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5,600 | 1 | Its Angelinas birthday, and theres going to be a party! She and her best friend Alice happily ride their bicycles to Mrs. Thimbles General Store to buy decorations. But as they race home, bang! Angelina hits a rock and breaks her treasured bike. She works hard to earn money for a new one, but the most beautiful bike is very expensive.Will Angelinas birthday be ruined? Or will it be the happiest and most surprising one ever?; Title: Angelina's Birthday | [
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5,601 | 1 | Lynley Dodd graduated from the Elam School of Art in Auckland with a diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture. She went on to teach art before taking a break to start a family. She began to work as a freelance illustrator and collaborated with author Eve Sutton on My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes. There was no looking back as Lynley went on to write and illustrate her own books for children. Exuberant artwork and bouncy rhymes come together perfectly in books like Slinky Malinki and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. As well as being a visual delight, these are some of the most rewarding books for children and adults to read out loud.; Title: Scarface Claw (Hairy Maclary and Friends) | [
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5,602 | 2 | Jillian Lund grew up in Kailua, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. She has studied art and design at the Honolulu Academy of Art. Currently, she lives way out west in Denver, Colorado, where she works as a painter, illustrator and graphic designer.; Title: Way Out West Lives a Coyote Named Frank (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,603 | 1 | "These prehistoric monsters are just perfect for the preschool crowds. A natural for story time." --School Library Journal"The pictures and swingy short verses will make this a good read-aloud even for the very young." --BooklistPaul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.Henrietta Stickland lives with her husband and writing partner Paul Stickland in England.; Title: Dinosaur Roar (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,604 | 2 | * "Kleven's (The Paper Princess; Abuela) perky writing speaks confidently to the everyday emotional ups and downs in the lives of children. The tolerance shown Clara's seemingly quirky ideas is positive and reassuring." --Publishers Weekly, starred review"Both the affectionate story and vibrant artwork are sure to please children." --School Library Journal* "There is not a wrong note in this wonderful, upbeat picture book. . . Magical yet full of warmth and homey details, the pictures are a seamless blending of watercolor, ink, and cut paper. Alive with color, pattern, and shape, they'll keep even the most easily distractible child fascinated." --Booklist, starred reviewAs a child Elisa Kleven loved to make miniature, make believe worlds using art supplies, scraps, and imagination. She now uses that same joyful imagination to create the colorful, detailed worlds inside of her picture books. Elisa is the author and illustrator of many books, including The Lion and the Little Red Bird and The Paper Princess, both of which have been adapted as theater productions, Sun Bread, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and her recent Glasswings, a Butterfly's Story. She has also illustrated numerous books for other authors, including the bestselling Abuela by Arthur Dorros and De Colores by Jose Luis Orozco, both ALA Notable Books.. Elisa lives with her family and pets in the town of Albany, a few minutes from San Francisco Bay. ; Title: Hooray, a Pinata! (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,605 | 1 | Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Bath.; Title: The Black Cat | [
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5,606 | 13 | In a starred review, PW wrote, "With a tip of her hat to such '60s icons as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, Isadora whips out a zinger of an ABC book. Baby boomers will find this artistic homage a nostalgic hoot, while their offspring will appreciate its verve." Ages 3-8.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: ABC Pop! (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,607 | 2 | Nancy Carlson is an accomplished childrens book author and illustrator who has published more than 60 books. She is one of the few people who knew back in kindergarten what she wanted to do for a living: Make pictures and tell stories! Nancy is also a guest author and illustrator at over 150 school classrooms each year, and has touched the lives of thousands of children across the country.; Title: Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,608 | 0 | Joan Holub is the author of many books for children, including the All Aboard Reading titles, Pen Pals and Pajama Party. Lynne Cravath has illustrated several books for children, including One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims, by B. G. Hennessy.; Title: Light the Candles: A Hanukkah Lift-the-Flap Book (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,609 | 1 | This is a stunning new picture book from Eric Carle about Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers', with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds. As he floats through the sea, Mister Seahorse meets a Mr Stickleback, Mr Tilapia, Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways.; Title: Mister Seahorse (Picture Puffin) | [
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5,610 | 1 | Adrian Reynolds is a hugely talented illustrator who has worked on many picture books,including the wonderful Harry stories and four adventures featuring Pete and Polo. Adrian lives in Cambridge; Title: Harry and the Dinosaurs At the Museum | [
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5,611 | 2 | Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,The Snowy Dayhas come to be regarded as both a childrens classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peterthe star ofThe Snowy Day,Whistle for Willie,Peter's Chair,A Letter to Amy,Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online atwww.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: Peter's Chair (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,612 | 1 | Lynley Dodd graduated from the Elam School of Art in Auckland with a diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture. She went on to teach art before taking a break to start a family. She began to work as a freelance illustrator and collaborated with author Eve Sutton on My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes. There was no looking back as Lynley went on to write and illustrate her own books for children. Exuberant artwork and bouncy rhymes come together perfectly in books like Slinky Malinki and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. As well as being a visual delight, these are some of the most rewarding books for children and adults to read out loud.; Title: Schnitzel Von Krumm Dogs Never Climb Trees (Puffin Picture Books) | [
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5,613 | 2 | This happy, upbeat new baby story is sure to elicit giggles from the preschool set. -- Children's LiteratureJanet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.com Janet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.com ; Title: A Friend for Minerva Louise | [
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5,614 | 0 | Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of many books for children. She lives in North Carolina, where the famous groundhog Sir Walter Wally helps watch the weather at the Museum of Natural Sciences. You can visit Joan at www.joanholub.com.; Title: Why Do Dogs Bark? (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) | [
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5,615 | 1 | Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-three books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy. He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California.; Title: Froggy's Halloween | [
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5,616 | 1 | Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy's Best Christmas | [
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5,617 | 1 | Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants more than anything else to become a ballerina. She dances all the time - even when she's supposed to be doing chores or getting ready for school. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Mouseling, are in despair - but then they think of a plan. They decide it's time for Angelina to go to ballet school - she works hard for years and years until she becomes the famous ballerina Mademoiselle Angelina!; Title: Angelina Ballerina | [
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5,618 | 2 | Madonna is an international celebrity - pop star, film star and mother. She has recorded 16 albums and appeared in 18 films and is now making a very exciting move into children's books. She is married to the film producer, Guy Ritchie, and has two children. She spends her time between London and Los Angeles.; Title: Mr Peabodys Apples (Puffin Picture Story Books) | [
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5,619 | 1 | Angelina and her friends love Halloween - they make sparkly firefly costumes and have a lovely tea party with goblin biscuits and scary games. Angelina's little sister Polly wants to be a firefly too, but Angelina says she's too small and clumsy, so her mother makes Polly a spooky Halloween costume instead. Polly ends up giving Angelina a real fright when she gets lost in an old haunted house - but she is soon found and Angelina promises Polly her very own firefly costume next year.; Title: Angelina's Halloween | [
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5,620 | 1 | This is the classic edition of the bestselling story written for the very young. A newly hatched caterpillar eats his way through all kinds of food.Book Details:; Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Picture Puffins) | [
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5,621 | 2 | This semiautobiographical story follows an African-American girl from "up North" as she visits her relatives in North Carolina; PW's starred review singled out the author's fine characterizations and pacing, and said the illustrations were "some of Jerry Pinkney's finest work." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Gloria Pinkney was born in Lumberton North Carolina where she set her first book Back Home. While attending high school in Philadelphia she met her husband illustrator Jerry Pinkney who attributes much of his success to her long-standing involvement in his work.Over the years Gloria and Jerry have has collaborated in making quality books for children. She has hired his models, assembled costumes, photographed sets, and helped him research. Today, she continues to be closely involved with the illustration process. Back Home marked a new collaboration between the Pinkneys -- the first book written by Gloria and illustrated byJerry the product of a long happy and productive partnership.The Pinkneys have four adult children, all of whom are working in the creative arts.; Title: Back Home (Picture Books) | [
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5,622 | 11 | Ifeoma Onyefulu was brought up in a traditional village in Eastern Nigeria. After completing a business management course, she trained as a photographer, contributing to a number of magazines. Ifeoma's highly acclaimed children's books are renowned for countering negative images of Africa by celebrating its traditional village life. Her work has been admired at many exhibitions. A is for Africa, her first book, was chosen as one of Child Education's Best Information Books and Junior Education's Best Books. She has twice won the Children's Africana Book Award: Best Book for Young Children in the USA for Here Comes Our Bride! in 2005 and for Ikenna Goes to Nigeria in 2008.; Title: A Is for Africa | [
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5,623 | 2 | Harriet Ziefert has been making magic with words for many years. She is the author of over 200 books for young readers, including A New Coat for Anna, With Love from Grandma, and Brothers are for Making Mud Pies. Ms. Ziefert lives in New Jersey and Massachusetts; Title: Brothers are for Making Mud Pies (Puffin Lift-the-Flap) | [
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5,624 | 2 | "A zany, ultimately reassuring take on something that may indeed be a child's bugaboo."Born in Elmira, New York, Tedd grew up in a family of six with three brothers. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida. He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a Kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, No Jumping on the Bed!. His second son, William, now stars in No More Water in the Tub!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published more than 30 books as author and illustrator. When not working on his books, Tedd's interests include tennis, sketching, reading, coin collecting, and the computer."The inspiration to begin writing and illustrating for children came from my wife, Carol. As a kindergarten teacher, she collected picture books. I was attracted to their colorful pages and the way the words and pictures played with each other, much like the captioned cartoons I had drawn when I was young."Perhaps the biggest surprise of my career as an author is that I'm now going back to elementary school! Visiting young readers in classrooms and libraries is something I love. Kids keep me on my toes and they ask a lot of questions. The number one question seems to be, 'Where do you getyour ideas?' It's also the hardest question to answer because every idea is different. Some ideas seem to pop out of thin air -- while I'm in the shower or walking the dog. Others come from reading or research. But most of my ideas come from my family and the things they do and say."For instance, one time when my first son, Walter, was five years old, I found him lying on the couch, looking pale as a ghost and clutching a Bible to his chest. He was praying! When I asked what was wrong, he wouldn't answer. In fact, he wouldn't even open his mouth. My wife, Carol, finally coaxed a response from him: he pointed inside his mouth. Carol exclaimed, 'You have a loose tooth!' Walter's eyes nearly popped out with fright. We quickly assured him that it was perfectly okay for his tooth to come loose and that a new one would replace it. But Carol and I looked at each other and realized that despite all our efforts to be good parents, we had somehow completely forgotten to warn Walter that teeth fall out! He had thought he was falling apart! I made a little note in my journal; then ten years later, I expanded that memory into my book Parts."Tedd Arnold lives in Elmira, New York, with his wife, Carol, two sons, Walter and William, two cats, Cody and Frankie, and one dog, Hershey.; Title: Parts (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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5,625 | 6 | Timothy Knapman is both writer and playwright and was cast adrift on a boat made of books when he was small, but finally made his way to Surrey where he now lives.; Title: Mungo and the Picture Book (Picture Puffin) | [
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5,626 | 2 | reS-Gr 2-Preparing a costume for Emily is an event for her entire family. Grandma brings her a purple cape and Grandpa brings a skirt to match. In a pattern akin to "This Is the House That Jack Built," striped socks, a red purse, and, of course, a big black hat are added. Then, "This is a snake that's long and slim-/To go with the hat with a big, black rim-/To go with the purse with the strings untied-/To go with the socks with stripes on the side-." Mom decorates and Dad looks on. Each alternating page is black with a colorful trim and the words for each accessory pop out from the otherwise white print in bold colors along with skeletons, bats, or ghosts. A boldly colored, full-page illustration of the child and the cumulative action appears on the opposite page. This is a great read-aloud for the younger set and a good choice for newly independent readers. It has all of the fun and none of the fright of Halloween.Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, ALCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: On Halloween Night (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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5,627 | 5 | Merlin tells young Arthur a tale of a boy who prophesies a dragon duel. Dramatic oil paintings match the story's epic scale. Ages 5-up. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.Li Ming is an illustrator whose works include Merlin and the Dragons. ; Title: Merlin and the Dragons (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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5,630 | 13 | Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,The Snowy Dayhas come to be regarded as both a childrens classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peterthe star ofThe Snowy Day,Whistle for Willie,Peter's Chair,A Letter to Amy,Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online atwww.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: Apt. 3 (Picture Books) | [
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5,631 | 2 | "Lighthearted yet illuminating, this is a volume bound to lure kids from the TV screen," said PW about this story of a bibliophile determined to get her boob tube-loving town reading. Ages 4-8.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.A librarians favorite fantasy . . . The silliness of both story and pictures are perfectly matched . . . A winner for storytimes anywhere. School Library Journal, starred reviewThis love story about books is enough to make anyone wish for a permanent TV blackout! Childrens Literature; Title: Library Lil | [
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5,634 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry's Secret | [
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5,635 | 2 | "I was born in New York City on October 19, 1955. When I was about a year old, my family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where I spent my childhood. It was pretty uneventful until June 1, 1968, when I came home from a Little League game and found that my dad had suddenly abandoned my mom, my sister Lucy, and me. It was pretty traumatic, as you can imagine, but we all survived."I attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating in 1977 with a degree in psychology. After spending a few unhappy years in graduate school, I decided that psychology was not for me. What I really wanted to do, I decided, was to be a writer."I wanted to write humor, like Art Buchwald and Erma Bombeck. So I moved to New York City in 1980 (where all starving writers go) and began cranking out 'humorous essays.'"My essays weren't particularly funny, though I did publish some in a Staten Island newspaper, the Advance. My first check (for $15) is on the wall over my desk as I write this. I also had some of my photos published in the children's humor magazines Cracked and Crazy."I tried writing magazine articles, with little success. I wrote a few screenplays, but never sold them. I thought I had some good book ideas, but publishers weren't interested. I received hundreds of rejection letters. It was very frustrating, but I was very determined and persistent. I felt that I had some ability as a writer, but I didn't know where to direct it."In 1982 the video game Pac-Man was a huge craze, and I started a video games magazine called Video Games Player. This was the first (and only) job I ever had. The magazine sold pretty well, and two years later it was renamed Computer Games. Most importantly, I met my future wife Nina while working on the magazine. She is an illustrator, and we hired her to draw game screens. 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It was fun to write, kids loved it, and I discovered how incredibly rewarding it is to take a blank page and turn it into a WORLD."Around the same time, I started visiting schools, giving a program in which I use sports to get the students excited about reading and writing. This has been the most satisfying thing I've done in my career - when I visit a school I inspire the kids, the kids inspire me, and I even get paid for it!"Finally, after fifteen years, I figured out what my career should be - writing fiction for kids and visiting schools. For the first time, I felt that I was doing something I was good at, something that was fun, creatively rewarding, and appreciated by an audience."Kids often tell me that my books make them laugh. This is funny to me, because writing humor was what I wanted to do when I got started back in 1980! It just took me a while to figure out the best way to do it."I am a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), NWU (National Writers Union), and SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators). I live in Haddonfield, New Jersey with my wife Nina and our children Sam and Emma."Dan Gutman is the author of many children's books, mostly about sports. In nonfiction, Dan's range extends from baseball (Baseball's Biggest Bloopers,Baseball's Greatest Games, World Series Classics) all the way to Gymnastics and Ice Skating (all Viking Children's Books).He also writes sports fiction such as Honus & Me (Avon), The Million Dollar Shot (Hyperion)and They Came From Centerfield (Scholastic). 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5,637 | 2 | "The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice make [her life story] even more moving and dramatic," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 10-up.- even more moving and dramatic," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 10-up. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc."Few will be unmoved by the tactics employed by whites to disrupt the subsequent boycott; at the center, always, is Parks's dignified, calm recounting of outrages against her and other women and men, giving her words weight and impact as no raw fury could."--Kirkus Reviews "The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice make these compelling events even more moving and dramatic. Some readers will be stunned by Parks's firsthand accounts of violence against blacks; all will be deeply impressed by her boundless energy and courage."--Publisher's Weekly"In this recounting of her life, she corrects some media-created distortions of events. Her references to so many people may overwhelm some readers at times, but this does not diminish the overall impact of a wonderful, warm autobiography."--School Library Journal; Title: Rosa Parks: My Story | [
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5,638 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts. ; Title: Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise | [
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5,639 | 2 | Astrid Lindgren (19072002) was born in Sweden. After college, she worked in a newspaper office and a Swedish publishing house. Her most famous and beloved book,Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950 and was later translated into many other languages. It was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on BoardandPippi in the South Seas. Ms. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in childrens literature.Michael Chesworth has illustrated many children's books, includingArchibald Frisby,Frieda B. and the Finkledee Ink, Alphaboat, and Rainy Day Dream. A newly minted Mars expert, he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.; Title: Pippi Goes to the Circus | [
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5,640 | 11 | "The best family entertainment in years." -- USA TodayIt's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.Guts, glory, danger, and sacrifice are all in a day's work for Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security. While investigating a vicious murder on his ranch, Hank finds himself the number one suspect. Resigning in a fit of despair, he heads for the hills to become an outlaw, and a band of ruthless coyotes is happy to teach him the trade. Or are they? They seem to be on his side . . . until they unveil their plan for a raid on Hank's ranch! Hank knows he can't beat them -- will he be forced to join them?; Title: The Original Adventures #1 (Hank the Cowdog) | [
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5,641 | 2 | "I have been waiting my whole life to go to school," declares an exuberant Amanda Pig as she prepares for her first day of school. And what a day it turns out to be! Up before the sun, Amanda can barely contain her excitement as she puts on her new purple dress, eats breakfast, and kisses her mom and dad good-bye. Once on board the school bus, she eagerly plops down in an empty seat for her first adventure of the day--befriending a frightened little girl who won't tell anyone her name. Blessed with a warm heart and a generous temperament, Amanda Pig is just about the best new friend any shy kid could have. In this warm, charmingly illustrated tale of the joys and challenges of a first day at school, Amanda gives her new pal a nickname--Lollypop--and then gently assures her, "School is fun. You will like it. You'll see."Part of a series featuring our intrepid heroine--including Amanda Pig on Her Own, Tales of Amanda Pig, and Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver--this four-chapter, easy-to-read book follows Amanda and Lollypop through their action-packed first day. But will sad little Lollypop ever smile and reveal her true name? With the fun-loving Amanda Pig around to coax a few smiles and chase away the blues, there's no doubt everyone will soon be feeling better. (Ages 4 to 8) --Marianne PainterOutgoing Amanda befriends a shy girl pig on the first day of school in this Level 2 beginning reader. Ages 5-8. (July) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl (Oliver and Amanda) | [
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5,642 | 2 | "This appealing portrayal of a strong family offers an unromanticized view of Native American culture ... and gives a subtle lesson in the meaning of daily courage".-- School Library JournalHe's not an "Indian Chief" -- he is a Mohawk boy.Danny Bigtree's family has moved to a new city, and no matter how hard he tries, Danny can't seem to fit in. He's homesick for the Mohawk reservation where he used to live, and the kids in his class call him "Chief" and tease him about being an Indian -- the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can he find the courage to stand up for himself?; Title: Eagle Song (Puffin Chapters) | [
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5,643 | 18 | "Jones's titles convey cohesive ideas about the importance of accidental discoveries."--School Library Journal"Readers learn that some dice were loaded in ancient Egypt; that baseball caps evolved from imitations of Civil War military hats; that flyswatters must have holes to be effective; that some inventions might have flopped without a push in the public-relations department. Such stories are well-suited to sharing."--Kirkus ReviewsDon L. Wulffson is the author of more than forty books, including Point Blank, The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle, Future Fright, and The Upside-Down Ship. He lives in Northridge, California.; Title: The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions | [
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5,644 | 11 | Lester juxtaposes a contemporary voice and settings (like shopping malls) with some dialect in these "wonderfully funny folktales," said PW. "For many purists, though, it will not replace the original stories." Ages 8-up. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Julius Lester is an American writer and an academic who taught for over three decades at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is also a photographer, as well as a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs. His very first book was an instructional music book co-authored with Pete Seeger. His children's book, To Be a Slave, was recognized for a Newbery Honor and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. He received a Caldecott Honor, among others, for the book John Henry.A native of Philadelphia, Jerry Pinkney studied at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) where, in 1992 he received the Alumni Award. He has been illustrating children's books since 1964, illustrating over one hundred titles, and earned the Caldecott Medal for his nearly wordless picture book The Lion & the Mouse in 2010. Among his many other accolades he has also been the recipient of five Caldecott Honor Medals, five Coretta Scott King Awards and four Coretta Scott King Honors, five New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards, and in 2006 the Original Art's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators, New York, NY. In addition to his work in children's books, Jerry has had over thirty one-man retrospectives at venues ranging from the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL to the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA. He has exhibited in over one hundred group shows in the USA, Japan, Russia, Italy, Taiwan and Jamaica. Jerry has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, including the U.S. Postal Service, National Park Service, and National Geographic. Jerry created art for the Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger commemorative poster, a foundation that helps bring food to those in need. He was invited to create a painting for the 30th Bologna Book Fait, Bologna, Italy and the NASA Art Collection at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. He was appointed to serve on the U.S. Postal Services Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee (1982-1992). In 2001 Jerry was invited by Laura Bush to illustrate and design the White House Christmas Program. He has held professorships teaching art at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; the University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. In 2003, Jerry was appointed to the National Council of the Arts - NEA (2003-2009). His art can be found in the permanent collections at the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Delaware Art Museum and the Brandywine River Art Museum. His works have been featured in The New York Times, Arts Section, American Artists Magazine, The Horn Book Magazine, The CBS Sunday Morning Show and PBS Reading Rainbow Room. Pinkney is also a past trustee for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and the Katonah Museum of Art. He lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean, in Westchester County, NY.; Title: Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | [
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5,645 | 2 | "A fast-paced, exciting adventure". -- BooklistON THE RUNLife has been tough for Spencer since his dad left. Everything has changed. His mom complains constantly, they never seem to have enough money, and they're always having to move out of apartments in the middle of the night. He knows his father works for the Giants baseball team and lives somewhere in San Francisco -- and Spencer's sure that if he can somehow get there, his dad will take him in. But California is a long, dangerous way from Seattle if you've only got fourteen dollars, you're twelve ... and you're alone.; Title: Searching for Candlestick Park | [
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5,646 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion | [
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5,647 | 0 | Barbara Maitland is a children’s book author. Her works include The Bookstore Burglar and The Bookstore Ghost. Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Big Picnic, Down by the Bay, and Peanut Butter and Jelly, the latter of which she also wrote. Nadine lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and divides her time between illustrating and designing her own line of fabrics.; Title: The Bookstore Ghost (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2) | [
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5,648 | 1 | The Perfume Flunks Out, but All Is Not Lost From Hank the Cowdog #5: Faded Love Hank is out to win the heart of his one true love,Miss Beulah the Collie. On the way to her ranch, he meets Rip and Snort who convince him that the smell of dead skunk is an ancient coyote love potion. Thoroughly covered with this unusual perfume, Hank approaches Beulah and decides to open his heart.I turned to the lady of my dreams. "Hi, Beulah.""Hello, Hank." Our eyes met and I knew that the old magic was still there. And in that honey-smooth voice of hers, Beulah said, "Do you smell something?"Heh, heh. I had her now. She would be putty in my hands."Yes, Beulah, and I can reveal its source. What you smell is an exotic love potion, known only to the wild coyote tribes and passed down from generation to generation since the dawn of time. Risking death and fates too horrible to mention in polite company, I stole the secret formula from a band of savage coyotes -- and Beulah, I did it just for you.""Oh, Hank, you," she moved upwind, "you shouldn't have done that. Why, you might have been. . .""Killed? Maimed?" I moved upwind. "Dear lady, to die in your service would be an honor of which I am unworthy."She scooted around upwind. Guess she was afraid of being overwhelmed."But honestly, Hank, fighting coyotes! They're very. . .""Dangerous? Deadly? Ferocious? Yes, my lady, all of those things." I slipped around upwind. "But with the memory of your lovely face etched on my heart, my only fear of death is that I might not see you again.""Oh, Hank, you do carry on, don't you?"She moved upwind."As you very well know, my years of combat and detective work have given me the outward appearance of steel, but beneath that shell of armor lie the gentler emotions known to ordinary dogs."She got up and moved upwind."Hank, are you feeling all right? You don't have a fever, do you?""Yes, I have a fever, Lady Fair, and I admit it without shame." I moved upwind. I had to give that perfume a chance to do its stuff. "It's a fever of the heart, and some people would describe it as LOVE!""Oh my, how. . .nice. But Hank, I must admit something to you." She got up and moved."I know what you're going to say, my petunia. How many tortured nights have I spent dreaming of the time you would say those words to me? Ach, there's no pain to compare with the ache of unblemished love!"She moved upwind."Hank, I don't know how to say this.""Yes, my tulip, I have the same problem." I moved. "We spend so little time speaking the language of the heart that we find it hard to say those three simple words. Am I right, my perfect rose, three simple words?""Yes, Hank, three simple words, but. . ."She moved.I moved."Just say them, Beulah, out with them and we'll go plunging into the unknown!""All right, Hank, here goes. . ."What three words will Beulah say? Will it be cowdog bliss for Hank or will he be left with nothing but a pawful of memories? Find out in Hank the Cowdog #5: Faded Love (Copyright ? John R. Erickson). ; Title: Faded Love (Hank the Cowdog #5) | [
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5,649 | 11 | Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is the author of sixteen distinguished books for children. These range from her first novel, The Canada Geese Quilt, an ALA Notable Book, to her popular picture book The Bear That Heard Crying. All of the stories have one thing in common: They are based either on the author's own life or on true stories passed down through the seven generations of her family that have lived in northern Vermont.When she isn't writing, Natalie Kinsey-Warnock keeps herself busy as an athlete, naturalist, artist, book lover, bagpiper, and rescuer of three horses, seven cats, and eight dogs. She and her husband live in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.; Title: As Long As There Are Mountains | [
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5,650 | 5 | This semi-mystical epic adventure draws loosely on the great myths and literature of India. "The imaginative scope of the story and its philosophical complexities will make this an exciting journey for the reader," said PW. Ages 10-14. (July) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Born on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, storyteller Lloyd Alexander spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, a National Book Award, and several IRA-CBC Childrens Choice Awards. He is also the author of many ALA Notable Childrens Books and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.; Title: The Iron Ring | [
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5,651 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding | [
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5,652 | 0 | "Boy, that was scary! I sure hope we don't lose any more chickens."I studied him out of the corner of my eye. He was still behaving in a strange manner."How come you got so nervous up there, Drover?""Well, gosh, Loper was mad and...""Yes, but if you didn't do anything wrong, why should you get so antsy about it? You weren't by any chance feeling guilty, were you?""Well...maybe I was.""I see." I began pacing. "And why were you feeling guilty, Drover? Just tell me in your own words.""My own words. Okay. Let's see. Guilty. I don't know.""Are those your own words?""I think so.""Then think a little deeper. Why were you feeling guilty about something you didn't do?"He rolled his eyes and twisted his head to one side."Well, I always feel guilty, Hank. Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is feel guilty.""There must be a reason for it.""Well...I mess up a lot. Do you suppose that could be it?""I'll ask the questions. You give the answers.""Oh. All right."I waited and waited. Nothing."Well?""Sure turned out to be a pretty day, didn't it?"I paced over in front of him. "You're being slippery, Drover, but I'm afraid that won't wash. I'll ask you again. Why do you feel guilty every morning when you wake up?""Well...I think of all the things I can mess up during the day and...""Yes? Go on.""...and it makes me feel awful. Then when I mess up for real, I don't have to worry about it."He looked at me with a simple grin on his mouth, as though he had just said something wonderful.I stopped pacing and went nose-to-nose with the runt."That makes no sense at all, and furthermore, it has nothing to do with the Case of the Vanishing Chickens.""Oh.""I want to know why you were acting so guilty when Loper was talking about the murders.""Well..."I sensed that I was very close to a confession. It was time to bore in with my toughest questions and break down his resistance. I had a suspicion that three or four questions would wrap the case up."Is it possible, Drover, that there's a side to your personality we don't know about? That on very short notice, you can change from being a simple buffoon into a chicken killer? That you have a secret craving for chicken meat? And finally...what are you staring at?""You've got four little circles of hair sticking up on your back.""What?"I bent my neck around and looked at my back. Sure enough, I saw four little circles of hair sticking up."Oh. That's where the horses bit me. I was attacked by the entire horse herd a while ago.""Oh my gosh!""I was working traffic, barked a pickup into the horse pasture, and the horses jumped me. If you'd been up there helping me, it never would have happened.""Oh gosh.""But you were hiding in the machine shed..."His head began to sink."Yes.""...after you saw Sally May coming down to the garden."He began to cry."It's true.""You ran to save your own skin and left me alone.""Yes!""And you cowered in the machine shed while I was being mauled by thirteen dog-eating horses!""Yes, I did, Hank!"I looked down at him. My questions had to reduced him to jelly."So you admit your guilt?""Yes!"He was bawling now, and the tears were dripping off the end of his nose.; Title: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Hank the Cowdog #6) | [
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5,653 | 1 | Alexander works his usual magic with these eight tales of remarkable felines: in one, Pescato and a mayor trade places to outwit a royal villain; in another, Quickset tricks a greedy grocer with the promise of a golden egg. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc."Alexander works his usual magic with these eight tales of remarkable felines: in one, Pescato and a mayor trade places to outwit a royal villain; in another, Quickset tricks a greedy grocer with the promise of a golden egg."--Publishers Weekly; Title: The Town Cats and Other Tales | [
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5,654 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Song Lee in Room 2B | [
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5,655 | 7 | Lloyd Alexander's many honors include a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, and two American Book Awards. His most recent novel is Gypsy Rizka.; Title: The Illyrian Adventure | [
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5,656 | 15 | First published in the 1960s, these two mysteries feature a boy inventor. In the first book, Alvin uses a periscope to search out a missing neighbor; in the second, he learns about decoding and uncovers a mystery involving a hostage and buried treasure. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald | [
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5,657 | 2 | * "I reckon Philip Hall can't help liking spunky, expansive Beth...and you'll like her, too." Kirkus Reviews, starred review"It's an unqualified delight to spend one's time with the Lambert family of Pocahontas, Arkansas, and their friends." Publishers Weekly"Beth Lambert is an energetic and spirited young black girl whose spunk rings true from start to finish...It's a fresh, humorous romp, full of the vitality of girls and boys growing up." School Library JournalLike Beth Lambert, Bette Greene grew up in a small town in Arkansas. Her first novel, Summer of My German Soldier, won unanimous critical acclaim and became an immediate best-seller. Bette Greene lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.; Title: Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (Puffin Newberry Library) | [
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5,658 | 0 | Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: When Tiny Was Tiny | [
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5,659 | 2 | Pippi Longstocking's long red braids are the very image of childhood rebellion. In Pippi Goes to School, our heroine's insurrectionary spirit is hardly dampened by her first taste of academe. Her friends Tommy and Annika head off bright and early at 8 a.m., "hand in hand, swinging their schoolbags." Pippi can't be bothered to get going until a little later: "At exactly ten o'clock she lifted her horse off the front porch, and a little later all the people in the town ran to their windows to see what horse it was that was running away." It's just Pippi headed for school in her own inimitable fashion. The teacher's vain attempts to teach her math and art and music fail miserably. When asked to add 7 and 5, she retorts, "If you don't know that yourself, you needn't think I'm going to tell you." It's not that Pippi's naughty, it's just that she has her own way of doing things. At the end of the day, it's she who's consoling the exhausted teacher: "You understand, Teacher, don't you, that when you have a mother who's an angel and father who's a cannibal king, and when you have sailed on the ocean all your whole life, then you don't know just how to behave in school." This slender paperback picture book is neatly adapted from the Astrid Lindgren classic Pippi Longstocking, with assistance from Lindgren herself. Michael Chesworth's lively, modernized illustrations make clever reference to the original edition, without being slavish. (Ages 4 to 8)--Claire DedererAstrid Lindgren (19072002) was born in Sweden. After college, she worked in a newspaper office and a Swedish publishing house. Her most famous and beloved book,Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950 and was later translated into many other languages. It was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on BoardandPippi in the South Seas. Ms. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in childrens literature.; Title: Pippi Goes to School | [
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5,660 | 1 | Tuerto, the One-Eyed Killer Study Horse From Hank the Cowdog #8: The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud HorseA wild and ornery one-eyed killer horse is destroying the ranch. Who will protect Sally Mae and Little Alfred? It's Hank the Cowdog to the rescue (with Drover about a mile behind) in another exciting adventure."Mayday, mayday! Drover, I'm picking up a horse at ten o'clock!""What are you going to put him in?""What?""And we're already an hour late.""No, no, you don't understand. In combat situations, we switch over to combat terminology.""Oh.""Imagine that the enemy is standing on a giant clock." (I had to explain all this while we were running.)"The twelve is facing due east, which means that the six is facing due west. Now, the enemy is located where the ten would be, if he were the little hand.""If he's the little hand, I'd hate to see the big one. Hank, is this an alarm clock?""Well, I'm not sure. Why do you ask?""I keep hearing alarm bells in my head. Do you see who that horse is?"I squinted my eyes at the alleged horse and...HUH?You might recall that only hours before, High Loper had told Sally May about the neighbor's one-lawed out-eyed stud horse ? that is, one-eyed, outlawed stud horse, a heartless brute named Tuerto."Hank, my leg's starting to hurt! I'm losing speed and altitude and attitude and just about everything else!""You're losing courage, is what you're losing. This is no time to come up lame.""I know. It's already ten o'clock but the machine shed's back at six o'clock, so maybe I'd better...""Stay in formation, Drover. We're going in for a look."We zoomed in for a look. Sure enough, it was Tuerto of the Gotch Eye. When he saw us streaking towards him, he tossed his head and stamped his right front foot."Hank to Drover, over. Confirm visual sighting at eleven o'clock.""Time sure flies when you're scared.""Roger. Suspect has invaded our territorial territory. Prepare to initiate Growling Mode!""Hank, let's don't growl at him, he might think we're being unfriendly.""That's the whole point, Roger.""I'm Drover.""Of course you are. Ready? Mark! We have initiated Growling Mode One and are proceeding toward the target!"I had hoped that, once we initiated Growling Mode One, the enemy would take the hint and leave. He didn't. He continued to stamp his foot and make threatening gestures with his ears, mouth, teeth, and his one good eye."Hank to Drover, over. Stand by to initialize Growling Mode Two!""Oh my gosh!""Ready? Mark! We have initiated Growling Mode Two! Stand by to initialize Barking Mode One.""Maybe I'd better go back to the machine shed and read...""Negative on the machine shed. Once you're in the soup, it's too late to read the recipe. Stand by to initiate Barking Mode One.""You already said that once.""No, the first time we initialized. Now we're fixing to initiate. Stand by. Mark and bark! We have initiated Barking Mode One. The enemy should begin showing fear at any moment."We barked. Boy howdy, did we bark! Should have scared that horse right out of his skin but... well, you might say that he didn't appear to be in a state of panic. What he did was toss his head and give us a toothy grin. "Come a leetle closer, leetle duggies, and I weel stomp you eento the dert."O-kay, if that's the way he wanted it, we would have to proceed with the procedure and give him the whole nine yards of Scary and Terrifying Gestures."Hank to Drover, over. This is getting serious.""I was afraid of that.""Stand by to lift hair on back of neck and hair on back of back! Ready? Mark! We have hair lift-up.""We have a wreck, is what we have.""Now stand by to arm tooth-lasers.""Tooth-lasers!""Roger on the tooth-lasers. Stand by. Ready?""No.""Mark! We have initialized tooth-lasers! All tooth-lasers armed and ready! Stand by for Attack Mode. Bearing: three-two-zirro-zirro.""I thought it was eleven o'clock. Now he says it's thirty-two. I don't understand...""Stand by to lock on target! Three-two-one...Mark!""Drover.""Roger.""Hank!""What?""Who are all these people?""Never mind. We have locked on Target Tuerto. Stand by for attack! Ready? Charge, bonzai!" Will Hank be able to save the ranch from Tuerto? Find out in Hank the Cowdog #8: The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse (Copyright ? John R. Erickson). ; Title: The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse #8 (Hank the Cowdog) | [] | Train |
5,661 | 2 | "Ten-year-old Spoon Gilmore's grandmother has just died, but her presence is strongly felt throughout this exceptionally moving novel about grief and rejuvenation," said PW in a boxed review. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator. He received the Caldecott Medal forKittens First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors forOwen and Waiting; two Newbery Honorsone forOlives Oceanand one forThe Year of Billy Millerand Geisel Honors forPenny and Her Marbleand forWaiting. His other books includeOld Bear, A Good Day, Chrysanthemum, and the belovedLillys Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.www.kevinhenkes.com; Title: Sun and Spoon | [
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5,662 | 15 | Strange creatures whose existence is threatened by loggers require human donors to survive. PW said that this novel "may well leave readers with some soul-searching questions." Ages 8-12. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.William Sleator divides his time between homes in Boston, Massachusetts, and rural Thailand.; Title: The Beasties | [
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5,664 | 0 | As the President & CEO of the Ripken Baseball Group, Cal is committed to growing the game of baseball at the grassroots level. Ripken Baseball has built and operates The Aberdeen Project, a baseball complex consisting of Ripken Stadium, home to the minor league Aberdeen IronBirds, and the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy. It also owns the Class A Augusta (GA) GreenJackets and has recently opened The Ripken Experience, a youth complex in Myrtle Beach, SC. Cal is also founder of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, which brings baseball to disadvantaged youth across the country, refurbishes fields, and donates baseball equipment to public schools. He lives in Maryland with his wife, Kelly, and their children, Rachel and Ryan. Mike Bryan has written or collaborated on many books, including Cal Ripkens bestselling autobiographyThe Only Way I Know, Uneasy Rider, and The Afterword, a novel.; Title: Cal Ripken, Jr.: Play Ball! (Puffin Easy-to-read, Level 3) | [
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5,665 | 11 | Grade 3-6-Erickson once again captures the voice of a gullible, lovable dog in this new installment about a big-eared pooch who lives on and guards a ranch. He decides to "help" Slim Chance, the ranch's hired hand, deliver a calf, resulting in an "enraged heifer" and lots of laughs. Later that day, when the five-year-old son of Hank's owner disobeys his mother and goes fishing on his own, he takes the dog with him. Unable to resist, Hank eats the liver that the boy is using as bait. It doesn't take long for the pup to put two and two together and discover that a missing fishhook is in his stomach along with the liver. Slim's attempts to remove it using soap bubbles instead of surgery are wonderfully funny. The author portrays the canine's actions and thoughts in a humorous manner while using just the right amount of suspense to keep the pages turning.Julie Shatterly, York County Public Library, Rock Hill, SCCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook (Hank the Cowdog 31) | [
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5,668 | 2 | Leslie Hiller's world is growing smaller. It used to be large enough to include her worrisome but loving mother, her doting father, her close friend Cavette, and all the other people and places that made up her upper-class, A+ life. But now it has shrunk to the size of a dinner plate full of food--which she scrapes out her bedroom window to avoid eating. Leslie, a perfectionist who loves to be in control, finds she can't control the fear that she will somehow fail to be the perfect daughter, perfect student, and perfect friend. So she decides to master the one thing over which she is certain she has complete domain: food. Even when it becomes apparent to everyone that her severe dieting has become a life-threatening habit, Leslie still can't stop: "I want to be happy. And being happy means being thin."Author Deborah Hautzig, who recounts her own painful battle with anorexia in a very personal and heartfelt afterword, gives Leslie a frighteningly realistic voice that will ring true to teens everywhere. First published in 1981, Second Star to the Right has risen again to give a new generation of young adults valuable insight into the addictive world of anorexia, and hope for getting out from under the cruel thumb of the disease. (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer HubertDeborah Hautzig is the author of the popular Little Witch books as well as many other Step into Reading titles. She is also the author of the bestselling novel Second Star to the Right. She lives in New York.; Title: Second Star to the Right | [
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5,669 | 0 | "A first-rate thriller.... This satisfying novel will keep readers guessing until the end".-- School Library JournalAvalanche!Molly can't wait to visit her aunt and uncle on their ranch in Washington. But as soon as she arrives, things start to go very wrong. Her cousin Glendon hates her on sight. Her aunt falls into a mysterious coma in the middle of the night and is rushed to the hospital. Then, left alone on the huge property, Molly and Glendon discover an intruder lurking in the barn! Armed and desperate, he drags them to the top of a nearby mountain -- and triggers an avalanche with a gunshot. There's no one to hear the cousins -- and no one to save them. Can they make it down the mountain alive? And who's waiting for them at the bottom?; Title: Nightmare Mountain | [
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5,670 | 7 | Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Janet died in 1994.; Title: Jeremiah in the Dark Woods | [
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5,671 | 2 | "Readers Robbie's age will be glad to find their own concerns on nearly every page,"--Kirkus ReviewsBetsy Duffey is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Hey, New Kid!; The Gadget War; The Math Wiz; and Utterly Yours, Booker Jones (all Viking and Puffin). Her books have been Junior Library Guild selections, Crown Award nominees, and have been nominated for state awards in over twenty states including the California Young Reader Medal, the Texas Bluebonnet Award and the Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award, while having been Parent's Choice and Children's Choice selections. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.Janet Wilson is an established and award-winning Canadian author and illustrator of books for young readers. Her presentations are raising awareness of social, environmental, indigenous, economic, and intergenerational injustice, while inspiring and motivating readers to choose actions to make the world better.; Title: How to Be Cool in the Third Grade (Puffin Chapters) | [
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5,672 | 0 | Can Cam Find the locker key?Cam Jansen and her friend Eric are going ice skating! They put their shoes in a locker, and Eric puts the key in a pocket. "I won't lose it", he tells his father. But he does. Can Cam use her amazing memory to find the lost locker key?David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 childrens books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery | [
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5,673 | 7 | John Anthony Bellairs (1938–1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.  ; Title: Chessmen of Doom (Johnny Dixon) | [
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5,674 | 0 | Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.; Title: Arrow over the Door (Puffin Chapters) | [
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5,675 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry at Halloween | [
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5,676 | 11 | "All right, now you kids sort through that stuff and find some grub."The boys gave a yell and went into the barrel, but the girls kind of hung back."What's the matter?"April spoke up."Mom says that playing in garbage is unladylike."Barbara nodded."And we're not supposed to get dirty. Mom said so.""Well, moms are always right, don't forget that," I said. "So go through that garbage in a ladylike manner and try not to get dirty. And don't worry about your mom. I'll take care of her."The girls looked at each other, grinned, and dived into the barrel with the boys.They didn't find much in that first barrel, just a couple of chicken bones and a whole bunch of newspapers, so we moved on to the next one. Same story there: corn cobs and potato peelings. By George, that was kind of a lean alley. We had to investigate a dozen barrels before we found a real treasure: a bunch of fish heads wrapped in newspaper.Oh, the kids loved them fish heads! They jumped right in the middle of them and gobbled them down. I stood back and watched and, you know, kind of remembered myself at that age, when all at once a man stepped out into the alley. Guess he was dumping trash or something.He looked up and down the alley. You might say we'd left a little mess. I mean, when you get all caught up in a garbage patrol, you don't stop to think about the mess you're making.The man dropped his trash basket and came running towards us, yelling and waving his arms."Hyah! Get outa here, go on!"I sounded the retreat and we lit a shuck, headed south down the alley as fast as we could go. We went several blocks and hid in a hedge row. The kids were out of breath and all excited."Gosh, that was fun!" said Roscoe, and the others agreed."I was scared," said Barbara. "I thought that old man would catch us.""Yeah," said April, "he sure looked mean!""Uncle Hank," said Spot, "I like fish heads,""And playing in garbage is fun!" said Barbara.I smiled and nodded my head."You see, kids? If we hadn't gone on a garbage patrol, you never would have learned all this. As your mom's told you many times, education is very important."I stepped out of the hedge and scouted the area to make sure the coast was clear, then I gave the password -- "Stinkeroo" was the secret word -- and the kids formed a line and we went marching home. I figgered they'd had enough education for one day.We were marching down the alley, maybe three blocks from home, when we passed a yard with a big cedar fence around it. Sitting on top of the fence was a big fat yellow cat.My ears shot up and my lip curled, all on sheer instinct. I mean, my instincts about cats are pretty sharp. I glared at her as we went trooping by, just waiting for her to make some kind of smart remark.You know my position on cats. I don't like 'em. I don't go out of my way to cause trouble with a cat, but any time I find one that's shopping around for a fight, I can usually be talked into it.Well, this cat looked dumber than most but she must have had a little bit of sense because she didn't say a word as we went past. She just stared at us.I supposed that was the end of it, but when we got past her, little Roscoe came trotting up to the front of the column. He had a worried expression on his face."Uncle Hank, that cat said something when we went past.""Hold it! Halt!" The column came to a halt."What was that again? The cat said something? What exactly did the cat say?""She said, 'Your momma wears combat boots.' What does that mean, Uncle Hank?""What that means, young feller, is that we're fixing to have a demonstration of violence and bloodshed. About face! Follow me!"And we marched back to teach some manners to a certain lard-tailed yellow cat.Will Hank survive his trip to town? Will the town survive Hank's visit? Can cats really learn manners? Find out in Hank the Cowdog #3:It's a Dog's Life (Copyright ? John R. Erickson).; Title: It's a Dog's Life (Hank the Cowdog, No. 3) | [
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5,677 | 11 | In a 1998 Best Books citation, PW said, "This exquisite novel introduces readers to a sparkling world hidden deep within the Amazonian jungle." Ages 12-up. (July) n Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.In a 1998 Best Books citation, PW said, "This exquisite novel introduces readers to a sparkling world hidden deep within the Amazonian jungle." Ages 12-up. (July) n Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Go and Come Back | [
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5,678 | 2 | "I grew up on a dairy farm in a region known as Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, along with one sister and three brothers in an area our Scottish ancestors settled almost two hundred years ago."Since graduating from Johnson State College Vermont with majors in both art and athletic training, I have worked as a coach, trainer, energy auditor for the Extension Service, and mostrecently as Elderhostel Director and cross-country ski instructor at the Craftsbury Sports Center before turning to writing full-time."I have many passions. I am an athlete, naturalist, artist, and a writer, and all of the things I do are rooted in the Northeast Kingdom. I run five to ten miles each morning, cross-country ski, mountain bike, swim, and play tennis. I also played field hockey all across the country for many years. I love the outdoors, and study and sketch birds and wildflowers which are most often the subjects of my watercolor paintings. For the past seven years, my husband, Tom, and I have beenbuilding a timber-frame house. We both enjoy working with wood, and Tom shares my love of the land, sports and animals: we have a Morgan horse, five dogs, and eight cats. We lovegardening and have planted an orchard of old apple varieties. And I love histories and walking old cemeteries."My first children's book, The Canada Geese Quilt, grew out of my love andadmiration for my grandmother, Helen Urie Rowell, and a special quilt the two of us made together. My grandmother began quilting when she was in her sixties, and over the next fifteen years she made over 230 quilts. I designed about twenty of them. Most of them are of birds,wildflowers and starry skies, but one is of Canada geese -- and that inspired the book."My husband and I live in Albany, Vermont, where I am always at work on new books."copyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: The Canada Geese Quilt (Puffin Chapters) | [
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5,679 | 1 | "Hank, I don't think that's Plato.""Huh?""Is Plato a...doberman pinscher?""A doberman pinscher!"It was all clear now. I'd made an error. I looked over at Beulah."Who is this imposter?""His name is Rufus, and he just moved to our ranch, and be careful, Hank, because he's very mean.""What happened to Plato?""He's back at the ranch. He's afraid to come out of the post pile because Rufus..."Rufus took over from there."Because I whip him on sight. It's my ranch now, and I don't like bird dogs. And I don't like cowdogs. You got anything to say about that?"I gave it some thought. Those teeth were awful big and awful sharp."I figger there's room in this world for differences of opinion. It just happens that I don't care for doberman pinschers, so I guess we're about even.""I always heard that cowdogs had a yellow streak."I bristled at that, and it must have worried Beulah."Hank, don't let him get you into a fight. That's what he wants."She had a point there."All right, Beulah, for you, I'll let it go. Come on, Drover, we've got work to do."Drover took off like a little rocket, heading for the feed barn. I walked away at a dignified pace. I'd gone maybe twenty steps when I heard Rufus snarl."You got a big mouth, Beulah. When I want your opinion, I'll ask for it.""My opinion is that you're a brute, and I wish you'd never come to the ranch.""Well, you better get used to it, honey, because I'm the main man in your life now. Here, gimme a little kiss, just to let me know that you really care."I stopped."Keep your paws off me, you you you animal!""Come on, honey, just a little one."Bam! She slapped him."You shouldn't have done that, Beulah."Rufus bristled up and started toward her, showing all of his teeth.I headed for the pickup."I just changed my mind, Rufus. I don't think I like your attitude, so why don't you climb down here and I'll give you a kiss you won't forget.""Hank, don't do it!" Beulah called. "Run away, don't try to be a hero."I took a deep breath and looked at my lady."It ain't a matter of trying, Beulah. To some of us it just comes natural."; Title: The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog #2 | [
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5,680 | 0 | "Taylor, a powerful storyteller, again combines authentic incidents to create a taut plot.... Her cry for justice always rings true". -- Kirkus ReviewsA day of tragedyJeremy Simms watches from the porch of the general store as the weekly bus from Jackson comes splashing through a heavy rainstorm. Jeremy's friends Stacey and Cassie Logan are there to see their grandmother off on a trip, and one by one, the passengers board the bus. But this is Mississippi in the 1930s, so when several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver roughly orders the black passengers off the bus, including Stacey's grandmother. Then, in the driving rain, disaster strikes, and Jeremy witnesses a shocking end to the day's drama.; Title: Mississippi Bridge (Logan Family Saga) | [
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5,681 | 0 | Gr 58With humor and lilting language, this classic coming-of-age story recounts the physical and spiritual trials of a nave boy who yearns to become a knight of Arthur's court. The origin of the Fisher King legend adds a note of poignancy to this slim saga about doing the right thing at all costs."Nearly 800 years old, the story has freshness, humor, grace, and depth". -- School Library Journal, starred review; Title: Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight | [
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5,682 | 2 | Kline has her finger on the pulse of third graders. -- School Library JournalSuzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Song Lee and the I Hate You Notes | [
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5,683 | 2 | Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts. ; Title: Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon | [
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5,684 | 9 | Kindergarten-Grade 2. The "Young Cam Jansen" mysteries introduce beginning readers to Adler's popular female detective. With her photographic memory, Cam helps Annie find her lost tooth in the school art room. This fast-paced story with numerous full-color cartoon illustrations will appeal to primary-grade students and will serve as a springboard to the popular "Cam Jansen" books that are on a more challenging reading level.?Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, IDCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Gr. 1^-2. In the latest Cam Jansen chapter-book mystery in the Viking Easy-to-Read series, Cam uses her photographic memory to find Annie's lost tooth. New readers will like the grade-school detective story, and Natti's cheerful line-and-watercolor illustrations help set the scene in art class, quiet reading time, and the rush for the school bus. Hazel Rochman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and The Lost Tooth Promo | [
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5,685 | 7 | "Tightly woven suspense and an ingenious, totally involving plotline make this a thriller of top-notch quality". -- BooklistA living nightmareEvery night Paul has the same frightening dream. He's standing at the edge of a vast empty field, trying to move toward a large, glowing sphere. A small boy is in terrible trouble...and Paul must save him. Paul's convinced he's losing his mind -- until he learns that his classmate Francine is having the same harrowing dream! The two of them are determined to solve the mystery and save the little boy -- before their nightmare becomes terrifying reality.; Title: Into the Dream | [
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5,686 | 2 | Gail can't escape the feeling that she's being watched.Gail Osburne is living the good life in suburban Connecticut -- until she finds an obscene note in her locker. "Forget it", her friend Alison counsels. But Gail can't forget. Another note appears, and another. Then the phone calls start -- and the horrible feeling that someone, somewhere, is watching her and waiting for the chance to strike.Richard Peck lives in New York City. His extensive list of honors includes the Newbery Medal, the Edgar Award, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, and the National Humanities Medal. He has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.; Title: Are You in the House Alone? | [
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5,687 | 2 | This story of a sharp-witted street urchin, "rich with comic exaggeration and the folksy cadences of a tall tale, brings to mind the author's lighthearted Vesper Holly books rather than his more serious-minded Westmark trilogy," wrote PW. Ages 10-14. (Nov.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.* "Vintage Alexander: lively, satirical, and with a core of pure gold."--The Horn Book, starred review; Title: Gypsy Rizka | [
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5,688 | 0 | PW called the 13 tales here, all of which previously appeared in collections for adult readers, "Dahl at his merciless best." Ages 12-up. (July) n Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.Grade 7 Up-Readers who were turned on to chapter books with the magic of Fantastic Mr. Fox (1970) and the wondrous James and the Giant Peach (1961, both Knopf) will be interested to discover that Dahl began his writing career composing adult short stories?macabre, ironic tales that were translated into scripts for a popular TV series. This collection, based on those tales, is perfect for teen sensibilities. These poisonous gems reflect a British black humor sniping at greedy, pretentious folk. The language is precise, without an extraneous adjective; "The Landlady" is indeed "terribly nice" and Lady Turton of "Neck" prances and snorts like a barely restrained high-strung filly. Teachers looking for examples of irony need look no further than "Parson's Pleasure," in which an overeager antique collector gets exactly what he asks for. Feminists may be a bit offended; Dahl's antipathy for the female sex is rather evident throughout the stories. Wife and family are often an encumbrance in his world. "Royal Jelly" stars a father who is overinvolved in the caring for and feeding of his new offspring; it is a delicious morsel to serve to grown up "Goosebumps" fans. This baker's dozen is a treat for all YA collections.Marilyn Payne Phillips, University City Public Library, MOCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.; Title: Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Now in Speak!) | [
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5,689 | 2 | Ten-year-old Ernest lives a flat, colorless life. Each day is the same: he comes home right after school, eats a healthy snack, and does his homework. Enter Victoria, the new girl in class. Victoria instantly falls in love with Ernest, and bulldozes her way into his life. Much to Ernest's surprise, he likes it. Bit by bit, color seeps into Ernest's humdrum existence--and he begins to realize that life can hold an endless variety of love, friendship, adventure, and change. "Quirky characters, heightening suspense, and hilarious situations are deftly combined in this tender novel, which examines a few of the large and small ways people affect one another." --Booklist, starred reviewBook Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 8/1/2000Pages: 144Reading Level: Age 9 and Up; Title: Secret Letters From 0 To 10 (Puffin Books) | [
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5,690 | 0 | "The poems in this book/ Are meant to be humorous.They poke fun at the everyday ("Our school lunch is from outer space,/ Endangering the human race") and the imaginary ("Hello, my name is Dracula./ My clothing is all blackula./... /At dawn I hit the sackula./ Tomorrow I'll be backula!"). Florian repeatedly shows that he knows what makes kids giggle."--Publishers Weekly"Kids will find plenty to chuckle over in Douglas Florian's punchline-rich Laugh-eteria, his seventh poetry offering after walloping successes like Bing Bang Boing and Insectlopedia. Florian fans will enjoy the punster's groan-worthy wordplay, and kids will no doubt relish the rampant silliness that's strangely akin to their own."--Amazon.comDouglas Florian is the author-illustrator of many books of poetry for middle and younger readers, including Boing-Boing, Insectlopedia, and Poem Depot: Aisles of Smiles. He lives in New York City.; Title: Laugh-eteria: Poems and Drawings | [
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5,691 | 7 | * "Infused with humor, high spirits, and compassion".-- School Library Journal, starred reviewSebastian is never far from adventure -- or trouble!When fourth fiddler Sebastian loses his place in the Baron's orchestra, he takes to the highway -- and soon finds himself dealing with disaster after disaster. In trying to rescue a stray cat, he loses his violin; in trying to help a skinny boy who turns out to be a princess, he falls into the clutches of a bear; and when he tries to join a theater troupe as an actor, he finds himself cast as a clown. But Sebastian's a fleet-footed optimist, and he'll always find a way to outrace trouble, outwit it, or enchant it -- and he'll keep everyone around him laughing.; Title: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian | [
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5,692 | 2 | Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt reissue | [
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5,693 | 7 | "Sleator is the master of the creepy-crawly, and his inventiveness is at full power here". -- The Horn BookWhat could it hurt to take just one peek?When Uncle Marco goes on one of his mysterious trips, he leaves Annie in charge of two exotic, sealed boxes on one condition: she must not open either one while he is away. But of course she is tempted ... and soon she has unleashed the unspeakable. The creatures inside the box are crablike and grotesque. And they possess a power Annie could never have imagined....; Title: The Boxes | [
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5,694 | 2 | One brave act2 One day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her brave act helped start the civil rights movement. Rosa worked very hard to help black people win their rights. This is her story, in her own words.Each Puffin Easy-to-Read book has a color-coded reading level to make book selection easy for parents and children. Because all children are unique in their reading development, Puffin's three levels make it easy for teachers and parents to find the right book to suit each individual child's reading readiness.Level 1: Short, simple sentences full of word repetition -- plus clear visual clues to help children take the first important steps toward reading.Level 2: More words and longer sentences for children just beginning to read on their own.Level 3: Lively, fast-paced text -- perfect for children who are reading on theirRosa Parks also worked with Jim Haskins to write Rosa Parks: My Story (Dial and Puffin), an award-winning book for older readers. Mrs. Parks was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in June 1999. She lives in Detroit, Michigan.; Title: I Am Rosa Parks (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4) | [
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5,695 | 0 | Lionel the Cat gets a taste of what it's like to walk on two legs when his magician-owner grants his wish to be a man. This action-packed fantasy follows Lionel as he encounters both the bright and dark sides of being human. Ages 10-14.(Mar.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (Anytime Book) | [
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5,696 | 0 | Kate Spohn is also the author and illustrator of Turtle and Snake at Work and Turtle and Snake Go Camping.; Title: Turtle and Snake and the Christmas Tree (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) | [
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5,697 | 0 | Bette Greene's first novel,Summer of My German Soldier,hailed as "an exceptionally fine novel" by theNew York Times,has become a modern classic. Published in 1973, this beloved book has inspired an Emmy Award-winning television film and a recent stage musical. The first book in the Philip Hall series,Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe.,was a 1975 Newbery Honor Book and a 1974 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.Born in a small Arkansas town, Bette Greene has lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Paris, France, and New York City. She now lives Boston, Massachusetts.; Title: Morning is a Long Time Coming | [
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5,698 | 2 | Richard Peck's many books include the 1999 Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago, the Edgar Allan Poe Award-winner Are You in the House Alone?, and the Blossom Culp stories.; Title: Dreamland Lake | [
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5,699 | 13 | When a young sculptor in 13th-century B.C. Egypt accidentally kills a sacred dove, he is sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor in the Nubian mines. Ages 8-12. (Nov.)rCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: A Place in the Sun | [
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