Cultural Region/Plains
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More Perfect Than the Moon
$7.99 Read moreThe fourth book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
I am a watcher. I am a listener, too. I am invisible. I can make myself so small an
- Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall #4
- Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 26 2005
- ISBN10: 0060751797
- Language: English
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Nebraska Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species
$8.95 Read moreNebraska has an impressive bird diversity, with over 470 species having been recorded, the majority of which are either permanent residents, regular breeders, or annual migrants. State bird Western Me… [more below]
- Series: Pocket Naturalist Guides
- Author: Kavanagh, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: May 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1583551859
- Language: English
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Never Sniff a Gift Fish
$18.99 Add to cartMore humerous observations and insights into the agonies and ecstacies of hunting, fishing, and camping by the author of They Shoot Canoes, Don’t They?and other celebrations of life in the wild.
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- Author: McManus, Patrick F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 217
- Publish Date: September 15 1984
- ISBN10: 0805000313
- Language: English
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Birds of the Great Plains: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex
$27.95 Add to cartEncounter 325 of the most common or notable birds found in the Great Plains states, presented with beautiful full-color illustrations and comprehensive notes on habitat, nesting, feeding and voice, as… [more below]
- Author: Jennings, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 13 2005
- ISBN10: 1551053691
- Language: English
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The Tie That Binds
$17.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit.
Colorado, January 1977. E- Series: Vintage Contemporaries
- Author: Haruf, Kent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 21 2000
- ISBN10: 0375724389
- Language: English
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Battlefields of Nebraska
$18.95 Read more“Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press”
Today, the state of Nebraska is as peaceful a place as one is likely to find in America. But that wasn’t always the case. Because of i… [more below]- Author: Phillips, Thomas D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 295
- Publish Date: July 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0870044710
- Language: English
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If You’re Not from the Prairie
$8.99 Add to cartIf You’re Not From The Prairie is a poetic tribute that invites readers to experience the blazing light, cutting wind, endless sky, piercing cold, and extraordinary beauty of the prairie.
The Prairie- Author: Bouchard, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0689820356
- Language: English
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Maddy and the Monstrous Storm: A Schoolhouse Blizzard Survival Story
$27.99 Add to cartThirteen-year-old Maddy Rollag finds it hard to adjust to life on her aunt and uncle’s farm in Dakota Territory. Her schoolmates think she’s spoiled, and Aunt Marta makes it clear that Maddy is not fi… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Gilbert, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666340685
- Language: English
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Grandfather’s Dance
$6.99 Read moreThe fifth book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
Jack leans back on Grandfather’s shoulder. Aunt Mattie’s knitting needles click in t
- Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall #5
- Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0061340030
- Language: English
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One of Ours
$16.00 Read moreWilla Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of the making of a young American soldier.
Claude Wheeler, the sensitive, aspiring protagonist of this beautifully modulated novel, resembles the younge- Series: Vintage Classics #0000
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 05 1991
- ISBN10: 0679737448
- Language: English
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A Lost Lady
$14.00 Read moreA Lost Lady is the portrait of a frontier woman who reflects the conventions of her age even as she defies them.
To the people of Sweet Water, a fading railroad town on the Western plains, Mrs. Forres… [more below]- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 16 1990
- ISBN10: 0679728872
- Language: English
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Dandelions
$9.99 Add to cartEager to start a new life in a new land, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1800s.
When Zoe and her family arrive at their claim, nothing distinguishes it from the miles a
- Author: Bunting, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0152024077
- Language: English
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Great Plains
$21.00 Add to cartNational Bestseller
Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains–but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the gre- Author: Frazier, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 04 2001
- ISBN10: 0312278500
- Language: English
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The Golly Sisters Go West
$5.99 Read moreA funny introduction to pioneer life, perfect for classrooms and homeschoolers
The Golly Sisters are heading west. They’ve got new dresses and the best show on either side of the Mississippi. But can t
- Series: I Can Read Level 3
- Author: Byars, Betsy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 18 2003
- ISBN10: 0064441326
- Language: English
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In Mad Love and War
$16.95 Add to cartSacred and secular poems of the Creek Tribe.
Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award (1990)
Winner of the William Carlos Williams Award (1991)
2019 United States Poet LaureateJoy H
- Series: Wesleyan Poetry
- Author: Harjo, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 79
- Publish Date: May 21 1990
- ISBN10: 081951182X
- Language: English
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The Prairie Traveler
$12.95 Add to cartFilled with helpful information that was essential for safe travel west as well as a fascinating view of the strenuous life faced by prairie travelers before the era of the railroad.
- Author: Marcy, Randolph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 01 1986
- ISBN10: 918222893
- Language: English
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The Mud Pony: A Traditional Skidi Pawnee Tale
$6.99 Add to cartA Native American tale about a young boy and his magical pony that comes to life. “Splendidly illustrated…. [A] moving, multileveled hero tale.” – Kirkus Reviews
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Cohen, Caron Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0590415263
- Language: English
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The Long Way to a New Land
$5.99 Add to cart“We will go to America!” This classic early reader tells an exciting story and is also a good launching pad for classroom and home discussions.
Here is a realistic account of the struggles of European
- Series: I Can Read Level 3
- Author: Sandin, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 23 1986
- ISBN10: 0064441008
- Language: English
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Heart of a Champion
$12.99 Add to cartJimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when … [more below]
- Author: Deuker, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0316067261
- Language: English
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Skylark
$6.99 Add to cartThe second book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
My mother, Sarah, doesn’t love the prairie. She tries, but she can’t help rememberi
- Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall #2
- Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 03 2004
- ISBN10: 0064406229
- Language: English
