Catch That Cat -- by Fernando Krahn (Author) (Book - Child)
"The Adventures of a little boy chasing his runaway cat." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Panda -- by Susan Bonners (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the life of a giant panda from her birth until, at six years old, she is fully grown and awaiting the birth of her first club." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Gregory Griggs and Other Nursery Rhyme People -- by Arnold Lobel (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of thirty-three nursery rhymes about lesser-known but colorful ladies and gentlemen." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room -- by Patricia Giff (Author) (Book - Child)
"Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Confessions of an Only Child -- by Norma Klein (Author) (Book - Child)
"Between the time her baby brother is born prematurely and dies and the time the next baby is born, Antonia gradually adjusts to the idea of not being an only child." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- by Bette Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Poverty -- by Richard Worth (Author) (Book)
"Examines poverty-stricken areas and groups and programs to alleviate poverty, including welfare." Annotation (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
King Kong on 4th Street: Families and the Violence of Poverty on the Lower East Side -- by Jagna Wojcicka Sharff (Author) (Book)
"This book chronicles an ethnographic team's involvement over a span of fifteen years with the people of a poor, largely Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. Jagna Sharff focuses on a group of...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Mystery on Bleeker Street -- by William Hooks (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ten-year-old Chase, his 78-year-old friend Babette, and Babette's old dog help the police get to the source of some strange events occurring around the Star Hotel." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Tales from the Jungle Book -- by Rudyard Kipling (Author) (Book - Child)
"An adaptation of the well-known adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
