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Sally Ride: first American woman in space
Par Carole Camp. 1997
Provides biographical information on Ride's upbringing, education, and path to becoming an astronaut. Describes her training as the first woman…
to travel to space aboard the Challenger in 1983. Discusses Ride's role as mission specialist, her career in NASA through the 1986 Challenger disaster, and her professional life after leaving NASA. For grades 6-9Little house friends: adapted from the Little house books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Par Heather Henson. 1998
Laura has different adventures with the new friends she makes as her family moves on the frontier. She rides ponies…
on the prairie with her cousin Lena. When her father builds a house in town, Laura meets girls and boys in the school. For grades 2-4. 1969Kristy in charge: the Baby-sitters Club (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 123)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Students at Stoneybrook Middle School are given a chance to teach a class three days a week. Several members of…
the Baby-Sitters Club take part. Kristy Thomas is in charge of a gym class with Cary Retlin, but their first session is a disaster. For grades 4-7Marvin's best Christmas present ever
Par Katherine Paterson. 1997
Christmas is coming, and Marvin wants to make a nicer present than the one he made for his parents last…
year. Finally he decides to make a big wreath to hang on the end of their house trailer. But when Christmas is past, he doesn't want the wreath taken down. For grades K-3The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Tree by leaf
Par Cynthia Voigt. 1988
In 1920 twelve-year-old Clothilde lives with her family on an isolated peninsula waiting for her father to return from the…
war. When he arrives, maimed and broken, he retreats to the boathouse. A mysterious voice helps Clothilde breach the gulf between her father and the rest of the family. For grades 6-9Journeys with Elijah: eight tales of the Prophet
Par Barbara Goldin. 1999
Folktales about the well-known figure of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. Set in such diverse locations as Argentina, the Caribbean,…
China, Germany, Iraq, and Israel. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999Brother sun, sister moon: the life and stories of St. Francis
Par Margaret Mayo. 2000
A brief biography of St. Francis of Assisi, who left his wealthy family to lead a life of poverty, good…
works, and kindness to animals. Includes eight legends of miracles and events associated with the saint and a poem he composed. For grades 3-6. 2000How to write terrific book reports (A school survival guide)
Par Elizabeth James. 1986
Explains how to write book reports. Offers guidance on selecting appropriate material, reading for information, writing and organizing, and delivering…
an oral presentation. Includes examples. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1998Oups! mauvaise fenêtre: 7 histoires, 7 erreurs
Par Patrick Isabelle, Chloé Varin, Hugo Meunier, Josée Angelis. 2020
Il nous est tous déjà arrivé de nous tromper de fenêtre lors d'une discussion par message texte. À chaque fois,…
le coeur semble manquer un battement et le malaise s'installe. Ces situations comiques, mais plus souvent embarrassantes nous ont inspiré cette idée d'un recueil de nouvelles où toutes les histoires seraient liées par le même thème : "mauvaise fenêtre". Nous avons donc fait appel à de formidables auteur.trice.s qui ont, à leur tour, été charmé.e.s par ce concept. Patrick Senécal, Stéphanie Lapointe et Hugo Meunier, pour ne nommer que ceux-ci, nous ont gâtés d'histoires de leur cru, un amalgame de textes drôles, terrifiants ou malaisants, où les lecteurs pourront reconnaître les différents styles des auteur.trice.s qu'ils suivent et découvrir l'univers de ceux ou celles qu'ils ne connaissent pas !Zelda and Ivy (Zelda And Ivy Ser.)
Par Laura Kvasnosky. 1998
Little foxes Zelda and Ivy are sisters. Zelda, the older, is usually in charge. When they play circus, Zelda announces…
while Ivy swings on the flying trapeze. And when they decide to try out the latest style--a blue striped tail with scallops, it is Zelda who does the work and Ivy who ends up with a funny-looking tail. For grades 2-4The amazing frecktacle
Par Ross Venokur. 1998
Nicholas cuts his hair and wears contacts to avoid being teased. But when a bully starts calling him "the amazing…
frecktacle," Nicholas knows there is nothing he can do to get rid of his 5,792 freckles. Spooky Mr. Piddlesticks disagrees, and gladly offers to unload Nicholas of the unwanted spots. For grades 3-6Playoff dreams (Allstar Sportstory Ser.)
Par Fred Bowen. 1997
Brendan is the best baseball player on a losing team. His uncle Jack takes him to a Chicago Cubs game…
where he learns that there are more important things than winning. For grades 3-6The earth
Par Cynthia Nicolson. 1996
Presents stories and myths about Earth's origins. Explains where the planet fits in the solar system; why there is night…
and day; and how plants, animals, and people have affected its environment. Includes experiments and a glossary of terms. For grades 3-6On different shores
Par Jen McVeity. 1998
Tess lives with her politician father, stepmother, and half-sister during the week and with her fashion-model mother on weekends. As…
her sister struggles to impress their increasingly distant father, Tess abandons competitive swimming and good grades to concentrate on her guerrilla environmental group's activities. For grades 5-8. 1998Jupiter
Par Larry Brimner. 1999
Presents basic facts about the largest planet in our solar system--its features and how it has been studied. Discusses Jupiter's…
sixteen moons and the space probes sent to explore its terrain and environment. For grades 3-6. 1999Emma's magic winter (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Jean Little. 1998
Emma is very shy; she can't read loudly enough at school, and she is too timid to make friends. But…
when she gets a new neighbor who is the same age and has a pair of magic boots just like hers, Emma loses her shyness. For grades K-3The unprotected witness
Par James Stevenson. 1997
Even though Pete's father was in the federal witness protection program, he was killed, and there is still the matter…
of missing money. The gangsters who want the money figure Pete knows where it is hidden. When Pete finds the telephone bugged, he realizes that he is an unprotected witness who needs friends more than ever. Sequel to The Bones in the Cliff (BR 10483). For grades 4-7Black whiteness: Admiral Byrd alone in the Antarctic
Par Robert Burleigh. 1998
True-life adventure of Richard Byrd, who spent six months alone in the Antarctic in 1934. Includes excerpts from Byrd's diary…
recounting the incredible cold and discomfort he suffered. Describes how Byrd used a kite for rescue. For grades 4-7Disparition à l'école des gars (Grand roman Dominique et compagnie)
Par Maryse Peyskens. 2011
Samedi 1er décembre. Il neige Foinfoin rêvasse dans sa Grotte. Soudain, une idée lui vient en tête. Décorer l'école des…
gars pour la période des fêtes ! Il sollicite alors la participation de quelques élèves pour l'aider à mettre son féérique projet à exécution. Rémi, Alexi, Gus et Justin s'en donnent à coeur joie mais la disparition de Léonie et Guillaume les obligera à plonger dans les sous-sols lugubres de l'École. Un voyage au coeur de l'école qui leur permettra de redécouvrir leurs forces. Peut-être même aussi l'amour et l'origine de Foinfoin. Qui sait ?