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Picasso And The Girl With A Ponytail: A Story About Pablo Picasso

Here is the fascinating story -- based on true fact -- of a world-famous artist and a little girl who became one of his models. Sylvette first met Picasso in 1954, when she was a girl in the southern French town of Vallauris.<P><P> At that time, she was the shyest and dreamiest girl among her friends, though today, she is a respected artist in her own right. When Picasso set up his studio in a nearby house, he spotted young Sylvette and was taken immediately by her classical profile and her lovely ponytail. <P> When at last he convinced her to pose for what became the first of more than forty works of art, the two gradually became good friends. Before long, Picasso's portraits of Sylvette became famous around the world.

Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.

Piccolissima

Pick a Circle, Gather Squares

Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights--not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery--apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky! Felicia Sanzari Chernesky's sweet verses are perfectly complemented by Susan Swan's gorgeous collage-inspired art.

Pick a New Dream (Beany Malone Series, #11)

Beany Malone hoped to have a great sumer job on The Call, the newspaper where her father works. But when her plans go awry, her friend Carlton Buell offers her work at Lilac Way, the recreation center where he helps kids from many ethnic backgrounds. Beany has a lot to learn both about dealing with children and teens and about athletics she's never been interested in, especially tennis and swimming. One of the girls, a beautiful eighteen-year-old from Mexico named Ofila, is particularly hard to handle. Meanwhile, Beany's beau Andy is having new dreams of his own, dreams that could change Beany's future. What surprises does the summer hold?

Pick a Pet!

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Pick a Pickle: A Yiddish Folktale

In this Yiddish folk tale, the Rabbi of Chelm is sick of everyone coming to him to kvetch. Every day, he must listen to them complain about their daily plights, even before he has had his breakfast! To lessen his burden, he comes up with a solution to fix everyone’s problems—all they need is a new pickle.

Pick Me!

Five ice cream cones are eager to get picked -- until they realize what it means!Fudge, Mint, Berry, Bean, and Candy each think they are the MOST delicious ice cream cone around. But when Rocky Road arrives to deliver the scoop that "getting picked" means getting eaten, these silly cones earn their just desserts!

Pick of the Litter

Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation.The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world?

Pick & Shovel Poet: The Journeys of Pascal D'Angelo

In this inspiring biography, critically acclaimed author Jim Murphy tells the unique story of Pascal D'Angelo, who came to America in 1910 at the age of sixteen. Like so many immigrants from southern Italy and other parts of Europe, he took on the only job available to him, that of a manual laborer building roads and railways. Though his life was difficult, Pascal remained optimistic and never lost his sense of wonder at the world around him. He yearned for an outlet to express his passion, and so, remarkably, he taught himself English from newspapers and poetry books, in the process becoming a respected poet himself. Augmented with parallel references to other immigrant stories, this story of one man's life and noteworthy accomplishments is also a universal story shared by all American immigrants who helped build our nation. Source notes, bibliography, index.

Pick the Plot

When Owen finds himself stuck in a Pick Your Own Plot story, things get more complicated than ever in this fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves—which was called a “fast-paced, action-packed tale” by School Library Journal—from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.Being able to jump into books used to seem like the greatest thing in the world to Owen Conners. But now Owen’s trapped in a time travel book where readers—that would be you—decide how the story goes. As if that weren’t enough, Owen’s also stuck in a prison for time criminals in a prehistoric era. He’s surrounded by bizarre fellow prisoners, including Kara Dox. How does Kara recognize Owen if they’ve never met before? She seems to think they’re old friends, but that can’t be possible. Still, Kara might just be the only chance Owen has to escape. And he has to find a way out to save his friend Bethany, who’s still in grave danger. Because unless Owen can stop him, Nobody is going to split Bethany into two, separating the fictional and non-fictional worlds forever. Will Owen be able to convince you, the reader, to help him find his way back to Bethany? Or will you feed him to dinosaurs just to teach him a lesson? It’s all up to you when you Pick the Plot.

Pick Up Sticks

Would you believe that two NASA scientists used a baby toy to inspire their design for the next generation of space explorers? Read on to learn about how Adrian Agogino and Vytas SunSpiral designed the SUPERball Bot and what their plans are for the future.

Pick Your Poison (Boarding School Mystery #4)

When some of the girls in Jeri's boarding school dorm start getting sick, she thinks that they might have been intentionally poisoned and sets out to investigate and prove her theories.

Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Bloody Clash In The Civil War (X Books: Total War)

bMore than 150 years after the event, the grand attack against the Union position on Cemetery Ridge still emotionally resonates with Gettysburg enthusiasts like no other aspect of the battle./b High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more! On the afternoon of July 3, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered more than 12,000 Southern infantrymen to undertake what would become the most legendary charge in American military history. This attack, popularly but inaccurately known as "Pickett's Charge," is often considered the turning point of the Civil War's seminal battle of Gettysburg

Picking Apples and Pumpkins (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Emily Elizabeth's class goes on a field trip to a farm at harvesttime. Clifford comes along. Find out how helpful a Big Red Dog can be! You can read this exciting story by yourself!

Picking Daisies

Gemma goes for a short stay in the countryside with her gran and when her parents arrive to collect her, they have a pleasant surprise.

Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School

Using a bogus name, the League of Pickle Makers, sixth-grader Ben and three recruits start a prank-pulling club and receive funding from their middle school's PTA.

Pickle Party! (Step into Reading)

Netflix's Waffles + Mochi is an all-new children&’s show from President Barack and Michelle Obama&’s production company, Higher Ground Productions! Waffles and Mochi&’s friend Kennedy loves all kinds of pickled food. But when they try to get pickles for her birthday party, Waffles and Mochi learn that pickles aren&’t made quickly. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love all the delicious details in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader, which includes over 30 stickers. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. Step 2 is for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Join Waffles and Mochi for global adventures that reveal the stories behind our food. Produced by President Barack and Michelle Obama&’s Higher Ground Productions and streaming on Netflix, Waffles + Mochi is an entertaining mix of puppetry, animation, celebrity chefs, and famous guest stars. This delightful new show introduces young children and their families to a world of cooking and fearless eating.

The Pickle Patch Bathtub

Complaining of legs grown too long for the kitchen washtub, a farm family's children set out to earn enough money for a real bathtub

Pickle Pizza (The Cul-de-Sac Kids #8)

Hoping to surprise his grandfather on Father's Day, Eric tries both a bird sculpture and a pickle pizza and worries about the acceptability of both gifts.

Pickle Puss (The Kids of Polk Street #12)

It's August, and Emily has big plans at the library. She's going to read lots of books and tack a paper fish next to her name for each one. <P><P>Then Dawn Bosco says she can read more books than Emily. Not only that, both Emily and Dawn want to keep Pickle Puss, a stray cat they found. They decide that whoever reads the most books can keep cat. <P><P>When Emily adds a fish for a book she read along time ago, she has one more fish than Dawn. She knows she's cheating, but she wants to keep the cat. What a pickle she's in.

Pickleball: From a Game to a Sport / What Kind of Name is Pickleball? (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 4)

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Pickled Watermelon

It's the summer of 1986, and eleven-year-old Molly just wants to spend the summer with her friends at camp. Instead, she reluctantly heads to Israel to visit family she barely knows! With a less-than-basic knowledge of Hebrew that she picked up in Hebrew school, Molly wonders how she will be able to communicate and have fun in a country that is new and foreign to her. Luckily, surprises are in store.

Pickles Helps Out

Pickles the dog wants to help out at home.

Pickles to Pittsburgh

IN THIS CHARMING SEQUEL to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and . . . "With Henry as my co-pilot . . . ' she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow-a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches do gigantic they have to be moved by helicopters. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world of community. Picture Descriptions are in Brackets