Recommended Reading

Elfie

Adventures on the Midwest Frontier

Adapted from the memoirs of Elfie May Loverin Minard and Frank Clyde Sheldon, Elfie's ''Double Cousin,'' Mary Nelson Keithahn's new book, Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier chronicles Elfie's story as she and her family settle in the Midwest.

A historical fiction chapter book for readers in grades 3-6, Elfie offers vivid descriptions of life on the American frontier. Questions at the end of each chapter reinforce understanding and expand discussion for young readers.

Watercolor illustrations by Katie Kangas, Keithahn's granddaughter, beautifully enhance Elfie's story.

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Minnesota’s Own

Featuring rendered elevations and floor plans by Katie Kangas

From Duluth to Bemidji, Red Wing to the Twin Cities, Millett and Schmitt travel throughout Minnesota, highlighting homes designed by architects such as Edwin Lundie, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Purcell and George Elmslie and with sumptuous ornamentation by local craftspeople including interior decorator John Bradstreet and woodcarver Johannes Kirchmayer. Homes originally owned by Daytons, Hills, and Ramseys find themselves in new hands that have taken great care in their upkeep and preservation.

Minnesota’s Own welcomes readers into twenty-two of these homes through over two hundred color photographs and Millett’s captivating stories of their construction, original owners, and restorations.

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