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Changing tunes
Par Donna Napoli. 1998
Ten-year-old Eileen is angry at her parents for separating and especially hurt that her father took their piano to his…
new apartment. Practicing on the old school piano each afternoon depresses Eileen at first, but the new routine gradually becomes a comfort in her changed world. For grades 4-7Alice in Wonderland and through the looking glass (Illustrated Junior Library)
Par Lewis Carroll. 1974
Extraordinary things happen to Alice when she follows a white rabbit into a hole and encounters the Cheshire Cat, the…
Queen of Hearts, and other strange characters. In her second adventure Alice climbs through a mirror into a reverse image land. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1865The door in the lake
Par Nancy Butts. 1997
Twelve-year-old Joseph Finney disappears while camping with family and friends. Two years later, he reappears but hasn't aged at all.…
Odd symptoms and fragmented memories lead Joseph to believe he was abducted by aliens. For grades 5-8Pioneer girl: growing up on the prairie
Par Andrea Warren. 1998
Recounts the life of Grace McCance, whose family settled a Nebraska homestead in 1885 when she was only three years…
old. Grace and her sisters helped to work the farm as they contended with bugs, snakes, blizzards, and wildfires. Based on her memoirs. For grades 4-7Girl talk: staying strong, feeling good, sticking together
Par Judith Harlan. 1997
Tucket's ride (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Gary Paulsen. 1977
Francis Tucket is only a few years older than Lottie and Billy, the orphans he rescued in Call Me Francis…
Tucket (DB 43950, BR 10437). Searching for Oregon they end up in Mexico territory, right in the middle of the war. Francis kills an American soldier in self defense, landing himself in a mess of trouble. For grades 5-8Yes, we have bananas: fruits from shrubs & vines
Par Meredith Hughes. 2000
How bees make honey
Par Michael Chinery. 1997
Project Mercury
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
A brief history of space travel, including the six missions of Project Mercury that led to the walk on the…
Moon. Lists the astronauts who participated and the problems they encountered. For grades 3-6Liar
Par Winifred Morris. 1996
When Alex's flighty, immature mother lies to authorities that her latest beating was by Alex rather than her boyfriend, Alex…
is put on probation and sent to live on his grandparents' farm. He gradually opens up to them and to a new friend, until another false accusation threatens his new life. For grades 6-9The family under the bridge
Par Natalie Carlson, Garth Williams. 1958
Armand, an adventurous old hobo, lives under a bridge in Paris. One December day he arrives there to discover three…
redheaded children and a dog. Armand cares for the young Calcets while their mother works. During one of their escapades around the city, they tell Santa Claus they want a real home. For grades 3-6Twenty-seven poems describing the wind written by such poets as John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, A.A.…
Milne, Carl Sandburg, and Russell Hoban. Kaye Starbird's verses tell about grown-ups and kids having different reactions to the spring wind. For grades 4-7Mistakes that worked
Par Charlotte Jones. 1991
Forty stories of things that were invented, discovered, or named by accident. Training dog guides for the blind began after…
a doctor's dog led a blinded WWI soldier across the hospital grounds. Other examples include Post-it Notes, Levis, Coca-Cola, cheese, aspirin, potato chips, and Ivory Soap. For grades 4-7. 1991On my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), Alexander…
describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For grades 6-9 and older readersPets: a comprehensive handbook for kids
Par Frances Chrystie. 1995
Advises on the selection of an appropriate pet, on the care of a variety of domestic and wild animals, and…
on health care and first aid treatment for pets. Beginning with dogs and cats, the author also discusses rabbits, mice, hamsters, caged birds, aquarium and vivarium pets, wild animals (opossums, raccoons), farm animals, ponies, and horses. For grades 4-7The islander: a novel
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1998
Daniel is lonely living on a remote island with his grandfather. Then he meets a mermaid who knows his name.…
She sends him a key that locates injured birds, his future bride, and a puppy to keep him company. After the older man's death, Daniel discovers clues to the mermaid's identity in his grandfather's belongings. For grades 5-8 and older readersA hive for the honeybee
Par Soinbhe Lally. 1996
Three-day-old worker bee Thora is already on duty, active in the life cycle of the beehive. Belle, another worker, instructs…
Thora about responsibility, but her friends the drones, Mo and Alfred, teach her about the mysteries and choices of life. For grades 6-9. 1996Seeing lessons: the story of Abigail Carter and America's first school for the blind
Par Spring Hermann, Ib Ohlsson. 1998
1832. Ten-year-old Abigail and her six-year-old sister, Sophia, are among the first students chosen to attend a new school in…
Boston that is solely for children who are blind. The girls are homesick but thrilled at the chance to learn to read, do math and handicrafts, and play the pianoforte. For grades 4-7Third grade pet
Par Judy Cox. 1998
When Rosemary's third-grade classmates are allowed to pick out a class pet, she is shocked that they choose a horrid…
rat! And worse, Rosemary and irritating Brian are assigned to take care of it. But Rosemary soon falls in love with Cheese and tries to protect him from Brian. For grades 2-4Mummy mysteries: tales from North America (A redfeather chapter book)
Par Brenda Guiberson. 1998
Explains that scientists' examination of clues provided by the mummies of people, animals, or insects can reveal facts about ancient…
times or solve mysteries from the past. Discusses specific mummy finds in North America and modern technological tools for studying their secrets. For grades 4-7