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36,000 | 13 | Grade 1-2Jake, canine friend to Richie, the principal stagehand of the Philharmonic Orchestra, answers the birds, the cars, and the clap of thunder with a distinct bark, a wagging tail, or flattened ears and a whine. Jake simply loves sound. His first trip to Richies workplace confounds him as he confuses car horns wit... | [
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36,001 | 1 | reS-Gr 2-This beautiful, earthy book is a child's hymn to harvest time. A young girl celebrates it all in one day, and thinks back on the efforts of both the gardeners and the plants. She picks, digs, and gathers fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers with great care and appreciation; then she and her mother bake, store... | [
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36,002 | 2 | Judy Finchler is the author of Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10. She is an elementary school teacher and librarian from Parsippany, New Jersey.KEVIN O'MALLEY is the co-author and illustrator of the popular Miss Malarkey series as well as the award-winning Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude and the national bestselle... | [
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36,003 | 17 | Starred Review. Weatherford (Moses) addresses her poetic tribute to Jesse Owens's remarkable performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to the athlete himself: "Go from cotton fields to city sidewalks,/ from sickly child to keen competitor,/ from second-class citizen to first-place finish./ Go, Jesse, go. Trounce Jim Crow... | [
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36,004 | 18 | Kindergarten-Grade 4-Although brief, this book contains an informative description of the opening shots of the American Revolution. It starts with a who's who identifying the major players and a short introduction that provides some historical context. An hour-by-hour account of the events of April 18 and 19, 1775, fol... | [
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36,005 | 18 | Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of Let It Begin Here! Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution and The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence, which won numerous awards, including an ALA Notable, an ABC Choice Award, and an IRA Teacher's Choice Award. The New York T... | [
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36,006 | 13 | Grade 3-5Five giant stories are cleverly embedded in Walter the Giant Storyteller's first-person narrative about his adventures that left him shipwrecked on a Lilliputian-like island. Bound and sternly interrogated by Magnus, the ruler of the island who puts him on trial, Walter defends the reputation of giants through... | [
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36,007 | 15 | Van Zyle's superb and quietly beautiful acrylic paintingscapture both light and dark in perfect harmony with the text. A winner. School Library JournalA lovely treatment of a difficult concept and of a very special place. Kirkus ReviewDEBBIE S. MILLER has written many acclaimed children's books, including The Great Ser... | [
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36,008 | 2 | Grade 1-3As usual, Tony is not doing his homework. Instead, he dozes off while reading a comic book. While he sleeps, the pencil, pens, etc., on his desk come to life and decide to write a story for him. There is much banter and arguing as each one is critical of the other's contributions, but gradually everyone's effo... | [
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36,009 | 18 | Grade 4-7While other books cover the history of Alcatraz Island for this audience, none of them give more than a brief mention of the many children who lived there over the years. Murphy's clearly written history starts with the island's use by Native Americans in the pre-Colonial era and continues through its various ... | [
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36,010 | 0 | Grade 1-4-Vivid illustrations complement this unusual tale of the bond between a prince of Egypt and a scarab beetle. Khepri the beetle (whose name means rising sun) narrates the story of why the scarab was so revered in ancient Egypt. He discovers-by happenstance or providence?-that a tomb still under construction con... | [
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36,011 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1A little green crocodile arrives in the city on Christmas Eve to visit Santa at a department store; alas, the jolly old man is no longer there. Meanwhile, a little yellow dog named Melrose is new in town and depressed because he is all alone. Luckily, they find one another and spend a fine Christmas to... | [
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36,012 | 2 | Gr. 2-3. In this poignant, true account, Jacobs introduces a saddleback tortoise, George, who beat long odds to survive as possibly the last member of the distinctive species of tortoise found only on the Galapagos island of Pintas. Its ecology devastated by the descendants of goats brought in by fishermen, Pintas had ... | [
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36,013 | 11 | Kindergarten-Grade 3After a cub's mother leaves him to fend for himself, he ventures away from his forest home and close to neighborhoods and people. While the young bear is initially fearful of humans, he soon realizes that tasty items await him in backyards. One autumn afternoon, a family contacts the game warden, an... | [
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36,014 | 1 | Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 4Fans of Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery (Walker, 2005) will welcome this new adventure and clamor for more. Here, the captain and his crew must track down the space pirates who have raided the Imperial Palace and stolen planet Jurassica's jewels. Blasting off on the Megatooth, th... | [
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36,015 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2During Health Month, Mrs. Furber's students prepare for a Student Fitness Challenge, including the class mouse, I.Q. He is determined to change his junk-food ways and follow a more active path to win a gold ribbon. He makes a chin-up bar from pencils and a jump rope from a shoelace. I.Q.'s determina... | [
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36,016 | 1 | Grade 4-8-This fascinating introduction to the giant squid (Architeuthis dux), which has never been seen alive, discusses what scientists have been able to determine about its diet, anatomy, and reproduction by studying dead specimens and the species' 500 smaller relatives. Exceptional full-color photos accompany the c... | [
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36,017 | 18 | At 30 years old, Louisa May Alcott traveled to Washington, D.C., to nurse wounded soldiers at a Union hospital. Though inexperienced and unprepared for conditions there, she made herself useful by feeding, bathing, and comforting the men. After only weeks on the job, Alcott contracted a near-fatal case of typhoid. She ... | [
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36,018 | 2 | Lee Fox worked as a production assistant for a commercial radio station, before becoming a writer. Ella Kazoo is her first picture book, and she lives in Australia with her five children.Jennifer Plecas is the illustrator of over twenty books, which include Please Is a Good Word to Say and Love Is a Good Thing to Feel.... | [
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36,019 | 18 | Basing his book, as much as possible, on scanty historical records (the author suggests that files may have been deliberately destroyed after the short-lived companys collapse to prevent lawsuits), Spradlin re-creates the Pony Express first rides east from Sacramento and west from St. Joseph, Missourinaming riders and ... | [
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36,020 | 1 | The planet Jurassica is in an uproar. An unidentified flying object has crashed into the mysterious moon of Eon. This looks like a job for ...CAPTAIN RAPTOR!... hero of a thousand space missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinosaurs in space throughout the galaxy!If anyone can solve the terrible moon mystery, it's... | [
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36,021 | 15 | reSchool-Grade 2-Using comparisons to the human body, Miller describes the characteristics of trees. In simple but poetic terms, she compares the veins of a leaf to those in a person's hand. She tells readers that the tree trunk supports the tree as our legs support us, and that "Bark is dark or light, rough or smooth,... | [
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36,022 | 18 | Grade 24This remarkable story was created from a single line reference in Boone's autobiography. He was in fact captured by Shawnee warriors and brokered a deal where he would remain with them and work to convince settlers to give up without a fight. When he learned of their plans to attack his family's settlement in K... | [
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36,023 | 0 | LEONARD S. MARCUS is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and the artists and authors who create them. His own awarding-winning books for middle-grade and teen readers include Pass It Down, Side by Side, and The Wand in the Word. Two million parents read his monthly review column in Parenting magaz... | [
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36,024 | 18 | Grade 5-9This companion volume to Fradin's The Signers (Walker, 2002) turns from the Declaration of Independence to the U.S. Constitution, with short biographies of the 39 men who created and signed it in September 1787. The introduction describes how divided the new states were as they argued about the framework of a ... | [
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36,025 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1This book opens with a mother and daughter planting seeds and ends with the little girl giving her mother a bouquet of flowers from the garden and saying, "Mommy, I love you." In rhymed couplets, the child expresses how important her mother is to her every day and all year round. Realistic, attractive ... | [
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36,026 | 15 | Grade 3 Up–Although organized as a conventional alphabet book, the letters here are far from ordinary. McLimans has created a black-and-white iconic representation of 26 endangered animals, and his art is striking. For example, the newt's eyes protrude slightly from the sides of N, while its tongue emerges from t... | [
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36,027 | 2 | Grade 14Though it's Henry's first pet-watching job, he feels confident: "Critter Sitter is my name and Creature Control is my game." However, the antics of the Mahoneys' menagerie, including a bloodhound with wanderlust, a tank-escaping snake, and a mischievous cat, soon have him at wit's end. Flying by the seat of his... | [
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36,028 | 2 | BENJAMIN LACOMBE has worked as an advertising artist, a freelance artist, and is also the illustrator of a comic series. He has written and illustrated several other picture books in France. He lives in Paris. Visit his Web site at www.benjaminlacombe.com; Title: Cherry and Olive | [
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36,029 | 15 | RICHARD HORNE is a designer of books, album covers, magazines, and greeting cards. He is also the author of 101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring, and the bestselling 101 Things to Do Before You Die. He lives in London, England. www.101thingstodobook.com; Title: 101 Things You Need To Know. . . And Some You Don... | [
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36,030 | 13 | UDO WEIGELT has been writing for children since 1989. He has published many books with North-South.NINA SPRANGER has been illustrating books since 1999. Her first U.S. book was published by North-South.; Title: Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue | [
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36,031 | 16 | Camilla Reid the former editorial director of Campbell Books, has had many years of experience with conceiving and writing novelty books. She is now a full-time mother and lives in England. The inspiration for Lulu's Shoes came after observing her own two-year-old daughter's rather alarming obsession.Ailie Busby studie... | [
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36,032 | 1 | SANDRA MARKLE is the award-winning author of more than sixty nonfiction books for young readers, including the illustrated picture book A Mother's Journey, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and How Many Baby Pandas?, an Orbis Pictus Honor Book.LAYNE JOHNSON has illustrated more than a dozen picture books for childre... | [
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36,033 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy. Here, Greene shows a man spending time with his son through all four seasons. They camp, rake leaves, walk in the snow, and fly kites. Although the months are not named, there is a spread for each one. The rhyming and metered text is ... | [
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36,034 | 18 | CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD is the award-winning author of 19 books of poetry, nonfiction and children's literature. She resides in High Point, N.C., with her husband, Ronald, and their children, Caresse and Jeffrey. She is the author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, which won a Caldecott Honor. w... | [
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36,035 | 0 | NORMA FARBER professionally trained to be an opera singer. Though she had been writing poetry all her life, it wasn't until she turned 50 that her first book of poetry was published. At the time of her death in 1984, she had written 18 books for children.BARBARA COONEY was a two-time Caldecott award-winner for her book... | [
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36,036 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1Cohan's patriotic composition gets an exuberant visual treatment, showcasing a variety of American flags painted in acrylics on antique textured wood by a folk artist. Each full-page painting is matched with one line from the song. The subjects depicted range from an expected eagle and schoolhouse to a... | [
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36,037 | 13 | Introducing the astonishing, the unforgettable ... HOUDINI!He made himself a living legend and became the most famous name in magic. But Harry Houdini, like his acts, was fascinating and mysterious. As a child, he was often on the edge of homelessness, so he would charge crowds to watch him perform tricks he knew no on... | [
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36,038 | 17 | Grade 3–5—A poignant memoir of a boy caught in the difficulties of life in Maoist China, this is the author's own story of how he was given a chance to break the bonds of his bleak life and become an international star. First told for adults in the bestseller Mao's Last Dancer (Berkley, 2005) and now availa... | [
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36,039 | 0 | Winnie has always been confident that she can look out for herself and her two younger sisters, but her abilities are tested when the influenza pandemic of 1918 sweeps through her small Texas town. The turbulent atmosphere pushes people's strengths and weaknesses to the surface, especially those of her withdrawn mother... | [
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36,040 | 17 | PATRICK O'BRIEN is the author and illustrator of eleven books for children. After earning a degree in biology from the University of Virginia in 1982, he worked at a naval architecture firm before going to art school. He has been a prolific freelance illustrator for 20 years. Patrick lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with ... | [
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36,041 | 1 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Jake, the canine protagonist in Jake the Philharmonic Dog (Walker, 2006), is introduced to a New York City ballet company as it gets ready for its annual performance of TheNutcracker at Lincoln Center. Readers get glimpses of the beloved ballet as Jake interferes with the company's rehearsals, but t... | [
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36,042 | 0 | K. M. Grant grew up in Lancashire, England, where she adopted a horse named Miss Muffet when she was 14 years old, a horse who later inspired the character of Hosanna. She and her older sisters used to stay up late devising stories to entertain each other. That, and K. M.'s extraordinary family history (one of her ance... | [
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36,043 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 1–Millie, last seen in Millie Waits for the Mail (Walker, 2007), is asked by the mail carrier to deliver his homemade Christmas gifts to the farmer and the other animals at her farm. After a series of mishaps through the deep snow, the disheveled cow finally makes it home with the presents–b... | [
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36,044 | 1 | Corny one-liners drive this slapstick fantasy, as two featherbrained hens cross the road to follow their dreams absurd, but somehow endearing. ParentingO'Malley's verbal hijinks and rib-tickling artwork will provide readers with 'egg-stremely egg-ceptional' giggles. Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA frittata of fun. K... | [
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36,045 | 2 | Emma Chichester Clark grew up in Ireland, drawing just about as soon as she could hold a pencil. Later she studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College in England, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She has written and illustrated numerous award-winning children's books, including Walker's Melrose and... | [
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36,046 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3While cleaning up his wood shop, Jerry J. Jingle's dad has a flash of inspiration. As his vision gradually takes shape, a jungle gym emerges, but before long, the fun turns to terror for Jerry and the community. Dad's frenzy becomes maniacal, and the structure soon incorporates "silvery loops that w... | [
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36,047 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Simple prose introduces two animals, a cat and a dog, that survived Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and, after four months of wandering, were rescued by the Best Friends Animal Society. The narrative is obviously part supposition as the original owners were never found, despite efforts to locate t... | [
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36,048 | 2 | Grade 25Removal of one predatorthe wolffrom Yellowstone National Park caused the decline of many animal species, subsequently changing the very terrain of the area as ponds and trees also disappeared. The rise and fall and interdependence of species are explained simply in this slim survey of some of the park's wildlif... | [
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36,049 | 2 | It's about time that this remarkable woman's life is made available to young readers. Cokie Roberts, The New York Times Book ReviewLively and astute writing does [Woodhull] justice. Booklist (starred review)Dyer's stunning watercolor illustrations vividly portray the life of this unusual woman. School Library JournalTh... | [
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36,050 | 2 | Grade 35Miller describes the terrain of Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park and explains how the seasonal changes affect a diverse array of animalsbirds, fish, insects, and mammalsthat live in the area year-round. Frozen frogs, hibernating ground squirrels, and even woolly bear caterpillars are among the smaller... | [
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36,051 | 2 | Anna Myers is the author of more than one dozen books, including, most recently, Wart. Tulsa Burning was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and Assassin was an Oklahoma Book Award winner. Anna lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.annamyers.info.; Title: Time of the Witches | [
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36,052 | 1 | Ellen Levine is the author of Henry's Freedom Box, illustrated by Caldecott Winner Kadir Nelson, Freedom's Children, winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Darkness Over Denmark, a Jame Addams Peace Award Honor Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. www.ellenlevineauthor.c... | [
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36,053 | 17 | Grade 2-5-A stirring picture-book biography. Greenberg's Hall of Fame career was marked by triumphant firsts, though his ascent to stardom was achieved through struggle and perseverance. Throughout, he faced an awkward and, at times, thorny clash of cultures. His Orthodox Jewish parents felt baseball was a waste of tim... | [
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36,054 | 0 | Gr 14This account of the Salt March of 1930 is told through the eyes of a fictional Indian boy who, moved by Gandhi's words and actions, joins the protest against British rule of India. The Mahatma leads people on a nearly 250-mile march to the sea to gather the salt that is so precious but is controlled and sold by th... | [
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36,055 | 17 | Grade 25Readers who can't get enough of pink-and-purple princess books will be drawn to this title, which promises the real scoop on royal life. The author explains what it means to be a princess, different routes to becoming one, and what princesses do. She offers surprising stories and details about the lives of hist... | [] | Train |
36,056 | 20 | Written in a sprightly, conversational style, Schoollands stories, as Moody Monthly has said, are told with clarity and simplicity unusual in Bible story books. Parents and teachers will find the book ideal for nurturing in very young Christians a personal relationship with God.; Title: Leading Little Ones to God: A Ch... | [
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36,057 | 0 | McDonald made his name as a writer through his fairy tales, and this title, originally published as a two-volume set in 1973, contains all his best stories plus illustrations.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Gifts of the Child Christ: And Other Stories and Fairy Tales | [
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36,058 | 20 | Featuring a multiracial cast generally younger than the target audience, Jenkins's gracious, full-page oil paintings illustrate this meager, at times strained, first-person narrative describing a child's curiosity about God. "I wanted to know all about God, so I went looking for Him in signs of His creation," begins th... | [
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36,059 | 0 | This masterly rendition of Bunyan's 17th-century allegory issues a welcome invitation to visit this classic. While Schmidt modifies the vocabulary for a modern-day audience, he takes pains to preserve the spirit and artistry of the original text. His language is accessible if not invariably contemporary, as he tells ho... | [
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36,060 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 4--Brimming with love and faith, Grimes's poems celebrate a father's devotion as seen through the eyes of his child. Conversational, simple, and deeply moving, they stress the man's reliance on God in all aspects of his life. Whether cheering at a Little League baseball game, waiting anxiously at the... | [
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36,061 | 2 | With minimal text and artwork that brims with symbolism, this picture book explores the difficult subject matter of the death of a loved one and a family's ensuing grief. Joslin and St. Louis Little introduce a young family enjoying a beach outing with an elderly woman. Before long, the woman and two children see a lar... | [
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36,062 | 20 | Ages 4-8. Wildsmith, who has written several Bible stories, now turns his attention to the story of Jesus. Using pieces from the four Gospels, he fashions a narrative that hits the high points of Jesus' life, including the nativity story, the flight to Egypt, Jesus' baptism, the wedding at Cana, the calling of the disc... | [
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36,063 | 0 | Le Tord here does for Matisse what she did for Claude Monet in A Blue Butterfly: she bends her watercolor style to incorporate suggestions of Matisse's famous works, and her scant, poetic text tells readers just enough to kindle an appreciation for Matisse's genius. The artist is already old and accomplished when he is... | [
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36,064 | 20 | In lively and delicious poetry, accompanied by evocative, full-color illustrations, Nikki Grimes recounts LaTasha's Sunday adventures in Paradise?Paradise Baptist Church, that is. From rising in the morning, to greeting the blue-haired ladies at church, to the soft and powerful voice of the visiting lady preacher, the ... | [
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36,065 | 0 | In the first of several Depression-era tales, a penniless shoeshine man fashions an angel doll, a "spoolie," out of spools, yarn and cloth. When an urchin shows up, the "Shine Man" first gives the boy his threadbare cap, then his sock-gloves and, finally, the spoolie. In Quattlebaum's (Underground Train) lyrical, mysti... | [
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36,066 | 2 | Best read in the company of a supportive adult, this affecting story is a solid choice for children mourning the loss of a peer. The narrator, an unnamed boy, begins with a lengthy description of what his morning would be like "if Nathan were here." Midway through the book, the boy acknowledges, "But Nathan isn't here.... | [
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36,067 | 15 | Grade 3-5James, 12, lives in Mississippi in 1933. His father is influential in the community and owns a store in town. One day, a friend tells James that he overheard their dads discussing how a "colored preacher got what was coming to him." James is also friends with LeRoy, an African-American boy, even though Pa feel... | [
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36,068 | 0 | Grade 5 UpTwenty-two free-form poems tell the story of the first Easter, beginning with the events leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, through the voices of those who witnessed it. Each poem is preceded by a brief synopsis of the event, often accompanied by the author's own musings and queries, wh... | [
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36,069 | 0 | A visual and linguistic delight, this celebration of the endangered whooping crane delivers a subtle environmental message. Beginning "in the far North/ when October spills/ across the ice/ and the wind sweeps high," Spinelli (Night Shift Daddy) traces the flight of the cranes to their southern habitat and back again, ... | [
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36,070 | 0 | With a confident tone and delicately wrought ink-and-watercolor paintings, Wildsmith (Exodus) outlines the life of Mary, mother of Jesus and the "Queen of Heaven and Earth." Young readers will find details both familiar and (likely) new in Wildsmith's concise if sometimes rushed-sounding text, culled from the Gospels, ... | [
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36,071 | 20 | Kindergarten-Grade 4-Wildsmith recounts Moses's saga from his rescue in the bulrushes by Pharaoh's daughter to his death on Mt. Nebo overlooking the Promised Land. The writing is straightforward and simple; the story is brief but accurate. The artwork is a visual feast. The double-page illustrations, framed in gold, ar... | [
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36,072 | 0 | Reputed wise man Ashtar is so busy being self-inflated about his wisdom that signs of the impending Nativity slip right under his nose. After all, he surmises, what king would be found in a poor stable in Bethlehem? MacDonald's tale has the upbeat tone of a comedy of errors, without ever becoming slapstick. Roland's sl... | [
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36,073 | 0 | "Glory be to God for fluttering wings,/ for chickadees and butterflies/ that dot the skies/ like words,/ dragonflies and hummingbirds." So begins Carlstrom's (the Jesse Bear books) nondenominational song of praise, which never falters in its timing and flow. Jenkins's (I Wanted to Know All About God) inventively concei... | [
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36,074 | 17 | Grade 9 UpKaiulani, who died in 1899 at the age of 23, was Hawaiis last princess. Even before the tumultuous events that led to her countrys eventual annexation by the United States, her personal life had been sad and difficult. Her mother died when she was 11; at 13, she was sent to boarding school in England. Relying... | [
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36,075 | 0 | A conversation between Katrina and her parents about the nature of God deftly juxtaposes an adult metaphysical sensibility (replete with allusions to the book of Psalms) against a child's hands-on approach to spirituality. For instance, in answer to her daughter's question whether God has any pets, Mama replies: "The a... | [
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36,076 | 17 | Grade 6-10This well-written biography of the Pilgrim leader will be a welcome addition to history collections. Very little has been written about him for a young audience; none of it is recent. Schmidt tells the story well, frequently quoting from the accounts of Bradford himself, as well as others. The archaic languag... | [
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36,077 | 20 | Text: English (translation) Original Language: Italian; Title: The Way of the Cross: Holy Week, the Stations of the Cross, and the Resurrection | [
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36,078 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-Farjeon's beautiful poem was written in praise of the Creator, based on Psalm 118, Verse 24, which reads "This is the day that the Lord hath made." It actually is a hymn (the music is appended) that was first published in 1931 and has also been recorded as a popular song. Now it appears as a pictur... | [
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36,079 | 0 | PreSchool-Grade 3Using a quiet text and muted palette, the first few pages of this picture book depict a natural setting, as readers are invited to walk through the woods and out into the sun. From this point on, most of the action takes place in a clearing, and the sun-filled artwork shows folks of every color joining... | [] | Train |
36,080 | 13 | Gr. 2-4. Though classified as fiction, this lyrical appreciation follows the widely known arc of Georgia O'Keeffe's biography and introduces key aspects of her sensibility, including her rugged self-sufficiency and her preoccupation with "shapes and spaces." As in her novel The Trial [BKL My 1 04], which was targeted a... | [
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36,081 | 0 | Pitcher and Morris (previously paired for The Time of the Lion) turn to Chilean folklore for this atmospheric story. After a storm, lonely, old Mariana discovers a baby enclosed in a crab shell that has washed up on the beach. The child is a merbaby, and her mother, a resplendent sea spirit ("...tall as a mast. Her hai... | [
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36,082 | 20 | Ages 5^-7. Carlstrom retells the story of Christ's birth in original prose, relating not just the familiar Christmas journey, but also the religious significance it holds today. Rich oil paintings bring out the setting of the story and its meaning as Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to be counted. Each lovely illust... | [
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36,083 | 0 | Nine-year-old Simms is enormously wise, yet no one -- not even his parents -- will listen to him. Cricket, living a lonely life beneath the floorboards in Simms's room, worries about how he will reunite with his bride-to-be.One winter's day, life changes for both cricket and boy when they discover they can communicate ... | [
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36,084 | 20 | Gr. 5^-9. Biffi contributes a first-rate introduction to the Catholic liturgical year to celebrate the life of Christ as a living presence and mystery. Readers, along with their parents or catechists, are invited to tread the path Jesus took--from his birth to Pentecost--so that they may discover his surprising ways an... | [
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36,085 | 17 | "One of those important pieces of history that somehow never made it into textbooks: the story of Maria Mitchell, a self-taught astro-nomer who discovered Comet Mitchell, served as an inspiring teacher, and was the first woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences."In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time w... | [
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36,086 | 20 | Grade 3-5-When Moses's mother learns of the Pharaoh's command that all male Hebrew babies be thrown in the river, she makes a papyrus cradle in which to lay her infant son. She and her daughter Miriam place him on the water, and Miriam assures her that when the princess walks by, she will save the child. Staying true t... | [
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36,087 | 20 | PreSchool-Grade 3In this lovely account of the creation, Ray celebrates the beauty of nature and humanity's connection to the Earth and all of its creatures. Adam and Eve live harmoniously with the animals that have been named by the first man, until Eve is tempted by the serpent. In rich prose, the author describes th... | [
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36,088 | 20 | PreSchool-Grade 3Beginning with a lovely description of the famed coat, this condensed, well-written retelling of the story from the Book of Genesis highlights the key events in the life of Joseph, favored son of Jacob, and explores timeless themes of sibling rivalry and the power of forgiveness. Koralek details how th... | [
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36,089 | 20 | Grade 2 Up-The memorable words of Psalm 23 have comforted many people in times of need. Here, this reassuring prayer is accompanied by collages composed of swirls of color and small figures of various ethnic groups. Beginning with "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want," each spread contains another succeeding line... | [
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36,090 | 20 | Starred Review. Prayer seems to come more easily to children, who are not as hung-up on the formalities of talking with God as grownups can be. So goes the philosophy of Brooks, who here gathers children's prayers from around the globe. He arranges numerous entries into thematic sections such as "Mealtime Graces" and "... | [
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36,091 | 5 | "The wind groaned and swirled that night and likely it seemed to tearthe thatch from the roof. But when the baby gave her first cry, thewind shushed to a whisper and the stars began to sing."Brigid's Cloak retells an ancient tale about one of Ireland's most beloved saints. On the day she is born Brigid receives a brill... | [
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36,092 | 2 | Even the best cat in the world doesn't live forever, and Victor is very sad when his beloved cat, Charlie, dies. His mother suggests getting a new cat, but Victor isn't so sure. Finally, when the vet tells Victor she has another cat that really needs a home, Victor agrees to give the new cat a chance.But the new cat, S... | [
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36,093 | 20 | Facklam lends her considerable scientific expertise to this quiet tale about the first Christmas and the reverberating power of nature. On the night Jesus was born, there were no such things as Christmas ornaments and tinsel, only the light of a star. But one little star had a big impact: in Carpenter's (Masai and I) s... | [
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36,094 | 13 | Grade 2-6–Klimt, founder of the late-19th-century Secessionist Art Movement in Vienna, probably has greater renown in Europe than in the U.S. However, American children will enjoy this aesthetically pleasing fictional biography as told by the artist's cat, Katze. The feline takes readers into Klimt's studio to se... | [
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36,095 | 2 | Grade 13When eight-year-old Sangoel comes to the United States from war-torn Sudan, everyone mispronounces his Dinka name until he has the bright idea to make a rebus of a sun and a soccer goal on his T-shirt. This simple story puts a child-friendly spin on a common immigrant experience as the child's classmates respon... | [
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36,096 | 0 | Starred Review. Grade 36This stunning picture-book biography combines a lyrical text with wonderfully creative mixed-media illustrations in an impressive and personable homage to an extraordinary and accomplished man. Bryant's poetic writing"Gurgle, gurgleswish, swish, swoosh. The water went slipping and sliding over t... | [
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36,097 | 11 | Profiling the sixth-century Saint Ciaran of Saighir, first saint of Ireland, Schmidt (The Blessing of the Lord) piles on more information and ideas than his picture book can hold. On the one hand, the whole of Ciaran's life story, as presented here, appears to be ideal subject matter--from the falling star his mother s... | [
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36,098 | 2 | When Piper the puppy leaves his mother to go live with his first master, he keeps her three pieces of advice in mind: "Always obey your master. Always look both ways before you cross the street. And always help anyone in danger." But Mr. Jones's cruelty quickly becomes apparent, and Piper flees to the big city. There h... | [
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36,099 | 0 | Grade 1-4This tender story takes place on the Nebraska prairie in 1880. When 10-year-old Emmie's mother, a doctor, is called to the Van Der Meers' home on Christmas Eve to deliver their third child, Emmie is upsetChristmas will be ruined! But when she sees how worried the Van Der Meer children are about their mother an... | [
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