"Outstanding Social Studies Trade Book for Young People." - NCSS/CBC

"Just what we need for the middle grades."
 - The Mayflower Society.

"[A] wonderfully unique combination of biography and history..."  - Voice of Youth Advocates

"The conversational tone of the book with its expressions in modern vernacular makes for easy reading, while always displaying the utmost respect for its subjects. Painstakingly detailed pen-and-ink drawings richly evoke the era. A time line running along the bottom of the pages puts world events of the time into perspective. A full index and bibliography complete this excellent example of nonfiction at its best." - Children's Literature

 

The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trail
National Geographic, 2006. ISBN: 0-7922-5920-3

2nd in my series of Cheryl Harness Histories. Read about this passionately spiritual and adventurous woman - the 1st U.S. female citizen to make the tough journey on what would become the Oregon Trail PLUS lots of
background information about the fur-trapping mountain men, the Native Americans, and the tragic culture clash at the end of the Oregon Trail.

"A fresh take on Western Expansion."
 - Children's Literature

 

 
 
         
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