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.
Multiple Intelligences -- by Howard Gardner (Author) (Book)
"Howard Gardner's brilliant conception of individual competence is changing the face of education today. In the ten years since the publication of his seminal Frames of Mind, thousands of educators,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster -- by Jon Krakauer (Author) (Book)
.... "This is the terrifying story of what really happened that fateful day at the top of the world, during what would be the deadliest season in the history of Everest. In this harrowing yet...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Swimmy -- by Leo Lionni (Author) (Book - Child)
"An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new campanions." From School Library Journal
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The City -- by Douglas Florian (Author) (Book - Child)
"A woman carrying a shopping bad passes all the sights of the city on the way to her apartment, then hangs on her wall the painting she has bought: a cityscape." From Card Catalog description
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)