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The important book: and 3 more stories
By Margaret Wise Brown. 1977
Children will find answers to questions like "What is the important thing about rain?" Grades P-2. 1977. Taped with: The…
Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown. In an imaginary game of hide-and-seek, a little rabbit keeps running away from his mother, but she finds him every time. Grades P-2. 1970. Taped with: Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown. A little rabbit says goodnight to all the things in his bedroom. Grades P-2. 1975. Taped with: A Little Fir Tree, by Margaret Wise Brown. A little fir tree is uprooted and moved to spend Christmas and winters with a young boy who is confined to his bed and cannot visit the tree himself. Grades P-2. 1985.Daughter of Earth: a novel (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
By Agnes Smedley. 1987
Marie Rogers grows up in rural America, torn between helping her family financially and furthering her own education. She eventually…
travels to San Francisco and then on to Asia, involved with the Socialist Party. Includes foreword by Alice Walker and afterword by Nancy Hoffman. Some violence and some strong language. 1929Battle for the Nether: an unofficial Minecrafter's adventure (Gameknight999 Series #Bk. 2)
By Mark Cheverton. 2014
Trapped inside Minecraft, player Gameknight999 and his friend Crafter have been transported to a new server. Knowing that Malacoda, King…
of the Nether, plans to destroy Minecraft, the duo searches the land to recruit an army. Sequel to Invasion of the Overworld (DB 81527). For grades 4-7. 2014After discovering that zombies have destroyed his Minecraft village, Steve embarks on a mission to mine forty diamonds in order…
to make a diamond sword that he can use against the walking-dead menace. For grades 3-6. 2014Invasion of the Overworld: an unofficial minecrafter's adventure (Gameknight999 Series #Bk. 1)
By Mark Cheverton. 2014
Minecraft player Gameknight999 intentionally harasses other players and delights in ruining their campaigns and buildings. When he's transported into the…
game, however, he discovers that everything inside Minecraft is real. He must cooperate with others in order to stay alive. For grades 4-7. 2013A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
By Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009Don't tell me you're afraid: A Novel
By Anne Milano Appel, Giuseppe Catozzella. 2016
At eight years old, Samia loved running. She shared her dream with her best friend and neighbor, Ali, also eight,…
who appointed himself her coach. As she aged, this love never died and she dreamed of representing Somalia in the Olympics. She represented her country in the 2008 Beijing games, coming in last, but the sight of her amidst the others brought the crowd to its feetJazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!
By Marjorie Priceman, Jonah Winter. 2012
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique…
performance talents, and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers. For grades K-3The cookie loved 'round the world: the story of the chocolate chip cookie
By Kathleen Teahan. 2017
This fact-filled picture book for young readers celebrates the delicious cookie that got its start in a small town Massachusetts…
restaurant during the darkest days of the Great Depression. For grades 3-6Happy birthday, Alice Babette
By Monica Kulling, Qin Leng. 2016
Deciding to enjoy her birthday in spite of her friend Gertrude forgetting it, Alice spends a delightful day in Paris,…
where she rides the carousel and watches a puppet show, unaware that Gertrude is cooking up a special birthday surprise for her. For grades 3-6Thank you, Sarah: the woman who saved Thanksgiving
By Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt Faulkner. 2002
Words with wings
By Nikki Grimes. 2013
When Gabby's parents separate, her tendency to daydream becomes essential to coping with life's difficulties, which only increase when she…
moves with her mother to a new home and a new school. For grades 3-6The widow down by the brook: a memoir of a time gone by
By Mary MacNeill, Mary I. MacNeill. 1999
Mary Macneill shares her charming and inspirational memoir of her husband, Wilmot, and their last year together. It is also…
a memoir about the house in the country he insists they build together before he dies. From a tiny house they shared in Hartford to a dilapidated barn in the Connecticut countryside that they make livable, Mary undergoes a surprisingly contemporary journey into an independent lifeHelen's big world: the life of Helen Keller (A Big Words Book #4)
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3Freedom: the story of my second life
By Linda Coverdale, Malika Oufkir. 2006
Moroccan woman continues her autobiography after recalling her family's twenty years in prison in Stolen Lives (DB 52093). Describes her…
years under house arrest following her release and her emigration to France and later the United States. Tells of coping with modern inventions and a culture of excess. 2006The president's lady: a novel about Rachel and Andrew Jackson
By Irving Stone. 1996
Rachel Donelson Robards first meets lawyer Andrew Jackson when she is separated from her abusive husband, Lewis. After they fall…
in love they travel to the Spanish territories to obtain her divorce in order to marry. When war hero Jackson later ventures into politics, his wife's scandalous past creates a crisis. 1951The summer of the great-grandmother
By Madeleine L'Engle. 1984
L'Engle describes her ninety-year-old mother's plunge into senility during her final summer at Crosswicks, the family home. As she recalls…
this fourth four-generation season, L'Engle reviews her parent's rich life and shows how she influenced the entire family. 1974Do you remember the color blue?: and other questions kids ask about blindness
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2000
A writer who went blind at age twenty-six answers questions that children have frequently asked during her visits to schools.…
She discusses reading, working with her guide dog, meeting her husband, and parenting her two children, as well as her reactions to being blind. For grades 4-7. 2000Stone girl, bone girl: the story of Mary Anning (Orchard HC Picture Books)
By Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley. 1999
A brief biography of a young English fossil hunter in the early 1800s. Describes how Mary Anning learns about treasures…
in the rocks and how at age twelve she makes an important scientific discovery--bones of a sea monster that are 165 million years old. For grades K-3. 1998Anna and the King of Siam: Commemorative Edition
By Margaret Landon. 1997
Anna Leonowens, a Welsh widow hired in 1862 to be governess to the children and concubines of the king of…
Siam, found the contrasts between the exotic Orient and Victorian Great Britain striking. Landon recounts Leonowen's five years of adventures and confrontations. This book inspired the Broadway musical The King and I