Dan Andreasen
Author
Language
English
Description
The traditional English carol, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four 'calling' birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking...
Author
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed author Dan Andreasen bases this folksy book on the real people believed to be history's tallest married couple. Nearly eight feet tall, Captain Bates arrives in Seville, Ohio, with his head sticking out the train window. He and his wife-who is just as tall-are tired of being in the circus and are looking for a nice place to live. But is Seville big enough? "The storytelling style and appealing subject matter make this book an excellent choice...
10) Pilot pups
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Toy dogs go on air patrols to make sure that none of the other toys in a child's room go missing.
11) Traffic Pups
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Canine motorcycle police officers zoom through the town pursuing suspects, clearing the road of accidents, and serving as escorts.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Otis plans a surprise party for his best friend, Sydney, and although he has put the wrong date on the invitations and no one else comes, the two still have a wonderful time together.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During a visit to her grandfather's plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity's loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father's apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington's army of Patriots.
16) ABCs of baseball
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"From young to old, new to tried-and-true, here is the baseball book for every fan. With one or more baseball-related terms for each letter arranged in alphabetic order, accompanied by a stirring illustration, this gorgeous compendium celebrates America's game. Large paintings of scenes alternate with scrapbook-style pages. Facts, figures, faces, lists, and other information comprise an additional resource in the back of the book. As contemporary...
Author
Series
Rose years volume 6
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
While living on the Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri, thirteen-year-old Rose Wilder celebrates the turn of the twentieth century and begins to wonder about her future.
20) Bachelor girl
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.