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15,400 | 11 | A Message of Ancient Days (Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, Level 6); Title: A Message of Ancient Days (Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, Level 6) | [
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15,401 | 1 | PW enjoyed the "witty and whimsical verses" that tell the tale of a desert-dwelling duck who receives on his birthday water paraphernalia--and an inflatable pool in which to try them out. Ages 2-5. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Happy Birthday, Dear Duck | [
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15,402 | 17 | Fans who grew up with any of Peet's more than 30 books-- Pamela the Camel ; Zella, Zack and Zodiac ; Chester the Worldly Pig among them--or with any of the Disney movies he worked on--such as Cinderella , Dumbo , Pinocchio , 101 Dalmatians --will welcome this inside look at the creative process. Peet wryly tells the st... | [
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15,403 | 1 | "Oh, Mom," says Harry, arriving home with a wounded bird in his arms. "Oh my!" responds his mother, in the sort of understatement found--in words and pictures--throughout this delightful book. It is clear that Harry's broken-winged bird, whom he names Sally, is no ordinary sparrow or pigeon. She is, according to the bo... | [
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15,404 | 11 | Hardcover textbook.; Title: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: America Will Be Level 5 | [
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15,405 | 3 | About this fantastical yarn, PW said "the unpredictable outcome rounds out the fun and embodies a kernel of good sense, showing the advantages when wiser heads prevail." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc."The unpredictable outcome rounds out the fun and embodies a kernel of good sense, showing the... | [
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15,406 | 5 | "Carrick's landscapes . . . beautifully capture the mood of the eloquent and enchanting story," said PW of this retelling of a North Carolina folktale about an old man who disowns his youngest daughter but ultimately comes to accept her. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Moss Gown | [
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15,407 | 0 | PreSchool-Grade 3-- A collection of fables, folk tales, and poems, as well as excerpts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Pinocchio , The Wind in the Willows , The Nutcracker , and Peter Pan . Paintings by 16 different artists accompany the selections. Much of the art is highly reminiscent of the romantic works of... | [
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15,408 | 3 | "The story's ending is a real treat. Colorful pictures add mirth to the swift verses." -- Review; Title: The Kweeks of Kookatumdee | [
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15,409 | 11 | David Macaulay connects the seemingly unconnected in this playful, witty collection of overlapping stories. Young readers must listen and watch carefully in order to track one story's clues that later pop up in another story. For example, Albert and his horse June take a shortcut over the railroad tracks on their way t... | [
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15,410 | 0 | "The author expertly conveys the flavor of the significant Gettysburg context as well as the issues central to the war itself and opinions held by adherents of both sides." Booklist, ALAN. A. Perez was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. The idea for The Slopes of War took shape after a family visit to Gettysburg, Pen... | [
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15,411 | 2 | Two-time Caldecott Medalist Van Allsburg reaches a new pinnacle of excellence in both illustration and storytelling in his latest work. Since his first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, appeared just over a decade ago, he has spun many strange and fantastic modern fairy tales, all of which spill over the edge of realit... | [
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15,412 | 11 | For Sarah and Susan, a visit to their great-great-aunt Flossie is a literal and figurative feast. After tea and cookies, and before crabcakes, they are permitted to look through Aunt Flossie's prodigious collection of hats and try on their favorites. "Each hat has its story," says Aunt Flossie, as she relates tales of ... | [
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15,413 | 2 | <div>"A true picture, both happy and sad, of the experience." School Library Journal, Starred</div> --School Library Journal<div>Marcia Sewall, the author and illustrator of many award-winning picture books, is a lifelong resident of New England.</div><div>Jane Resh Thomas has written more... | [
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15,414 | 2 | Bunting's touching story of an unexpected birthday treat contains a subtle message about adult literacy; PW said, "Carrick's glowing watercolors are the perfect partner to this story of a warm and loving family." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Wednesday Surprise | [
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15,415 | 11 | A family flees its native country in a small boat and lands in America on a particularly appropriate holiday; PW called this "a Thanksgiving story that knows no season or race, but is for everyone all year 'round." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgivin... | [
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15,416 | 0 | Why are things the way they are? Why do some animals behave the way they do? Why doe a cat purr? There are many was to answer these questions. Some answers are scientific. Some answers are imaginatie. Imaginative answerw may be told in stories and myths passed down from one generation to another. These tales are often ... | [
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15,417 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-- "My dad and I live in an airport . . . the airport is better than the streets." As they did in The Wall (Clarion, 1990), Bunting and Himler successfully present a difficult subject in picture book format. A small child narrates the facts of his homeless existence--sleeping sitting up, washing in ... | [
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15,418 | 15 | Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention... | [
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15,419 | 0 | Grade 4-6-- Sharply focused and dramatic full-page, full-color photographs are an outstanding feature in this book on the Anasazi people of the American Southwest. Mesa Verde serves as the backdrop and focal point. Photos of the spectacular cliff dwellings can be found throughout, but there are also pictures of archaeo... | [
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15,420 | 1 | To the imaginative and amusing casts of characters he has created in his more than 30 books, this Caldecott Honor author/illustrator now adds Dudley, a "scraggly-tailed runt of a rooster." Dudley's powerful early-morning crow has made him a favorite of the other barnyard animals, who believe that the rooster is respons... | [
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15,421 | 2 | The Caldecott Honor recipient for the dreamlike picture book Free Fall offers another work to delight children and spark their imaginations. Wiesner's detailed, exquisitely rendered paintings draw the reader into his story of a hurricane's progress with all the sweep and immediacy of a film sequence. As the sky grays a... | [
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15,422 | 1 | "This Philippine tale is told in a direct style which effectively allows Paul Galdone's illustrations to convey the emotional strife between the two characters." NATE-Language ArtsJoanna C. Galdone is the author of many children’s books, including The Tailypo: A Ghost Story, and the daughter of acclaimed author a... | [
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15,423 | 12 | Bauer offers a pragmatic, organized approach to story writing in this 118-page manual geared for older children and young adults. Concrete, step-by-step tips are effectively illustrated with examples taken from the author's own works-- Face to Face , A Dream of Queens and Castles , Rain of Fire . Eight of the 14 chapte... | [
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15,424 | 2 | Home becomes elusive in this story about immigration and acculturation, pieced together through old pictures and salvaged family tales. Both the narrator and his grandfather long to return to Japan, but when they do, they feel anonymous and confused: "The funny thing is, the moment I am in one country, I am homesick fo... | [
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15,425 | 11 | This extensively researched account of Egyptian rituals concerning death and burial features maps, diagrams and numerous intriguing photographs. Ages 8-11. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt (Vol 1) | [
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15,426 | 0 | Saru ("monkey") lives by begging in feudal Japan. Orphaned and abandoned, Saru watches the constant battling of the warlords and their hired samurai with disgust. He recalls his adventures as a street urchin--he runs afoul of a band of thieves, then sees them massacred; he spends the winter alone living under the shrin... | [
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15,427 | 5 | Gr. 4-6. In his introduction, Philip gives Perrault his due as a folklorist who told the tales without "literary embroidery" and as a writer whose retellings are characterized by acerbic wit rather than by sentimentality. This volume includes all 11 tales attributed to Perrault, including his dramatic "Little Red Ridin... | [
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15,428 | 11 | Grade 6-12-- The handsomely detailed two-page black-and-white drawings are an attractive feature of this book, as they were with the authors' previous description of the growth of a European city, Barmi: A Mediterranean City Through the Ages (Houghton, 1990) . This time, readers can trace through text and illustrations... | [
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15,429 | 11 | Charlotte and David Yue live in Philadelphia with their three children. They have collaborated on several books exploring Native American culture.; Title: The Pueblo | [
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15,430 | 2 | In this zany cumulative verse, five silly simian siblings insist on bedtime mayhem, and--heedless of the doctor's admonition--each suffers the same injury. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (A Five Little Monkeys Story) | [
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15,431 | 14 | When the extended family gathers for its annual cookie baking, great-grandma Rebecca tells about her ninth Christmas, in 1930 during the Depression. Times were hard on their Wisconsin farm, and there was no hope of the porcelain doll she wanted; so Mama improvised a doll of thick gingerbread, with yarn hair and a dress... | [
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15,432 | 1 | In another successful joint effort, the creators of Tacky the Penguin and Pookins Gets Her Way introduce a memorable character--a plump, delightfully expressive pig named Pinkerton, who always insists on being first, "even if it meant bouncing off bellies, stepping on snouts, or tying tails." When Pinkerton's Pig Scout... | [
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15,433 | 2 | With a child's frankness, Sami tells of life in war-torn Beirut--an existence spent between the relative safety of Grandfather's cellar hearing gunshots and falling bombs, and brief sojourns into the city's rubble to experience life above ground. Sami's poignant and appealing narrative is imbued with a wisdom far beyon... | [
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15,434 | 11 | Based on Zuni tribal lore, this picture book blends creation myth with a timeless (and timely) message about conservation. The village of Hawikuh has been blessed by the Corn Maiden spirits and enjoys perennially bountiful harvests. To show off their wealth the village's head chief and elders plan what amounts to a hug... | [
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15,435 | 5 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-- A newly illustrated edition of a story first published in 1967 (McGraw; o.p.). Vasya, a Ukrainian boy, is puzzled when his father tells him he is sowing flax seeds `` ` . . . so that shirts will grow for you and baby Anya.' '' How can a shirt grow in the field? The boy watches every step in the l... | [
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15,436 | 1 | Bunting's rhymes freeze-frame moments of a red fox's winter day. The urgent tempo of the narrative echoes the animal's growing hunger: "Red fox running, / Running through the snow, / White sky above / And white earth below. / . . . / Hunger runs beside you / On this cold and frozen day." Elegant metaphors (the silence ... | [
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15,437 | 15 | If you liked David Wiesner's surrealistic 1992 Caldecott Medalist Tuesday, then June 29, 1999 will send your spirits soaring like a frog on a flying lily pad. This wacky Wiesner creation chronicles an astonishing cross-country phenomenon on June 29, 1999. About a month earlier, on May 11, 1999, young Holly Evans launch... | [
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15,438 | 2 | "Alison Wonderland's predicament and its amusing resolution are set forth with freeflowing humor in a lively text and three-color characteristically down-to-earth illustrations." -- Review; Title: But Names Will Never Hurt Me | [
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15,439 | 12 | McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra: Student Edition Pre-Algebra 1992; Title: McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra: Student Edition Pre-Algebra 1992 | [
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15,440 | 2 | Eve Bunting has writtenover two hundredbooks for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California.; Title: Our Teacher's Having a Baby | [
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15,441 | 1 | Grade 4-7?Sattler and Zallinger return to the successful format of The Book of Eagles (Lothrop, 1989) to showcase another raptor. Limiting themselves to those found in North America allows children to focus on those they might actually see in the wild, but still offers detail on a great variety of sizes, behaviors, and... | [
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15,442 | 18 | Grade 6 Up?Murphy presents the life of Joseph Plumb Martin, a 15-year-old Connecticut farm boy who enlisted in the Continental Army in 1776. Through well-selected quotes from Martin's self-published memoir, A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, readers experience the ... | [
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15,443 | 2 | First-time author Rydell offers up a pleasingly symmetrical, quietly playful bedtime story. In prose evocative of a summer's night, she describes what happens when one girl lies awake late at night, her ears filled with Mockingbird's song. When the wind fails to coax the child into slumber, it appeals to Mockingbird fo... | [
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15,444 | 16 | In this companion book to the popular Pigs from A to Z , Geisert cleverly combines an educational hide-and-seek game with a tale of fantasy, mystery and porcine appeal. When Mother Pig one night tells of a "lost place with huge stone configurations," her sleepy 10-in-a-bed offspring suddenly become animated. Determined... | [
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15,445 | 1 | PreSchool-- The five little monkeys are back, this time eager to bake a cake for their mother's birthday. As she sleeps in blissful ignorance, the children demolish the kitchen, and the smoking cake attracts the fire department. She sleeps through the clamor until a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday!" wakes her. When s... | [
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15,446 | 11 | According to the Navajos, the jumble of stars in the night sky reflects the disorders and confusion of life itself. In this lyrical retelling Oughton--in her first children's book--paints a picture of calm deliberation as, at the beginning of the world, First Woman determines to write the laws in the sky for all to see... | [
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15,447 | 0 | "One page after another prompts a chuckle and begs to be shared." Kirkus Reviews with PointersSusan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she studied French literature and fine arts. After working briefly with an advertising agency in New York, she moved to Bos... | [
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15,448 | 2 | The furnishings are few in this chilly Eskimo dwelling, but when Michael jumps in Mother's lap, the love between them warms the room, as "back and forth, back and forth, they rock." Michael runs to get Dolly, then his carved boat, a reindeer blanket and even his puppy: the small rocking chair is full. When Baby cries, ... | [
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15,449 | 0 | At the request of the late Newbery medalist O'Dell ( Island of the Blue Dolphins ), his widow, Hall, collaborated on this story about Sound of Running Feet, the daughter of Chief Joseph of the Ne-mee-po, or Nez Perce Indians. Sound of Running Feet narrates the betrayal of her people, their flight, last battles and fina... | [
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15,450 | 2 | In her first picture book, Choi ( The Year of Impossible Goodbyes ) tackles the sensitive topic of an immigrant's adjustment to life in the United States. Yunmi's grandmother Halmoni has just moved to New York City from Korea and she's having a tough time getting acclimated. She doesn't speak much English, she doesn't ... | [
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15,451 | 2 | Houghton Mifflin Reading: Flat Stanley Level 4 Imp FLAT STANLEY (Literature Experience); Title: Houghton Mifflin Reading: Flat Stanley Level 4 Imp FLAT STANLEY (Literature Experience) | [
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15,452 | 12 | The author of such delights as The Christmas Ark and The Enchanted Tapestry joins forces with illustrator Pinkney to resurrect a colorful folktale that captures the unique flavor of the American South. A 1989 Caldecott Honor Book.; Title: The Talking Eggs | [
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15,453 | 20 | By beginning with humankind's earliest religious beliefs and ending with humanity's organization of these beliefs, the Maestros lead children on a whirlwind tour of the world's great religious traditions. They begin by pointing out that, despite the diversity of religious traditions, human questions about the creation ... | [
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15,454 | 12 | Gr. 5-7. In the original Spanish and in a lyrical translation, these autobiographical vignettes are selections from a classic prose poem about the poet and his donkey and their remote mountain village. The design is handsome, and Frasconi's full-page, colored woodcuts are bold and beautiful, expressing the energy and g... | [
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15,455 | 0 | "Katie is an admirable character in her determination to work out her problem in a realistic fashion." -- Review; Title: The Purse | [
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15,456 | 7 | PreSchool-K?What fun! When a young boy finds a red crayon on the sidewalk, he knows there is something special about it. He draws a red ball and it bounces off the page?a surprise to both himself and his mother. "Not in the house, Newton," she says. The excitement continues as he creates a red car, a fire engine, an ap... | [
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15,457 | 11 | Charlotte and David Yue live in Philadelphia with their three children. They have collaborated on several books exploring Native American culture.; Title: The Igloo (Sandpiper Books) | [
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15,458 | 16 | A first-time author and illustrator are off to an impressive start in this spirited story, whose message might well be "divide and conquer." Pinczes's bouncy rhymed verse introduces 100 ants marching in single file en route to a picnic, where "There'll be lots of yummies / for our hungry tummies, / A hey and a hi dee h... | [
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15,459 | 11 | Readers go from one to 10 twice in this cozy counting book, as an African American brood prepares a bountiful dinner for the extended family. Mother and the five kids start at the supermarket ("one cart . . . two pumpkins . . . three children"), unload groceries at home (with the father's help), do the cooking and then... | [
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15,460 | 5 | Taken from the first ethnological study done in the New World, this pourquoi story makes a strong contribution to the growing number of books preserving ancient tales of early cultures. When Yayael, a great hunter among Puerto Rico's Taino natives, disappears during a hurricane, his parents place his powerful bow and a... | [
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15,461 | 7 | "Witches' brooms don't last forever. They grow old, and even the best of them, one day, lose the power of flight.... On very rare occasions, however, a broom can lose its power without warning, and fall, with its passenger, to the earth below ... which is just what happened one cold autumn night many years ago." So beg... | [
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15,462 | 5 | In the same laid-back style as his Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! , storyteller Mollel unfolds this carefully cadenced retelling of a Cameroon folktale in a manner that practically begs to be read aloud. A king puts forth "a challenge to all the creatures who lived in his kingdom"--whoever can fashion a rob... | [
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15,463 | 2 | With a twist on an old lullaby theme, Sierra and Chess offer a fanciful look at what happens when "the sun [sinks] low / in the Mesozoic sky" and it [is] "bedtime- / bedtime for dinosaurs." In this droll menagerie, two tiny stegosauruses whisper "creepy stories" to a group of enormous, "trembling allosauruses." Winged ... | [
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15,464 | 2 | Grade 1-4-A rare and perceptive book on an increasingly important topic. Nursing homes are a troubling necessity in our busy world, and Bunting tells of one family's transition with dignity, honesty, sensitivity, and just enough humor to make it bearable. Timmy is seven when his grandmother injures herself in a fall an... | [
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15,465 | 18 | Grade 5-8-In 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson journeyed from Scotland across the Atlantic and then by train across the United States to join the woman he loved in Monterey, California. Murphy has drawn from the writer's journal to provide a fresh, primary-source account of transcontinental train travel at that time. Choosi... | [
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15,466 | 18 | The white pines of colonial New England were truly "giants living on this land," as first-time author Appelbaum imaginatively demonstrates. The trees, she notes, "stood taller than an apartment house twenty-five stories high, taller than the tallest building ever built in New Hampshire or Maine." Her story uses a wealt... | [
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15,467 | 3 | Karas's strong signature style adds punch to Rattigan's ( Dumpling Soup ) sweet but befuddling tale. On his birthday Truman receives a mail-order "ant farm" from his Aunt Fran. But homonyms, for some reason, prove his downfall--pretty soon, he's overrun by hordes of generous "aunts" who shower him with affection. Truma... | [
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15,468 | 11 | Peer approval and the need for good communication are the themes of this quietly appealing story. Like many younger siblings, Jamaica is often stuck wearing hand-me-downs, in this case, her big brother's "old gray boots." After her friend Brianna makes fun of Jamaica for wearing "boy boots," the resourceful heroine enl... | [
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15,469 | 1 | Professor Potts's unique fossil assembly puts a sportive spin on anthropology--Donald Carrick's lushly-hued, intricate artwork completes the picture. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale | [
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15,470 | 2 | Falwell ( Feast for 10 ) decks out this understated picture book in nursery-room colors--an appropriate choice, as her story prepares small children for the imminent birth of a sibling. A multiracial family welcomes a new child, the parents explaining to their firstborn what having a baby means to the family: "We have ... | [
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15,471 | 18 | Greenfeld ( Marc Chagall ) has a rare ability to focus on a very emotional topic and to convey that emotion to readers. Here he presents the stories of Jews who, as children, survived the Holocaust in hiding. Some posed as children of non-Jewish families, others were sheltered in religious institutions or orphanages, s... | [
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15,472 | 2 | "It's Father's Day, and four-year-old Susie has planned a perfect outing with all the things she knows her dad will like the best. . . . Bunting's simple, witty text sketches a warm father-daughter relationship and affectionately glances at the four-year-old mind at work. Meddaugh's bright watercolors and pencil illust... | [
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15,473 | 0 | Grade 5 Up-The story of a fictional North African city throughout 14 stages of history is revealed in words and intricately detailed black-and-white drawings, in a style reminiscent of David Macaulay's work. Thousands of years ago, hunter-gatherers begin to inhabit a region on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. B... | [
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15,474 | 14 | Ages 4^-8. This picture book focuses on the Christmas Eve celebration of Las Pasadas, when neighbors act out the story of the peregrinos (wanderers) in search of shelter for Mary and Joseph. Carlos Castillo is a small boy who loves the tradition, including the mouthwatering foods, the Nativity creche, the pinata, and t... | [
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15,475 | 11 | Narrated by a city boy living amid crowded concrete and clamorous machines, this visit to a "secret place" quietly confides the treasure of a tiny bit of wilderness. In Bunting's (Someday a Tree; Smoky Night) muscular prose and in Rand's (The Owl Who Became the Moon) dusky illustrations, a vulnerable, bright hope emerg... | [
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15,476 | 2 | A child's unrest over the departure of his grandfather sparks the Caldecott Medalist's provocative new story, which begins with Sam gripped by the thought of "how small Grandpa had looked waving good-bye." Grandpa's destination is not revealed, but it's not a pleasant one. So when the boy awakens the next day to find t... | [
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15,477 | 12 | "Upon using this humorously presented book, children will truly improve their styles of writing." School Library JournalMarvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.; Title: It Figures!: Fun Figures ... | [
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15,478 | 1 | Grade 2-4?Information about honeybees has never been more interesting. As in Micucci's The Life and Times of the Apple (Orchard, 1992), text and illustrations perfectly complement one another in a concise presentation of facts about the insects both within and outside the hive. Their physical characteristics, division ... | [
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15,479 | 0 | In the oral tradition of the griots (minister-like functionaries "with the wisdom of history"), Wisniewski brings to life a story of courage from the African country of Mali. Sundiata, born to the King and his second wife, "proved unable to speak or walk," and despite glowing predictions for his future he is hounded fr... | [
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15,480 | 11 | Kindergarten-Grade 4?When Peter Chang's parents send him to Chinatown for the summer to stay with his great aunt, he feels alienated and homesick?until he discovers a worn-out dragon, large enough for 10 men to carry, crammed in a shop window. His aunt reluctantly agrees to let him take it home, and he embarks on a sum... | [
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15,481 | 17 | The whimsical, often astonishingly complex paper cuttings executed by Hans Christian Andersen serve as the subject as well as the principal illustrations of this attractively designed book. Striking cutouts, typically from white or light-colored paper, are set off by dramatic black backgrounds. A succinct text outlines... | [
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15,482 | 0 | At a time when many Americans are becoming more aware of the Islamic faith, this book, which explores the Muslim tradition of fasting during the month of Ramadan, is most welcome. Magid, who is too young to fast, watches the other members of his family fasting and wishes to be a truly obedient Muslim too. Unbeknownst t... | [
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15,483 | 11 | PreSchool-Grade 1?Two sisters romp through a market in Mexico while selecting birthday gifts for their mother. The simple rhyming text pairs the Spanish and English numerals 1-10: "Uno one/ We'll buy Mama a sun/ dos two/ Two doves that say coo-coo..." A Spanish pronunciation guide is included. The beautiful watercolor ... | [
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15,484 | 1 | In this strategic endorsement of vegetarianism, six pigs foil the folks who would turn them into bacon. Farmers Bert and Ethel, who usually cultivate their gardens, raise half a dozen piglets to sell at auction. But the pigs overhear Bert and Ethel's grim plan, and plot an escape from the pickup truck that's taking the... | [
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15,485 | 0 | Van Allsburg cuts loose with this inventive spoof that will keep readers guessing right up to the end. Riverbend is "the kind of place where one day was just like the rest," and it looks it, too-a simple collection of block houses and buildings outlined in black and white. Color soon appears on the scene, however, in t... | [
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15,486 | 5 | Climo and Koshkin, previously paired for Stolen Thunder: A Norse Myth reconfirm their compatibility with this stately picture book. Delving beyond the surface of the Greek myth of the fleet-footed princess, Climo's well-told tale raises issues of female worth and inclusion in male-dominated activities. She tempers the ... | [
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15,487 | 3 | Grade 1-4. Pure pleasure for any who are or know dedicated (obsessed) fishermen. Simon Henry, the quintessential angler, meets his match in Oscar, a catfish known for stealing almost any bait without getting caught. While buying fishhooks at Potato Kelly's Bait and Chowder Shop, Simon Henry vows to catch the wily beast... | [
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15,488 | 3 | Armour's comic, kid-pleasing escapade begins when Mrs. Elmira Deeds says to a deli owner, "I would like a pickle, please." But the lone green pickle sitting in the jar refuses to be eaten and flees the deli. Running down the street, it is followed by a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich and other comestibles, all of whic... | [
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15,489 | 5 | PreSchool-Grade 3-In this original fairy tale, Melanie, a blind girl, tends the sheep, spins, and weaves cloth that her grandfather sells at the town market. In the evenings, he tells stories about a troll who changes all who cross his bridge into gulls. One day, the elderly man hears of a healer and decides to bring h... | [
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15,490 | 2 | Grade 6-9-Rupert has modeled an imaginative tale set in the city-state of Ife 900 years ago. Layo, a 12-year-old Yoruba girl, comes from a village of potters. Exceptionally talented, she longs to be able to work the clay as her elders do and to be freed from the menial, apprenticelike tasks that young women must perfor... | [
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15,491 | 11 | Lester ( Imagine ; Isabella's Bed ) opens the barn door, as it were, upon her recollections of life on the Australian farm where she grew up. Family members are introduced up front; the reader then follows the various characters through the ups and downs of one year. As narrator, Lester also lets readers in on some mor... | [
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15,492 | 2 | Van Allsburg swings back into his most mystifying mode with this enigmatic, visually sophisticated tale of Monsieur Bibot, a "very fussy" French dentist who is given a pair of magic figs as a form of payment by an impoverished patient. The fruit, he's told, has the power to make dreams come true. The pragmatic Bibot sc... | [
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15,493 | 15 | Kindergarten-Grade 3?Four people who love to work in their gardens live at the end of Blackberry Lane. Mr. Munsing has seedless watermelons, Ms. Elwood grows pumpkins, Mr. Febold sunflowers, and Mr. Carey has holes in his plants. His neighbors all have ideas on how to get rid of the snails that are causing the problem,... | [
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15,494 | 2 | Grade 4 Up?A good update to The Complete Babysitter's Handbook (Messner, 1980; o.p.). Little of the earlier edition has been eliminated, but two chapters of timely information have been added. All aspects of babysitting are considered: from getting started and finding jobs; through techniques for feeding, playtime, and... | [
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15,495 | 1 | Brenner and Takaya make a bold move, opening this volume with a well-known scenario: a mother duck flies through the air, surveying the ground below for a spot to build a nest. Here and in several subsequent spots, including scenes in which the matriarch and her brood march in single file along a sidewalk and waddle ac... | [
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15,496 | 12 | PreSchool-Grade 1-Fireman Small, the only firefighter (and seemingly the only human) "this side of the bay," has a never-ending job. As soon as he pulls into station number nine, walks upstairs, gets into bed, and pulls the covers over his head, the alarm sounds, and he is called off to rescue yet another hapless cat, ... | [
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15,497 | 1 | Although its conclusion may sit uneasily with guilt-phobic Americans, this Korean folktale is so beguilingly retold and visualized with such individuality that it deserves a wide audience. The ebullient, sensory-overload style of illustration Heo brought to One Afternoon is turned down several notches here, creating a ... | [
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15,498 | 0 | In her informative afterword to this sprightly retelling of a story from the Book of Numbers, two-time Newbery Medalist Paterson explains that the tale is notable in that it is one of two in the Bible that concerns a talking animal; and that, unlike most Old Testament entries, it is not told from the perspective of the... | [
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15,499 | 2 | Grade 3-5. When a boy named Hector joins Charles's class, Charles finds the new boy's dark skin and straight hair confusing. How can Hector speak Spanish, be Puerto Rican, and have the same skin color as Charles, who is African American? This confusion sparks discussion about shared heritage and language. When Charles ... | [
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