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new york (state)

All around New York

2003
Provides a look at New York's different geographical regions and the industry and economy of each.

I live on a farm

2000
Presents a children's book for early readers that describes, through the eyes of a seven-year-old boy, the things to do and see while living on a farm in upstate New York.

Basket moon

1999
After hearing some men call his father and him hillbillies on his first trip into the nearby town of Hudson, a young boy is not so sure he still wants to become a basket maker.

The headless horseman

1992
A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

Washington Irving's Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman

1980
A superstitious schoolmaster, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

From path to highway

the story of the Boston Post Road
1986
A history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present.

Pictures of Hollis Woods

2002
A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.

Under the same sky

2003
While trying to earn money for a motor bike, fourteen-year-old Joe Pederson becomes involved with the Mexicans who work on his family's farm and develops a better relationship with his father.

Ten ways to make my sister disappear

2007
Ten-year-old Sprig no longer gets along with her twelve-year-old sister, Dakota, but the two pull together during their father's extended business trip to Afghanistan, sharing concerns about his safety, an elderly neighbor's health, fights with their best friends, and boys.

The tale of Pale Male

a true story
2007
Tells the true story of two red-tailed hawks, Pale Male and Lola, who made their home atop an apartment building in New York City and sparked a protest by those who loved them when the apartment board had their eight-foot-wide nest cleared away.

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