Gail Langer Karwoski Books In Order

Seaman

Explore the Louisiana Purchase with Lewis and Clark and Seaman the dog. It is 1804 a historic year in America the year that Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery set out for their now legendary exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, departing St. Louis to travel across the country to the Pacific Ocean and back. In this fictionalized biography of the journey based upon the journals of Lewis, Clark, and other members of the team, an unheralded member of the Corps, Seaman, a 150 pound Newfoundland dog, is introduced to young historians. Seaman travels the long journey with the Corps, serving a key role in the expedition’s success, catching and retrieving game, and protecting the expedition team from wild animals and hostile Indians. Come along with Lewis, Clark, the Corps of Discovery, and Seaman as they meet Sacagawea who joins the expedition; form friendships with several Indian tribes; survive near death encounters; grizzly bear attacks; and buffalo bull stampedes through the camp; cross the Continental Divide; overcome the wounding of their seemingly fearless leader, Meriwether Lewis; rejoice as they return to civilization in 1806.

Surviving Jamestown

From the author of the award winning juvenile historical fiction novel, SEAMAN: The Dog Who Explored the West With Lewis and Clark, comes an exciting new novel based on the founding of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. In 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of London businessmen known as the Virginia Company to establish an English settlement in North America. In 1607, 104 men set sail aboard three tiny ships on a voyage to a new land. What they found became the first permanent English settlement in the New World Jamestown. Among the brave adventurers who made the journey was a young boy named Samuel Collier, the page of famed Captain John Smith. Samuel accompanied Smith on the legendary journey to meet the Algonquin leader Powhatan. Disease, famine, and continuing attacks by neighboring Algonquin Indians took a tremendous toll on the settlers. Samuel was one of the few to survive the harsh realities of the New World during the first few years of Jamestown. Based on author Gail Karwoski’s careful research of the era, this fictional account portrays the struggles and successes of our country s earliest settlers, as seen through the life of a young man. Young readers will enjoy this story of courage and survival while learning about this important period in the history of the United States.

Quake!

‘Buildings were weaving in and out and the street pitched like a stormy sea. The ground shook with such violence that Jacob thought the world was coming to an end.’ It is before daybreak on April 18, 1906. Jacob Kaufman slips out of the wooden boarding house where he lives with his immigrant father and little sister Rosie, his father’s harsh words still ringing in his ears. Suddenly the ground beneath his feet begins to rumble, buildings collapse and the street splits wide open as Jacob runs to find safety from a devastating earthquake. Fires engulf the city. He returns to find his father and sister…
but there is nothing left of the building but a pile of sticks. Jacob and his dog join the throng of other people searching for shelter, food, fresh water…
and loved ones who are missing. In award-winning author Gail Langer Karwoski’s stirring fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, young readers will relive the drama of the actual event and its devastating aftermath, through the courageous survival of a young boy. An Author’s Note at the end carefully separates fact from fiction, giving young readers a glimpse into one of the worst earthquakes in modern history.

The Tree That Owns Itself

In The Tree That Owns Itself, authors Karwoski and Hammer have created a collection of lively historical fiction stories that introduces young readers to the most celebrated characters and fascinating events in Georgia history.

The twelve tales in the collection span the period of Georgia history from the Revolutionary War through the present. From a spunky girl who fended off and captured British soldiers to the tale of Max, the paratrooping dog who accompanied his battalion on their missions during WWII, these stories will entertain young readers even as they educate. The Tree That Owns Itself brings historical characters to life in a way that will inspire the imagination of any child.

Water Beds

Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean is a soothing bedtime story that answers the question of how marine mammals animals that breathe air manage to sleep in the ocean. Youngsters meet ten marine mammals, including sea otters, bottlenose dolphins, manatees, harbor seals, humpback whales and walruses, and learn about each animal’s unique sleeping habits. Although the brief portraits are based on up to date scientific research, author Gail Langer Karwoski weaves the facts into simple, poetic language. Connie McLennan s rich oil paintings capture the ocean s habitats and its appealing creatures. The story invites children to drift into peaceful sleep on the gentle waves of imagination. An educa tional supplement in the back of the book includes teaching trivia about marine mammals, their sleep habits, and how they have adapted to their watery environment, and make your own marine mammal craft using various animal adaptations. Ages 2 8

Julie the Rockhound

When Julie finds a shiny quartz crystal, her dad shows her how to dig for minerals like a ‘rockhound.’ Combining clever wordplay with earth science, young readers learn about Earth’s most abundant mineral treasure.’ The ‘For Creative Minds’ section extends the learning with quartz and mineral fun facts and easy science activities. Ages 5 9.

River Beds

This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean 2007 Teacher’s Choice & 2005 Mom s Choice takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around ten major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this book serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too! For Creative Minds Section Includes: Animal adaptation matching activity, Asian short-clawed otters, Beavers, Boto Dolphins, Capybaras, Hippos, Indus River Dolphins, Mink, Platypus, River otters, Water Voles, World Map, Where in the world?, Geography questions. Thanks to the following animal experts who verified the information in this book: River otters: Kelly Reno, River Otter Aquarist at the SC Aquarium, Rico Walder, Assistant Curator of Forests, Tennessee Aquarium Beavers: Kathryn Dudeck, Wildlife Director at Chattahoochee Nature Center Boto Amazon dolphins: Tamara Mcguire PhD, Amazon Researcher with Virtual Explorers Capybaras: Rachael Macy, Zoological Manager/Carnivores at the St. Louis Zoo Water Voles: Rob Strachan, of The Mammal Society UK Mink: George Shurvington, Wildlife Biologist, and Karen Armstrong, Conservation Education Consultant at the Missouri Department of Conservation Indus River Dolphins & Boto Dolphins: Frazer McGilvray, Senior Manager at Conservation International Asian short-clawed otter: Lisa Smith, Curator of Large Mammals at Zoo Atlanta. Hippos: Loran Wlodarski, educator at SeaWorld Orlando Platypus: Geoff Williams, Australian Platypus Conservancy.