'Til the Cows Come Home
America's Betrayal
Schenck v. United States
books. She is busy working on more novels and picture books, as well
as doing freelance work.
Jodi travels to schools, to meet young readers and for classroom visits.
She lives outside of Whitehall with her three sons, husband, and lots of
animals, including horses, Rottweiler dogs, and lizards. She enjoys
reading, writing (of course!) and watching her kids compete in rodeos,
where she gets lots of book ideas.
Thanks for visiting!
known by many as the button story. In it, a cowboy is given a flawless
piece of leather, which he makes into a pair of chaps, saying he'll wear
them 'til the cows come home. When the chaps wear out, he makes a
vest. When the vest wears out, he makes a pair gloves. This continues
until he's left with a button.
As he makes wonderful leather things, his life changes, as he gets
married and has a daughter. Once the button is lost forever, he tells his
daughter the story of his flawless piece of leather and the two buckaroos
ride to the pasture and bring the cows home.
upcoming national traveling exhibit, to begin October 2005. The exhibit will feature artwork from
children's books and will visit twelve major cities over a two year period.
with kids and then shows them how to start a folk tale of their own. She explains what a folk tale is
and the different types in a simple, easy to understand way.
Kids write an original folk tale of their own choosing in a comfortable, fun environment.
whose parents are Japanese. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
during World War II, anyone in the United States that looked Japanese
was suspected of spying. Margaret's family was placed into an
internment camp, where they lived in a plywood shack with no facilities.
This tells the sad truth of what happened in those camps and how
American citizens were detained like prisoners, many for up to four years.
Only ten people were ever convicted of spying for Japan during this war.
All ten were Caucasian.
Written for junior high students, this nonfiction book is part
of a legal series by Enslow, in which the topic of free speech
is explained and discussed.
December 11 - 12 Whitehall School
has been nominated for the
2006 Treasure State Award!