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The Mystery of the Tree Rings

Mark Meierhenry, David Volk

Illustrated by Jason Folkerts

Max and Hannah's discovery that their grandfather has kept a journal since he was a young impresses them, but Grandpa has an even longer journal in mind when he whisks them off to the Black Hills for a mystery-solving trip. When they arrive, the children and Grandpa set of for a hike to find a ponderosa pine nearly eight-hundred years old.

For ages 6 and up.

Soft cover- $13.00
Member Price- $11.70
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The Jumping -Off Place

Marian Hurd McNeeley

Afterword by Jean L.S. Patrick

Four young orphaned homesteaders strive to succeed on a quarter section in Tripp County, South Dakota, at the beginning of the 1900's. faced with the prospect of a harsh winter, the youngsters work hard to "prove up" the land and buildings. All the while, the four children contend with drought, discomfort, and sabotaging squatters.

For ages 10 - 13.

Soft cover- $15.00
Member Price- $13.50
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The Prairie-Dog Prince

Eva Katharine Gibson

Illustrated by Carolyn Digby Conahan

Third in the Award - Winning Prairie Tale Series

In western South Dakota, a young girl named Annie finds a prairie dog stuck in a trap. She frees the little animal, and her kindness leads to adventure. Whisked underground to a land of gnomes, Annie realizes that her life on the prairie farm might not be so bad after all. For ages 8 and up.

Soft cover- $14.00
Member Price- $12.60
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South Dakota: A Journey Through Time

John E. Miller

This is a book for adult new readers and young readers. It covers the entire history of South Dakota from prehistoric times to today. Recommended for use in fourth and fifth grade South Dakota history.

Soft cover- $12.00
Member Price- $10.80
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Hardcover- $18.00
Member Price- $16.20
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South Dakota: A Journey Through Time Activity Book

Geneva Ackman and Susan Turnipseed

The companion to South Dakota: A Journey Through Time. Contains activity worksheets that correspond to each chapter of Miller’s book, as well as an answer guide for teachers. The worksheets may be reproduced for classroom use only.

Soft cover- $10.00
Member Price- $9.00
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South Dakota: A Journey Through Time
Text on Tape

Read By Bertram Getzug

The textbook has been recorded on audiotape by radio legend Bert Getz. This two tape set will be helpful for readers who are visually impaired or who have learning disabilities which make reading comprehension difficult. It may also be used to teach students a few songs about South Dakota or how to pronounce some of the personal names, place names and other special terms which are found in the printed materials.

Soft cover- $ 14.50
Member Price- $13.05
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South Dakota: A Journey Through Time
Student Workbook or

Student Workbook Answer Key

Susan Turnipseed

The workbook reviews the most important points in the textbook and coordinates with the South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards for fourth grade students. it includes two pages of interesting activities per chapter and features illustrations drawn by two talented teenagers, which add to the charm to these materials. The pages are perforated for easy removal. The workbook and a matching answer key were designed by Susan Turnipseed, a fourth grade teacher in Brookings, South Dakota.

Student Workbook $13.40
Member Price- $10.72
Workbook Answer Key $20.00
Member Price- $18.00

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South Dakota:
An Alphabetical Scrapbook

Jodi Holley Latza, Photography by Greg Latza

For children of all ages, this book documents the state one letter at a time. Beautiful color photographs are combined with fun and educational poetry and interesting facts about South Dakota for a fun family reading experience.

Hardcover- $11.95
Member Price- $10.78
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Create Your Own Farm Sticker Picture

Barbara Steadman

Here’s a fun-filled, educational way to learn about life on the farm. Its easy with this colorful, exciting activity book that lets you create your own farm scene, complete with farm buildings, animals and farm children. This is great for school projects or for hours of entertainment at home.

Soft cover $ 4.95
Members $ 4.45
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The Wind at Work:
An Activity Guide to Windmills

Gretchen Woelfle

Gretchen Woelfle traces the history of windmills and how their design and function have changed over times and includes more than a dozen wind-related activities such as making a wind sock and wind vane, cooking a traditional windmiller meal, sewing windmill patterns, and keeping track of a household's energy use. 75 black & white photos, 14 illus., 15 charts & graphs. Grades 4-8.

Soft cover $14.95
Members $13.45
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book

Peter F. Copeland

The high points of the Lewis and Clark expedition are recaptured in this coloring book by Peter Copeland. It includes 45 historically accurate, precisely drawn illustrations for coloring the retrace the 8000mile trek.

Soft cover $3.95
Members $3.55
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The American Boy's Handy Book:
What and How to Do It

D.C. Beard

First published in 1882, this book contains a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. This is the ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book. Ages 10 and up. 468 pages

Soft cover $15.00
Members $13.50
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The American Girls Handy Book:
How to Amuse Yourself and Others

Lina Beard & Adelia Beard
Introduction by Anne M. Boylan

A magical collection of activities from projects to games to presents, complete with instructions on how to make them, by the two feisty founders of Girl Scouting in the United States. Ages 10 and up. 496 pages

Soft cover $15.00
Members $13.50
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Barnyard Dance Board Book

Sandra Boynton

Everybody sing along---its time to do-si-do with the high-spirited crew of favorite farm animals. A great book for little kids. Written to the tune of Turkey in the Straw. Stomp your feet! Clap your Hands! Everybody ready for a Barnyard Dance!

Soft cover $6.95
Members $6.25
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Thrashin Time: Harvest Days in the Dakotas

David Weitzman

Thrashin’ Time takes us back to autumn days in 1912, when farmers worked the land with sturdy draft horses and a new fangled machine called a steam engine. This is a startlingly beautiful book, painstakingly typeset, with white space ample enough to suggest effortless reading. The prose is colorful, but as good as the writing is, the real power of the book is in Weitzman's fine line drawings, each one frameable. He includes not only drawings of the steam engine at work, detailed labeled models, but also extraordinary illustrations of people involved in various aspects of thrashing: the crew at rest, the man driving the horse-drawn mower, the women preparing the much-lauded noon meal. This may not be a book that children will pick up automatically, but, once introduced, it will be appreciated by a wide audience. -- Grade 4 Up

Soft cover $15.95
Members $14.35
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The Little House Books : The Nine Book Collection

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Illustrations by Garth Williams

The Little House books tell the story of Laura Ingalls, who, with her family, was among the early pioneers of the American west. Born in 1867 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods, in Wisconsin, Laura traveled with her family by covered wagon through Kansas, Minnesota and finally the Dakota Territory.

The Nine Book Collection includes:
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House on the Prairie
Farmer Boy
On the Banks of Plum Creek
By the Shores of Sliver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years

Soft cover $53.55 Members $48.19
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Children's Books
The Mystery of the Tree Rings Mark Meierhenry, David Volk Illustrated by Jason Folkerts Max and Hannah's discovery that their grandfather has kept a journal since he was a young impresses them, but Grandpa has an even longer journal in mind when he whisks them off to the Black Hills for a mystery-solving trip. When they arrive, the children and Grandpa set of for a hike to find a ponderosa pine nearly eight-hundred years old. For ages 6 and up.
			Soft cover- $13.00 Member Price- $11.70 ORDER
The Jumping -Off Place Marian Hurd McNeeley Afterword by Jean L.S. Patrick Four young orphaned homesteaders strive to succeed on a quarter section in Tripp County, South Dakota, at the beginning of the 1900's. faced with the prospect of a harsh winter, the youngsters work hard to "prove up" the land and buildings. All the while, the four children contend with drought, discomfort, and sabotaging squatters. For ages 10 - 13.
			Soft cover- $15.00 Member Price- $13.50 ORDER
The Prairie-Dog Prince Eva Katharine Gibson Illustrated by Carolyn Digby Conahan Third in the Award - Winning Prairie Tale Series In western South Dakota, a young girl named Annie finds a prairie dog stuck in a trap. She frees the little animal, and her kindness leads to adventure. Whisked underground to a land of gnomes, Annie realizes that her life on the prairie farm might not be so bad after all. For ages 8 and up.
			Soft cover- $14.00 Member Price- $12.60 ORDER
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time *John E. Miller* This is a book for adult new readers and young readers. It covers the entire history of South Dakota from prehistoric times to today. Recommended for use in fourth and fifth grade South Dakota history.
			Soft cover- $12.00 Member Price- $10.80 ORDER Hardcover- $18.00 *Member Price- $16.20* ORDER
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time Activity Book *Geneva Ackman and Susan Turnipseed* The companion to South Dakota: A Journey Through Time. Contains activity worksheets that correspond to each chapter of Miller’s book, as well as an answer guide for teachers. The worksheets may be reproduced for classroom use only.
			Soft cover- $10.00 *Member Price- $9.00* ORDER
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time Text on Tape *Read By Bertram Getzug* The textbook has been recorded on audiotape by radio legend Bert Getz. This two tape set will be helpful for readers who are visually impaired or who have learning disabilities which make reading comprehension difficult. It may also be used to teach students a few songs about South Dakota or how to pronounce some of the personal names, place names and other special terms which are found in the printed materials.
			Soft cover- $ 14.50 *Member Price- $13.05* ORDER
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time Student Workbook or Student Workbook Answer Key *Susan Turnipseed* The workbook reviews the most important points in the textbook and coordinates with the South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards for fourth grade students. it includes two pages of interesting activities per chapter and features illustrations drawn by two talented teenagers, which add to the charm to these materials. The pages are perforated for easy removal. The workbook and a matching answer key were designed by Susan Turnipseed, a fourth grade teacher in Brookings, South Dakota.
			Student Workbook $13.40 *Member Price- $10.72* Workbook Answer Key $20.00 *Member Price- $18.00* ORDER
South Dakota: An Alphabetical Scrapbook *Jodi Holley Latza, Photography by Greg Latza* For children of all ages, this book documents the state one letter at a time. Beautiful color photographs are combined with fun and educational poetry and interesting facts about South Dakota for a fun family reading experience.
			Hardcover- $11.95 *Member Price- $10.78* ORDER
Create Your Own Farm Sticker Picture *Barbara Steadman* Here’s a fun-filled, educational way to learn about life on the farm. Its easy with this colorful, exciting activity book that lets you create your own farm scene, complete with farm buildings, animals and farm children. This is great for school projects or for hours of entertainment at home.
			Soft cover $ 4.95 Members $ 4.45 ORDER
The Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to Windmills *Gretchen Woelfle* Gretchen Woelfle traces the history of windmills and how their design and function have changed over times and includes more than a dozen wind-related activities such as making a wind sock and wind vane, cooking a traditional windmiller meal, sewing windmill patterns, and keeping track of a household's energy use. 75 black & white photos, 14 illus., 15 charts & graphs. Grades 4-8.
			Soft cover $14.95 Members $13.45 ORDER
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book *Peter F. Copeland* The high points of the Lewis and Clark expedition are recaptured in this coloring book by Peter Copeland. It includes 45 historically accurate, precisely drawn illustrations for coloring the retrace the 8000mile trek.
			Soft cover $3.95 Members $3.55 ORDER
The American Boy's Handy Book: What and How to Do It D.C. Beard First published in 1882, this book contains a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. This is the ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book. Ages 10 and up. 468 pages
			Soft cover $15.00 Members $13.50 ORDER
The American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Others Lina Beard & Adelia Beard Introduction by Anne M. Boylan A magical collection of activities from projects to games to presents, complete with instructions on how to make them, by the two feisty founders of Girl Scouting in the United States. Ages 10 and up. 496 pages
			Soft cover $15.00 Members $13.50 ORDER Currently Out of Stock
Barnyard Dance Board Book *Sandra Boynton* Everybody sing along---its time to do-si-do with the high-spirited crew of favorite farm animals. A great book for little kids. Written to the tune of Turkey in the Straw. Stomp your feet! Clap your Hands! Everybody ready for a Barnyard Dance!
			Soft cover $6.95 Members $6.25 ORDER
Thrashin Time: Harvest Days in the Dakotas David Weitzman Thrashin’ Time takes us back to autumn days in 1912, when farmers worked the land with sturdy draft horses and a new fangled machine called a steam engine. This is a startlingly beautiful book, painstakingly typeset, with white space ample enough to suggest effortless reading. The prose is colorful, but as good as the writing is, the real power of the book is in Weitzman's fine line drawings, each one frameable. He includes not only drawings of the steam engine at work, detailed labeled models, but also extraordinary illustrations of people involved in various aspects of thrashing: the crew at rest, the man driving the horse-drawn mower, the women preparing the much-lauded noon meal. This may not be a book that children will pick up automatically, but, once introduced, it will be appreciated by a wide audience. -- Grade 4 Up
			Soft cover $15.95 Members $14.35 ORDER
The Little House Books : The Nine Book Collection *Laura Ingalls Wilder, Illustrations by Garth Williams* The Little House books tell the story of Laura Ingalls, who, with her family, was among the early pioneers of the American west. Born in 1867 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods, in Wisconsin, Laura traveled with her family by covered wagon through Kansas, Minnesota and finally the Dakota Territory. The Nine Book Collection includes: Little House in the Big Woods Little House on the Prairie Farmer Boy On the Banks of Plum Creek By the Shores of Sliver Lake The Long Winter Little Town on the Prairie These Happy Golden Years The First Four Years
			Soft cover $53.55 Members $48.19 ORDER
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