Nancy Carpenter's Books
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Apples to OregonApples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches,...Read More -
Abe LincolnIn a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and...Read More
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Fannie in the KitchenMarcia enjoys being her mother's helper, so she's hurt when Mother hires Fannie Farmer to prepare family's meals. But sure enough Fannie's charm (and...Read More
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Loud EmilyPoor Emily. She doesn't mean to be loud, but whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, plates shatter, neighbors are astonished, and birds are...Read More
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Masai and IIn school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai "If I were a Masai"' Linda wonders,...Read More
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New York Times, May 16, 2012
...more could you want from a historical seafaring adventure? HEROES OF THE SURF By Elisa Carbone Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 40 pp. Viking. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) In Elisa Carbones Heroes of the Surf, two fictionalized young passengers on...
ALA, March 13, 2012
...by Ezra Fields-Meyer. Chronicle Books. "Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems." By Kristine O'Connell George. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Clarion Books. "The Great Migration: Journey to the North". By Eloise Greenfield. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist....
School Library Journal, March 8, 2012
...Cinco Puntos. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-1-933693-98-9. GEORGE, Kristine O’Connell. Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems. illus. by Nancy Carpenter. Clarion. RTE $17. ISBN 978-0-618-42842-7. GREENFIELD, Eloise. The Great Migration: Journey to the North. illus. by...
Grand Island Independent, February 11, 2012
...s nonfiction is "Abe Lincoln: the Boy Who Loved Books," written by Kay Winters and illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. This book tells of how his parents read Bible stories to him as a baby. As he grew he was attentive to chores such as plowing, but had a...
Cleveland Live, December 17, 2011
...Toni Buzzeo & Nancy Carpenter How will Santa find Frances and Peter, living in an isolated lighthouse off the rugged coast of Maine, where Papa moved them after Mama died last spring? The fierce...
STLtoday.com, December 11, 2011
...reading level and maturity when picking books. PICTURE BOOKS "11 Experiments That Failed" by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter (Schwartz & Wade; ages 4 and up). Fun look at science experiments — such as whether a washing machine can wash...
New York Times, December 2, 2011
...someone, for Gods sake. Or eat some fudge and shut up. LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTMAS By Toni Buzzeo. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 32 pp. Dial. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 5 to 9) A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR PYN Written and Illustrated by Olivier Dunrea 32 pp. Philomel...
Commercial Dispatch, February 29, 2012
...do so, he wanted the entire board to examine the issue and find the funding. But Executive Director Nancy Carpenter said with less money available, the grants have to be smaller. "Our grant funding budget for this year was $100,000," Carpenter said. "We...
Commercial Dispatch, February 28, 2012
...subject has been a hotly-contested topic in recent months, especially between board member Whirllie Byrd and Executive Director Nancy Carpenter. But it was board member Bernard Buckhalter who brought the issue to a head, suggesting the spending limit on...
Oregonian, February 27, 2012
...orientation meeting at City Hall tonight.Last week, the City Council appointed three new members ? Jeff Gibbs, Nancy Carpenter and David Gleason ? to the committee, which consists of seven community members, the mayor and the City Council.The city's...
Faribault Daily News, February 27, 2012
Commercial Dispatch, February 26, 2012
...thought it would be wonderful to coordinate the Red Tail exhibit with Catfish in the Alley," said Nancy Carpenter, executive director of the CVB. "The exhibit promotes triumph over adversity and the successes of African-Americans, which has always been a...
Commercial Dispatch, February 25, 2012
...Columbus for this," said Butler, who is working closely with Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Nancy Carpenter and Angie Atkins of MUW. On Friday evening, March 2, author Robert V. Haynes of Bowling Green, Ky., will give...
Cedar Rapids Gazette, February 23, 2012
...Sloan III of Washington state; and nieces and nephews, Tom and Mary Mills of Texas and Harry and Nancy Carpenter of Cincinnati, Ohio. Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. V.J. Sloan; two infant sons, James and David; her sister, Virginia...
