Most Popular Books by Claire Rudolf Murphy

At the end of the nineteenth century, Klondy and her mother travel from South Dakota to Alaska to live with Klondy''s father, a gold-miner who left when she was just a baby. Based on events in the life of Klondy Nelson.

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2019 Martin and Bobby follows the lives, words, and final days of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Initially wary of one another, their relationship evolved from challenging and testing each other to finally "arriving in the same place" as allies fighting poverty and racism. The stories of King and Kennedy reveal how life experiences affect a leader''s ability to show empathy for all people and how great political figures don''t work in a vacuum but are influenced by events and people around them. Martin''s courage showed Bobby how to act on one''s moral principles, and Bobby''s growing awareness of the country''s racial and economic divide gave Martin hope that the nation''s leaders could truly support justice. Fifty years later, their lives and words still stir people young and old and offer inspiration and insight on how our country can face the historic challenges of economic and racial inequality.

Offers a look at the life of the children who grew up on this infamous island with their families throughout its long and diverse history as a military prison, maximum security prison, and site of a Native American uprising, enhanced with period photos, interviews, and first-hand accounts.

Seventeen-year-old Sarah hopes that accompanying her father on an expedition to climb Mount McKinley will help to bridge the gap that has widened between them since her parents'' divorce.

How would the most cherished stories of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam be different if women were the active central figures? This ground-breaking collection of short stories brings to life the women—daring, brave, thoughtful, and wise—who played important and exciting roles in the early days of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Join Esther as she stands against injustice and her king to save her people, Aisha as she leads hundreds of men into terrifying battle, and Mary as she and Elizabeth dream of the new lives growing inside them. How must Sarah have felt, turning Hagar out into the desert? And how must Hagar have felt, traveling from the safety and security of Abraham''s land toward an uncertain future? These stories invite us to come to know and appreciate the struggles and triumphs of these women—mothers, daughters, believers and seekers.

More than any other, one song traces America''s history of patriotism and protest. Everyone knows the words to "My Country, ''Tis of Thee." What most don''t realize is that this iconic song has been a beacon of change for hundreds of years. Generations of protesters and civil rights pioneers have created new lyrics, beginning in royalist Britain and continuing through conflicts in colonial times, the American Revolution, the suffragist and labor movements, and the struggles for black and Native American civil rights. With spectacular illustrations by Caldecott Honor–winning artist Bryan Collier, My Country, ''Tis of Thee offers a fascinating insight into the American fight for freedom.

Read about the daring women of the Yukon during the gold rushes between the 1880s and early 1900s, and learn about the unique contributions each woman made.

Illustrated with historical black and white photos and based on intrpid historical resources, this is a titles no dog-loving Alaskan child will want to miss.

Different versions of the Salmon People legend have been told for centuries by many tribes of Northwest Coast Indians. Though the tellings may differ in detail from tribe to tribe and era to era, all versions express the Indian belief that animals have spirits and can move freely between animal and human realms, choosing to feed humans when approached with proper respect and ceremony. Claire Rudolf Murphy''s thought-provoking tale about the interdependence of humans and animals is based on anthropologist Franz Boas''s accounts and on interviews with Tsimshian elders and craftsmen. Acclaimed Northwest Coast artist Duane Pasco enlivens the myth with his striking drawings. Claire Rudolf Murphy is the author of ten books for children including Children of the Gold Rush and Caribou Girl.

Luke Henry loves baseball and wants to make the All Star Team, but a sudden family revelation turns his whole world upside down and now everything, including his ball game dreams, is in jeopardy.

In yet another previously untold chapter of the gold rush era, Murphy and Haigh have gathered individual stories, vintage photographs, and historic memorabilia to tell what life was like for children in the harsh and sparse gold-mining camps a century ago. Illustrations.

Portrays the lifestyle, landscape, and wildlife of Alaska.

When Lewis and Clark set out in the spring of 1804, they had chosen to go on an extremely dangerous journey. Unlike others in the group, two key members did not choose to join the hazardous expedition: York, a black man who was Clark¿s slave, and Sacajawea, a native woman considered to be the property of a French Canadian trader named Charbonneau, who was the expedition¿s translator. The unique knowledge and skills Sacajawea and York had were essential to the success of the trip. The dual stories of these two outsiders, who earned their way into the inner core of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, shed new light on one of the most exciting and important undertakings in American history. Ages 7-12. Full-color illus. Reinforced bind.

While watching her grandmother cope with the last stages of cancer, thirteen-year-old Carrie comes to know her better through letters she and her long-dead brother wrote to each other during World War II.

Describes the field trip of eleven Cub Scouts from Alaska to Provideniya, a small town in the Soviet Far East.

In northern Alaska an Eskimo girl is transformed into a caribou and travels with the herd in order to save her human family from starvation. The author of "Gold Star Sister" brings to life a visionary heroine, and captures the beliefs and customs of a people who are as one with the land around them. Caribou Girl is a young Inuit girl who lives with her family in the Arctic north. One day the caribou that the tribe relies on for food disappears. After she dreams about thundering herds, her grandfather sends her on a magical journey to save her people. Full color. In this authentic tale of the nomadic Inuit people, Caribou Girl relies on traditional values and her own instincts to find the Caribou herds her people depend on. Ages 4-10. A young Inuit changes into a caribou to bring the herd to her starving people.