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By Robert Byrd. 2016
A recounting of the legend of Greek hero Jason, the gifted Argonauts, and their dangerous quest to retrieve the magical…
Golden Fleece--said to have been sent by the Gods of Olympus. For grades 3-6. 2016By Patrick O'Brien. 2009
Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 2009By Erin Hunter. 2010
In a troubled time for the Four Clans, three young cats of ThunderClan--Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw--become apprentices. During their training…
as warriors they have many adventures, learn a shocking secret, and discover their true destiny. Complete series of six books. For grades 4-7. 2009By Kate Egan, Joe F. Merkel. 2008
Villains Venom and Carnage combine forces to defeat Spider-Man once and for all. Will Spider-Man be able to protect the…
innocent from two of his most dangerous foes at once? For grades 2-4By Harvey E Oyer, Harvey Oyer. 2010
An adventure story in late 1800's Florida when bird plumage was big business, and Florida was still wild. Teenager Charlie…
Pierce and his friends are forced to weigh the ecological implications of killing for profit, while on a bird hunting expedition to save his family's property. Award winner. For grades 3-6By Tim Junkin. 1999
Clay Wakeman spent his boyhood on the water and finds he can't leave it. When his father is lost in…
a storm off the Eastern Shore, Clay drops out of college to take possession of his father's boat and his work as a waterman, that is, as an independent commercial fisherman. He recruits his oldest friend, Byron. Hurricane Agnes roars in to ruin the salinity of the eastern Bay waters. Agnes forces them across the Bay to set their crab traps along the Virginia shoreline and to move in with Matt and Kate, Clay's upper crust friends from college. UnratedBy James Willard Schultz. 2002
In 1876 native New Yorker Schultz went to Montana for the summer to hunt buffalo. The 17-year old Schultz landed…
a job at the Fort Conrad Trading Post, which did not suit him. Soon, he was living outside the fort's wall with the Blackfeet. Speaking their language and using sign language, he absorbed hundreds of stories about the tribe, its history, and oral traditionBy Arthur L. Campa. 1994
This collection of tales and traditions from the Southwest includes stories of lost mines stacked with bars of gold, mule…
loads of silver cached away in outlaw hoards, and fabulous Jesuit treasures buried when that order was expelled from New SpainBy Robert Schwartz, John Skewes, Michael Mullin. 2007
Pete and his dog Larry are about to take a trip to Seattle, but there's so much to see that…
Larry gets distracted and finds himself lost in the Emerald City. Join Pete as he looks for his missing friend around the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Pioneer Square. For preschool-grade 2By Pam Calvert, Wayne Geehan. 2006
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2009
On their action-packed visit to Glacier National Park, the traveling Parkers discover that its gorgeous alpine scenery is being threatened…
by global warming, persistent summer fires, and drought. For grades 5-8By Emma Grange. 2014
By Emma Grange. 2014
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess…
Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star. For grades K-3By Howard Pyle, H. Pyle. 2004
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws--including Little John, Friar Tuck, and Allan a Dale--who plunder…
the rich to help the poor. Describes mistakenly poaching the king's deer and Sherwood Forest escapades against their enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1883By Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping. 1961
In Denmark long ago, the mighty warrior Beowulf conquers first the monster Grendel and then Sea-Hag--Grendel's mother--in an undersea struggle.…
Returning to his homeland, Beowulf becomes king and dies protecting his people from the wrath of the Fire-Drake. Narrative version of the Old English epic poem. For grades 5-8. 1961Allegorical tale in which Marlow, a wandering seaman, recounts a journey into the heart of the Belgian Congo where he…
confronted human savagery. Centenary edition includes "The Congo Diary" and "Up-River Book," Conrad's notes documenting his 1890 visit to the region. 2002 foreword by A.N. Wilson. Some strong language. 1902By Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2000
Classic of nineteenth-century speculative fiction relates the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail beneath…
the world's oceans as prisoners of the fabulous electric submarine Nautilus under the command of the deranged Captain Nemo. 1869By Milton Meltzer, Dawn Bentley, Robert Greisen. 2001
A history of piracy from ancient times to the modern age. Discusses how and why pirates became thieves and killers,…
the lives they led on land and sea, the harm they did, and the fates they suffered. Includes Sir Francis Drake, Blackbeard, and Sir Henry Morgan. For grades 5-8. 2001By Joan Aiken. 1976
1880s. Valla Montgomery leaves her job and fiancé in New York City when her half-brother Nils Hansen asks her to…
care for his children in England. Valla slowly discovers the awful truth about her deceitful brother and his association with a serial murderer. For senior high and older readers. 1976By Geraldine McCaughrean, Bee Willey. 1997
A multicultural anthology retelling twenty-three folktales. Contains stories from Bolivia, Togo, Russia, India, Egypt, Alaska, and other parts of the…
globe. Companion to The Golden Hoard: Myths and Legends of the World (DB 46791). For grades 4-7