Dragonwings -- by Laurence Yep (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story begins as eight-year-old Moon Shadow Lee journeys across the Pacific to join his proud and clever father at the family-owned laundry in San Francisco. The boy recounts their problems with...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Smith -- by Leon Garfield (Author) (Book - Child)
"This brilliant, picaresque novel follows the adventures of an illiterate young ragamuffin known onnly as Smith. Smith picks the pocket of a stranger, only to witness immediately the strangers murder....
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Audubon's young apprentice describes the experiences he shared with his master during thir eighteen month trip down the Mississippi studying and drawing the birds they found along the way." From...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Pigman -- by Paul Zindel (Author) (Book - Child)
"For sophomores John and Lorraine, the world feels meaningless; nothing is important. They certainly can never please their parents and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
All Things Bright and Beautiful -- by James Herriot (Author) (Book - Child)
"The world's most beloved animal doctor delightfully continues where he left off in All Creatures Great and Small with new adventures through the Yorkshire dales-- and a whole new menagerie of...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
A Snake-Lover's diary -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book)
"A young boy keeps a diary recording the physical characteristics and habits of the reptiles he catches during a spring and summer." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Hidden Worlds: Pictures of the Invisible -- by Seymour Simon (Author) (Book)
"A collection of photographs, produced through the use of special instruments, of things that are hidden from the human eye, or are too small, too large, or moving too fast to be seen by it." From...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Great Expectations -- by Charles Dickens (Author) (Book - Child)
"Great Expectations follows the life of the orphan, Pip. We first meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of an anonymous benefactor, Pip will travel...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Sheridan Phillips, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics, Director of Mental Health Consulation Service (Service Provider)
Specialties: Mental Health-Psychology, Pediatrics
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Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Offices:Improving Your Memory: How to Remember What You're Starting to Forget -- by Janet Fogler (Author) (Book)
"This accessible handbook discusses how memory works, how it changes with age, and?most importantly?how it can be improved. The authors provide helpful tools for understanding and improving memory,...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)