new york (state)

In 1815, while traveling by covered wagon to settle in the wilderness of western New York, eleven-year-old Mem experiences a flood and separation from her family.

In 1816, twelve-year-old Mem's new home in the wilderness of western New York is disrupted when the birth of another baby sends her mother into "spells" that disconnect her from reality.

A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from New York's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.

An adaptation of Washington Irving's classic story in which a man who sleeps in the Catskill Mountains for twenty years straight awakes to a much-changed world.

Prompted by the ghost of a young Seneca Indian girl, twelve-year-old Allie and her friend Dub are determined that the historical pageant celebrating the founding of their town tells the truth about the fate of the Seneca people who lived there during the Revolutionary War.

Provides a comprehensive look at New York state history, from the Algonquin and Iroquois who lived there before the arrival of Europeans to the beginning of the new millennium.

As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.

In 1817, after her mother has died and her father abandoned his children, thirteen-year-old Mem searches for a new home for Joshua, herself, and their little sister.

Examines the diversity of peoples who inhabit New York State, including ethnic groups and immigrants, and profiles such famous New Yorkers as Susan B. Anthony, George Gershwin, and Jackie Robinson.

Discusses the symbols, government, legends, and other characteristics which make the state of New York unique.