Wheel on the School -- by Meindert De Jong (Author) (Book - Child)
"This 1955 Newbery Award-winner by Meindert De Jong, set in a small Dutch fishing village, tells the story of a young girl and her simple composition about the storks that build their nests in...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dominic -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dominic is a one-of-a-kind dog. One day this exuberant, restless, freedom-loving fellow decides there isn't enough going on in his neighborhood to satisfy his need for adventure. And off he goes,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Don't Tell a Whopper on Fridays!: The Children's Truth-Control Book -- by Adolph Moser, David Melton (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Indicates the problems associated with telling lies, the importance of telling the truth, and ways that can help an individual choose to be truthful." [Card Catalog description from amazon.com]
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Marzipan Moon -- by Nancy Willard (Author) (Book - Child)
"The almonds in an old, mended, but magic crock produce a delicious, nourishing marzipan moon nightly for a poor parish priest until a visiting bishop decides the miraculous almonds need a more...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beware! These Animals Are Poison! -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses various facts about poisonous animals with emphasis on how they deliver their venom to other animals as a means of survival." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
How I Learned To Control My Temper -- by Debbie Pincus (Author) (Book - Child)
"How I Learned To Control My Temper is a storybook/workbook about Michael, who flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Michael learns a variety of ways to control his temper and finds out how...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Up and Down the River: Boat Poems -- by Claudia Lewis (Author) (Book - Child)
"Thirteen poems that characterize the different kinds of boats that said down a busy river." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Zeely -- by Virginia Hamilton, Symeon Shimin (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson tells the story of Jimmy Jo, and 11-year-old country music singer. When Jimmy Jo's talent brings fame to his family, he suddenly becomes a target for fans--and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Last Was Lloyd -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A friendless, overweight twelve-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)