The Outsiders -- by S. Hinton (Author) (Book - Child)
"According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for 'social') has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dragon's Blood -- by Jane Yolen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Aesop's Fables -- by Fritz Kredel (Author) (Book - Child)
"Aesop's wisdom spills across the pages as freely as Pickney's glorious watercolors alight with the many creatures who people the tales, from fiddling, grasshoppers, and diligent ants to wily...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
No Such Thing As a Witch -- by Ruth Chew (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Nora and Tad observe a squirrel reading a little newspaper and their dog behaving strangely, they decide their new neighbor is a witch." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Great Civilizations of Ancient Africa -- by Brooks Lester (Author) (Book - Child)
"A handsomely designed and well-written book that helps to fill the great gap in the knowledge of most people concerning African history and culture. An appendix containing a time-line relating...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Abe Lincoln Grows Up -- by Carl Sandburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"A redesigned issue of the beautifully told story of young Abe Lincoln, drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's original biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years." From Product...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Mane Catches the Wind: Poems About Horses -- by Sam Savitt, Lee Hopkins (Authors) (Book - Child)
"A collection of 22 poems about horses." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Matter of Time -- by Roni Schotter (Author) (Book - Child)
"Sixteen-year-old Lisl develops her sense of self whild her mother is dying of cancer." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Never Cry Wolf: Amazing True Story of Life Among Artic Wolves -- by Farley Mowat (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farely Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Dinosaurs of North America -- by Helen Sattler (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses more than 80 different types of dinosaurs native to North America in the context of changing geography, animal, and plant communities, and climate during Mesozoic Era." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
