CHINCOTEAGUE PONIES: UNTOLD TAILS softcover/ full photography/ all ages
May 2012 - With researcher, Pam Emge and photographer/ illustrator, Linda Kantjas
Step into the world of Chincoteague ponies. Through all the seasons, their stories are told in amusing detail with more than 200 color images. Find out how an orphan foal became a herd sire. Share the love story of a Maryland stallion with the Virginia mare. Whether portrayed in a painting or a photograph, the beauty of these animals will captivate you. Learn about their history and living conditions and how they share their wetland environment with an array of wildlife. Find out the names of the herd members and see for yourself what it takes to survive on a wild island. This is the perfect gift for any horse lover and a great resource for animal and wildlife historians.
ISBN-10: 0764340859 ISBN-13: 978-0764340857
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WILD COLT hardcover/ picture book March 2012
Join a wild colt as he follows his herd through long summer days in the wetlands of Assateague Island. Light, rhyming verses and beautiful oil paintings carry the reader along. See the colt run on the ocean, buck and kick, chase mosquitoes and eye turtles and deer at the water hole. This picture book introduces the reader to the life of a Chincoteague pony colt from birth to Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island. Educators can bring the wild colt experience into the classroom with the included wildlife identification guide, discussion topics, and facts about wetlands.
ISBN-10 0764339753 ISBN-13 978-0764339752
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Join a wild colt as he follows his herd through long summer days in the wetlands of Assateague Island. Light, rhyming verses and beautiful oil paintings carry the reader along. See the colt run on the ocean, buck and kick, chase mosquitoes and eye turtles and deer at the water hole. This picture book introduces the reader to the life of a Chincoteague pony colt from birth to Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island. Educators can bring the wild colt experience into the classroom with the included wildlife identification guide, discussion topics, and facts about wetlands.
ISBN-10 0764339753 ISBN-13 978-0764339752
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GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG: A WHISPER OF WAR Fall 2011
written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-13: 9781572493278
During a chat with ghost friend Corporal Jared Scott, Casey brings up an idea that Philip, Zach, and Chucky think is ridiculous: women fighting in the Civil War! But Jared tells them he knows just such a woman, and now Casey wants to meet her.
Casey gets her wish, but afterwards she feels led to help Althea get the answers she needs to rest in peace. Casey's quest for those answers takes her to books and through email to an historical society. What she finds not only helps Althea, it teaches Casey what the boys have already learned. The road to the past always begins in the present.
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written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-13: 9781572493278
During a chat with ghost friend Corporal Jared Scott, Casey brings up an idea that Philip, Zach, and Chucky think is ridiculous: women fighting in the Civil War! But Jared tells them he knows just such a woman, and now Casey wants to meet her.
Casey gets her wish, but afterwards she feels led to help Althea get the answers she needs to rest in peace. Casey's quest for those answers takes her to books and through email to an historical society. What she finds not only helps Althea, it teaches Casey what the boys have already learned. The road to the past always begins in the present.
To order visit: www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com or order at your favorite bookstore.
GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG: SOLDIER IN THE CELLAR Summer 2011
written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-13: 9781572492998
Aunt Penny is moving into an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Philip and Zach, along with their friend Chucky, help Aunt Penny move in. Elbow grease can clear the house of dust and the yard of weeds, but it will take some investigating and ghostly help to clear the root cellar of its frightening secret.
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written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-13: 9781572492998
Aunt Penny is moving into an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Philip and Zach, along with their friend Chucky, help Aunt Penny move in. Elbow grease can clear the house of dust and the yard of weeds, but it will take some investigating and ghostly help to clear the root cellar of its frightening secret.
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THE TRUE STORY OF SEA FEATHER WINTER 2010/ 2011
Fiction for readers ages 8 to 12 ISBN: 9780764336096 SIZE: 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" 48 pages
softcover: With 20 color photo-illustrations $14.99
The book "Sea Feather" was originally published in 1999 and is out of print. It has been rewritten, with many changes, removing fictionalized parts and making it the complete true story of an amazing wild pony foal whose story changed the lives of the Szymanski family. It is the story of a wild pony and an angel named Carollynn Suplee.
View photos and learn more about the real Sea Feather at: http://seafeather.weebly.com
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GRANDFATHER'S SECRET Fiction for readers ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 0764335359 ISBN-13: 978-0764335358
A ghost mystery on the Eastern Shore - When Will's grandfather dies, his old houseboat comes to the family marina on Kent Narrows, Maryland. Dad is angry at the condition of the boat and the fact that his father has squandered away his jewel collection but Will finds more than memories onboard the houseboat. What he uncovers is surprising proof of the depth of Grandfathers secret.
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A ghost mystery on the Eastern Shore - When Will's grandfather dies, his old houseboat comes to the family marina on Kent Narrows, Maryland. Dad is angry at the condition of the boat and the fact that his father has squandered away his jewel collection but Will finds more than memories onboard the houseboat. What he uncovers is surprising proof of the depth of Grandfathers secret.
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OUT OF THE SEA: TODAY'S CHINCOTEAGUE PONY Softcover : Nonfiction for all ages ISBN-10: 0870335952 ISBN-13: 978-0870335952
This nonfiction book shares the history of Chincoteague Ponies, the story of their care and the development of the breed into the registered pony of today. Personal tales from Chincoteague Pony owners from across the nation, interesting pony facts and a glossary round out this photo illustrated nonfiction book, a match for any pony lover.
To order, visit: www.amazon.com or www.schifferbooks.com
This nonfiction book shares the history of Chincoteague Ponies, the story of their care and the development of the breed into the registered pony of today. Personal tales from Chincoteague Pony owners from across the nation, interesting pony facts and a glossary round out this photo illustrated nonfiction book, a match for any pony lover.
To order, visit: www.amazon.com or www.schifferbooks.com
CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PERFECT PONY
Softcover: Fiction for children 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0060781440 ISBN-13: 978-0060781446
Niki has finally saved enough money to buy the pony of her dreams. She picks out the prettiest pony in the auction barn, a sparkling white princess pony. When a sick and broken black pony stumbles into the ring first Niki thinks with her heart instead of her head and purchases the sad little pony. Will Niki's dreams ever come true?
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Softcover: Fiction for children 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0060781440 ISBN-13: 978-0060781446
Niki has finally saved enough money to buy the pony of her dreams. She picks out the prettiest pony in the auction barn, a sparkling white princess pony. When a sick and broken black pony stumbles into the ring first Niki thinks with her heart instead of her head and purchases the sad little pony. Will Niki's dreams ever come true?
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY LEGEND
Paperback: Fiction for children ages 6 to 10. ISBN-10: 0061288721 ISBN-13: 978-0061288722
There is something very different about Meg's pony, Azure. It seems as though he can read Meg's mind and feel her emotions. Could the beautiful white, blue-eyed foal be the son of the legendary great white stallion who lives high on the mountaintop? If he is, it may explain the magic that has come to the valley since the horse was born.
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Paperback: Fiction for children ages 6 to 10. ISBN-10: 0061288721 ISBN-13: 978-0061288722
There is something very different about Meg's pony, Azure. It seems as though he can read Meg's mind and feel her emotions. Could the beautiful white, blue-eyed foal be the son of the legendary great white stallion who lives high on the mountaintop? If he is, it may explain the magic that has come to the valley since the horse was born.
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY PROMISE
Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0060781432 ISBN-13: 978-0060781439
When Tiffany discovers a family secret her heart is broken by the information she has sworn not to share. When a special family of ponies comes into her life, teaching her about adoption in the wild she realizes her family is going to be okay.
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Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0060781432 ISBN-13: 978-0060781439
When Tiffany discovers a family secret her heart is broken by the information she has sworn not to share. When a special family of ponies comes into her life, teaching her about adoption in the wild she realizes her family is going to be okay.
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY TO REMEMBER
Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN: 0061288705
When Jenny's family must sell their farm and move to the city, Jenny has to give up her pony, Magic. In her new home she struggles to make friends and find a new kind of magic in her life. Who could have guessed it would be a tiny caterpillar who would guide Jenny down the right path?
Based on a true story.
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Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN: 0061288705
When Jenny's family must sell their farm and move to the city, Jenny has to give up her pony, Magic. In her new home she struggles to make friends and find a new kind of magic in her life. Who could have guessed it would be a tiny caterpillar who would guide Jenny down the right path?
Based on a true story.
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY NAMED PATCHES
Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0061288713 ISBN-13: 978-0061288715
Matt's whole world has come crashing down. He's sent to live on Chincoteague Island with his aunt and uncle. There he goes into the bait business with a new best friend and begins to track a wild pony foal on Assateague, one that will initiate an important change in his life.
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Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0061288713 ISBN-13: 978-0061288715
Matt's whole world has come crashing down. He's sent to live on Chincoteague Island with his aunt and uncle. There he goes into the bait business with a new best friend and begins to track a wild pony foal on Assateague, one that will initiate an important change in his life.
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY TO THE RESCUE
Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0061288691 ISBN-13: 978-0061288692
When Amanda and her friend, Shannon hear the legend of a lost silver mine in their town they set out to find it, but a series of odd events makes Amanda begin to fear the legend almost as much as Shannon fears Amanda's pony, Christa. How will the girls overcome their fear and come to terms with the true story of their town?
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Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 0061288691 ISBN-13: 978-0061288692
When Amanda and her friend, Shannon hear the legend of a lost silver mine in their town they set out to find it, but a series of odd events makes Amanda begin to fear the legend almost as much as Shannon fears Amanda's pony, Christa. How will the girls overcome their fear and come to terms with the true story of their town?
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CHARMING PONIES SERIES: A PONY IN NEED
Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 006128873X ISBN-13: 978-0061288739
When Matt and Holly find a pony frozen in the ice on wintery Assateague Island they run for help. The pony is alive, but will she live? The pair work with the fire department to give the pony mare the gift of life. In the end the mare has a gift to share, too.
Based on a true story.
To order visit: www.amazon.com
Paperback: Fiction for ages 6 to 10 ISBN-10: 006128873X ISBN-13: 978-0061288739
When Matt and Holly find a pony frozen in the ice on wintery Assateague Island they run for help. The pony is alive, but will she live? The pair work with the fire department to give the pony mare the gift of life. In the end the mare has a gift to share, too.
Based on a true story.
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COURAGE POCKETS
"Courage Pockets" is used in hospitals across the country to help children deal with traumatic injuries. In the story, Duffy the lion faces the challenge of recovering from an injury. Through Duffy, children have the opportunity to identify and communicate their own feelings, offering valuable opportunities for children and caregivers to identify and validate feelings, concerns and coping strategies, expand self-awareness, and encourage sharing and discussion. Children may also enjoy the book as it is, without analyzing. Your purchase helps an injured child get a book of their own.
To order, visit: http://www.couragelion.org/purchase.html
GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG SERIES: THE GHOST COMES OUT
Co-written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 157249266X ISBN-13: 978-1572492660
When Philip, Chucky and Zach decide to plant a garden on the family's Gettysburg campground they dig up more than they expected. An Civil War ID tag brings out the ghost of Corporal Jared Scott and the boys are thrust into an adventure that teaches them more than they ever imagined about living through those Civil War days.
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Co-written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szmanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 157249266X ISBN-13: 978-1572492660
When Philip, Chucky and Zach decide to plant a garden on the family's Gettysburg campground they dig up more than they expected. An Civil War ID tag brings out the ghost of Corporal Jared Scott and the boys are thrust into an adventure that teaches them more than they ever imagined about living through those Civil War days.
To order visit: www.amazon.com
GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG SERIES: GHOST ON BOARD Co-written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szymanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492678 ISBN-13: 978-1572492677 Who is the child that haunts the RV that has come to stay at Cavalry Ridge Campground in Gettysburg and why has it been abandoned. The boys break all the rules to find out what is going on and to keep the family campground safe. But can they save the soul inside?
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Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492678 ISBN-13: 978-1572492677 Who is the child that haunts the RV that has come to stay at Cavalry Ridge Campground in Gettysburg and why has it been abandoned. The boys break all the rules to find out what is going on and to keep the family campground safe. But can they save the soul inside?
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GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG SERIES: NIGHTMARE
Co-written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szymanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492686 ISBN-13: 978-1572492684 Chucky is afraid of the pony he must ride for the boys to clear a new trail on the family campground. When he and Phillip and Zach come across a ghost horse on the trail it triples his fear of horses. Yet Chucky feels a bond with the horse, one which pushes him to try to find out what the frightened ghost horse seeks.
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Co-written by Shelley Sykes and Lois Szymanski
Paperback: Fiction for ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492686 ISBN-13: 978-1572492684 Chucky is afraid of the pony he must ride for the boys to clear a new trail on the family campground. When he and Phillip and Zach come across a ghost horse on the trail it triples his fear of horses. Yet Chucky feels a bond with the horse, one which pushes him to try to find out what the frightened ghost horse seeks.
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GETTYSBURG GHOST GANG SERIES: GHOST HUNTER
Paperback: Fiction ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492988
When Mr. Creech, a ghost-hunter, checks into the campground he tells Phillip, Chucky and Zach that he has a gadget that can zap ghosts back to where they came from. The boys fear for their ghost friend, Corporal Jared Scott. When the four put their heads together they come up with a plan that sends Mr. Creech packing!
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Paperback: Fiction ages 8 to 12 ISBN-10: 1572492988
When Mr. Creech, a ghost-hunter, checks into the campground he tells Phillip, Chucky and Zach that he has a gadget that can zap ghosts back to where they came from. The boys fear for their ghost friend, Corporal Jared Scott. When the four put their heads together they come up with a plan that sends Mr. Creech packing!
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ON THE TRACK
Book #49 in the Thoroughbred series
Ever since Melanie Graham came to live with her cousin Christina Reese, she's had her eye on the track. She wants to be an exercise rider, and maybe one day, a winning jockey. With her aunt Ashleigh's Thoroughbreds. And she loves it. Finally, she's discovered her calling. But Christina is jealous. She's been acting weird ever since Melanie began working with Ashleigh. Melanie desperately wants to continue her training, but is it worth losing her cousin's friendship?
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