Julie Danneberg


It all started with a real, Danneberg family car trip!

A look inside Margaret's rootin'-tootin' travel journal. (Illustration copyright 1999 by Ian Paton.)

HONORS AND REVIEWS:


Winner of The Colorado Center of the Book: 2000 Children's Book Award.

"...the quintessential Colorado guide for kids...humorous characters, fascinating places, and fun facts..."
Colorado Parent, September 1999

Margaret's Magnificent Colorado Adventure


If you've ever taken a family car trip you'll relate to Margaret's family fun and frustration. (Illustrations copyright 1999 by Ian Paton, with permission of Westcliffe Publishing.)

Margaret keeps a travel journal during her family's Colorado car trip. Not only does she keep track of all the interesting facts she learns, she also documents the hilarious antics of her obnoxious younger brother, Zack.
 

Margaret's imagination goes wild when she sees Mesa Verde for the first time. (Illustration copyright 1999 by Ian Paton.)


Selected Works

Nonfiction chapter book
Women Writers of the West
Meet five notable women writers of the old West.
Women Artists of the West
Georgia O'Keeffe, Laura Gilpin, Mary-Russell Colton, Maria Martinez, and Dorothea Lange. Five women who shaped our vision of the West with their art.
Amidst the Gold Dust
Clara Brown, Nellie Cashman, Molly Brown, Sarah Winnemucca, and Isabella Bird. Read about five courageous women of the pioneer west.
Picture Books
Cowboy Slim
Cowboy Slim can't rope, whip or ride so he uses his poetry to save the day!
Last Day Blues
Students worry about Mrs. Hartwell missing them during summer vacation.
First Year Letters
Sarah Jane Hartwell struggles through her first year of teaching.
First Day Jitters
Sarah Jane Hartwell does NOT want to go to her first day of school!
Margaret's Magnificent Colorado Adventure
Peak into Margaret's journal as she travels with her family through Colorado.



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