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700	2	Quieter but no less penetrating than Brooks's futuristic No Kidding , this present-day saga traces the formative years of Asa, who has spent most of his life moving from one town to another with his emotionally fragile mother and bullying stepfather. Like the protagonist of No Kidding , Asa takes on the role of protect...	[ 4050, 47925 ]	Validation
701	17	"History, linguistics, and language study are presented in a clear, humorous style that reflects the author's obvious fascination with language." -- The Reading Teacher"Klausner's informal style makes a grand and possibly daunting subject highly accessible to interested readers." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children'...	[ 1621, 18048, 42614, 42615, 73596 ]	Test
702	1	With his pared-down text and one-dimensional, vibrantly colored images, Barton ( Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones ; I Want to Be an Astronaut ) offers a neatly distilled version of this classic tale. Preschoolers can memorize the simple verse in no time and will delight in chiming in as Papa, Mama and Baby Bear complain in...	[ 721, 3622, 3790, 3794, 4568, 5385, 7038, 8199, 10935, 21912, 22085, 26386, 26750, 27022, 28885, 28895, 37302, 47533, 61913, 63600, 69435, 71229 ]	Test
703	0	This picture book debut of both collaborators features stylish, primitivist artwork. The narrator (an unnamed girl) asks the wind in all its various appearances in differing climes and regions, "Are you the same wind?" Killion depicts a diversity of scenes ranging from "southern swamps" to "the forests of the North" to...	[ 74640 ]	Train
704	15	On the shortest day of the year, a grandmother writes to her granddaughter that winter has arrived, "brought by little hands of darkness." With the delivery of a startling fact, "On June 21, while you were cooling off under the hose, winter began," Newbery Medalist George's ( Julie of the Wolves ) poetic text slips int...	[ 746, 2227, 4013, 4025, 4759, 4786, 4812, 5348, 5409, 6863, 6981, 7813, 9607, 16202, 27490, 28983, 31344, 33851, 35952, 39143, 40721, 48600, 51788, 52484, 52604, 59377, 61472, 68456 ]	Train
705	0	Goodnight Moon creator Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book is a deceptively simple exercise--taking familiar things like an apple, spoon, or shoe, and finding the most basic association with those things. The most important thing about an apple? It is round. A spoon? You eat with it. A shoe? You put your foot in i...	[ 343, 870, 873, 1046, 1202, 2819, 4015, 4250, 5671, 6014, 6086, 6212, 7356, 7456, 8245, 10106, 11415, 11661, 15321, 15364, 15593, 15600, 15766, 15915, 16344, 16347, 22348, 24710, 26204, 27246, 27383, 27611, 31398, 31862, 32304, 32368, 34811, 3...	Train
706	2	Natalie Savage Carlson is fondly remembered as the author of the much-loved Orpheline series and Surprise in the Mountains. Born in Virginia, Ms. Carlson later lived in Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and the Pacific Northwest. She eventually settled in Florida prior to her death.; Title: Family Under the Bridge, The	[ 3342, 3964, 4410, 5209, 5296, 5494, 5638, 12991, 13605, 13770, 14340, 14412, 16764, 17684, 27026, 28831, 37868, 41382, 42741, 44941, 58059 ]	Validation
707	1	“An inimitable feat and feast for all ages.” (Publishers Weekly)“This is the catchiest rhyming book you’ll ever read, and the illustrations of a little boy and a bear frolicking through meadows, streams, and forests of berries are so bright and happy, you’ll want to go berry picking yourse...	[ 335, 767, 769, 3061, 5348, 5373, 5385, 5388, 6973, 7585, 15078, 15360, 15906, 15915, 16046, 17236, 21547, 25962, 25964, 25966, 25971, 26744, 27530, 27536, 30850, 31175, 32523, 35101, 38301, 58457, 60742, 72868 ]	Train
708	3	"I am in my room and I am never coming out," announces the impassioned heroine of this high-spirited escapade--a sparkling children's book debut for all three creators. Martin and Marx, both former writers for Saturday Night Live , display their comedic talents as their young exile recounts what she will and will not d...	[ 938 ]	Train
709	0	Kindergarten-Grade 3 Four easy-to-read chapters follow Aunt Eater (an anteater) as she suspects mysterious happenings around her. First her bag is stolen on the train. A mysterious person at a party turns out to be the shadow of one of her friends carrying a tray and glass. The third chapter concerns a mysterious note....	[ 541, 566, 673, 1728, 1735, 4535, 4637, 4679, 4699, 4702, 4713, 4733, 4739, 4756, 4793, 4807, 5313, 5562, 15203, 16046, 38292, 57832 ]	Train
710	16	When it's supper time at the Panda Palace, the hospitable Mr. Panda welcomes an array of amiable--and ravenous--animals to his restaurant. "An elephant came first / With a trunk that was gray. / He'd been out on the road/ selling peanuts all day." Subsequent arrivals include a pair of royal lions, three little pigs (ch...	[ 1347, 4580, 13317, 16046 ]	Validation
711	1	Grade 1-3-- Scientists observe a puffin colony as the colorful birds return to spring nesting sites on an isolated island in Maine. The direct and simple writing style points out the uniqueness of these seabirds: their bright beaks during breeding season; the burrows that serve as nests for single eggs; the annual retu...	[ 10097, 20468, 33351, 39238, 39245, 39379, 39452, 39468, 39558 ]	Validation
712	0	Grades 2-5--This text originally published in 1974 is accompanied by new, colorful paintings. In clear but at times dry prose, the author reveals the many influences that led Hughes to become who he was. He was raised by a loving grandmother and by a mother who had difficulty finding jobs. He dealt with loneliness, rac...	[ 1536, 54832 ]	Test
713	2	Like beatnik scenes from '50s Hollywood movies, the poems in this self-consciously hip collection strain to be stylish and modern. Adoff (All the Colors of the Race; Sports Pages) loads his writing with details city-dwellers will easily recognize but the particulars he chooses ("Boys on skateboards, girls on in-line sk...	[ 12437, 12490, 36096 ]	Train
714	2	Actress Curtis and illustrator Cornell ( Earl's Too Cool for Me ) evoke a healthy child's proud sense of self in this exuberant picture book. The narrator, a girl who prefaces almost every statement with "When I was little," delightedly lists all the things she can do now that she's nursery-school age. "When I was litt...	[ 563, 726, 809, 829, 1049, 1128, 1161, 1784, 2194, 2453, 2733, 3205, 4587, 5376, 5479, 6086, 7204, 7243, 10270, 13723, 13953, 14016, 14695, 15764, 15795, 18352, 21042, 22341, 24710, 26750, 27383, 27563, 31299, 31931, 32368, 32376, 36356, 37282...	Train
715	7	“Readers will be irresistibly reminded of Oz. It’s a book many children are going to love.” (Publishers Weekly)The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world. Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for himself and all the other remarkable a...	[ 599, 602, 1598, 2218, 2341, 4411, 4947, 4948, 4950, 10330, 10340, 10355, 10357, 10596, 10778, 10880, 11037, 12115, 14204, 14223, 15260, 15351, 18416, 25043, 29058, 33467, 33478, 38522, 47671, 49840, 71796 ]	Train
716	0	A poltergeist that specializes in unscrewing bottle-caps...a couple who bring home a strange-looking little dog from Mexico, only to be told that it's a sewer rat...suddenly vanishing friends, relatives, and animals...a Texas girl raised by wolves- -yes, it's a new collection of horribilia: chillers, ghost stories, and...	[ 2743, 3336, 3466, 3722, 16900, 16906, 17105, 18022, 18119, 18158, 21068, 25651, 45422, 69525, 75630 ]	Train
717	0	Grade 1-3 Faith is allowed to take her pet hen, Josefina, along in her family's covered wagon to California on one condition: ". . .if she makes any trouble, OUT SHE GOES!" Josefina survives some close calls with trouble, but when robbers raid the camp and Josefina squawks a warning, she earns Pa's praise and gratitude...	[ 4663, 4685, 4687, 4691, 4697, 4698, 4700, 4703, 4719, 4731, 4740, 4773, 4813, 4832, 5338, 5387, 10139, 15100, 15289, 15292, 15621, 24227, 27081, 27220, 29016 ]	Train
718	10	An intended fantasy-adventure story is instead a tedious labyrinth of events connecting parental remarriage, time travel and reading appreciation. Owen resents the fact that his divorced mother, a prolific children's book author, is marrying her deceased sister's husband. Leaving Boston, starting junior high in rural V...	[ 11577 ]	Train
719	2	Gather round for an Extraordinary Adventure, circa Christmas 1908, Abilene, Texas. The players are a boy named Art (devoted to "the making of inventions, the quest for adventure, and the fighting and smashing of crime"); his best friend, a Comanche boy named Spaulding; and Art's scorned little sister, Esther. One dusty...	[ 790, 1145, 1746, 3810, 4671, 5449, 5494, 5516, 6704, 6981, 10064, 14412, 15843, 16501, 17699, 22984, 23181, 26675, 27026, 27240, 32283, 33680, 33768, 33977, 38533, 42907, 44920, 45979, 51440, 51441, 51461, 51469, 51505, 51515, 51761, 51769, 517...	Train
720	15	A-fish-ionados of big-city aquariums will recognize familiar watery environments within these splendidly illustrated pages. Based on several specific aquariums, Aliki's mega-museum features a three-story kelp jungle, a muggy tropical rain forest and a coral reef. More standard attractions include tide pools, freshwater...	[ 3089, 4007, 4008, 4017, 4587, 4744, 4775, 4804, 4830, 4834, 5373, 7698, 10269, 25353, 26496, 49699, 52608, 56419, 60542, 66137, 69428 ]	Train
721	1	As he did in The Three Bears , Barton here skillfully pares down a well-known tale for the youngest readers and listeners. Vibrant hues abound in his full-page, collage-like illustrations, which show the industrious little red hen and her three cooperative chicks planting seeds; harvesting, threshing and grinding wheat...	[ 702, 3622, 4568, 4575, 5376, 5385, 5611, 5893, 7038, 22163, 24279, 26031, 26750, 28885, 28895, 36322, 38301, 61648, 61913, 61935, 69434, 69435 ]	Test
722	5	Grade 1-4?An appealing collection of six traditional Iroquois tales retold in classic storytelling language. Although these stories can be found in other anthologies, including Bruchac's Iroquois Stories (Crossing, 1985), they are gathered here for younger children and presented as lessons the tribal elders might pass ...	[ 5330, 5642, 6719, 26196, 27234, 35399, 36370, 42112, 72272 ]	Test
723	0	Kindergarten-Grade 2-- Those familiar with Schwartz's ability to produce the best of scary tales for young readers will find this newest addition to be a hit. The sentences are short with a manageable vocabulary, even for those kindergarteners who can tackle the challenge of an early reader. The text is complemented wi...	[ 1411, 1728, 1969, 1970, 2446, 3321, 3466, 3639, 3722, 4269, 4710, 4722, 15198, 17105, 18022, 18158, 23960, 26941, 37807, 41674, 45249, 50011, 58584, 75630 ]	Train
724	1	"one of the most original of present-day writers for chldren..." -- -- New York /timesMeindert DeJong is the award-winning author of many classic books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Wheel On The Schooland the Newbery Honor-winning Along Came A Dog, Shadrach,and The House Of Sixty Fathers, all av...	[ 744, 4397, 4410, 5241, 27220, 41916 ]	Test
725	0	Ages 4-8. First published in 1979, Croll's funny, popular too-many-cooks story in the I Can Read series is newly illustrated here, with the babas (grandmothers) in a Russian winter setting. The simple, bright pictures in folk-art style show the bustling peasant women in the kitchen, each one tasting and adding and maki...	[ 26031 ]	Test
726	2	MacLachlan's characteristically resonant language and Wimmer's majestic paintings affectingly celebrate the natural world and the family. Told in the voice of a child who lives on a farm with his parents and grandparents, the author's poetic narrative opens on the day of the boy's birth, when his grandmother holds him ...	[ 1028, 1364, 3625, 4587, 4618, 4671, 5366, 5420, 5479, 5497, 5566, 6086, 7739, 9563, 10099, 10542, 10774, 11351, 11763, 13723, 14016, 15414, 15415, 15613, 15915, 16202, 16391, 21042, 24247, 24537, 26750, 26995, 27246, 27383, 27435, 27715, 28994,...	Validation
727	16	Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the ...	[ 874, 1202, 4015, 4254, 4392, 5191, 5385, 8245, 8345, 11904, 14695, 16046, 16326, 18241, 25962, 28927, 30965, 46041, 52107, 52701, 69380 ]	Train
728	15	Winner of the 1989 Newbery Award, Joyful Noise is a children's book of poetry about insects that was designed for two readers to enjoy together. On each page are two columns of verse for children to alternate reading aloud about the lives of six-legged creatures ranging from fireflies writing in the sky to a love affai...	[ 1825, 4513, 4815, 6537, 7660, 7821, 9639, 10596, 12490, 14203, 14257, 15384, 17959, 18104, 20899, 20987, 22971, 27058, 32122, 32545, 33211, 51341, 62565, 67528, 68122 ]	Train
729	1	When Billy left his spider, Helen, at the Zoo, the animals suddenly became happy and contented. The lions snoozed all day long, the elephants enjoyed their baths, and the zebras ate their hay in piece- all because Helen was spinning her web catching flies. But one day Helen's webs were swept away. The Keeper had the ca...	[ 900, 4513, 4753, 4773, 5365, 5408, 6212, 8107, 9561, 10269, 12022, 15055, 15084, 15288, 16146, 16347, 16506, 20566, 22159, 25657, 25669, 38200, 38695, 38719, 39027, 39061, 41170, 43127, 45248, 45363, 47734, 49640, 52410, 52484, 54122, 55408, 55...	Validation
730	14	Ages 5-8. Presented in picture-book format, these short poems are first-person expressions of visitors to the Nativity, representing the points of view of animals who followed the Christmas star, Mary, three queens who came late, and a mother who didn't follow the star but tended her own baby instead. Traditionalists w...	[ 539, 968, 5494, 5591, 7050, 8937, 8982, 11704, 14069, 14340, 14395, 16146, 16299, 16420, 20903, 25847, 31105, 32128, 34982, 37341, 41382, 63066, 65881 ]	Train
731	5	Ross and Jacob, both of whom are of Cherokee descent, produce an unusually rich debut picture book in retelling 15 tales about Rabbit, a central figure in Cherokee storytelling. The wily creature is a consummate mischief-maker, always ready to prove himself better than his fellow animals--almost always through unfair m...	[ 7183, 39972, 39973, 39975, 41098, 59897 ]	Validation
732	2	Kindergarten-Grade 3-- A deceptively simple story about seven small wooden dolls (a grandma, a boy and his parents, a dog, a doctor, and a policeman). They coexist with people, first as objects for bathtime and then, after the boy gets stuck in the drain, as windowsill decorations. But there's a spookiness, a surrealit...	[ 923, 3930, 4592, 5373, 5385, 5474, 5568, 6212, 8200, 10139, 15915, 16046, 26031, 26375, 27195, 33195, 38371, 48111, 70772 ]	Test
733	0	Lillian Hoban was the author and illustrator of many favorite I Can Read books, including Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur, Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving, and a series about Arthur the Chimpanzee. She also illustrated many picture books, including the classic stories about Frances.; Title: Arthur's Christmas Cookies (An I Can R...	[ 1392, 1396, 1636, 2765, 3618, 3722, 4316, 4600, 4640, 4644, 4667, 4669, 4688, 4702, 4709, 4751, 9006, 10064, 10548, 14412, 15062, 15259, 18426, 21536, 26307, 33680, 52560, 55468, 55909, 56433, 75708 ]	Train
734	14	Silly Tilly's memory is playing tricks on her. It's Thanksgiving day and she "forgot to remember" that she planned to have dinner for all her friends. After a series of mishaps, she unwittingly distributes her recipe cards instead of the invitations. Tilly naps by the fire and awakens at dinner time realizing that no f...	[ 1368, 1397, 2282, 2510, 3347, 3678, 4316, 4688, 4694, 5560, 6253, 8711, 10567, 10767, 12462, 15543, 22984, 25230, 26263, 28433, 28891, 29152, 33977, 35944, 40261, 47372, 52410, 55267, 57337, 58458, 65861, 73601 ]	Train
735	15	Kindergarten-Grade 3-Most kids do not bathe with natural sponges, but that is the jumping off point for this bubbly introduction. The pen-and-ink and watercolor cartoon illustrations are bright and jaunty. The narrative superficially describes the physical characteristics of the natural sponge. Past and present tenses ...	[ 3995, 4002, 4017 ]	Validation
736	0	"It is a great pleasure to see what miracles can be wrought with simple words, imagination, and understanding of children." -- Language ArtsDanny loves dinosaurs. When he sees one at the museun and says, "It would be nice to play with a dinosaur," a voice answers, "And I think it would be nice to play with you." So beg...	[ 1430, 2282, 2760, 3124, 3230, 3388, 3410, 3561, 3574, 3604, 3642, 3718, 3849, 3891, 4042, 4091, 4092, 4316, 4351, 4673, 4749, 4829, 8345, 12896, 13094, 16694, 16819, 17669, 24230, 58133 ]	Train
737	2	"Beguiling sketches and precisely the right words--with wonderfully amusing conversations."--" The Horn Book""In text and illustrations Frances is always a treat, the kind of book one wants to read and have read all over again."--" The Los Angeles Times""No small child--or her parents-- should be permitted to miss Fran...	[ 738, 739, 796, 900, 962, 1612, 2316, 3624, 4271, 4737, 5348, 5349, 7443, 8711, 9238, 9561, 10088, 10139, 13044, 15841, 22301, 25054, 32350, 33363, 41169, 41170, 58082 ]	Train
738	0	Russell Hoban was the author of A Bargain for Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, Best Friends for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, and Bread and Jam for Frances, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams.; Title: A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Book)	[ 739, 796, 962, 1612, 3624, 4721, 4731, 5387, 8222, 8274, 10139, 13695, 15182, 15455, 29219, 33677, 52666, 58082, 61726 ]	Train
739	1	The Hobans have done it again: a sly text attacking a real juvenile problem and attractive illustrations. Highly recommended. (Kirkus Reviews)Makes its point for fussy eaters gently, amusingly, and most effectively. (ALA Booklist)Frances discovers, in her own winsome way, that variety really is the spice of mealtimes. ...	[ 705, 738, 767, 769, 785, 796, 902, 942, 962, 1612, 2316, 3624, 3930, 4721, 4737, 5348, 5373, 5385, 6212, 6973, 7616, 9322, 9561, 10139, 15302, 15306, 15321, 15915, 15987, 25956, 26031, 26612, 32350, 33047, 35134, 41169, 41170, 47617, 58082 ...	Train
740	1	Who says there's no improving on success? Not funnyman author-illustrator William Joyce, who has just added 16 pages of mirth to Dinosaur Bob: And His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (HarperCollins/Geringer, $16, 48p, ages 4-8 ISBN 0-06-021074-5). This expanded version of the popular tale (originally published in 19...	[ 947, 3205, 4671, 5348, 5366, 5408, 5449, 6052, 10139, 12070, 15811, 15987, 17283, 22303, 25008, 26031, 27246, 32304, 33047, 33211, 33326, 51440, 51441, 51461, 51469, 51515, 51761, 51769, 51770, 51777, 51786, 51876, 55297, 55338, 55568, 57337, 6...	Validation
741	0	Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of...	[ 743, 1393, 1407, 1470, 2276, 2282, 2665, 3574, 3604, 3618, 3678, 3718, 3722, 3891, 4091, 4092, 4316, 4351, 4658, 4673, 4674, 4677, 4690, 4781, 4829, 8271, 17669 ]	Test
742	2	The author of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree and Littlejim again demonstrates her skill as a graceful, affecting storyteller. In spare yet stirring prose, she recounts the life of her great-aunt Arizona, who "was born in a log cabin her papa built . . . in the Blue Ridge Mountains." Arizona and her younger brot...	[ 384, 1174, 4377, 4625, 4671, 4930, 5366, 5396, 5413, 5479, 5494, 6150, 6247, 7127, 7302, 7369, 7640, 9581, 9615, 10445, 15396, 15415, 15915, 15974, 15996, 16202, 16454, 16498, 16542, 17700, 19646, 20691, 24576, 25172, 26031, 27246, 33204, 348...	Train
743	0	Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous childrens books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harrys Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His c...	[ 3575, 4091, 4316, 4658, 4677, 4690, 4781, 5468, 7065, 21180 ]	Validation
744	2	Ray, a shy, lonely boy who has just come to live in the country, befriends an old, abandoned horse in a nearby pasture. Ray, his big brother, Martin, and his bigger sister, Shirley, with their mother and father, move from the city to the country and a sea of green-growing corn. Ray isn't old enough for school yet, but ...	[ 4397, 4410 ]	Train
745	0	Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous childrens books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harrys Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His c...	[ 541, 743, 1407, 1607, 1612, 3574, 3718, 3891, 4042, 4091, 4316, 4351, 4658, 4673, 4677, 4690, 4721, 4729, 4741, 4752, 4757, 4781, 4829, 5253, 5326, 5647, 16819 ]	Test
746	15	Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of over fifty books for children including The Secret Valley and The Story of Valentines Day. He has been writing since 1946 when he published his first book, The Donkey Cart. Mr. Bulla was the first recipient of the Southern California Council on Childrens Literature award for distingu...	[ 800, 1686, 2227, 3736, 3809, 3995, 3996, 4005, 4006, 4011, 4013, 4016, 4017, 4020, 4025, 4030, 4587, 4759, 4770, 4775, 4782, 4786, 4788, 4789, 4792, 4802, 4809, 4812, 4816, 4817, 4818, 4821, 4826, 4833, 4840, 4856, 5918, 6789, 7692, 7813,...	Test
747	2	One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, "Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee." When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It'...	[ 738, 739, 796, 962, 1612, 3624, 3661, 5348, 5611, 8270, 10139, 10774, 13215, 15114, 15302, 15915, 20840, 21035, 37982, 41170, 45238, 58082, 59808 ]	Train
748	2	Maurice Sendak’s children’s books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Li...	[ 864, 884, 4537, 4543, 4572, 5348, 5349, 5385, 5479, 8540, 9563, 10099, 10106, 11356, 15112, 15230, 25677, 27246, 33047, 33590, 61634 ]	Train
749	0	Rabbi Gellman holds an earned doctorate in philosophy from Northwestern University. Rabbi Gellman is married to Betty Schulson and has two children, Mara and Max. He is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, New York. He will be the next president of the New York Board of Rabbis.; Title: Does God Have a Big...	[ 671, 10263, 25534, 25535, 26858, 26928, 27030, 37344, 57347, 62195, 62196, 65881 ]	Train
750	1	"High-energy, high-decibel fun." -- --The Kirkus ReviewsThacher Hurd is the award-winning author and illustrator of several children's books. He lives with his wife, Olivia, in Berkeley, California.Thacher Hurd es un autor e ilustrador que ha recibido varios premios por sus libros para nios. Vive con su esposa, Olivia,...	[ 2840, 5348, 5366, 5373, 5385, 5413, 6071, 6212, 9561, 10099, 15321, 15364, 15915, 17137, 25956, 33047, 33326 ]	Train
751	11	Myers ( Scorpions ; Now Is Your Time! ) gathers a stirring collection of turn-of-the-century photographs of black children and sets them to poetry, his verse alternating between the music of 19th-century hymns and that of plain talk. The arresting portrait of a truly angelic-looking child on the book's cover, for examp...	[ 713, 2438, 12490, 16347, 24473, 39178, 66467 ]	Test
752	15	"A lovely book, with enchanting pictures."--"The Kirkus Reviews"Ruth Krauss was one of the most widely celebrated children’s book authors of all time. Her long list of award-winning books includes The Carrot Seed, The Happy Day, A Hole Is to Dig, Open House for Butterflies, A Very Special House, and many others. ...	[ 833, 996, 1086, 1098, 2563, 3930, 5385, 5387, 6212, 9563, 12960, 15915, 26030, 26724, 36719, 36722, 65174 ]	Train
753	1	Grade 4-5?In a narrative that flows from the general to the specific, Simon describes the appearance, physical characteristics, and behavior of sharks. Large, full-color photographs amplify the text and hint at its contents. For example, a closeup of a sand tiger shark's open mouth and row upon row of teeth invites rea...	[ 1136, 1997, 2010, 2017, 2023, 2043, 2227, 2228, 2230, 2263, 2565, 4636, 4656, 4880, 12364, 12748, 22118, 26823, 31081, 32437, 39101, 49579, 50051, 52364, 53265, 53301, 56419, 63501, 65044 ]	Train
754	6	Illustrations in full, wild colors suit the frantic doings in Joyce's debut, a fast and funny tale. When George wakes up one morning, he realizes that his dream has come true. George has dwindled. He's smaller than his toy soldiers, half the size of his baby brother. But he's still the responsible boy his parents trust...	[ 884, 3061, 4592, 4645, 5385, 5479, 5568, 5935, 7127, 9561, 11356, 14539, 15915, 16046, 21344, 25008, 25235, 25306, 25966, 26031, 26685, 33047, 33211, 33358, 43904, 48633, 51440, 51441, 51461, 51469, 51505, 51515, 51670, 51761, 51769, 51770, 517...	Test
755	0	“The book is packed with humor and affection and is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions.” (1995 Newbery Award Selection Committee.)“A richly layered novel about real and metaphorical journeys.” (School Library Journal)“This story sings.” (Booklist)“In thi...	[ 1427, 2439, 2792, 4121, 4129, 4524, 8483, 8569, 13510, 14203, 17050, 17212, 45642, 68199 ]	Validation
756	0	Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this his third adventure, Zoom, a cat, follows a magical passage through a bookshelf filled with classics of ancient literature and winds up in ancient Egypt. He rescues his friend Maria, a woman who has been wrapped up as a mummy by spooky Egyptian cats, and together they set off to find Zoom's...	[ 41797 ]	Train
757	0	Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush bring together eight traditional Jewish stories from the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe in The Wonder Child & Other Jewish Fairy Tales. Some of these stories are unique to Jewish lore; others resemble familiar fairy tales. Steven Fieser's illustrations are capable but convention...	[]	Train
758	2	PreS. Animals and multiethnic children illustrate various body movements on large, double-page spreads. A giraffe bends its neck, a monkey waves its arms, etc. The repetitive text has the animal stating the movement and asking, "Can you do it?" Each child responds, "I can do it!" Carle's vivid cut-paper collages are st...	[ 969, 1300, 4552, 5620, 7033, 7455, 7585, 7799, 8598, 9803, 10935, 11904, 12284, 14695, 15778, 15930, 15951, 16046, 16048, 16127, 16129, 16326, 16361, 16402, 17236, 18672, 22711, 24230, 25603, 25886, 25962, 25966, 26917, 27779, 28375, 38301, 385...	Train
759	2	The rolling hills of Tennessee farmland, framed in lovely patchwork quilt patterns, set the stage for Dolly Parton's (of Grand Ol' Opry fame) warm childhood memories. The text comes directly from Parton's autobiographical hit country and western song of the same name. Perhaps the grammar is imperfect, but what C&W song...	[ 4930, 16374, 16498, 18452, 19118, 19646, 27246, 27752, 28790, 50493 ]	Train
760	0	Gr. 4-6. This successful sequel to Sarah Plain and Tall (1985), which was recently televised, has enough dramatic tension and character development to satisfy devoted fans of the first book. Mail-order bride Sarah goes back east with children Anna and Caleb, leaving husband Jacob, whose name is "written in the land," t...	[ 726, 799, 956, 983, 4437, 5229, 5327, 6121, 9639, 25290, 26600, 48351, 51697 ]	Validation
761	13	"The 105 members of the orchestra are shown showering, dressing, traveling and setting themselves up on stage for an evening's concert. . . . One almost hears the music when, at the end, they begin to play."--"SLJ.""One of those rare collaborations to which the word classic instantly adheres."--"Time."In these pages Ka...	[ 5366, 5385, 6075, 9561, 10059, 10377, 10841, 12917, 13848, 14295, 14412, 21030, 21372, 23981, 25154, 26031, 26116, 26686, 31293, 32740, 33099, 33680, 38306, 45827, 46292, 47643, 51730, 52584, 52649, 54771, 54897, 54926, 55056, 55297, 55381, 61987...	Validation
762	14	PreSchool-Grade 2?Various imaginary creatures dance through this rhythmic Halloween revel. In a grassy graveyard dotted with skeletal trees, they cavort to a rhymed rap beat. First the tombstones knock, "Booma Boom! Booma Boom!" Then, with each flip of the page, another being joins in: skeletons rattle, "Clacka-clack!"...	[ 6735, 17105, 56460 ]	Validation
763	0	Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. As her classic Little House books tell us, she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. She and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, M...	[ 861, 862, 867, 882, 892, 896, 3964, 3968, 4255, 4271, 4307, 4453, 4461, 4571, 4600, 4602, 4681, 4839, 5387, 5479, 5494, 6329, 16299, 18051, 23300, 28864, 28866, 32523, 49655, 73752 ]	Train
764	15	PreSchool-Grade 2?A longstanding library staple has been rewritten and newly illustated with full-color art. While there are many ways to observe nature, Selsam focuses on animal tracks. Her text is simple, using questions to motivate beginning readers. Comparisons of domestic animals lead to observations in a forest, ...	[ 390, 4795, 30309 ]	Train
765	1	Kindergarten-Grade 3. George uses a journal approach to illuminate the first 10+ months of life for three wolf pups born to an alpine tundra pack. Each entry in the "diary" is prefaced with a message (in colored inks) to readers/listeners living south of the area telling them how to keep "tundra-time" in the framework ...	[ 538, 1116, 2565, 4421, 4528, 4589, 4593, 5288, 6735, 14223, 20758, 20770, 21069, 28963, 36482, 49828, 62334, 69003 ]	Test
766	2	Three children sneak out of bed to observe their cozy house awash in the quiet magic of Christmas Eve. Brown's (Goodnight Moon) text balances heart-pounding, childlike excitement with graceful imagery ("The Christmas tree was all there, trimmed with shiny glints of red and blue and green that flickered in the dying fir...	[ 968, 1145, 4570, 4600, 5494, 6796, 8982, 9238, 10064, 11704, 14412, 16299, 16501, 16966, 17685, 20903, 21290, 27026, 29000, 31175, 40587, 47757, 60390, 74261 ]	Train
767	0	Ruth Krauss, author of A Hole Is to Dig, has crafted a story almost Zen-like in its simplicity. A little boy plants a carrot seed and waits patiently, tending to it carefully, while everyone around him insists that "it won't come up." His conviction is steadfast, however, and sure enough, a carrot worthy of f...	[ 707, 726, 739, 769, 969, 1086, 3061, 3660, 3733, 4005, 4006, 4590, 4592, 4727, 5348, 5364, 5373, 5385, 5611, 6030, 6962, 7361, 10269, 10270, 11912, 12508, 12671, 15078, 15289, 15915, 26612, 26835, 27195, 27221, 27674, 32304, 34970, 35923, 3...	Validation
768	2	Ages 5-8. Beginning with the events and effects of the Exxon Valdez disaster, Berger introduces children to the causes of oil spills, the ecological damage they cause, and the ideas and technologies developed to deal with them. Although the text is simple and clear, it's sometimes choppy: "Chemicals make the oil less h...	[ 3990, 3998, 4002, 4007, 4018, 4656, 4753, 4786, 4790, 4817, 4881, 5541, 7238, 15613, 21251, 24247, 25642, 26411, 27112, 27265, 31648, 31649, 35921, 36048, 46800, 48021, 48419, 53655, 57519, 62265, 63501 ]	Train
769	13	"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight." So begins this gentle story that shows just how far your imagination can take you. Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of beauty and excitement. But this is no hare-br...	[ 767, 796, 865, 3624, 3751, 4521, 4534, 4548, 4562, 4622, 4645, 5348, 5373, 5385, 5620, 6071, 6989, 8191, 9561, 14084, 14695, 15915, 16046, 17236, 21634, 23860, 26031, 31142, 32304, 32376, 33047, 38603, 45782, 48586 ]	Test
770	0	This is wonderful vintage children's book set, 1st edition, published in 1965 by Harper & Row. The 4 books come in a box that measures 4" x 3" x 1.5". they include: The First Robin, Springfellow's Parade, Juniper, The Silver Dandelion.; Title: The Bunny's Nutshell Library	[ 884 ]	Validation
771	0	Elegantly told in the manner of a classic fairy tale, Lattimore's fable is set in China in the 13th century, a time when the dragon was believed to be "king of the heavens and ruler of fortune on earth." Young Kwan Yin is an orphan girl who travels with her loom, receiving food and shelter in exchange for weaving. Lear...	[ 14025, 36729, 37921 ]	Train
772	1	"Quiet, captivating text...precise, beautiful watercolor illustrations...a lovely story with lots of child appeal." -- -- School Library JournalMargaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literatur...	[ 677, 1636, 1746, 1903, 2405, 2802, 2937, 3159, 4015, 4570, 5371, 5385, 5494, 5591, 5864, 6786, 6981, 8254, 8711, 9238, 9443, 10064, 10548, 14018, 14412, 14558, 15208, 15843, 16033, 16299, 17699, 21500, 21605, 22303, 23683, 27026, 27647, 33680...	Train
773	11	Thomas (Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea) celebrates the beauty of African-American hair in this collection of 14 poems. Based on Thomas's daughter and granddaughters, Joysmith's (This Is My Song) full-bleed pastel portraits, opposite, provide loving accompaniment and demonstrate a spectrum of hairstyles. The illustration...	[ 11610, 27009, 41049, 61449, 74967 ]	Train
774	15	Grade 3-6-A clear, concise picture of these endangered creatures and their lifestyle. Simon includes information on the three gorilla species and their physical differences, their habitats, diet, daily habits, various behaviors, and decreasing populations. The extremely handsome, oversized color photos enhance the read...	[ 1054, 1078, 1129, 1130, 1136, 1474, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2023, 2043, 2227, 2230, 2263, 2565, 3607, 3989, 4636, 7011, 12715, 15328, 16046, 16202, 16454, 18330, 19410, 20823, 21463, 26436, 26823, 27100, 33350, 33539, 39074, 49508, 4959...	Train
775	5	The poetic, immediate style of this deeply satisfying adaptation honors the Grimm tradition. To the original tale about a girl who sets out to rescue her seven older brothers, turned into ravens by their father's unwitting curse, Geringer (A Three Hat Day) adds elements that make the connections between the characters ...	[ 60116 ]	Train
776	0	Weasel is ready for his dinner. And poor mouse is it. Just in time, he thinks up a clever and entertaining way to distract weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Fro...	[ 785, 787, 788, 796, 1612, 1978, 2282, 2760, 2804, 3388, 3466, 3624, 3707, 3722, 4437, 4721, 4731, 4737, 4756, 6995, 13890, 20165, 26724, 26832, 51595 ]	Test
777	2	Welcome to Owl's cozy home.Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. One evening he invites Winter to sit by the fire. Another time he finds strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes for a walk one night, he makes a friend that follows him all the way home.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author ...	[ 673, 1612, 2765, 2804, 3466, 3624, 3707, 4437, 4513, 4659, 4666, 4700, 4719, 4721, 4731, 4737, 4773, 15260, 15270, 20165, 26724, 26832, 29219, 51595 ]	Test
778	12	"A unique book . . . with drawings bouncing with action and good humor." -- --NYTRuth Krauss (1901-1993) is the author of over thirty books for children, including the classics The Carrot Seed, illustrated by her husband, Crockett Johnson, and A Hole Is to Dig, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. "Ruth Krauss's intu...	[ 767, 884, 996, 1086, 1098, 1103, 1110, 3051, 4572, 5353, 5364, 5385, 5478, 6212, 6955, 8190, 9561, 15915, 20840, 25129, 32083, 33863, 35080, 41946, 54897, 64341 ]	Train
779	2	The many readers who have laughed out loud at Robinson's uproarious 1972 novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever , will enthusiastically welcome the return of the six cigar-smoking Herdman kids. These six waste no time bending rules: they break them outright. While the original story centered on the church Christmas pag...	[ 1004, 3512, 4401, 5671, 5995, 6186, 6671, 9639, 10596, 13856, 14198, 14203, 14252, 16991, 23002, 24287, 27444, 74967 ]	Train
780	12	Grade 4-9-- This well-known poet, anthologist, and teacher demonstrates what makes a poem a poem in a concise, simple, readable manner. She explains the various voices of poetry; types of rhyme; and other elements of sound, rhythm, and metrics. She also discusses figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, and personif...	[ 2585, 7300, 14264, 22999, 52389, 65190 ]	Test
781	2	Mavor's (Mary Had a Little Lamb) distinctive, multidimensional art, a satisfying pastiche of curios, fabrics and creative needlework, is surely the heart of this visually enticing volume. Doll-like characters pop from the pages as Turner (Drummer Boy) follows a girl through a day. Brief poems describe the narrator's wo...	[ 25190, 25282, 60836, 66511 ]	Train
782	0	Grade 6-9 Nuclear missiles are flying toward their targets. One family is separated: the father finds his way to an underground shelter while his wife and three children seal themselves in their living room. But only Catherine, the eight year old, stays completely inside, away from radiation, hiding under a blanket-cov...	[ 45642 ]	Validation
783	14	In a series of tender, free-verse poems, a house and its inhabitants are each given voice to express their thoughts about the holiday. The house itself talks about the curious children on Christmas morning: "My stairs know their quiet steps/ before dawn." The cat laments the loud bustle of visitors, while parents, gran...	[ 27402 ]	Train
784	5	Grade 4-7. Climo has selected eight highly readable folktales from countries as far apart as Iceland and New Zealand and from cultures as diverse as Scotland and Japan. She includes both the familiar, such as "Odysseus and the Sirens," and the unusual, such as "Hansi and the Nix," with moods ranging from the humorous "...	[ 4653, 16951, 32829 ]	Train
785	2	The five simple chapters in Arnold Lobel's Days with Frog and Toad say more about the rewards of friendship than any adult tome ever could. Frog and Toad, the amiable amphibian duo, fly kites, clean house, and tell ghost stories together. And, in a surprisingly sophisticated, yet perfectly easy-to-grasp, segment, they ...	[ 673, 739, 769, 776, 787, 796, 1293, 1393, 1612, 2760, 3154, 3466, 3624, 3707, 4721, 4737, 4756, 11178, 14291, 15059, 20165, 20300, 26724, 26832, 49627, 51595 ]	Test
786	0	Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.; Title: Small Pig (An I Can Read Book)	[ 541, 776, 1612, 2720, 2804, 3154, 3163, 3624, 3678, 3707, 3722, 3891, 4721, 4722, 4737, 13890, 15292, 17669, 20165, 20300, 26514, 26724, 26832, 33047, 51595, 65020 ]	Test
787	0	Seven mouse boys lie awake one night . . .. . . And they ask their Papa to tell them a story. Papa does better than that -- he tells them seven stories, one for each boy.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about F...	[ 776, 785, 788, 796, 884, 1293, 1547, 1612, 1978, 2316, 2804, 3624, 3707, 4437, 4513, 4659, 4666, 4700, 4719, 4721, 4737, 4773, 10401, 15260, 15270, 15292, 20165, 26724, 26832, 27220, 51595 ]	Train
788	2	Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina.; Title: Father Bear Comes Ho...	[ 776, 787, 796, 1612, 1978, 2316, 3624, 4425, 4437, 4689, 4721, 4737, 5349, 11356, 16851, 20165, 27220, 54672 ]	Train
789	2	“This poignant but often outrageously humorous story shows a child’s problems of adjusting to a new country and coming out on top. [The book] is in a league by itself—and Shirley Temple Wong is a winner all the way.” (School Library Journal)“Lord writes with a warm authenticity and sparkli...	[ 1337, 5967, 5995, 6051, 9638, 9639, 10204, 11138, 12462, 14223, 17050, 17856, 23062, 36613, 62733 ]	Train
790	0	The too-sweet language of this bedtime rhyme is belied by Joyce's dark and atmospheric illustrations. Every night Nicholas Cricket plays his banjo with the Bug-a-Wug Cricket Band. "Moonlight glows and summer wind blows," as "peep-peep-peepers come dancing through the vines" and "rabbits come dancing on tip-tippy toes" ...	[]	Test
791	2	Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.; Title: Uncle Elephant	[ 884, 1612, 1978, 2720, 2804, 2920, 3163, 3624, 3707, 3722, 3891, 4437, 4698, 4721, 4737, 7078, 13890, 14023, 20165, 20300, 26514, 26724, 26832, 51595, 51657 ]	Train
792	0	Beginning readers are introduced to the history of skiing in America through this lucid, concisely written story. Danny misses Pa and writes a letter ("Are you still digging for gold in Nevada?") asking him to come home for Christmas. Hearing that there will be no mail because the deep snow has made it impossible to cr...	[ 799, 1001, 1612, 4437, 4659, 4663, 4666, 4685, 4687, 4691, 4697, 4698, 4700, 4719, 4722, 4725, 4731, 4740, 4773, 4813, 5299, 5903, 6007, 10275, 12561, 13263, 13890, 15283, 15291, 15292, 18022, 23871, 26162, 26242, 26936, 27220, 27349, 27374, ...	Test
793	0	With graceful language and an uncommon depth of understanding MacLachlan ( Sarah, Plain and Tall ) offers readers a nostalgic view of rural Midwestern life at the turn of the century--a time "when Great-grandfather was young, and summer was fine, full of long, warm days, and nights when the moon rose yellow." Unlike Cy...	[ 726, 1028, 1364, 4618, 4773, 5366, 5374, 5387, 5389, 5472, 5479, 5494, 5529, 7780, 10774, 11627, 11758, 15289, 15915, 18018, 25812, 36278, 60213, 73476 ]	Test
794	2	"Patricia MacLachlan has created a finely tuned melody of love in her exquisite picture book." -- -- The Family Journal"The story stands as a warm picture of old-young bonding and simple family sharing." -- --ALA BooklistPatricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sa...	[ 726, 1028, 2008, 3990, 4587, 4618, 4881, 5366, 5413, 5479, 10918, 12065, 14223, 15393, 15915, 24247, 38306, 43127, 62709, 74216 ]	Train
795	2	Little Bear and his parents are familiar to almost all beginning readers. And now they will meet Grandmother and Grandfather Bear, whom they are sure to love as much as Little Bear does.Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with i...	[ 788, 796, 864, 884, 1612, 1978, 2316, 3624, 4425, 4437, 4721, 4737, 5348, 10139, 27220 ]	Validation
796	0	This is the first I Can Read Book ever, and the first of five classic Little Bear books, expressly designed for beginning readers. Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cann...	[ 684, 738, 739, 769, 776, 785, 787, 788, 865, 884, 902, 962, 1612, 1978, 2265, 2316, 3624, 4721, 4737, 4829, 5348, 5373, 5385, 6212, 7078, 8200, 15321, 15915, 20840, 26612, 28927 ]	Train
797	13	Arthur Dog, guard at Dogopolis Museum of Art and ardent fan of Leonardo Dog Vinci, leads a quiet life--except when the moon is full. On those nights something happens to Arthur. His eyes grow bright and his fur seems to glisten... and soon he is hatted and masked and out on the streets painting secret masterpieces. No ...	[ 3253, 3913, 4535, 5365, 6989, 7296, 8645, 10570, 14044, 15381, 16397, 16529, 18449, 18460, 18475, 18524, 18532, 20789, 21546, 25300, 29058, 29451, 32304, 32368, 32390, 34131, 34133, 34220, 37097, 38260, 41057, 44463, 51705, 52478, 52524, 62003, ...	Test
798	18	Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson grew up reading the Little House books. Hoping to answer some of their questions about Laura and Little House, they visited every Little House site and museum and did in-depth research on Laura and her family. The result is The World of Little House. Both authors live w...	[ 1002, 2370, 3964, 4249, 4255, 4271, 4435, 4439, 4453, 4461, 4465, 4499, 4571, 4600, 4602, 4681, 4839, 5508, 12378, 13959, 15130, 18399, 19070, 27026, 28866, 28871, 28899, 31657, 33590, 39043, 59215, 71081, 71982, 75155 ]	Train
799	0	MacLachlan, author of Unclaimed Treasures, has written an affecting tale for children. In the late 19th century a widowed midwestern farmer with two children--Anna and Caleb--advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses greatly. The children fear that sh...	[ 726, 760, 956, 983, 1337, 1791, 4121, 4436, 4437, 4718, 5191, 7443, 9638, 9639, 10269, 10395, 10401, 14203, 15343, 15384, 20899, 24866, 25730, 26598, 27220, 29012, 32231, 42645, 45727 ]	Test

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Quieter but no less penetrating than Brooks's futuristic No Kidding , this present-day saga traces the formative years of Asa, who has spent most of his life moving from one town to another with his emotionally fragile mother and bullying stepfather. Like the protagonist of No Kidding , Asa takes on the role of protect...

[ 4050, 47925 ]

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701

17

"History, linguistics, and language study are presented in a clear, humorous style that reflects the author's obvious fascination with language." -- The Reading Teacher"Klausner's informal style makes a grand and possibly daunting subject highly accessible to interested readers." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children'...

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702

1

With his pared-down text and one-dimensional, vibrantly colored images, Barton ( Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones ; I Want to Be an Astronaut ) offers a neatly distilled version of this classic tale. Preschoolers can memorize the simple verse in no time and will delight in chiming in as Papa, Mama and Baby Bear complain in...

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0

This picture book debut of both collaborators features stylish, primitivist artwork. The narrator (an unnamed girl) asks the wind in all its various appearances in differing climes and regions, "Are you the same wind?" Killion depicts a diversity of scenes ranging from "southern swamps" to "the forests of the North" to...

[ 74640 ]

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15

On the shortest day of the year, a grandmother writes to her granddaughter that winter has arrived, "brought by little hands of darkness." With the delivery of a startling fact, "On June 21, while you were cooling off under the hose, winter began," Newbery Medalist George's ( Julie of the Wolves ) poetic text slips int...

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705

0

Goodnight Moon creator Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book is a deceptively simple exercise--taking familiar things like an apple, spoon, or shoe, and finding the most basic association with those things. The most important thing about an apple? It is round. A spoon? You eat with it. A shoe? You put your foot in i...

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2

Natalie Savage Carlson is fondly remembered as the author of the much-loved Orpheline series and Surprise in the Mountains. Born in Virginia, Ms. Carlson later lived in Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and the Pacific Northwest. She eventually settled in Florida prior to her death.; Title: Family Under the Bridge, The

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707

1

“An inimitable feat and feast for all ages.” (Publishers Weekly)“This is the catchiest rhyming book you’ll ever read, and the illustrations of a little boy and a bear frolicking through meadows, streams, and forests of berries are so bright and happy, you’ll want to go berry picking yourse...

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3

"I am in my room and I am never coming out," announces the impassioned heroine of this high-spirited escapade--a sparkling children's book debut for all three creators. Martin and Marx, both former writers for Saturday Night Live , display their comedic talents as their young exile recounts what she will and will not d...

[ 938 ]

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0

Kindergarten-Grade 3 Four easy-to-read chapters follow Aunt Eater (an anteater) as she suspects mysterious happenings around her. First her bag is stolen on the train. A mysterious person at a party turns out to be the shadow of one of her friends carrying a tray and glass. The third chapter concerns a mysterious note....

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When it's supper time at the Panda Palace, the hospitable Mr. Panda welcomes an array of amiable--and ravenous--animals to his restaurant. "An elephant came first / With a trunk that was gray. / He'd been out on the road/ selling peanuts all day." Subsequent arrivals include a pair of royal lions, three little pigs (ch...

[ 1347, 4580, 13317, 16046 ]

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711

1

Grade 1-3-- Scientists observe a puffin colony as the colorful birds return to spring nesting sites on an isolated island in Maine. The direct and simple writing style points out the uniqueness of these seabirds: their bright beaks during breeding season; the burrows that serve as nests for single eggs; the annual retu...

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712

0

Grades 2-5--This text originally published in 1974 is accompanied by new, colorful paintings. In clear but at times dry prose, the author reveals the many influences that led Hughes to become who he was. He was raised by a loving grandmother and by a mother who had difficulty finding jobs. He dealt with loneliness, rac...

[ 1536, 54832 ]

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713

2

Like beatnik scenes from '50s Hollywood movies, the poems in this self-consciously hip collection strain to be stylish and modern. Adoff (All the Colors of the Race; Sports Pages) loads his writing with details city-dwellers will easily recognize but the particulars he chooses ("Boys on skateboards, girls on in-line sk...

[ 12437, 12490, 36096 ]

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714

2

Actress Curtis and illustrator Cornell ( Earl's Too Cool for Me ) evoke a healthy child's proud sense of self in this exuberant picture book. The narrator, a girl who prefaces almost every statement with "When I was little," delightedly lists all the things she can do now that she's nursery-school age. "When I was litt...

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“Readers will be irresistibly reminded of Oz. It’s a book many children are going to love.” (Publishers Weekly)The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world. Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for himself and all the other remarkable a...

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A poltergeist that specializes in unscrewing bottle-caps...a couple who bring home a strange-looking little dog from Mexico, only to be told that it's a sewer rat...suddenly vanishing friends, relatives, and animals...a Texas girl raised by wolves- -yes, it's a new collection of horribilia: chillers, ghost stories, and...

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717

0

Grade 1-3 Faith is allowed to take her pet hen, Josefina, along in her family's covered wagon to California on one condition: ". . .if she makes any trouble, OUT SHE GOES!" Josefina survives some close calls with trouble, but when robbers raid the camp and Josefina squawks a warning, she earns Pa's praise and gratitude...

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718

10

An intended fantasy-adventure story is instead a tedious labyrinth of events connecting parental remarriage, time travel and reading appreciation. Owen resents the fact that his divorced mother, a prolific children's book author, is marrying her deceased sister's husband. Leaving Boston, starting junior high in rural V...

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719

2

Gather round for an Extraordinary Adventure, circa Christmas 1908, Abilene, Texas. The players are a boy named Art (devoted to "the making of inventions, the quest for adventure, and the fighting and smashing of crime"); his best friend, a Comanche boy named Spaulding; and Art's scorned little sister, Esther. One dusty...

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720

15

A-fish-ionados of big-city aquariums will recognize familiar watery environments within these splendidly illustrated pages. Based on several specific aquariums, Aliki's mega-museum features a three-story kelp jungle, a muggy tropical rain forest and a coral reef. More standard attractions include tide pools, freshwater...

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721

1

As he did in The Three Bears , Barton here skillfully pares down a well-known tale for the youngest readers and listeners. Vibrant hues abound in his full-page, collage-like illustrations, which show the industrious little red hen and her three cooperative chicks planting seeds; harvesting, threshing and grinding wheat...

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722

5

Grade 1-4?An appealing collection of six traditional Iroquois tales retold in classic storytelling language. Although these stories can be found in other anthologies, including Bruchac's Iroquois Stories (Crossing, 1985), they are gathered here for younger children and presented as lessons the tribal elders might pass ...

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723

0

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- Those familiar with Schwartz's ability to produce the best of scary tales for young readers will find this newest addition to be a hit. The sentences are short with a manageable vocabulary, even for those kindergarteners who can tackle the challenge of an early reader. The text is complemented wi...

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724

1

"one of the most original of present-day writers for chldren..." -- -- New York /timesMeindert DeJong is the award-winning author of many classic books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Wheel On The Schooland the Newbery Honor-winning Along Came A Dog, Shadrach,and The House Of Sixty Fathers, all av...

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725

0

Ages 4-8. First published in 1979, Croll's funny, popular too-many-cooks story in the I Can Read series is newly illustrated here, with the babas (grandmothers) in a Russian winter setting. The simple, bright pictures in folk-art style show the bustling peasant women in the kitchen, each one tasting and adding and maki...

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726

2

MacLachlan's characteristically resonant language and Wimmer's majestic paintings affectingly celebrate the natural world and the family. Told in the voice of a child who lives on a farm with his parents and grandparents, the author's poetic narrative opens on the day of the boy's birth, when his grandmother holds him ...

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Validation

727

16

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the ...

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728

15

Winner of the 1989 Newbery Award, Joyful Noise is a children's book of poetry about insects that was designed for two readers to enjoy together. On each page are two columns of verse for children to alternate reading aloud about the lives of six-legged creatures ranging from fireflies writing in the sky to a love affai...

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729

1

When Billy left his spider, Helen, at the Zoo, the animals suddenly became happy and contented. The lions snoozed all day long, the elephants enjoyed their baths, and the zebras ate their hay in piece- all because Helen was spinning her web catching flies. But one day Helen's webs were swept away. The Keeper had the ca...

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Validation

730

14

Ages 5-8. Presented in picture-book format, these short poems are first-person expressions of visitors to the Nativity, representing the points of view of animals who followed the Christmas star, Mary, three queens who came late, and a mother who didn't follow the star but tended her own baby instead. Traditionalists w...

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731

5

Ross and Jacob, both of whom are of Cherokee descent, produce an unusually rich debut picture book in retelling 15 tales about Rabbit, a central figure in Cherokee storytelling. The wily creature is a consummate mischief-maker, always ready to prove himself better than his fellow animals--almost always through unfair m...

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Validation

732

2

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- A deceptively simple story about seven small wooden dolls (a grandma, a boy and his parents, a dog, a doctor, and a policeman). They coexist with people, first as objects for bathtime and then, after the boy gets stuck in the drain, as windowsill decorations. But there's a spookiness, a surrealit...

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733

0

Lillian Hoban was the author and illustrator of many favorite I Can Read books, including Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur, Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving, and a series about Arthur the Chimpanzee. She also illustrated many picture books, including the classic stories about Frances.; Title: Arthur's Christmas Cookies (An I Can R...

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734

14

Silly Tilly's memory is playing tricks on her. It's Thanksgiving day and she "forgot to remember" that she planned to have dinner for all her friends. After a series of mishaps, she unwittingly distributes her recipe cards instead of the invitations. Tilly naps by the fire and awakens at dinner time realizing that no f...

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735

15

Kindergarten-Grade 3-Most kids do not bathe with natural sponges, but that is the jumping off point for this bubbly introduction. The pen-and-ink and watercolor cartoon illustrations are bright and jaunty. The narrative superficially describes the physical characteristics of the natural sponge. Past and present tenses ...

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Validation

736

0

"It is a great pleasure to see what miracles can be wrought with simple words, imagination, and understanding of children." -- Language ArtsDanny loves dinosaurs. When he sees one at the museun and says, "It would be nice to play with a dinosaur," a voice answers, "And I think it would be nice to play with you." So beg...

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737

2

"Beguiling sketches and precisely the right words--with wonderfully amusing conversations."--" The Horn Book""In text and illustrations Frances is always a treat, the kind of book one wants to read and have read all over again."--" The Los Angeles Times""No small child--or her parents-- should be permitted to miss Fran...

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738

0

Russell Hoban was the author of A Bargain for Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, Best Friends for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, and Bread and Jam for Frances, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams.; Title: A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Book)

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739

1

The Hobans have done it again: a sly text attacking a real juvenile problem and attractive illustrations. Highly recommended. (Kirkus Reviews)Makes its point for fussy eaters gently, amusingly, and most effectively. (ALA Booklist)Frances discovers, in her own winsome way, that variety really is the spice of mealtimes. ...

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740

1

Who says there's no improving on success? Not funnyman author-illustrator William Joyce, who has just added 16 pages of mirth to Dinosaur Bob: And His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (HarperCollins/Geringer, $16, 48p, ages 4-8 ISBN 0-06-021074-5). This expanded version of the popular tale (originally published in 19...

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741

0

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of...

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742

2

The author of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree and Littlejim again demonstrates her skill as a graceful, affecting storyteller. In spare yet stirring prose, she recounts the life of her great-aunt Arizona, who "was born in a log cabin her papa built . . . in the Blue Ridge Mountains." Arizona and her younger brot...

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743

0

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous childrens books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harrys Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His c...

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Validation

744

2

Ray, a shy, lonely boy who has just come to live in the country, befriends an old, abandoned horse in a nearby pasture. Ray, his big brother, Martin, and his bigger sister, Shirley, with their mother and father, move from the city to the country and a sea of green-growing corn. Ray isn't old enough for school yet, but ...

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745

0

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous childrens books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harrys Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His c...

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746

15

Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of over fifty books for children including The Secret Valley and The Story of Valentines Day. He has been writing since 1946 when he published his first book, The Donkey Cart. Mr. Bulla was the first recipient of the Southern California Council on Childrens Literature award for distingu...

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747

2

One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, "Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee." When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It'...

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748

2

Maurice Sendak’s children’s books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Li...

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749

0

Rabbi Gellman holds an earned doctorate in philosophy from Northwestern University. Rabbi Gellman is married to Betty Schulson and has two children, Mara and Max. He is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, New York. He will be the next president of the New York Board of Rabbis.; Title: Does God Have a Big...

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750

1

"High-energy, high-decibel fun." -- --The Kirkus ReviewsThacher Hurd is the award-winning author and illustrator of several children's books. He lives with his wife, Olivia, in Berkeley, California.Thacher Hurd es un autor e ilustrador que ha recibido varios premios por sus libros para nios. Vive con su esposa, Olivia,...

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751

11

Myers ( Scorpions ; Now Is Your Time! ) gathers a stirring collection of turn-of-the-century photographs of black children and sets them to poetry, his verse alternating between the music of 19th-century hymns and that of plain talk. The arresting portrait of a truly angelic-looking child on the book's cover, for examp...

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752

15

"A lovely book, with enchanting pictures."--"The Kirkus Reviews"Ruth Krauss was one of the most widely celebrated children’s book authors of all time. Her long list of award-winning books includes The Carrot Seed, The Happy Day, A Hole Is to Dig, Open House for Butterflies, A Very Special House, and many others. ...

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753

1

Grade 4-5?In a narrative that flows from the general to the specific, Simon describes the appearance, physical characteristics, and behavior of sharks. Large, full-color photographs amplify the text and hint at its contents. For example, a closeup of a sand tiger shark's open mouth and row upon row of teeth invites rea...

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754

6

Illustrations in full, wild colors suit the frantic doings in Joyce's debut, a fast and funny tale. When George wakes up one morning, he realizes that his dream has come true. George has dwindled. He's smaller than his toy soldiers, half the size of his baby brother. But he's still the responsible boy his parents trust...

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755

0

“The book is packed with humor and affection and is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions.” (1995 Newbery Award Selection Committee.)“A richly layered novel about real and metaphorical journeys.” (School Library Journal)“This story sings.” (Booklist)“In thi...

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Validation

756

0

Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this his third adventure, Zoom, a cat, follows a magical passage through a bookshelf filled with classics of ancient literature and winds up in ancient Egypt. He rescues his friend Maria, a woman who has been wrapped up as a mummy by spooky Egyptian cats, and together they set off to find Zoom's...

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0

Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush bring together eight traditional Jewish stories from the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe in The Wonder Child & Other Jewish Fairy Tales. Some of these stories are unique to Jewish lore; others resemble familiar fairy tales. Steven Fieser's illustrations are capable but convention...

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758

2

PreS. Animals and multiethnic children illustrate various body movements on large, double-page spreads. A giraffe bends its neck, a monkey waves its arms, etc. The repetitive text has the animal stating the movement and asking, "Can you do it?" Each child responds, "I can do it!" Carle's vivid cut-paper collages are st...

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759

2

The rolling hills of Tennessee farmland, framed in lovely patchwork quilt patterns, set the stage for Dolly Parton's (of Grand Ol' Opry fame) warm childhood memories. The text comes directly from Parton's autobiographical hit country and western song of the same name. Perhaps the grammar is imperfect, but what C&W song...

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760

0

Gr. 4-6. This successful sequel to Sarah Plain and Tall (1985), which was recently televised, has enough dramatic tension and character development to satisfy devoted fans of the first book. Mail-order bride Sarah goes back east with children Anna and Caleb, leaving husband Jacob, whose name is "written in the land," t...

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Validation

761

13

"The 105 members of the orchestra are shown showering, dressing, traveling and setting themselves up on stage for an evening's concert. . . . One almost hears the music when, at the end, they begin to play."--"SLJ.""One of those rare collaborations to which the word classic instantly adheres."--"Time."In these pages Ka...

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Validation

762

14

PreSchool-Grade 2?Various imaginary creatures dance through this rhythmic Halloween revel. In a grassy graveyard dotted with skeletal trees, they cavort to a rhymed rap beat. First the tombstones knock, "Booma Boom! Booma Boom!" Then, with each flip of the page, another being joins in: skeletons rattle, "Clacka-clack!"...

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Validation

763

0

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. As her classic Little House books tell us, she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. She and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, M...

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764

15

PreSchool-Grade 2?A longstanding library staple has been rewritten and newly illustated with full-color art. While there are many ways to observe nature, Selsam focuses on animal tracks. Her text is simple, using questions to motivate beginning readers. Comparisons of domestic animals lead to observations in a forest, ...

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765

1

Kindergarten-Grade 3. George uses a journal approach to illuminate the first 10+ months of life for three wolf pups born to an alpine tundra pack. Each entry in the "diary" is prefaced with a message (in colored inks) to readers/listeners living south of the area telling them how to keep "tundra-time" in the framework ...

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766

2

Three children sneak out of bed to observe their cozy house awash in the quiet magic of Christmas Eve. Brown's (Goodnight Moon) text balances heart-pounding, childlike excitement with graceful imagery ("The Christmas tree was all there, trimmed with shiny glints of red and blue and green that flickered in the dying fir...

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767

0

Ruth Krauss, author of A Hole Is to Dig, has crafted a story almost Zen-like in its simplicity. A little boy plants a carrot seed and waits patiently, tending to it carefully, while everyone around him insists that "it won't come up." His conviction is steadfast, however, and sure enough, a carrot worthy of f...

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Validation

768

2

Ages 5-8. Beginning with the events and effects of the Exxon Valdez disaster, Berger introduces children to the causes of oil spills, the ecological damage they cause, and the ideas and technologies developed to deal with them. Although the text is simple and clear, it's sometimes choppy: "Chemicals make the oil less h...

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769

13

"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight." So begins this gentle story that shows just how far your imagination can take you. Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of beauty and excitement. But this is no hare-br...

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770

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This is wonderful vintage children's book set, 1st edition, published in 1965 by Harper & Row. The 4 books come in a box that measures 4" x 3" x 1.5". they include: The First Robin, Springfellow's Parade, Juniper, The Silver Dandelion.; Title: The Bunny's Nutshell Library

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771

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Elegantly told in the manner of a classic fairy tale, Lattimore's fable is set in China in the 13th century, a time when the dragon was believed to be "king of the heavens and ruler of fortune on earth." Young Kwan Yin is an orphan girl who travels with her loom, receiving food and shelter in exchange for weaving. Lear...

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772

1

"Quiet, captivating text...precise, beautiful watercolor illustrations...a lovely story with lots of child appeal." -- -- School Library JournalMargaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literatur...

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773

11

Thomas (Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea) celebrates the beauty of African-American hair in this collection of 14 poems. Based on Thomas's daughter and granddaughters, Joysmith's (This Is My Song) full-bleed pastel portraits, opposite, provide loving accompaniment and demonstrate a spectrum of hairstyles. The illustration...

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774

15

Grade 3-6-A clear, concise picture of these endangered creatures and their lifestyle. Simon includes information on the three gorilla species and their physical differences, their habitats, diet, daily habits, various behaviors, and decreasing populations. The extremely handsome, oversized color photos enhance the read...

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775

5

The poetic, immediate style of this deeply satisfying adaptation honors the Grimm tradition. To the original tale about a girl who sets out to rescue her seven older brothers, turned into ravens by their father's unwitting curse, Geringer (A Three Hat Day) adds elements that make the connections between the characters ...

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776

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Weasel is ready for his dinner. And poor mouse is it. Just in time, he thinks up a clever and entertaining way to distract weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Fro...

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777

2

Welcome to Owl's cozy home.Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. One evening he invites Winter to sit by the fire. Another time he finds strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes for a walk one night, he makes a friend that follows him all the way home.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author ...

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778

12

"A unique book . . . with drawings bouncing with action and good humor." -- --NYTRuth Krauss (1901-1993) is the author of over thirty books for children, including the classics The Carrot Seed, illustrated by her husband, Crockett Johnson, and A Hole Is to Dig, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. "Ruth Krauss's intu...

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779

2

The many readers who have laughed out loud at Robinson's uproarious 1972 novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever , will enthusiastically welcome the return of the six cigar-smoking Herdman kids. These six waste no time bending rules: they break them outright. While the original story centered on the church Christmas pag...

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780

12

Grade 4-9-- This well-known poet, anthologist, and teacher demonstrates what makes a poem a poem in a concise, simple, readable manner. She explains the various voices of poetry; types of rhyme; and other elements of sound, rhythm, and metrics. She also discusses figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, and personif...

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781

2

Mavor's (Mary Had a Little Lamb) distinctive, multidimensional art, a satisfying pastiche of curios, fabrics and creative needlework, is surely the heart of this visually enticing volume. Doll-like characters pop from the pages as Turner (Drummer Boy) follows a girl through a day. Brief poems describe the narrator's wo...

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782

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Grade 6-9 Nuclear missiles are flying toward their targets. One family is separated: the father finds his way to an underground shelter while his wife and three children seal themselves in their living room. But only Catherine, the eight year old, stays completely inside, away from radiation, hiding under a blanket-cov...

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783

14

In a series of tender, free-verse poems, a house and its inhabitants are each given voice to express their thoughts about the holiday. The house itself talks about the curious children on Christmas morning: "My stairs know their quiet steps/ before dawn." The cat laments the loud bustle of visitors, while parents, gran...

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784

5

Grade 4-7. Climo has selected eight highly readable folktales from countries as far apart as Iceland and New Zealand and from cultures as diverse as Scotland and Japan. She includes both the familiar, such as "Odysseus and the Sirens," and the unusual, such as "Hansi and the Nix," with moods ranging from the humorous "...

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785

2

The five simple chapters in Arnold Lobel's Days with Frog and Toad say more about the rewards of friendship than any adult tome ever could. Frog and Toad, the amiable amphibian duo, fly kites, clean house, and tell ghost stories together. And, in a surprisingly sophisticated, yet perfectly easy-to-grasp, segment, they ...

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786

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Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.; Title: Small Pig (An I Can Read Book)

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787

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Seven mouse boys lie awake one night . . .. . . And they ask their Papa to tell them a story. Papa does better than that -- he tells them seven stories, one for each boy.Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about F...

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788

2

Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina.; Title: Father Bear Comes Ho...

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789

2

“This poignant but often outrageously humorous story shows a child’s problems of adjusting to a new country and coming out on top. [The book] is in a league by itself—and Shirley Temple Wong is a winner all the way.” (School Library Journal)“Lord writes with a warm authenticity and sparkli...

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790

0

The too-sweet language of this bedtime rhyme is belied by Joyce's dark and atmospheric illustrations. Every night Nicholas Cricket plays his banjo with the Bug-a-Wug Cricket Band. "Moonlight glows and summer wind blows," as "peep-peep-peepers come dancing through the vines" and "rabbits come dancing on tip-tippy toes" ...

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791

2

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.; Title: Uncle Elephant

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792

0

Beginning readers are introduced to the history of skiing in America through this lucid, concisely written story. Danny misses Pa and writes a letter ("Are you still digging for gold in Nevada?") asking him to come home for Christmas. Hearing that there will be no mail because the deep snow has made it impossible to cr...

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793

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With graceful language and an uncommon depth of understanding MacLachlan ( Sarah, Plain and Tall ) offers readers a nostalgic view of rural Midwestern life at the turn of the century--a time "when Great-grandfather was young, and summer was fine, full of long, warm days, and nights when the moon rose yellow." Unlike Cy...

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794

2

"Patricia MacLachlan has created a finely tuned melody of love in her exquisite picture book." -- -- The Family Journal"The story stands as a warm picture of old-young bonding and simple family sharing." -- --ALA BooklistPatricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sa...

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795

2

Little Bear and his parents are familiar to almost all beginning readers. And now they will meet Grandmother and Grandfather Bear, whom they are sure to love as much as Little Bear does.Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with i...

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796

0

This is the first I Can Read Book ever, and the first of five classic Little Bear books, expressly designed for beginning readers. Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cann...

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797

13

Arthur Dog, guard at Dogopolis Museum of Art and ardent fan of Leonardo Dog Vinci, leads a quiet life--except when the moon is full. On those nights something happens to Arthur. His eyes grow bright and his fur seems to glisten... and soon he is hatted and masked and out on the streets painting secret masterpieces. No ...

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798

18

Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson grew up reading the Little House books. Hoping to answer some of their questions about Laura and Little House, they visited every Little House site and museum and did in-depth research on Laura and her family. The result is The World of Little House. Both authors live w...

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799

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MacLachlan, author of Unclaimed Treasures, has written an affecting tale for children. In the late 19th century a widowed midwestern farmer with two children--Anna and Caleb--advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses greatly. The children fear that sh...

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