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12,100 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 4-After finding 32 fleas in his hair and tumbleweeds in his chaps, a freckle-faced cowboy decides that it's time for his annual bath. He mounts his horse, calls for his old dog, and heads for El Rio. There he disrobes and commands his companion to guard his duds. After frolicking merrily with a bar o... | [
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12,101 | 2 | Fledgling author Adam Bagdasarian surprisingly follows up his grim, highly lauded first novel Forgotten Fire with a series of humorous, autobiographical sketches about his childhood and adolescence from ages 5 to 20. Bagdasarian is at his funniest when commenting on the trials and torments of puberty, especially when i... | [
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12,102 | 2 | Maria Lili's mouth is watering for the stew she makes with her grandparents every weekend. But on this particular Saturday, it seems that the aroma of cilantro mingling with cassava, green plantains, vegetables and chicken will exist only in the girl's imagination. There is no money and nothing in the larder but a doze... | [
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12,103 | 2 | PreSchool-KThere are a number of children's books that trace the steps from sheep to wool to clothing, including Tomie dePaola's Charlie Needs a Cloak (S & S, 1982); Cynthia Millen's A Symphony for the Sheep (Houghton, 1996); and, most amusingly, Leslie Helakoski's Woolbur (HarperCollins, 2008) and Teri Sloat's Far... | [
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12,104 | 2 | Grade 5 UpMolnar re-creates memories and family stories of living in postwar Romania, fleshing them out with dialogue that, while not exact, remains true to the essence of her experiences, resulting in a readable, informative, and engaging book. The only child living in a crowded flat with seven adults representing thr... | [
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12,105 | 2 | Puddle:"Yum deftly ties moods, weather, parenting, and the power of art together." Kirkus ReviewsIts just a picture, mother and son tell one another at various points, but Yums (This Is Our House) renderingsdone in a rough, childlike style that fits the story to a Tand all-dialogue text prove that theres powerful magic... | [
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12,106 | 1 | PreS?A winning quartet of board books. In a style reminiscent of Dav Pilkey's work, Kitamura has created four animal characters, each faced with a decision: where to sleep, what to drink, how to bathe, and what to eat. Resolving these dilemmas requires hilarious experimentation (the cat curling up in the saucepan is a ... | [
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12,107 | 2 | Gr 47Two best friends build a fort in the woods and defend it from bullies in this fun, old-fashioned story that manages to be fresh and familiar. Wyatt is enjoying the freedom of a summer with his dad in upstate New York. His friend Augie lives there year-round and has many useful skills that include killing squirrels... | [
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12,108 | 0 | Grade 2–4—Drawing on well-documented accounts of Martha Washington's runaway slave, McCully's fictionalized retelling focuses on Oney Judge's childhood and early adult years. Favored by her mistress, the girl is separated from her mother when Washington becomes president and moves his family from Mount Vern... | [
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12,109 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 3–In this sequel to Stevenson's Don't Make Me Laugh (Farrar, 1999), Mr. Frimdimpny, a crocodile curmudgeon, admonishes Freddy Fafnaffer, an adorable pink pig, that no one is allowed to laugh or giggle. An infraction of the rule results in the wrongdoer having to return to the front of the book. Cl... | [
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12,110 | 2 | PreS-Gr 1The boy with dog and his grandfather with beard appear in a companion book to Snow (Farrar, 1998). The threesome take a walk in the late afternoon and witness a beautiful sunset before heading back to the city as the buildings and skies darken. The child feels that dusk is a sad time as it signals the end of d... | [
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12,111 | 2 | Daly's (Gift of the Sun) lush, pastoral paintings add depth and charm to a Cinderella variant folktale from the Emerald Isle. In this version, Trembling is the overworked and shunned younger sibling (not stepsister) of snooty twosome Fair and Brown. And rather than sport their finery for a royal ball, the young ladies ... | [
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12,112 | 15 | this is a vibrant quick introduction to the human and animal milieu of the Sahel, and the focus on coexistence gives it a useful environmental implication and helps introduce the idea to kids a few years away from the Scientists in the Field series. BCCBCowcher's beautiful watercolor and-mixed-media illustrations chart... | [] | Test |
12,113 | 0 | "My sister Emily was buried today," begins this wisp of a picture book, part thumbnail biography and part miniature poetry anthology. For the next several pages, a mournful Lavinia reminisces about her reclusive sister ("Emily never went anywhere. Townsfolk thought her strange"), roots through her dresser ("Here are th... | [
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12,114 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 4–When five giant sisters open a quarry on Umbagog Lake in New Hampshire, one of them carves a miniature granite town, finishing with a tiny stone baby. Lil Fella wails unceasingly, and the siblings can't get him quiet. Nellie, a young wannabe stonecutter, offers some ideas—give him warm ... | [
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12,115 | 13 | When King Tut's tomb was discovered in Egypt in 1922, the world was abuzz. What would be the next big, newsworthy archaeological find? Might it be Giza 7000X, a secret Egyptian tomb buried deep within the earth? Claudia Logan and Melissa Sweet (with the cooperation of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston) answer that ques... | [
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12,116 | 2 | Grade 4-6-Bird's classmates make fun of her clothes, as well as of the new boy, Harlem, giving the sixth grader reason to try to make friends with him. She and her neighbor Miss Delphine take a pie over to the apartment above the tattoo parlor where he lives with Mr. Moody, who collects cans for a living. Harlem's moth... | [
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12,117 | 2 | In a doll story that will win over even confirmed tomboys, McClintock (Molly and the Magic Wishbone) introduces a Victorian child who, despite her frock and pinafore, enjoys digging in the dirt and climbing trees. After Aunt Edme sends Charlotte a doll dressed "in linen and lace and delicate silk ribbons," the child br... | [
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12,118 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3It is Mother's Sunday, "when the older ladies dressed in crisp white suits and wore clean white glovesand hats. Big, bold, beautifully colored hats." Clara B. is in a rush to sit into the pew just behind the lady with the best oneher grandmother. When complimented on her broad-brimmed pink chapeau, ... | [
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12,119 | 1 | Gr 3-7-This triumphant and satisfying sequel to Sheep (Farrar, 2006) is sure to excite readers. Jack, the faithful, prizewinning Border collie, is aging but as determined as ever to fulfill his duties: protecting his boy, Luke, and their sheep from coyotes. Though his mind is quick as a wink, his body is beginning to s... | [
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12,120 | 0 | Grade 3-5Seven-year-old-Prince and five-year-old Pearl are left to live with their grandmother in a small segregated Florida town after their parents go up north to look for work. In the meantime, Grandma does her best to take care of the children as they struggle to make ends meet during the 1930s. Carter admirably at... | [
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12,121 | 2 | "Cole is a master at conveying the emotions of the characters, both animal and human. This engaging story and its resourceful heroine will appeal to many children."—Starred, School Library Journal "A beguiling mix of rhythmic prose and snatches of verse . . . Fine fare for reading alone or aloud."—Star... | [
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12,122 | 1 | "I had always been afraid of the forest, that dark and unknown place at the farthest edge of my little world," begins Nivola's (Elisabeth) tale of a mouse who faces down his fear. The opening image, framed in a border of white, shows a charming town of red-tiled stucco houses in a valley under blue skies; a long, windi... | [
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12,123 | 11 | The South African creators of The Dove turn out a lighthearted story about a husband and wife and their small farm. Trying to reduce his workload so as to spend more time basking in the sun, Thulani decides to sell their cow and buy a goat instead ("I'm tired of all this milking," he says to himself). When the goat eat... | [
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12,124 | 13 | PreSchool-KThe seasons in the life of a lovely blue country home are the subject of this understated, contemplative work. Lyrical verses begin by describing the house in summer, filled with a lively family. As the days grow shorter, the family departs, leaving it in seeming isolation and quiet. When the seasons pass in... | [
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12,125 | 2 | Three people and two cats form a cozy quintet in this volume, in which Jenkins (The Secret Life of Billie's Uncle Myron) playfully appraises a family's varied talents and tastes just the way a child learning to count might do. A girl, the diminutive version of her red-haired mother, does the accounting. She notices tha... | [
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12,126 | 15 | PreS-Gr 2A basic introduction to community gardens for youngsters. Beginning with a lush, rural landscape with old houses, picket fences, and a young family gardening in their spacious yard, the narrative shows bulldozers arriving as "stone and metal, the city grows." Rather suddenly, viewers are in an established urba... | [
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12,127 | 0 | Grade 5 UpThese intertwined graphic novels tell the stories of two girls coming of age in Europe during World War II. A Family Secret follows the story of Helena, who survived the war primarily due to her father's decision to collaborate with the Nazis. She recounts her life and those of others, including citizens stra... | [
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12,128 | 18 | In an ambitious and successful authorial debut, Arnold (Fanny at Chez Panisse) further explores the culinary arts this time through biography. Her brilliant but little-known subject, Frenchman Alexis Soyer (1809-1858), rose quickly from child prankster to lowly apprentice to chef de cuisine at London's new Reform Club.... | [
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12,129 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 4-Based on the author's childhood, this inspirational story stands as a tribute to a strong family facing hard times. Emma and her family are migrant workers who follow the crops to make a living. Passionate about books, the girl longs for a store-bought volume, but knows that the few coins her mothe... | [
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12,130 | 11 | A delightful picture-book version of the Russian folktale about the simple third son who, through the magical powers of the Listener, Swift-goer, Drinker, and others, performs the tasks set by the Czar and wins the princess. The handsome illustrations which fill the pages with animation and gleaming colors have a folk ... | [
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12,131 | 0 | K-Gr 3One remarkable milestone on the path to flight was the first manned balloon trip, which occurred in 1783. Up to that point, no one had accomplished a trip between countries, so Dr. John Jeffries (English) and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) decided to be the first. Jeffries and Blanchard allowed their competitive ... | [
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12,132 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 3A strong addition to a popular series, this story will capture the imagination and interest of anyone who has ever taken music lessons. Although he'd rather shoot hoops with his friend, Gus spends the required half-hour practicing the piano. With Grandpa's gentle encouragement, the boy makes it thro... | [
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12,133 | 2 | Grade 1-2-While nothing wildly exciting happens in this installment in the series, the author invests the members of this family with real personalities: Mom is not very patient and Dad is a bit goofy, while Grandpa and Gus have good humor and brains. The short chapters move the story of a summer outing along with a re... | [
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12,134 | 0 | Could it be that young readers' minds are going to the Devil? That's certainly not the case in this logical follow-up to that little red volume, The Devil's Storybook. This bluish-green book contains 10 other Devil stories, told by a very dextrous fiddlemaster. There are such familiar diabolical incarnations as a fortu... | [
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12,135 | 0 | K-Gr 3-Set in 1957, this epistolary story is told in 12 letters from a child to her Aunt Lupita. Isabel, her parents, and her older brother emigrate from Mexico to the United States, leaving her aunt behind. From her new home, Isabel writes about her struggle with learning English, starting school, helping her mother b... | [
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12,136 | 1 | The plot of this book, for 4-year-olds and up, involves the travails of Al, a janitor who lives in a dingy apartment on Manhattan's West Side with his dog Eddie. One day, a funny-looking bird sticks its huge head through Al's bathroom window and proposes a journey to a terrific place where there are "no worries" and "n... | [
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12,137 | 13 | "In the pasture, instead of keeping watch over the flock, Giotto spends his time sketching." He may not be much of a shepherd, but this talented 8-year-old boy doesn't have to remain one for long; after timidly introducing himself to the painter Cimabue, he becomes the Florentine painter's protégé--and be... | [
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12,138 | 7 | Kindergarten-Grade 3As green goblins gather in the woods for their annual Halloween party, readers get a glimpse of their world. The spine-chilling array of ghoulish guests is all smiles and the creatures' behavior seems, well, a lot like children getting ready to have fun. They are looking for a good fright, and think... | [] | Train |
12,139 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 3-When a girl and her dog, Henry, greet the Canada geese as they return in the spring, she notices that one has been injured and is missing a foot. The others in the flock shun the goose, but the child worries about it. Her parents warn her not to interfere-the animal must grow strong on its own to surv... | [
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12,140 | 2 | Felicity and Cordelia are two bunny friends, but theyre as different as their outfits. Cordelia, in a demure dress, is the stay-at-home worrywart, while Felicity, in the more practical pants, is fearless. So fearless, in fact, that she takes off in a balloon to find adventure. Yet adventure comes in the form of a broke... | [
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12,141 | 6 | "I am in charge of this book. I make up the rules," announces Mr. Frimdimpny, a snaggletoothed creature (crocodile? alligator? dragon?) who lays down the law: "Do not laugh! Do not even smile! Don't do anything you are told not to do." Noting that he, personally, never laughs or smiles, the stern taskmaster cautions re... | [
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12,142 | 2 | Grandpa comes up with a great idea for Gus's disguise in Gus and Grandpa and the Halloween Costume, the eighth title in the beginning reader series by Claudia Mills, illus. by Catherine Stock. Ages 6-8.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Gr. 2-3. Once again, it's Grandpa whose wisdom and good sense come throu... | [
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12,143 | 2 | In perhaps their most personal work to date, this fifth collaboration between the husband-and-wife team behind The Journey explores the subtle, intense bond shared by a girl and her caregiver, inspired by a similar relationship in the author's childhood.The book begins cinematically, with endpapers that feature a girl ... | [
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12,144 | 2 | Grade 3-6-In the beginning, Jeff is just an imaginary dog, 10-year-old Suzanne's loyal companion, the dog she has wanted all her life but can't have because of her brother's allergies. Then one day, a black-and-tan dog, the real Jeff, appears, wandering on the median strip of the highway near her home. Suzanne recogniz... | [] | Train |
12,145 | 1 | PreS--A winning quartet of board books. In a style reminiscent of Dav Pilkey's work, Kitamura has created four animal characters, each faced with a decision: where to sleep, what to drink, how to bathe, and what to eat. Resolving these dilemmas requires hilarious experimentation (the cat curling up in the saucepan is a... | [
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12,146 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3The residents of a crumbling, crowded apartment building gather on their idyllic rooftop garden to share food, music, and friendly conversation. There is a diverse cast of charactersFrenchie and Horty from Paris, Mr. Carriero from Italy, Curly and Touz, and Dick and Genebut only one little girl with... | [] | Train |
12,147 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-Hector McGregor has a happy life with his wife, five children, and a hen called Hattie. He is good at mending things, but in between jobs he has time to wander among the bluebells, paint pictures, and play his fiddle. Trouble comes when he makes a barking bag to help the postman ward off an errant ... | [
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12,148 | 13 | “Lasky’s prose (based on O’Keeffe’s letters, according to an author’s note) lays a marvelous foundation for looking at the artist’s iconic images in books listed in the bibliography–finding a flower “so big that people will have to look at it” or the ladder she used... | [
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12,149 | 6 | PreS-Gr 2This book's cover art, depicting a child thinking about a dog, is indicative of this playful journey through the animal world. Swenson asks readers to imagine themselves as several different animals, including a dinosaur, a bug, and a bird, and decide how that creature's qualities would appeal to them. For ins... | [
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12,150 | 7 | Who paints the most fantastic pictures in France? Is it Gaston du Stroganoff? Felicien CaffayOllay? Alphonse LeCamembair? Only when an unknown painter by the name of Clousseau paints a portrait of a duck so realistic that it quacks is the true genius of the Paris art world recognized. Clousseau's paintings have an incr... | [
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12,151 | 0 | A monkey that takes refuge in the ruins of Buddha's temple during a monsoon sets the stage for these finely honed retellings of six Jatakas, or birth stories. As the monkey's eyes adjust to the light, he discovers he is in the company of a lion, turtle, jackal and dove, and a statue of "the Enlightened One" begins to s... | [
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12,152 | 0 | Starred Review. Grade 3-5This autobiographical story follows an African-American family on their difficult move from Alabama to Nebraska in the 1960s. The journey presents special complications for the young narrator, her siblings, and her parents; they can only buy fuel at "Negro stations" and shop in "Negro stores." ... | [
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12,153 | 7 | A boy has a dreamlike encounter with a wise child who has fallen to earth from a spaceship in Gaarder's (Sophie's World) limp imitation of Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince. The page layout directly recalls that classic, and the illustrations even feature the same small planet and very similar-looking characters. The s... | [
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12,154 | 2 | Gr 5-7-Minnie's family, including her uncle, who lost a leg in the Iraq War, had to move when her dad "blew the whistle" at work and lost his job. Now Minnie is the new kid at Mojave Middle School, and she's not sure where she fits in. When a new language-arts teacher arrives at Mojave, she is unlike any teacher the si... | [
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12,155 | 11 | The homespun, old-fashioned charm of Small's (The Gardener) busy pictures makes the most of this winning narrative, first published in 1923 as one of Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories. The comedy begins on a Nebraska corn farm owned by the Huckabucks: Jonas Jonas, Mama Mama and their daughter, Pony Pony ("I call my pony-fac... | [
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12,156 | 2 | Gr 6-8-As a member of the Leadership Club and an honor student at Longwood Middle School, Sierra Shepard helped create the banner announcing its creed: "Rules Respect Responsibility Reliability." The school has established an ironclad zero-tolerance policy on weapons, but when Sierra accidentally takes her mother's lun... | [
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12,157 | 5 | Grade 2-5. A "wise-fool" story set in the deserts of Arabia. Hosni, a simple shepherd, works for a sheikh. Alone much of the day, he talks to his sheep; at night, he listens to the tribal elders' tales and dreams of faraway cities. When the sheikh goes to a city to sell camels, he takes some shepherds with him, includi... | [
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12,158 | 2 | On the first day of school, Miss Lucinda asks the students to introduce themselves and share a special talent. Going around the circle, it seems everyone's good at somethingMichael says he can write long words; Francesca excels at soccer; other students build sand castles, train dogs, draw cats. But Jack can't think of... | [
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12,159 | 0 | Witty and silly in equal measure, Small's (Ruby Mae Has Something to Say) cheeky expose about the real reason the father of our country went into politics works on a number of conceptual levels. George Washington's farm is home to a host of precocious animals, including some secretive, moody cows ("They had to be dress... | [
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12,160 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2This latest story about Jamela has all of the charm of the previous books. Here, the child is looking forward to her birthday and a shopping trip with her mother and grandmother. She gets a new dress but when she spies a perfect pair of sparkly Princess Shoes, she is told they are not practical and ... | [
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12,161 | 2 | From the creators of the Caldecott Honor book The Gardener comes a handsome story about a young Amish girl's first visit to a big city. Each night Hannah writes to a "silent friend" (her journal) about the thrilling sights in Chicago: "If I stacked our home, the barn, and my one-room schoolhouse on top of each other, t... | [
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12,162 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 4Floy, nicknamed Squirrel, lives in the Yosemite Valley with her parents who own and operate a hotel. Her father hires John Muir as a handyman, and his knowledge of the animals, plants, and geology of the region captivates the feisty girl. He spends hours outdoors with her, showing her how to examine... | [
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12,163 | 2 | Written in the late '40s but not taken on by L'Engle's agent, this posthumously published novel is more artifact than timeless story. As such, it will primarily interest readers who want to know more about the author of the groundbreaking A Wrinkle in Time, especially because an introduction by L'Engle's granddaughter ... | [
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12,164 | 2 | Gr 9 Up-Brandon, a high school wrestler, must face the fact that despite his best efforts he isn't as hyper-masculine as he feels he needs to be. Acceptance of his gender fluidity will prove to be his greatest challenge. Brandon's stepfather, a symphony conductor, appears to need regular validation of his manliness, an... | [
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12,165 | 5 | A work of art, a work of love, a collector's item. Chicago Tribune Book WorldMaurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family. The Boston Globe[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, un... | [
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12,166 | 11 | Grade 3 Up?Kharms, a Russian author who "disappeared" during Stalin's regime, turned to writing for children when he could no longer safely publish his adult works. The 10 stories and poems presented here reflect an absurdist's view of life. The situations are often unsettling, the word images jarring, and the characte... | [
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12,167 | 2 | Grade 1-4-Although Jean Laffite was a real figure, nothing much is known about him except that he was a pirate who preyed on the ships coming into New Orleans in the early 1800s, and that he fought heroically with the young United States against the British during the War of 1812. This tall tale recounts how he saves t... | [] | Train |
12,168 | 16 | PreSchool-Grade 1A young girl wakes up and is excited to see snow on the ground. She drags her father out of bed and gets ready to go out to play, putting on her shirt, pants, socks, and snowsuit. Running outside, she exclaims, "Hello, snow!/Hello, sunshine!/Hello, wind!/Snowflakes tickle/On my chin." When her neighbor... | [
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12,169 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-A young karate student begins her class thinking that she can get back at the bullies who bother her younger brother. However, after taking the sensei's lessons to heart, Mary discovers that the martial art is about more than mastering self-defense; it helps individuals develop the inner confidence... | [
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12,170 | 1 | Readers can spot the grinning creature throughout, whimsically camouflaged into lush paintings that blend fantasy and reality . . . Forget about the elephant in the roomthe one in your imagination is a lot more fun. Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThe text gives pointers on elephant-spotting, while the sophisticated, ... | [
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12,171 | 2 | Starred Review. Grade 25Shulevitz provides a note and early drawings to source this story based on his own childhood experience. A small boy and his parents flee Poland in 1939. They travel to Turkestan (modern-day Kazakhstan) where they live in one room in a house made of "clay, straw, and camel dung" with strangers. ... | [
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12,172 | 0 | Starred Review. Grade 2-4Statues of Esther Morris are found in front of the Wyoming State Capitol and in the United States Capitol, yet she is not as well known as Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton. White tells the story of the woman's achievements in helping to gain the vote for women in Wyoming and as the fi... | [
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12,173 | 13 | The spirit of Hokusai, the Japanese artist best-known for his Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, moves through the pages of Ray's (The Barn Owl) study with indefatigable energy. Born in 1760 and a rare peasant to rise to prominence during an era when Japan remained closed to the outside world, Hokusai outshone his masters... | [
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12,174 | 0 | Alder's clunky debut charts the rise and fall of King Harold, as seen by the fictional Evyn, the king's loyal Welsh servant and foster son. A regular Horatio Alger hero of Saxon England, Evyn finds his promising career as a storiawr (wandering storyteller) stopped short when his tongue is cut out by the high-born ruffi... | [
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12,175 | 6 | Agee's lighthearted black-and-white cartoons illustrate a roundup of clever palindromes--words and phrases that can be read from left to right and in reverse. Among the 60-odd entries are those depicting a handful of long-necked animals in the parking lot of the "Llama Mall"; "Emily's sassy lime" squirting a man in the... | [
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12,176 | 1 | Pranks prevail on the bayou when lollygagging Compere Lapin (aka Brer Rabbit) takes on Compere Bouki (which means "hyena") in these three lively folktales from the Pelican State. Lapin continually outwits Bouki, cleverly tricking him out of his cotton crop or playing dead in order to abscond with Bouki's seafood gumbo.... | [
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12,177 | 2 | PreSThis simple tale of helpfulness is a charmer. A little yellow duck lives side by side with monkeys, giraffes, gorillas, and elephants. He is wandering through some tall grass when he stops and says, "Uh-oh. I'm lost." A monkey in a tree answers, "I can help." On the following spread, the duck says, "Thank you, monk... | [
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12,178 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-Before he obeys his father's summons to bed, Little Monkey insists he must say good night. So he "scampers to the Big Top tent" where he is catapulted from one circus performer to another, singing out his good night to one and all. The result is a comic progression from Ringmaster to clowns to band to... | [
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12,179 | 2 | Gr 6-10-The fascinating and often strange history of the X-ray is traced from its accidental discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895 through its extremely sophisticated, life-saving uses today. Its early applications, often unwittingly hazardous and/or comical, included near sideshow antics wherein crowds gathered to see... | [
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12,180 | 0 | Starred Review. Grade 47In the voice of her sister Audrey at age 11, White has created a fictionalized memoir of her life as a child in a Virginia coal mining camp. It is 1948, and the family is living in grinding poverty with an alcoholic father and a mother who suffers periods of depression. School bullies torment Au... | [
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12,181 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3In this wordless picture book, an unhappy child sits at a table holding a fork over a plate of food. She obviously isn't excited about her supper and is sent to her room. After she goes to sleep, her stuffed bear awakens her and takes her on a walk. They meet up with some wild animals and play until... | [
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12,182 | 2 | K-Gr 2Rainbows, hearts, stars, and general sweetness abound in this story about Love Monster and his experiences in the aptly named town of Cutesville. While everyone else is getting excited about Present Day, Love Monster is nervous. He wants to give an absolutely perfect gift to his "bestest of friends" but finds tha... | [
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12,183 | 2 | Grade 47Korczak was a doctor, writer, and advocate for children's rights in pre-World War II Poland. He ran an orphanage for Jewish children and acted as a beloved father figure right up until he and the children perished together in Treblinka. Bogacki's picture-book biography is heartfelt and well researched. However,... | [
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12,184 | 2 | Grade 5–8—This thoughtful coming-of-age novel tells the story of Lucy and her summer before entering junior high. As a self-described wimp, she is highly influenced by her friend Megan, and the two have spent the summer obsessing over ways to ensure their popularity in seventh grade. One tip is to stay away... | [
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12,185 | 2 | Grade 5-8 - Marcia Faitak enters eighth grade with pimples and five extra pounds, the latter due to her immobility over the summer from a broken ankle. Her immediate goal is to improve her self-image and make Alex Ryan invite her to the October school dance. She gathers advice from books, friends, and her sister, but h... | [
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12,186 | 2 | This engaging sequel to Losers, Inc. and You're a Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman gives the title character of the latter novel a minor role, while placing the refreshingly candid Lizzie Archer center stage. Determined to shake off her reputation as a nerd, Lizzie puts on a new face at the start of seventh grade. She excha... | [
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12,187 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 4 This title provides a creative twist on the new-sibling theme. Lizzie, a passionate, gifted storyteller and writer, receives a lot of attention until her brother is born. As Marvin gets bigger, he messes up her bedroom, spills her oatmeal, and decorates her favorite stuffed bear with golden glitter... | [
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12,188 | 11 | Daly (Bravo, Zan Angelo!) splashes luminous watercolors across the pages of this warmly evocative picture book, set in his native South Africa. Jamela's mother purchases a length of costly fabric for a wedding, and after washing it, leaves Jamela in charge of the cloth while it dries. Jamela, however, can't resist play... | [
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12,189 | 0 | Dash (We Shall Not Be Moved) pens an engrossing tale of the scientific contest for the Longitude Prize, which was offered through a 1714 act of the British Parliament in response to the devastating loss to the British navy of four battleships and hundreds of sailors. Opening with a gripping historical account of a ship... | [
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12,190 | 0 | Grade 3-6Entering America from China will be difficult for 12-year-old Sun because of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, even though he will be traveling with his father. He studies hard so that he can answer all of the questions the American officials will ask upon his arrival; he will be alone because his father, a retu... | [
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12,191 | 15 | Grade 2-5-Ray traces the development of Bartram's passion for learning about nature, first as an assistant to his father, botanist John Bartram, and then as a partner with unique interests of his own. Told through first-person journal entries, the story begins on William's eighth birthday in 1747 and follows his develo... | [
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12,192 | 2 | Gr 1-3-In the latest addition to the series, Grandpa helps his grandson overcome an emotional obstacle that many children will relate to-performance anxiety. Gus excels during basketball practice, but he is unable to perform during games. The yelling and screaming render him helpless and unable to use his skills. With ... | [
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12,193 | 1 | Day's latest does not lead the pack of her almost wordless picture books about the baby-sitting rottweiler Carl, but it nevertheless offers an idyllic vision to its readers. Carl and baby Madeleine are supposed to be napping when the neighborhood children approach the bedroom window and suggest a game of Follow the Lea... | [
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12,194 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Lucy spends her days with her mother, brother, and grandmother. She shares a special bond with Little Mam that begins with a morning tickle and ends with a song and a kiss goodnight. In between, their day is filled with dancing, skipping, cooking, eating, and stories of Mexico. The elderly woman may... | [
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12,195 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Magnus Maximus measures and counts everything from houses to people to spots on dogs and even the stinkiest socks. When his self-designed job leads him to measure an escaped circus lion, resulting in his saving the town, the people honor him with a statue. (Even the queen came!) The elderly man then... | [
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12,196 | 11 | Grade 36A fascinating episode from Japanese history, related in an oversize picture-book format. In 1841, while 14-year-old Manjiro and four men were fishing, their small boat was destroyed in a storm, and they were cast away on a tiny island for almost six months. Though they survived a drought and an earthquake, they... | [
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12,197 | 2 | Like Dr. Seuss's "Sam I Am" (from Green Eggs and Ham), Prelutsky's trio of heroes extols the virtues of individualism. However, it is Davenier's (Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen) imaginative artwork that brings this playful picture book uniquely to life. All of the three featured characters insist, "I am the only Me I Am... | [
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12,198 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 3This story of the first woman to receive a U.S. patent makes an excellent introduction to inventors and Womens History Month. Knight used tools inherited from her father to design and build her inventions. As a child, she was always sketching one of her brainstorms for toys and kites for her brother... | [
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12,199 | 0 | Grade 1-5A story set in Colonial Virginia and based on local legend. Colonel Lightfoot was an amazing dancer, and always the first to say so. His self-satisfaction and flashy moves caught the attention of the devil. Hating to be outdone, the fiend began dancing at night on the colonel's land, turning it into a swampy m... | [
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