18 Best childrens books like Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Cover of Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

By: Tracy Nelson Maurer

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Writer Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrator El Primo Ramón present a lively picture book biography o…

If you liked the childrens plot in Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet

1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

By: Melissa Sweet

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"

-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Cover of Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, James Graham Hale

2. Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley , James Graham Hale

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Read and find out about the ups and downpours of the water cycle! Down Comes the Rain is a look int… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Gillian Avery

3. The Wind in the Willows

By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more

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  • childrens
"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Cover of Pinocchio by John Boyne, Unknown, Monteiro Lobato, Carlo Collodi

4. Pinocchio

By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more

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  • childrens
"Hunger is the best cook."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

Cover of Grand Canyon: (Caldecott Honor Book) by Jason Chin

5. Grand Canyon: (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Jason Chin

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavi… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
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6. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter

7. Follow the Drinking Gourd

By: Jeanette Winter

3.94

Format: None pages,

Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

8. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman

9. By the Great Horn Spoon!

By: Sid Fleischman

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Larsen, Katty Maurey

10. The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie

By: Andrew Larsen , Katty Maurey

4.16

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

When he was a child in the 1840s, Andrew Carnegie and his family immigrated to America in search of… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3) by James Howe, Leslie H. Morrill

11. The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3)

By: James Howe , Leslie H. Morrill

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

HARE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW Bunnicula is missing! Chester is convinced all the world's vegetables are… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Howliday Inn (Bunnicula, #2) by Lynn Munsinger, James Howe

12. Howliday Inn (Bunnicula, #2)

By: Lynn Munsinger , James Howe

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there The Monroes have gone on vacation, … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Sunflower House by Eve Bunting, Kathryn Hewitt

13. Sunflower House

By: Eve Bunting , Kathryn Hewitt

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

A charming tale about inventive children who plant some summer fun. read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science

14. Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)

By: James Howe , Alan Daniel , Deborah Howe

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

BEWARE THE HARE! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the … read more

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15. Ralph S. Mouse (Ralph S. Mouse, #3)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

3.98

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

In this third and final Mouse novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, Ralph heads t… read more

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16. Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives

By: Gene Barretta

4.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common? All these devices were created… read more

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17. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

By: Brian Floca

3.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers a… read more

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18. Understood Betsy

By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more

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  • childrens
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"

-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy

19. The Twenty-One Balloons

By: William Pène du Bois

4.15

Format: 222 pages,

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20. A Little Princess

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Nancy Bond

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary … read more

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21. Over in the Meadow

By: Ezra Jack Keats , Olive A. Wadsworth

3.50

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Welcome to a lush meadow bustling with activity, where one turtle digs, two fish swim, three bluebi… read more

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22. To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers

By: Robert Andrew Parker , Wendie C. Old

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Orville and Wilbur Wright were a fascinating pair. Not only did they invent, build, and fly the fir… read more

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23. Tops & Bottoms

By: Janet Stevens

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Hare solves his family's problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version o… read more

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24. The Wright Brothers

By: Quentin Reynolds

3.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

Follow the inspiring story of two brothers who believed that men could fly. Refusing to give up the… read more

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25. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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Cover of The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

26. The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner , L. Kate Deal

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and … read more

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  • childrens

27. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

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28. Construction Site Mission: Demolition!

By: Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The newest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site s… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Duskey Rinker's Construction Site Mission: Demolition! book and Tracy Nelson Maurer's Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter

29. Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

By: Jonah Winter

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book about Mary "Mother" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer

30. Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

By: Tracy Nelson Maurer

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Writer Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrator El Primo Ramón present a lively picture book biography o… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Nelson Maurer's Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code book and Tracy Nelson Maurer's Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

  • science
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • technology

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