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1) What if you met a knight?

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Roaring Brook

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

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Forget jousts and quests and dragons, a real knight had real work to do, lots of mouths to feed, and trouble could ride over the hill at any moment. Castles were dark, armor was uncomfortable, and jousts and tournaments (not to mention real battles) were dangerous, and expensive. As in the popular and successful, What If You Met a Pirate? An informative, entertaining text and energetic illustrations, diagrams, and cross sections combine to explore...

2) What if you met a cowboy?

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

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Describes the true living and working conditions of real cowboys in the old West.

3) Letterbox: the art & history of letters

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

1981.

Language

English

4) Bridges: from my side to yours

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Roaring Brook

Pub. Date

c2002.

Language

English

5) What if you met a pirate?: an historical voyage of seafaring speculation

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Roaring Brook

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

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6) Bertha takes a drive: how the Benz automobile changed the world

Author

Adkins, Jan

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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It's 1888 and Bertha Benz's husband, Karl, has invented the prototype Benz motorwagen. But the German government declares the vehicle illegal, and the church calls it the devil's work. Unbeknownst to her husband, Bertha steals away with her two sons and drives nearly one hundred miles to prove just how amazing the motorwagen is. Bertha's mechanical savvy gets the boys to Grandma's house safely, and the remarkable mother/son road trip reduces global...