On City Streets: An Anthology of Poetry -- by Nancy Larrick (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of tragic and light-hearted poems about city sights and people, chosen with the help of inner-city and small-city school children. Includes such authors as Sandburg, Whitman, Hughes, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Taste of Blackberries -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"In Smith's moving story, a prank ends in tragedy, and a boy must learn to live not only with the loss of a friend, but with the feeling that he could have prevented it." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
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)
Drawing Horses and Foals -- by Don Bolognese (Author) (Book - Child)
"Illustrations for beginning sketches and following through to the finished drawing." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
A Girl Called Al -- by Byron Barton, Constance Greene (Authors) (Book - Child)
"A seventh-grade girl, her slightly fat girl friend, Al, and the assistant superintendent of their apartment building form a mutually needed friendship with the usual--and a few unusual--jows and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Outward Bound Compass Camp (Program)
OUTWARD BOUND COMPASS programs offer leadership experiences that last a lifetime? Currently operating throughout the state of Maryland and in the city of Philadelphia, the Mid-Atlantic Outward...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Native American Nature Camp (Program)
Step back in time to discover the lifestyle of Eastern Woodland Indians. Learn survival skills and track animals while you explore park trails. Weave a basket, make string and create a necklace using...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Grannyman -- by Judith Byron Schachner (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Simon is a very old cat. He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano. His family adores him and they do everything they can to...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
On Earth -- by G Karas (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Climb aboard a giant spaceship . . . the Earth! In glorious art, G. Brian Karas illuminates our Earth and its cycles and does a brilliant job of making the concepts of rotation...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Airborn -- by Kenneth Oppel (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description: "Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
