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Playoff 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-3Sight
Par Laurence Pringle. 2000
The 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 ?The maze
Par Will Hobbs. 1998
Fourteen and orphaned, Rick Walker escapes from the brutal detention center to which he was unfairly sent. He discovers a…
biologist's remote camp in Utah's Canyonland National Park, where he helps to monitor fledgling condors, learns to hang glide, and outwits some sinister locals. For grades 6-9. 1998A long way from Chicago: a novel in stories
Par Richard Peck. 1998
In eight short stories an old man reminisces about the week each summer he and his little sister spent with…
his grandmother. Joey likes the train ride and his feisty, independent grandmother, who tells "whoppers," fishes, and shoots a shotgun. For grades 6-9Wind power
Par Ian Graham. 1999
Examines wind power as a source of energy and force of nature. Traces its history from traditional uses for sailboats…
and windmills to twentieth-century wind farms. Discusses future potential for wind power programs. For grades 4-7. 1999You are the juror (Great decisions)
Par Nathan Aaseng. 1997
The author presents the details and evidence from eight famous cases, including those involving the Lindbergh kidnapping, Patty Hearst, and…
O.J. Simpson. Readers are asked to review the information and make decisions as if they were part of the jury. For grades 6-9Jane on her own: a catwings tale
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1999
When Jane, a winged cat, flies off to the city in search of adventure, she learns that the warnings about…
human beings are true. Some of them cannot be trusted. Sequel to Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (RC 40491, BR 9857). For grades 2-4Le troisième thé (Les uns les autres)
Par Francisco Arcis. 2005
"Ce n'est pas cette fois que je trouverai l'amour de ma vie" pense Laura en arrivant en Libye pour une…
excursion dans le désert. Mais lors de la traditionnelle cérémonie du thé, le jeune cuisinier, Bachir, lui lance un regard appuyé en servant le troisième breuvage, le thé secret. Au rythme lent, étiré, presque immobile de la caravane, une véritable histoire d'amour naît entre le touareg et la jeune fille..." -- 4e de couvShaping the earth
Par Dorothy Patent. 2000
A brief history of the planet Earth. Discusses its origins some 4.5 billion years ago; the effect of the arrival…
of life about 3.5 billion years ago and its interaction with geologic forces; and how humans have modified the environment for the past 11,000 years. For grades 5-8. 2000North America
Par April Sayre. 1998
Describes the unique geographical characteristics of the North American continent including its waterways, weather, plants, and animals. Discusses the northern…
lands of Canada and Alaska, as well as Mexico and its links to Central America and the Caribbean. Also covers the lower forty-eight states. For grades 5-8. 1998The Hubble Space Telescope
Par Diane Sipiera. 1998
Presents a brief history of telescopes. Explains the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, how it was placed in orbit,…
the repairs made to it by astronauts, and the advantages of the information it transmits back to Earth. For grades 3-6Loaves of fun: a history of bread with activities and recipes from around the world
Par Elizabeth Harbison. 1997
This history of bread begins in Asia in 73,000 B.C. and continues through Mesopotamia and Switzerland, then on to Egypt…
and Europe, and finally to America in the 1600s. Recipes interspersed throughout the history include drop biscuits, challah, Amish friendship bread, French bread, and Sally Lunn bread. For grades 4-7Lives of the presidents: fame, shame, and what the neighbors thought
Par Kathleen Krull. 1998
Unusual biographical facts about the personal lives of the presidents of the United States. Discusses the presidents as fathers, husbands,…
pet owners, and neighbors. Provides information on hairstyles, favorite foods, and sports and also some bad habits and fears. For grades 3-6