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A Bluebird Will Do
by Loula Grace ErdmanOrphaned in San Francisco during gold rush days, a sixteen-year-old girl travels east by way of the Isthmus of Panama to seek out relatives in New Orleans.
A Boat to Nowhere
by Maureen Crane WartskiKien, Mai and her grandfather take a village fishing boat and sail to another country! They would become boat people, risking the perils of pirates, storms, sickness, and starvation to find a land where they could be free.
A Bone from a Dry Sea
by Peter DickinsonIn two parallel stories, a young female member of a prehistoric tribe becomes instrumental in advancing her people, and a present-day girl visits her paleontologist father on a dig in Africa where they discover important fossil remains.
A Bone to Pick: A Peggy Henderson Adventure
by Gina Mcmurchy-BarberPeggy is off to a Viking site in North America where she unearths the remains of a brave young warrior. It’s a dream come true for Peggy Henderson when her friend, Dr. Edwina McKay, lets her tag along to the Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows National Park in Newfoundland, where Dr. McKay will be teaching archaeology field school for the summer. Peggy already knows a lot about archaeology — having been on three previous excavations — but does she need to brag about it so much? After alienating herself from the other students with her know-it-all attitude, Peggy accidentally discovers a Viking burial cairn. The students and archaeologists are ecstatic. But when it comes time to excavate, she’s banned from participating in the dig. Will Peggy’s trip to Newfoundland end just as badly as the Vikings’ did? She’s afraid it will — that is until she learns an unexpected lesson from a Viking warrior.
A Boo-tiful Halloween! (Barbie)
by Mary Man-Kong Kellee RileyJoin Barbie and her sisters for a spook-tacular Halloween in this all-new storybook that features glow-in-the-dark pages and glow-in-the-dark stickers.
A Book About Whining
by Joy BerryFrom the book: If you are like most parents, nothing can rankle your nerves more than a whining child--especially when the child is yours! Well, you can rest easy because help is on the way. This book can become your best defense against a whining child. The purpose of this book is to help children understand why they whine and why it is counter-productive for them to do so. In addition, it teaches children more appropriate ways to get the attention they want and need. This is an excellent book for children and parents to read together.
A Book for Escargot (Escargot)
by Dashka Slater*An Amazon Best Book of the Year and Indie Bestseller!*In A Book for Escargot, the standalone sequel to Escargot--written by award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater and illustrated by Sydney Hanson--we follow a funny and charming French snail through a library to find the book of his dreams.Bonjour! It is moi, Escargot, your favorite French snail.Today I am going on a trip to the library, where there are so many stories to choose from! Stories about dog superheroes… guinea pig detectives....and flamingo astronauts.But sadly, none of these books is about a daring snail hero who saves the day. What is that you say? Perhaps this is the book about the snail hero? Ooh-la-la!
A Book of Babies
by Il Sung NaWhen the flowers begin to bloom and the world starts turning green, animals everywhere are born. Some have lots of brothers and sisters. Some have none at all. Some are born with soft, warm fur, while some are born with smooth scales. Some can walk right away--others need a little help! As with Il Sung Na's previous offerings, A Book of Babies is filled with rich illustrations, endearing animals, and a spare text--all wrapped up in a gorgeous package.
A Book of Babies: Read & Listen Edition
by Il Sung NaWhen the flowers begin to bloom and the world starts turning green, animals everywhere are born. Some have lots of brothers and sisters. Some have none at all. Some are born with soft, warm fur, while some are born with smooth scales. Some can walk right away—others need a little help! As with Il Sung Na's previous offerings, A Book of Babies is filled with rich illustrations, endearing animals, and a spare text—all wrapped up in a gorgeous package.This Read & Listen Edition contains audio narration.
A Book of Birds and Verse for Young and Old
by Joseph JohnsonA Book of Birds and Verse is a collection of good-humoured verse fused together with illustrations of some of our best-loved wild birds; birds that we may see every day in our gardens, towns and countryside.The writer and wildlife artist Joseph Johnson has combined his talents of painting and writing to bring the reader a presentation of a number of Britain’s favourite wild birds, each one introduced through rhyming verse.Joseph has enjoyed a lifelong love of the natural world and is a keen conservationist. He has written this collection of short illustrated poems with a humour which will introduce, entertain and perhaps educate the young reader as well as the maybe not so young to many of the characteristics of the subjects.Our fine feathered friends are a blessing to us all and the author hopes that the readers of this book may come to see some of them in a new and fresh light together with a smile.
A Book of Dogs (and other canines)
by Katie ViggersDo you know the difference between a sight and a smell hound? Can you tell your pug from your poodle? From faithful family pet to wild pack animal, discover all there is to know about our canine friends (and their wild relatives) in this charming compendium of dogs from author/illustrator Katie Viggers. With quirky illustrations and fascinating facts, A Book of Dogs is the perfect introduction for children to this much-loved animal.
A Book of Love
by Emma RandallCelebrate love with this rhyming picture book featuring enchanting illustrations and poetic text!Love and the many ways one can show it are at the heart of this sweet, charming picture book. Whether it's giving someone a big hug, offering a helping hand, or sharing words of encouragement, it's these gestures that make the world a better place to live. Emma Randall's delicate and appealing illustrations accompany delightful verses in a timeless story perfect for reading aloud with loved ones.
A Book of Maps for You
by Lourdes HeuerWhat if you moved into a new house and found a secret guidebook? Look inside buildings and search for surprises in this enthralling, interactive book of maps.In A Book of Maps for You, a young cartographer leaves a one-of-a-kind gift behind for the kid moving into his old house. He&’s drawn and annotated maps of all the neighborhood places of interest—no playground, reading nook, or chicken coop left uncharted.During a big move, a child can feel a lot of pressure to be excited for the future, to open their heart to the place they&’re headed. But the roads they&’ve been down hundreds of times, the familiar faces, and the house where they know every noisy pipe and leaky faucet all deserve care, too.A Book of Maps for You honors the homes we leave behind and the ones we haven&’t met yet, reminding us that they may just be two sides of the same coin. Lourdes Heuer&’s attentive text speaks volumes in each word, and Maxwell Eaton III&’s signature detail-rich illustrations call for re-reads to drink in and explore every pageA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Book of Nonsense
by Edward LearThe owls, hen, larks, and their nests in his beard, are among the fey fauna and peculiar persons inhabiting the uniquely inspired nonsense rhymes and drawings of Lear (20th child of a London stockbroker), whose Book of Nonsense, first published in 1846, stands alone as the ultimate and most loved expression in English of freewheeling, benign, and unconstricted merriment.
A Book of Questions (Xist Children's Books)
by Jane G. Meyer&“A whimsical little book . . . to encourage Socratic type questioning in young children, to think and reflect at a deeper imaginative level.&” —Chrissi Hart, author of Tea with the Queen Every kid has questions . . . and they also have the capacity to discover very interesting answers. In A Book of Questions, Jane G. Meyer leads kids through a pint-sized Socratic exercise in questioning the nature of the universe. Paired with Lucia Salemi&’s whimsical illustrations, these questions are sure to get kids thinking, and coming up with new questions of their own. &“A Book of Questions is a delightful little book that really represents many of the questions percolating in the minds of children, and beautifully eccentric adults. After all who doesn&’t want to know what color a yawn is?&” —Annalisa Boyd, author of The Ascetic Lives of Mothers
A Book of Sleep
by Il Sung NaWhen the sky grows darkand the moon glows bright,everyone goes to sleep . . .except for the watchful owl!With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all the other animals settle in for the night: some sleep standing up, while some sleep on the move! Some sleep peacefully alone, while others sleep all together, huddled close.Il Sung Na makes his American debut with this gorgeous bedtime offering. While each animal rests in its own special way, little ones will also drift off to a cozy sleep.
A Book of Spirits and Thieves
by Morgan Rhodes"...A modern day Outlander...filled with adventure and danger...a breathless tale that only Morgan Rhodes could tell."--Hypable New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes takes readers into exhilarating new high-fantasy territory with A BOOK OF SPIRITS AND THIEVES, an epic contemporary saga perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. The lives of Toronto teens Crystal and Becca Hatcher revolve around helping their mother out at the family's used bookstore, The Speckled Muse. It's a relatively uneventful after-school job, until an package arrives addressed to her mother, Julia. Thinking it's nothing more than run-of-the-mill inventory, Becca opens it and removes the book inside, unwittingly triggering an ancient magic and intertwining their fates with the powers that flow from the mysterious leather-bound book. Two parallel worlds collide and Becca is left in a catatonic state after her spirit is snatched from modern-day Toronto back to the ancient world of Mytica. Crys is guilt-ridden, having witnessed the entire event, and vows to do whatever is necessary to save her... but from what? Nothing has prepared them for what's in store.Written in alternating perspectives that shift between modern-day Toronto and the ancient kingdoms of Mytica, Rhodes delivers a rich and suspensful series opener that will leave readers breathless. From the Hardcover edition.
A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of A Wrinkle in Time
by Jennifer Adams Charlotte Jones VoiklisAn inspiring picture book biography of beloved author Madeleine L’Engle and the making of A Wrinkle in Time.When Madeleine L'Engle was very small, she often found herself awake at night, marveling at the stars. They guided her throughout her life, making her feel part of a big and exciting world, even when she felt alone. They made her want to ask big questions—Why are we here? What is my place in the universe?—and let her imagination take flight. Books, too, were like stars—asking questions and proposing answers. Books kept Madeleine company, and soon, she began to write and share her own. But would other people see the wonder she found in the world?Written by Madeleine's granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis and bestselling picture-book author Jennifer Adams, A Book, Too, Can Be a Star follows the life of one of the world's greatest creators—and gives children encouragement to lead a creative, inquisitive life.
A Bowl of Sun
by Frances WosmekFrom the book: A little blind girl learns to cope with a new environment when she and her father move out of their old neighborhood.
A Box (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Green #Level D, Lesson 62)
by Liz RayFountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Green System -- 1st Grade
A Box of Bones
by Marina CohenTwelve-year-old Kallie despises nonsense. She believes there’s a rational explanation for everything, despite the good-natured prodding of her Grandpa Jess, who takes her to frivolous wastes of time like their town’s local Festival of Fools.There, Kallie meets a faceless man (must be some kind of mask) who gives her a strange wooden puzzle box (must be some kind of gimmick). Intrigued despite herself, Kallie sets to work on unlocking its secrets and…lets something out. From here Kallie’s life begins to entangle with another world, a world where Liah, a young bone carver, journeys with her master to sell wares to a wicked Queen. The sights, sounds, smells, and spells of Liah’s world are beginning to leak into Kallie’s, and if Kallie can’t decipher the meaning of her own story, “the end” might be far from happy.
A Box of Clementines (Clementine)
by Sara PennypackerThis New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold! This brightly colored boxed set contains the paperback editions of Clementine, The Talented Clementine, and Clementine's Letter -- the first three books in the best-selling series about an unforgettable third grade girl named Clementine.Sara Pennypacker's character, with her unique perspective on school, friends, and family, has been compared to Beverly Clearly's Ramona. Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee brilliantly brings Clementine to life with detailed pen-and-ink illustrations throughout.This is the perfect gift for readers who are hankering for their first chapter book.
A Box of Friends
by Pam Muñoz RyanA tale about a girl adjusting to a new home. When Annie's family moves to the beach, Annie misses her friends and is worried that she won't be able to make new ones. Luckily, Grandma knows just what to do. She shows Annie a box filled with mementos--a feather, a white stone, and a bouquet of roses-- and explains how each of these things reminds her of a special day with one of her friends. Together, she and Annie decorate a box for Annie and fill it with things that will remind Annie of the friends she misses so much.
A Box of Gargoyles
by Anne NesbetFor once, Maya Davidson is not worried. She is getting used to living in Paris, the terrible purple-eyed man is gone, and shes on fall break from school--free to spend time with her friend Valko. But something strange is happen-ing in the city. Stone gargoyles that can fly and talk, women who sing in the street as if in a trance, a shadowy person-sized column of leaves and dust with hints of purple where its eyes would be . . . all of these come from a dark magic that ripples throughout Paris. When Maya receives a curious letter on her birthday, she discovers that the purple-eyed man isnt really gone. Hes behind the strangeness. And now he has bound Maya to make him whole again . . . by trading her life for his. In this luminous follow-up to The Cabinet of Earths, author Anne Nesbet weaves a thrilling story of magic and danger that will be enjoyed by Mayas fans as well as by those who are meeting her for the first time.
A Box of Nothing
by Peter DickinsonFor one young boy, a box full of nothing is a ticket to adventure While skipping school, James sees his mother on the street. He ducks inside an abandoned store, where an aged shopkeeper asks what he wants to buy. When James says "nothing," the old man sells it to him: a heavy cardboard box stuffed full of top-quality nothing. James tries to explain this to his mother, but she doesn't believe him and throws the box over the fence and into the dump. He sneaks in to retrieve his new possession--and finds himself trapped in another world. The dump is an eerie place populated by hyperintelligent rats, monstrous seagulls, and a very clever pile of garbage called the Burra. Once it was a thriving community, but something strange has happened, and the dump has become stuck in time. To get back home, James must help the Burra save the dump--using all the nothing he can find. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author's collection.