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Books by Karen Ritz
  | | Ian's Walk(Reprint) A Story About Autism Ian's Walk by Laurie Lears, Karen Ritz Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Albert Whitman & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-8075-3481-6, ISBN: 0-8075-3481-1 "A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he gets lost at the park.Title: Ian's WalkAuthor: Lears, Laurie/ Ritz, Karen (ILT)Publisher: Albert Whitman & CoPublication Date: 2003/03/01Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: BL2003014737" |
 | | Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express(Reprint) (On My Own History (Paperback)) by Margaret K. Wetterer, Karen Ritz Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1991 by First Avenue Editions (Tm) ISBN-13: 978-0-87614-541-8, ISBN: 0-87614-541-1 "Kate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross it now. She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over Honey Creek, near Kate Shelley's home in Moingona, Iowa, fifteen-year-old Kate bravely rushed out into the storm, ..." |
 | | Go Free or Die(Illustrated) A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) (Creative Minds Biography (Paperback)) by Jeri Chase Ferris, Karen Ritz Paperback, 63 Pages, Published 1988 by Lerner Classroom ISBN-13: 978-0-87614-504-3, ISBN: 0-87614-504-7 "For the first twenty-eight years of her life. Harriet Tubman lived as a slave on a southern plantation. Finally, with the help of a Quaker woman, she was able to escape to Philadelphia by way of the Underground Railroad. After her escape, Harriet began her quest to help free other slaves. Over a ten-year period she led more than three hundred people through the Underground Railroad. In Go Free or Die, young readers will learn about this ..." |
 | | Windows With Birds by Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Boyds Mills Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-656-7, ISBN: 1-59078-656-4 "A cat discovers a new world. The cat loves its home, a house with places to climb, places to hide, windows to watch, and a mouse to chase. There's a boy who fills his water dish and scratches him in just the right spots. Best of all, the windows have birds. One day the boy takes the cat to a strange, new home, high above the ground. The cat hides, and cries, hoping the boy will bring it back to the old house. In time, however, the cat d ..." |
 | | Martha Washington(Illustrated) (On My Own Biographies (Paperback)) by Candice F. Ransom, Karen Ritz Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2003 by Carolrhoda Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87614-107-6, ISBN: 0-87614-107-6 "On My Own Biographies introduces beginning readers to some of history's most interesting and important people. These books focus on the pivotal episodes that show what kind of person the subject is (or was) and how he or she came to be famous. Each book is written in a story format but is not a fictionalized account. A chronology of major events follows the story, along with a brief summary of the subject's life. Martha Dandridge Custis ..." |
 | | Daddy's Song(1st Edition) by Lesléa Newman, Karen Ritz, Leslã A. Newman Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2007 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6975-4, ISBN: 0-8050-6975-5 "A perfect bedtime story for fathers and daughtersBefore I tuck you in tonight,Kiss your cheek and shut the light,The last thing left for me to doIs sing my Daddy's song to you. And what a song it is! Ice-cream cones fall from the sky, foxes play baseball, reindeer ride in fancy cars, kangaroos bake birthday cakes, panda bears twirl hula hoops, and rain falls up instead of down.The imaginative rhythmic text and evocative full-color paint ..." |
 | | Rescue on the Outer Banks (On My Own History (Paperback)) by Candice F. Ransom, Karen Ritz, Ranson Candice Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2002 by First Avenue Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-87614-815-0, ISBN: 0-87614-815-1 "Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history. On October 11, 1896, te ..." |
 | | Earthquake in the Third Grade by Laurie Myers, Karen Ritz Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1998 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-395-92866-0, ISBN: 0-395-92866-4 "You never know when disaster is going to strike. It happens when John Jacobs accidentally knocks over his ant farm, causing an "earthquake' that endangers the lives of his buddies Big Jim, Digger, and Pea Brain. It happens again with a second "earthquake" of a different kind: John's all-time favorite teacher, mrs. Lucas, announces that she's moving. John and his friends Buzzy and kate try everything they can think of to keep Mrs. Lucas ..." |
 | | Hilde and Eli, Children of the Holocaust(1st Edition) Children of the Holocaust by David A. Adler, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1994 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1091-0, ISBN: 0-8234-1091-9 "When a blizzard blows into town on Billy’s tenth birthday, he is convinced his day is ruined. But as the winds begin picking up and the snow falls heavier, things don’t turn out as he expected. Billy’s house is the nearest one to school, and it looks as though he will be having a few after-school guests for a slumber party bigger than any celebration he could have planned!" |
 | | A Picture Book of Anne Frank(1st Edition) (Picture Book Biography) by David A. Adler, Karen Ritz Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1078-1, ISBN: 0-8234-1078-1 "A thoughtful and accessible look at the life of Anne Frank, author of Diary of a Young Girl and victim of the Holocaust. Anne and her Jewish family hid in a secret apartment in Amsterdam from 1942 through 1944, when they were discovered by the Nazis. During those harrowing years, Anne kept a diary with her innermost thoughts and fears. She later died in a German concentration camp, but her voice has inspired millions of children acros ..." |
 | | Mandy Sue Day(Reprint) by Karen Ritz, Roberta Karim Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-618-31675-5, ISBN: 0-618-31675-2 "With sprightly, poetic language and vivid illustrations, Mandy Sue Day celebrates the special relationship between a young girl and ... Ritz's illustrations in muted colors have an old-fashioned ambiance and depict a warm family and the area's open landscape." — School Library Journal. $5.95 ISBN 0-618-31675-2 1-50104 0603 Center illustrations copyright © 1994 by Karen Ritz 9 780618"316755 90000." |
 | | Ian's Walk(1st Edition) A Story about Autism by Laurie Lears, Karen Ritz Library, 31 Pages, Published 1998 by Albert Whitman & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-8075-3480-9, ISBN: 0-8075-3480-3 "A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he gets lost at the park." |
 | | Someplace to Go(1st Edition) by Maria Testa, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Albert Whitman & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-8075-7524-6, ISBN: 0-8075-7524-0 "Davey describes how he spends his time after school trying to keep safe and warm until he can meet his mother and older brother when the shelter opens at eight o'clock." |
 | | Child of the Warsaw Ghetto(1st Edition) by David A. Adler, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1995 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1160-3, ISBN: 0-8234-1160-5 "This is a story of the Warsaw Ghetto told through the eyes of Froim Baum, who was born in Warsaw on April 15, 1926. After his father died, he was placed in Janusz Korczak's orphanage, where he spent some of the happiest years of his childhood. When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Froim and other Jews were forced by Nazi soldiers to live in a walled-off part of the city. Froim sneaked outside the walls to the market, where h ..." |
 | | A Picture Book of Anne Frank(1st Edition) (Picture Book Biography) by David A. Adler, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1003-3, ISBN: 0-8234-1003-X "Anne Frank and her Jewish family hid in a secret apartment in Amsterdam from 1942 through 1944, before they were discovered by the Nazis and Anne died in a German concentration camp. Her diary has inspired millions of people. A list of important dates and an author's note are included." |
 | | Sisters Against Slavery A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimké (Creative Minds Biographies) by Stephanie Sammartino Mcpherson, Karen Ritz Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1999 by Lernerclassroom ISBN-13: 978-1-57505-815-3, ISBN: 1-57505-815-4 "Sisters against Slavery recounts the lives of Sarah Grimke and Angelica Grimke Weld. These daughters of wealthy Southern planters and slave owners renounced slavery in the 1830's. Through their writings and through a series of lectures delivered in the North, the sisters became famous for their views on slavery and women's rights. Although the sisters were active as speakers and essayists for a relatively short time in the 1830s and 184 ..." |
 | | Hiding From the Nazis(1st Edition) by David A. Adler, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1288-4, ISBN: 0-8234-1288-1 "Separated from her parents and hidden with gentile families in Amsterdam and the Dutch countryside when the Nazis invade the Netherlands during World War II, Lore Baer finds her childhood haunted by fear and uncertainty, in a moving account of the Holocaust based on the real-life experiences of Lore Baer." |
 | | Jennifer Jean, the Cross-Eyed Queen (Picture Books) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Karen Ritz, Zulma Davila Library, 32 Pages, Published 1994 by Carolrhoda Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87614-791-7, ISBN: 0-87614-791-0 "On Saturday Mother and Jennifer Jean went to the eye doctor. Jennifer Jean kept her eyes closed all the way. Mother had to lead her up the stairs. "Open your eyes," Mother said. ... r. * i "We're going to do something about those eyes,". r ..." |
 | | Sadie Braves the Wilderness(1st Edition) by Yvonne Pearson, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2017 by Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68134-038-8, ISBN: 1-68134-038-0 ""We drove for a hundred hours past a lake called Superior. It was as big as the ocean."Sadie is bold in her description of the view outside her car window, but as her family sets off on a wilderness adventure, she's not entirely sure she's ready to spend some quality time in the woods. Aren't there bears? And alligators? What if it starts to rain?Sadie's younger brother, Benjamin, doesn't always know to be afraid, but big sister keeps a ..." |
 | | Ben Has Something to Say(1st Edition) A Story About Stuttering (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)) by Laurie Lears, Karen Ritz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by Albert Whitman & Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8075-0633-2, ISBN: 0-8075-0633-8 "On Fridays, Ben's dad, an auto mechanic, picks Ben up at school and they drive to Wayne's Junkyard to look for parts. Ben, who doesn't talk much at school, does look forward to telling his dad all about his day. That's because Dad doesn't laugh or tease when Ben stutters. At the junkyard, Ben avoids talking to Mr. Wayne. But he meets the friendly new guard dog, Spike, and over the next couple of weeks, Ben and Spike grow close. When Mr. ..." |
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