Patricia J. Murphy

Let's Play Soccer! (2008) (US Version)

Let's Play Football! (2008)
(London, Melbourne, Munich and Dehli versions)

Bug Friends! (2009)

More to come...

JOURNEY OF A PIONEER is a story about a young girl named Olivia B. Clark (yes, another family name) who travels along the Oregon Trail and shares her story with us in her diary.

To write this narrative non-fiction title, I read hundreds (and hundreds) of pages of actual diaries, including one of a young girl, and interviewed a number of Oregon Trail and pioneer experts. I feel honored and privileged to be able to share a snapshot look at life along the Oregon Trail and am grateful to the women and men who were so brave to follow their dreams...and blaze their own trails West!

Make sure to check out this space for more about this title including pioneer programs, school visits, and book signings that I will doing to celebrate this title. Land ho!

I am thrilled to announce that my NEW DK Reader:
LET'S PLAY SOCCER (2008) is now available. I had an amazing time becoming a soccer expert by interviewing coaches, observing LIVE soccer games, and reading EVERYTHING I could get my hands on about this fun and fast-moving game.

Writing this reader was an amazing experience, too. I was able to craft a narrative non-fiction story to include the facts that I learned about the game, teach readers about soccer--and hopefully, encourage some to try and play the game.

The characters in the book are named after family members (Erik and Beth) and special friends (Coach Smith and Henry) of mine.

Telling the story of time was a time-consuming project. Check out the spreads below to see just how I took my readers along with a timeline that crawls along the bottom of each page. Soon, you will see that time REALLY flies--when you're having fun!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Telling Time is an engrossing history of timekeeping, from obelisks and sundials to the atomic clocks of today. Part of a multistage reading program with five graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories.