The Pond -- by Robert Murphy (Author) (Book - Child)
"Joey lives in Vermont in1917. His concerns are fishing for bass, watching the otters and mink, and talking to Shake, the hermit. This is a quiet book about a boy of Vermont working toward maturity...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Changing Desert -- by Ada Graham, Frank Graham (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Describes the plants, animals, weather, and history of desert areas; man's adverse influence on these lands; and efforts to preserve what is left." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Life On Earth: A Natural History -- by David Attenborough (Author) (Book - Child)
"A beautifully illustrated natural science based book based on the TV series. A good family resource." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Watership Down -- by Richard Adams (Author) (Book - Child)
"First published in 1972, Richard Adam's extraordinary bestseller Watership Down takes us to a world we have never truly seen: to the remarkable life that teems in the fields, forests, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Hand, Heart, and Mind: The Story of the Education of America's Deaf People -- by Lou Walker (Author) (Book - Child)
"Grade 5 Up-This book not only addresses the controversy concerning the virtues of oralism v. manualism, but also focuses on deaf people's struggle for civil rights. The well-written text covers...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Miss Rumphius -- by Barbara Cooney (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Seeking adventure in faraway places, Miss Rumphius fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful. "
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Bremen Town Musicians -- by Jacob Grimm (Author) (Book - Child)
Aging animals thrown out by their masters get the better of a band of robbers. (Younger Readers)
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Grandmas At Bat -- by Emily McCully (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In this quirky duo's third adventure, the Grandmas pitch in to help when Pip's regular baseball coach contracts the chicken pox. But the trouble is, neither of them know beans...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Doing Time Online -- by Jan Siebold (Author) (Book - Child)
Twelve year old Mitchell is involved in a prank in which an elderly woman gets hurt. As a result, he is sentenced to participate in a police program two days each week in which he chats online with a...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Tea With an Old Dragon: A Story of Sophia Smith, Founder of Smith College -- by Jane Yolen (Author) (Book - Child)
An unlikely friendship forms between young Louisa and her formidable neighbor Sophia Smith . (Middle Readers)
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)