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NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J BOARDBK FERGU	Ferguson-Cohen, Michelle	Daddy, You're My Hero! Children express their feelings about saying goodbye to their fathers, who must leave to fulfil their military obligations.	2002
J BOARDBK FERGU	Ferguson-Cohen, Michelle	Mommy, You're My Hero!	2002
J BOARDBK WILLI	Williams, Dorinda Silver	Over There: Daddy Version Children express feelings about their father being away on deployment.	2006
J155.937 LEE	Lee, Marlene	The Hero in My Pocket	2005
J305.23 MARSH	Marsh, Carole	Someone I Love Went Off to War...What Do I Do Now?	2003
J306.874 COLSO	Colson, Mary	Coping with Absent Parents Why do parents sometimes need to work far from home? How can you keep in touch with those who are far away? Who can help when your parents are separating?--P. [4] of cover.	2011
J355.12 BIDEN	Biden, Jill	Don't Forget, God Bless our Troops	2012
J355.12 KAY	Kay, Ellie	Heroes at Home: Help & Hope for America's Military Families	2002
J649.1	DADS	Dads Over Miles: An Activities Handbook for Strengthening Long Distance Relationships	2001
J649.1	MOMS	Moms Over Miles: An Activities Handbook for Strengthening Long Distance Relationships	2001
JE	Ballard, Robin	My Father Is Far Away While involved in various daily activities, a child imagines the actions of a much-missed father.	1992
JE BRISS	Brisson, Pat	Sometimes We Were Brave	2010
JE BUNTI	Bunting, Eve	My Red Balloon "A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark for the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea."--T.p. verso.	2005
JE CASEY	Casey, Carol	Dear Baby, I'm Watching Over You A tender letter from parents in the armed forces to their children about all the ways they remain connected while apart and why they choose to serve their country--Publisher.	2010
JE	Chaconas, Dori	Pennies in a Jar A young boy whose father is serving overseas during World War II struggles to overcome his fears, especially his fear of the horses that pull trade wagons through his neighborhood, as he works odd jobs for money to buy his father a birthday present.	2007
JE CHRIS	Christiansen, Rebecca and Jewel Armstrong	My Dad's a Hero An uplifting story for a child who's father is deployed in the military.	2007
JE DECKE	Decker, Tim	The Letter Home A medic sent to the front lines in the trenches of World War I writes a letter home to his young son.	2005
JE DUBLE	Duble, Kathleen Benner	Pilot Mom Jenny and her best friend K.C. accompany Jenny's mother, a tanker pilot in the Air Force, to the air base, where they explore her plane, a KC-135, prior to her departure on a training mission to Europe.	2003
JE	Fowler, Susi L.	I'll See You When the Moon Is Full Abe will miss his father when he takes off on a business trip but is reassured of his return in two weeks, when the crescent moon becomes full.	1994
JE HALLO	Hallowell, Kirsten	Daddy Is a Soldier	2004
JE HILBR	Hilbrecht, Kirk	My Daddy Is a Guardsman A child describes his daddy's job and what it is like to have a soldier for a father.	2002
JE	Hilbrecht, Kirk	My Daddy Is a Soldier A child describes his daddy's job and what it is like to have a soldier for a father.	1992
JE MCBRI	McBride, Sharon G.	My Mommy Wears Combat Boots My Mommy Wears Combat Boots is based the personal experience of a soldier and a mother who was seeking a way to explain why she needed to leave her child again and deploy.	2008
JE	McKinley, Robin	My Father Is in the Navy A young girl doesn't remember her father, a ship's captain who has been at sea.	1992
JE MERSI	Meriowsky, Anissa	A Yellow Ribbon for Daddy A story that tells children of deployed soldiers why their loved ones are fighting in a war.	2005
JE NORMA	Norman, Geoffrey	Stars Above Us A little girl's father helps her get over her fear of the dark before he goes off to war, and she uses the stars they painted on her ceiling to remind her of him while he is away.	2009
JE	Pelton, Mindy L.	When Dad's at Sea Emily, whose father is a Navy pilot, has to deal with the separation of her family while her dad is deployed aboard a ship.	2004
JE	Penn, Audrey	The Kissing Hand When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.	1993
JE PICKU	Pickup, Stephanie L.	The Soldier's Tree A small Christmas tree is chosen by a young girl and her mother to be sent overseas to a soldier (daddy) along with Christmas ornaments and lights. Santa delivers three red, white and blue flags for the tree and daddy and the tree are returned home to the little girl and her mother.	2004
JE REDMA	Redman, Mary	The Wishing Tree Amanda decides to make a wishing tree when her father leaves for deployment.	2008
JE SKEER	Skeers, Linda	The Impossible Patriotism Project Caleb has a hard time coming up with a way to symbolize patriotism for Presidents' Day until he realizes that his dad, who is away from home in the military, is what patriotism is all about.	2007
JE SKOLM	Skolmoski, Stephanie	A Paper Hug A little boy thinks of a special gift to give his dad who being deployed to serve his country.	2006
JE SOKOL	Sokol, Jenny	I'm a Hero Too	2007
JE	Spinelli, Eileen	While You Are Away Three children describe how they feel when one of their parents is away.	2004
JE SPORT	Sportelli-Rehak, Angela	Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls Three children discover Daddy will leave on deployment. They learn fun ways to deal with separation anxiety and show they care while Dad is gone.	2002
JE TOMP	Tomp, Sarah Wones	Red, White, and Blue Good-bye The young daughter of a Navy man does not want him to go to sea, but he points out the red flag on the mailbox, the white clouds in the sky, and the blue ocean that will remind her of him while he is away.	2005
JE	Yolen, Jane	All Those Secrets of the World When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family moves to the grandparents' on the Chesapeake Bay, where Janie learns a secret of the world which helps her understand her father's long absence.	1991
JER	Hoff, Syd	Captain Cat A cat makes friends with a soldier and learns about military life when he joins the army.	1993
J MCELR	McElroy, Lisa Tucker	Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom Nine-year-old Lizzie writes to her mother, who is deployed overseas during wartime, and includes maps that show her mother what Lizzie has been thinking and doing. Includes nonfiction tips for helping children of military families.	2005
J	Mead, Alice	Soldier Mom Eleven-year-old Jasmyn gets a different perspective on life when her mother is sent to Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War, leaving her and her baby half brother behind in Maine in the care of her Mother's boyfriend.	1999
J	Zolotow, Charlotte	If You Listen A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.	1980

BOOKS ABOUT THE MILITARY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J355 DEMAR	Demarest, Chris L.	Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: The Military Alphabet An alphabet book about words used by the United States military.	2005
J355	Green, Michael	The United States Army An introduction to the history, organization, function, equipment, and future of the United States Army.	1998
J355	Kurtz, Henry I.	The U.S. Army Surveys the history, role, organization, combat units, and weapons of the United States Army.	1993
J355 SCILL	Scillian, Devin	H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet "Using the alphabet format, this picture book describes the many situations and experiences that military families, especially their children encounter. For example history, rank, and quarters are explained"--Provided by publisher.	2006
J355.0973	Nathan, Amy	Count on Us: American Women in the Military Reviews the history of American women's involvement in the Armed Forces from the Revolutionary War to the present.	2004
J355.12 BIDEN	Biden, Jill	Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops	2012
J355.133	Green, Michael	Military Police Discusses the history, duties, training, and equipment of the U.S. Army military police.	2000
J355.5	Gartman, Gene	Life in Army Basic Training Explains life in basic training for the military and provides tips for knowing what to expect and succeeding.	2000
J355.7	Ward, S. (Stasia)	I Live at a Military Post A third-grader describes what it is like living with his family on Fort Belvoir in Fairfax, Virginia.	2000
J355.8	Italia, Bob	Weapons of War Describes weapons currently used by the United States military forces, focusing on those used in the Persian Gulf War.	1991
J356.16	Green, Michael	U.S. Army Special Operations Presents the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, including the various sub-groups, their history, missions, training, and equipment.	2000
J356.16	Koons, James	U.S. Army Rangers Covers the history of the U.S Army Rangers and the training required to be a member of this elite infantry corps.	1996
J356.16	Streissguth, Thomas	The Green Berets A short history of the U.S. Army's Special Forces and an explanation of the training required to become a Green Beret.	1996
J356.6	Stapleton, Gerard	Air Assault Teams Describes the history, major battles, and training necessary to become a member of the Army's 101st Airborne Division.	1996
J358.18	Harvey, Ian	Tanks Takes a look at the construction and inner workings of a variety of military tanks.	1996
J358.23	Kennedy, Robert C.	Life as an Army Demolition Expert Describes the training of an Army Demolition expert, including information about job duties and a history of explosives used in combat.	2000
J358.4	Green, Michael	The United States Air Force An introduction to the history, function, aircraft, and future of the United States Air Force.	1998
J359	Green, Michael	PT Boats Describes the history, design, weapons, and tactics of the torpedo-carrying PT-boats, used chiefly during World War II.	1999
J359.424 ALBRI	Albright, Rosie	Military Dolphins Introduces bottlenose dolphins, describes how they are trained, and explains that the United States Navy and the Marine Corps have trained dolphins to find explosive mines and enemy swimmers in the water.	2012
J359.9	Streissguth, Thomas	U.S. Navy SEALs Traces the history of this special forces unit, the training its members must undergo, and its deployment in modern conflicts.	1996
J359.96	Rowan, N. R.	Women in the Marines: The Boot Camp Challenge Describes the experiences of female recruits at the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and discusses the role of and opportunities for women in the Marines.	1994
J359.96	Voeller, Edward A.	Recon Marines Introduces the Marine Corps special forces known as the Recon Marines, describing their mission, history, and the equipment they use.	2000
J623.7	Green, Michael	Military Trucks Discusses the history and use of military trucks, highlighting specific models and their roles in various battles	1997
J623.74 SIMON	Simons, Lisa M. B.	The Kids' Guide to Military Vehicles "Describes a wide range of military vehicles, including wheeled and tracked vehicles, ships, airplanes, and unmanned vehicles"--Provided by publisher.	2010
J623.746	Burgan, Michael	The World's Fastest Military Airplanes Explains how jet planes operate and some of the uses that the military makes of them, describing the design and functioning of such examples as the F-15, the AV-8B Harrier, and the F-22 stealth plane.	2001
J623.746	Holden, Henry M.	Black Hawk Helicopter	2001
J623.825	Green, Michael	Battleships Introduces the development, military uses, weaponry, dangers, and locomotion of battleships.	1998
J956.7	Poffenberger, Nancy	Iraq, 2003	2003
J956.70443 FALVE	Falvey, David, and Mrs. Hutt's Fourth-Grade Class	Letters to a Soldier Presents letters written to Lieutenant David Falvey from a fourth grade class while he was stationed in Iraq, and includes his answers to the students on his duties, life in the military, and himself.	2009
J956.70443 FALVE	Falvey, David	Letters to a Soldier Presents letters written to Lieutenant David Falvey from a fourth grade class while he was stationed in Iraq, and includes his answers to the students on his duties, life in the military, and himself.	2009
JE MERCE	Mercer, Peggy	There Comes a Soldier	2007
JE NEWMA	Newman, Patricia	Nugget on the Flight Deck Aboard an aircraft carrier, a lieutenant introduces a new aviator to the "lingo" and layout before taking him on a practice dogfight.	2009
		Acts of Courage Inside America's Military (Series) Describes acts of courage performed by military personnel. Titles include Today's Air Force Heroes, Today's Army Heroes, Today's Coast Guard Heroes, Today's Marine Heroes, and Today's Navy Heroes.	2012
		Military Machines (Series) Simple text and full-color photographs describe various military machines. Titles include Military Helicopters, Military Robots, Military Airplanes, Military Trucks, Military Ships, and Military Amphibious Vehicles.	2012

WEB SITES

Children and Deployment
Navy brochure in PDF format offering age-appropriate guide to supporting children experiencing separation from parents.
http://www.25idl.army.mil/deployment/ACS/childdep.pdf

Military Homefront
"The official Department of Defense web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers."
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/

United Through Reading
A program that "helps ease the stress of separation for military families by having deployed parents read children’s books aloud via DVD for their child to watch at home."
http://www.unitedthroughreading.org/

If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing you at the Library!

This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
Comments and suggestions can be sent Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.