Children & Young Adult Publications

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Graphic Novels

  • Rapunzel. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2020.
  • Cinderella. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2020.
  • Jim Thorpe. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
  • George Eastman and the Kodak Camera. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
  • Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.
  • Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.

Writing Instruction

  • Thorns, Horns, and Crescent Moons: Reading and Writing Nature Poems. (Poems featured with the work of other poets.) Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2014.
  • Trust, Truth, and Ridiculous Goofs: Reading and Writing Friendship Poems. (Poems featured with the work of other poets.) Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2014.
  • Organizing Information. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • Verbs. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • Adjectives. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • Conjunctions. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • You Can Write a Journal. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • You Can Write Opinions. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • You Can Write Cool Poems. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • You Can Write Awesome Stories. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012.
  • Using Photos to Write Your Own Nonfiction. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2011.
  • Metaphors, Similes, and Other Word Pictures. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Puns, Allusions, and Other Word Secrets. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Rhyme, Meter, and Other Word Music. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Shakespeare, Keats, and Other Wordsmiths. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.

The Arts & Cultural History

  • The Atomic Bomb. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007.
  • The Postage Stamp. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007.
  • The Fifth Symphony. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006.
  • The Metric System. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006.
  • The Golden Gate Bridge. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006.
  • The Statue of Liberty. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Pablo Picasso. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • Rudolf Nureyev. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • The Light Bulb.* Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2004. (*Received Nonfiction Honorable Mention at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair)
  • William Shakespeare. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2003.

African-American History

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005.
  • James Brown. Chicago, IL: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2003.

Additional Subjects

  • C.M. Punk: Straight-Edge Heel. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2012.
  • Snowboarding. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007.
  • Skateboarding. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007.
  • Rock Climbing. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007.
  • The U.S. Military. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2003.
  • Heat. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2002.
  • Wind. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2002.