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-  Red Bird Sings:  The Story of Zitkala-Sa .  Co-author, Q.L. Pearce. Carolrhoda/Lerner Publishing Group.  2011
       * Starred Review, School Library Journal
       * Gold Medal, Moonbeam Award in multicultural picturebook division
       
-  Letters of Freedom: The Civil War.  Co-authored with Douglas Rife.  Innovative Kids, INC.,  2011.
       
-  A Boy Named Beckoning:  The True Story of a Native American Hero.  Carolrhoda/Lerner Publishing Group. 2008.
       * 2010 Eureka! Silver Medal Award, California Reading Association
       * 2010 PEN USA Honor Book
       * 2009 Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Award, National Council for the Social Studies
       * Gold Medal in the Multicultural Nonfiction Juv-Teen-YA category of the Independent Publisher Book Award
       *  2009 Skipping Stones Honor Award
       * Nominated as 'finalist' in the Western Writers of America 2009 Spur Awards  competition for the Juvenile Nonfiction.
       * 2009 Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book list by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Children's Book Council.
       *  Starred Reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Junior Library Guild, and Rutgers University
       *  'Book of the Month' from Rutgers University
       *  Named 'Best New Book for Classroom' from Book Links
       *  Nominated for 'Book of the Year', Arizona Library Association 
       *  Bank Street College of Education, insertion into 100th anniversary edition of  The Best  Children's Books of the Year,  2009.

-  Kid's Constitution.  Co-authored with David Baiz.  Innovative Kids, Inc.,  2008.

-  Letters of Freedom. Revolutionary War. Co-authored with Douglas Rife.  Innovative Kids, Inc., 2008.

-  Engage the Brain: Games, Social Studies Grades 6-8.  Co-authored with Q.L. Pearce.  Corwin Press. CA, 2008.
              
-  Molly Pitcher:  Heroine of the Revolutionary War.  National Geographic Books for Young Readers, 2006.

-  States Crafts Co-authored with Douglas Rife. Teacher Learning Materials. 2005. 

-  McGraw Hill Publ. (formerly Frank Schaffer Publ., Good Apple Imprint),
       *  Pilgrims:  Garments, History, Legends and Lore, co-authored-Douglas Rife . 2001.  
       *  Civil War: Garments, History, Legends and Lore, 1999.
       *  Africa:  Customs, Cultures, Legends and Lore, 1997.
       *  Native American Indians:  Customs, Costumes, Legends and Lore, 1996. 
           (Adopted by the Arlington, VA school district as a part of their curriculum)

Illustrated
- Dancing on Grapes. Written by Graziella Buonano.  Boyds Mills Press, PA.  2011.
       
-The Story of Joseph.  Written by Eric C. Bohnet.  Concordia Press,  2011.         
       
-  Champion of IDEAS.  Ballard & Tighe, Publishers.  Brea, CA. 2008.

-  Aaron Burr and the Stable Boy.  The Savvy Reader Series/SFA. 2007.

-  The Legend of Penelope Spencer:  The Voyage of the Antelope.  The Savvy Reader Series/SFA.  2007.

-  Three Little Kids.  Harcourt Educational/Silver Burdett. 2007.
       
-  Hurricane on the Way.   Harcourt Educational/Silver Editions.  2007.
       
-  John White's Lost Colony.  Harcourt Educational/Silver Editions. 2007.
       
-  For the Love of the Game.  Harcourt Educational. 2006.
       
-  What Anna Loves.  Heyday Press, Berkely, Ca., 2006.
       
-  Arie's Journey.  Quarsan Press.  Chicago, IL , 2005.
       
-  Bethlehem Nights  Concordia Press, St. Louis, MO, 2005.
       
-  Occupations, ABC's . Ballard & Tighe Publishers, Brea, CA, 2005.
       
-  Squirrel's Party. Perfection Learning, Logan Iowa. 2005. 
       
-  One Day in June. Perfection Learning, Logan Iowa. 2005. 

-  Snail Mail. Perfection Learning, Logan Iowa. 2005.

-  The Missions.  Rourke Publishing, FL, 2001. 

-  Vicky and Rick.  I Knew That, Inc., Seattle, WA, 2001.
       
-  Ducky.  I Knew That, Inc., Seattle, WA, 2001.
       
-  Noses.  I Knew That, Inc., Seattle, WA, 2001. 

-  Explore the Ancient Worlds.  Ballard & Tighe Publishers, Brea, CA. 1996.

-  Explore the Ancient Worlds (Teachers Aid).  Ballard & Tighe, Brea Ca.  1996.

-  Idea Proficiency Test Pictures.  Ballard & Tighe Publishers, Brea, California. 1996.          

-  Explore America.  Ballard & Tighe Publishers, Brea, CA. 1998. 
       
-  Explore World History.  Ballard & Tighe, Brea, CA. 1999.