Big Max -- by Kin Platt (Author) (Book - Child)
"Big Max, the world's greatest detective, helps a king find his missing elephant." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Ramona the Pest -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"The engaging tale of young Ramona Quimby's first days in kindergarten, Ramona the Pest takes a pint-sized perspective on the trials and delights of beginning school. Ramona can't wait to learn all...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days -- by Stephen Manes (Author) (Book - Child)
"Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library that promises to make him a perfect person in just three days." From Product Description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm -- by Carla Stevens (Author) (Book - Child)
"Anna's grandfather is bored with city life until he and Anna are stranded on the Third Avenue elevated subway train during the blizzard of 1888." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Bear Called Paddington -- by Michael Bond (Author) (Book - Child)
"Paddington first charmed American audiences forty years ago. Now a new generation will surely be won over by Paddington"s particular brand of preposterous humor and gentle satire. The Browns first...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Swineherd -- by Hans Andersen (Author) (Book - Child)
"It's probably the pinnacle of cheek to revise the works of a master like Andersen, but auther/artist Hahn takes the gamble and wins. In her version, 'Hans' narrates while a motley assortment of...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
An Insect's Body -- by Joanna Cole (Author) (Book - Child)
"Examines the common house cricket and shows why its body is ideally suited for survivaly." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hazel Rye -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"An eleven-year-old girl, with no appreciation for land and growing things, finds her values beginning to change when she agrees to let an impoverished family live in a small house she owns, in...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Island of the Blue Dolphins -- by Scott O'Dell (Author) (Book - Child)
"Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, and in 1976 the Children's Literature Association named this riveting story one of the 10 best American children's books of...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate -- by Ellen Conford (Author) (Book - Child)
"When she takes on the advice column for her school newspaper, Carrie encounters more problems than she expects." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)