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Who shrank my grandmother's house?: poems of discovery
Par Barbara Esbensen. 1992
More than twenty poems about the everyday discoveries of childhood. There are discoveries about the ordinary--"There is a long story…
living in the shortest pencil"--and about the unusual--sand dollars from which one can break "five white doves ready to fly to your hand. Sea change!" For grades 3-6 and older readersLangston Hughes
Par Jack Rummel. 1988
Langston Hughes spent much of his childhood alone. His father moved abroad before he was born, and his mother left…
him often in her search for work. In 1920, upon his graduation from high school, Hughes went to see his father in Mexico, where he had become quite wealthy. Hughes rejected his father's plan that he study engineering and determined to become a poet, writing his first published pieces that summer. For grades 5-8 and older readersRabbit Hill
Par Robert Lawson. 1944
When a new family moves into a big house that has been standing empty, they start an extra-large garden. The…
small animals rejoice because they really miss the garden they once depended on. For grades 3-6. Newbery MedalAlien secrets
Par Annette Klause. 1993
Aboard a space freighter en route to the planet where her scientist parents are based, Robin (Puck) Goodfellow, almost thirteen…
and recently expelled from her proper English boarding school, befriends an alien called Hush (for short). Hush has had a cherished artifact stolen from him, and he believes it is on the ship. Puck vows to help him retrieve it, and is soon enmeshed in a mystery with an abundance of suspects. For grades 6-9 and older readersKarl Benz
Par Brian Williams. 1991
Karl Benz's pioneering work in the evolution of motor-driven vehicles includes the development of the two-stroke engine and the electric…
ignition system. The author traces Benz's life from his birth in Germany in 1844 through his career as an engineer and inventor--and the first person to make cars reliable enough to be sold to the general public. For grades 4-7 and older readersIncludes more than one hundred questions about wildlife and the struggles of various plants and animals to survive the pollution…
of the earth. Questions include: "Are new sorts of animals still being discovered?" "What is an ecosystem?" and "What does biodegradable mean?" For grades 5-8 and older readersThe singing green: new and selected poems for all seasons
Par Eve Merriam. 1992
The wheel on the school
Par Meindert Jong. 1954
Long ago, the little Dutch village of Shora was full of friendly, luck-bringing storks. But fierce storms drove the storks…
away, and they never returned. Six schoolchildren, with the help of their teacher, set out to bring the storks back to their village. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalThurgood Marshall: a life for justice
Par James Haskins. 1992
Born in segregated Baltimore in 1908, Thurgood Marshall championed equality and justice for all. The author examines the life and…
career of Marshall, who became legendary as the NAACP's chief counsel and architect of the famous Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. In 1967 Marshall became the first African-American Supreme Court justice. For grades 6-9 and older readersStrawberry girl
Par Lois Lenski. 1945
This regional story contrasts the lives of an industrious family of Florida Crackers struggling to make a living from their…
strawberry patch, and the shiftless family who lives on the adjoining farm. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalTimothy of the cay
Par Theodore Taylor. 1993
In this companion to The Cay (RC 34450/BR 8750), we learn what has happened to Phillip since his rescue from…
a Caribbean island, where as a twelve-year-old white boy blinded by a blow on the head he had been stranded with Timothy, an elderly, black deckhand. We also learn of Timothy's life and of his adventures at sea since his days as a young cabin boy. For grades 5-8 and older readersDobry (Puffin Newbery library)
Par Monica Shannon. 1934
The author's memories of childhood in Bulgaria enhance this story of a young peasant boy who wants to be a…
sculptor. He is discouraged by his mother's opposition but nourished by his grandfather's support. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery MedalShadows of night: the hidden world of the little brown bat
Par Barbara Bash. 1993
Bats, who come out at night to hunt, are the only mammals that fly. There are nearly a thousand different…
kinds of bats. The author describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and habits of the little brown bat, one of the most common species in North America. For grades 3-6 and older readersSecret of the Andes
Par Ann Clark. 1952
High up in a hidden valley in the Andes, an Inca boy whose identity is a mystery is chosen to…
know the secret of two ancient Inca treasures. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalBarbara Frietchie
Par John Whittier. 1992
On September 10, 1862, the troops of the Confederate States of America marched through Maryland, a border state with citizens…
loyal to both the Union and the Confederacy. John Greenleaf Whittier wrote about an act of heroism in which ninety-five-year-old Barbara Frietchie waved the Union flag in General "Stonewall" Jackson's face. Includes background information and commentary. For grades 3-6 and older readersA handful of thieves
Par Nina Bawden. 1967
Henry and Mudge and the long weekend: the eleventh book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1992
Henry and his big dog, Mudge, wake up to a cold, wet, muddy, gray Saturday morning--with no sun or snow--that…
promises a boring weekend. After a boring breakfast, boring cartoons, and a round of Henry's father's boring jokes, Mudge cannot stay awake. Then Mom has an idea that adds spice to the day! A Henry and Mudge book. For grades K-3Buster the Sheikh of Hope Street
Par Bjarne Reuter. 1991
Continues the adventures and misadventures of Buster Mortensen, a highly imaginative Danish schoolboy. Buster is out to get the lead…
role--that of the dashing Sheikh Suleiman--in the school play. For grades 5-8. Sequel to Buster's World (RC 32315/BR 8390)A history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during and immediately following World War II (1943-1954). The league was…
born during a period when the nation's men were away at war and women enjoyed unprecedented freedom in employment and activities, including sports. For grades 6-9 and older readersDragonwings
Par Laurence Yep. 1975
Moon Shadow sails from China in 1903 to join his father in San Francisco's Chinatown. The father is obsessed with…
the dream of making a flying machine, and he and Moon Shadow endure poverty and ridicule to make the dream come true. For grades 6-9 and older readers