BOOK PURCHASES
There are many ways to purchase books by Lois Szymanski. Please consider ordering from a local, independent book store.
Here are links to a few favorites. They all support online orders!
SUNDIAL BOOKS http://sundialbooks.net
A LIKELY STORY http://www.sykesvillebooks.com/
Here are links to a few favorites. They all support online orders!
SUNDIAL BOOKS http://sundialbooks.net
A LIKELY STORY http://www.sykesvillebooks.com/
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Chincoteague Pony Tales - Volume Two
In this second book of inspirational Chincoteague Pony tales, Lois Szymanski shares more stories about the wild ponies who live on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Hear about a foal orphaned at birth, who is adopted by another mare. Immerse yourself in the tale of "Dunkaroo" a foal who should not have been born on an island surrounded by water. Find out how one young stallion failed to thrive on the island, but found happiness off the island. After reading Chincoteague Pony Tales - Volume Two, you'll be looking for Volume Three in 2020! http://www.lulu.com/shop/lois-szymanski/chincoteague-pony-tales-volume-2/paperback/product-24041710.html This book can be purchased at the link above or on Chincoteague Island at SunDial Books. Chincoteague Pony Tales
From stories shared at the fence, to those uncovered through years of research and interviews with Chincoteague Pony owners, this book shares inspirational and informative stories about the wild ponies we love. Hear the tale of a mare named Icy and the surprise she gave the firemen who rescued her. Learn about a rescued colt who was nursed back to life, and how he survived his first winter. Find out about the charity that purchases foals for children annually, and the woman who inspired the Fund. With take-home pony stories, tales about Misty descendants, and stories of those who still live wild on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, here's a book has something for everyone who loves the wild ponies of Chincoteague! http://www.lulu.com/shop/lois-szymanski/chincoteague-pony-tales/paperback/product-24041698.html This book can be purchased at the link above or on Chincoteague Island at SunDial Books. Your Chincoteague Pony Foal's First Year:
Feeding, Health Care, Training & More You’ve just purchased your first Chincoteague Pony foal, or maybe you are considering raising your hand to bid at the annual Pony Penning Auction, held on Thursday of the last week of July each year on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. f you’re looking for a resource to guide you on the exciting journey you have ahead - raising your wild pony foal - look no further. “Your Chincoteague Pony Foal’s First Year” offers sound advice on hauling, stalls, bedding, veterinarian care, hoof care, insect control, training for basic ground manners, dealing with vices and more. Learn how to desensitize your foal so he matures into a bombproof riding pony. This is your first year... Let the journey begin! http://www.lulu.com/shop/lois-szymanski/your-chincoteague-pony-foals-first-year-feeding-health-care-training-more/paperback/product-23215312.html SURFER DUDE: the Legendary Stallion of Chincoteague
When Surfer Dude was born no one knew the colt would become legendary - the pony everyone looked for on the Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge. Although he has passed, his name lives on - whispered on breezes that ruffle island grasses and in sunbeams that warm island ponies. His story is a story of love, and of the circle of life. Beautifully illustrated by with paintings by Linda Kantjas and with a wildlife guide in the back to introduce children to many wetlands creatures who share Assateague Island with the wild ponies. www.amazon.com/Surfer-Dude-Legendary-Stallion-Chincoteague/ |
When Matt and Holly discover a pony frozen in a watering hole on Assateague Island Holly races for help while Matt stays with the pony.Two Chincoteague Island firemen decide to haul the pony away from the water hole. When they discover the pony they thought was dead is actually alive, the race is on to save her life.
KINDLE BOOK 3rd grade reading level
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A PONY NAMED PATCHES
When Matt's father dies his life is turned upside down. While his mom sorts things out Matt is sent to Chincoteague Island to stay with his aunt and uncle. There he meets a new friend and starts a new business, but the thing that keeps him going is following a special Chincoteague Pony foal. Ever since he saw the colt born during his first week on the island, he has been smitten. He follows the spindly-legged pinto, earns his trust, and even helps the colt get out of trouble. But now it is Pony Penning. Thousands have come to the island to see the wild ponies swim across the bay and to bid on these young foals. When auction day comes what will happen to Matt's beloved Patches?
KINDLE BOOK 3rd Grade Reading level
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When Matt's father dies his life is turned upside down. While his mom sorts things out Matt is sent to Chincoteague Island to stay with his aunt and uncle. There he meets a new friend and starts a new business, but the thing that keeps him going is following a special Chincoteague Pony foal. Ever since he saw the colt born during his first week on the island, he has been smitten. He follows the spindly-legged pinto, earns his trust, and even helps the colt get out of trouble. But now it is Pony Penning. Thousands have come to the island to see the wild ponies swim across the bay and to bid on these young foals. When auction day comes what will happen to Matt's beloved Patches?
KINDLE BOOK 3rd Grade Reading level
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Kara works at her family's country store to pay for the upkeep of her horse, Punky. Now, because there have been three break-ins at the store, her parents are talking about selling the farm and moving to town.
On a trail ride down by the river, Kara hears two strange men talking. She is convinced they know something. Then there's Rusty, her best friend Amy's mentally handicapped brother. He knows something... but what? Kara is determined to find out. If she saves the store she will save her horse. But her determination puts her best friend, her brother, and Rusty in danger.
KINDLE BOOK For all ages 3rd grade reading level
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On a trail ride down by the river, Kara hears two strange men talking. She is convinced they know something. Then there's Rusty, her best friend Amy's mentally handicapped brother. He knows something... but what? Kara is determined to find out. If she saves the store she will save her horse. But her determination puts her best friend, her brother, and Rusty in danger.
KINDLE BOOK For all ages 3rd grade reading level
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- THE TRUE STORY OF QUINTILIUS
The newborn foal peered at Caroline from her computer screen. The online photo grabbed her heart. It was followed by photo after photo of the foal frolicking,
rubbing noses with his momma, and nursing in the quiet of evening. This was the foal she knew she had to buy. Caroline had worked hard and saved all her money
to buy a wild Chincoteague Pony foal and now she had fallen in love with the right one. She’d even named him "Quintilius" for the star that shone over the
baby Jesus in the manger long ago. After she arrived on Chincoteague Island, Caroline volunteered for The Feather Fund and helped tag foals with the
saltwater cowboys. Now, after all her hard work, the saltwater cowboys had labeled her foal—her Quintilus—for return to the island. Caroline couldn’t even
consider of taking home another foal. Quintilius had won her heart. She’d poured herself into saving enough money and now it seemed the chestnut pinto colt would
be forever out of her life. How could things be turned around for Caroline so that she could bring her foal home? Or would she lose her dream forever? - Soft Cover For all ages 3rd grade reading level
- ISBN-10: 0764347098 ISBN-13: 978-0764347092
Visitors to the Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge often stop to admire the majestic and powerful Chincoteague Pony stallion known as Miracle Man. But this island favorite wasn't always a dominant herd sire. Here s the story of the orphaned foal found near death on Assateague Island, and Cynthia, the little girl whose faith and dedication helped him survive after her father rescues him from Black Duck Marsh. Cynthia's determination to save the tiny pinto colt begins the moment he is brought to their island farm. She spends every day in the barn, giving him his medicines, bathing his injuries, and wrapping his leg. She takes him on long walks along the bay and ruffles his spiky mane, and each time there is a setback Cynthia aches for the foal. But, no matter what they do, the colt s leg will not heal. Finally, the vet suggests they throw away all the medicine and let nature take its course. Cynthia is afraid. How will the little colt survive?
Soft cover. For All ages. 3rd grade reading Level
Soft cover. For All ages. 3rd grade reading Level
- ISBN-10: 076434420X
- ISBN-13: 978-0764344206
Based on the true story of how author Lois Szymanski's children ended up taking home a wild pony foal.
A family travels to Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to see the annual wild pony penning auction. One daughter, Shannon, has saved her money and hopes to buy a pony. Miraculous events transpire and Shannon learns that in life, you get what you give.
Soft cover. For All ages. 3rd grade reading Level
A family travels to Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to see the annual wild pony penning auction. One daughter, Shannon, has saved her money and hopes to buy a pony. Miraculous events transpire and Shannon learns that in life, you get what you give.
Soft cover. For All ages. 3rd grade reading Level
- ISBN-10: 0764336096
- ISBN-13: 978-0764336096
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CHINCOTEAGUE PONY IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Set one, (below) and set two (above) completes identifications of the wild pony herd members through June of 2014 with a photo of each side of the pony, sex, birth dates and fun facts. Photography by Linda Kantjas. High quality card stock. 75 cards per set $19.99 per set. |
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To order visit: www.amazon.com
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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