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By Jonathan Hall. 1998
Describes the life and career of first baseman Mark McGwire. Details his family life and upbringing, his early career including…
playing in the 1984 Olympics, and his major league recruitment. Highlights the 1998 race with Sammy Sosa to break Roger Maris's single season home-run record. For grades 5-8By A. A Milne. 1998
Originally written to entertain the author's son, Christopher Robin, some of the verses are about the boy's stuffed animals. This…
volume contains both the first collection, When We Were Very Young, published in 1924, and the second, Now We Are Six, published in 1927. For grades K-3. 1927By Eoin Colfer. 2003
By Melissa Peterson. 1998
By Betty Levin. 1998
Jody's mother and aunt are animal rights activists. Jody does not like being dragged into their schemes because he fears…
someone will get hurt. When they try to rescue sheep at a sheepherding event, a young border collie, Moss, is seriously injured. Companion to Away to Me, Moss (BR 10459). For grades 5-8By Franklin Dixon, Franklin Dixon. 1999
Three mystery stories featuring brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, entitled Beyond the Law, Spiked!, and Open Season. The boys investigate…
crooked cops, compete in a deadly volleyball tournament, and struggle to survive a cross-country ski trek. For grades 4-7. 1992.For grades 4-7. 1992By C. S Lewis. 1994
English children Eustace and Jill undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search-and-rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian,…
who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch. Sequel to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (BR 13948). For grades 4-7. 1953By Diane Sipiera. 1997
Describes the twelve missions of Project Gemini resulting in the first manned space flight and the first walk in space.…
Explains the differences between Project Mercury and Project Gemini, discusses problems in orbit, and provides a list of the astronauts. For grades 3-6By Valerie Tripp. 1998
Following the family's fiesta on the Feast of the Three Kings, Tía Dolores announces she must return home. But knowing…
Tía and her pap love each other, Josefina begins making plans. Sequel to Josefina Saves the Day (RC 47679, BR 12053). For grades 2-4By Jane Yolen. 1999
The poets range from Shakespeare and Ben Johnson to W.B. Yeats and Robert Graves. The poetry is intermingled with fairy…
tales from Scotland, Persia, England, Wales, France, Greece, New Zealand, and South Africa. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1999By Marjorie Rawlings, N. C. Wyeth. 1938
Classic story about the Baxter family, who make a precarious living on a backwoods farm in northern Florida. Their young…
son, Jody, tames an orphaned fawn. When the deer begins to eat the family corn, Jody is ordered to shoot him. Pulitzer Prize. For grades 5-8 and older readersBy Rhoda Blumberg. 2001
A biography of the first Japanese person to live in the United States. The book recounts Manjiro's adventures including a…
fishing accident and rescue by a whaling ship. Adopted by the captain, the teenager arrived in Massachusetts in 1843. Eventually returning to Japan, Manjiro worked for understanding between the two cultures. For grades 4-7. 2001By Katherine Applegate. 1998
Rachel and her four friends are able to morph into any animal. They are all flying around as large birds…
when Rachel telepathically directs them to catch a man jumping from a building. It appears the man's brain has been invaded by Yeerks. Rachel plots to destroy the Yeerks with an ordinary breakfast food, but it is a risky, dangerous venture. For grades 4-7By Mary Dodge, Edna Cooke, Maginel Enright. 1993
In the winter Hans and his sister Gretel enjoy skating on frozen canals in Holland, even though they are so…
poor they have only clumsy, wooden skates. They would like to win the silver skates offered as the prize in a race. Originally published in 1865. For grades 4-7By Jerry Jenkins. 1998
With the people responsible for the death of Lionel's uncle behind bars, Lionel, Judd, Vicki, and Ryan can turn their…
attention to events they may face during the Tribulation. Their main concern is the identity of the Antichrist. Sequel to Through the Flames (RC 53124, BR 13704). For grades 5-8. 1998By Peter Goodwin. 1997
An explanation of different forms of earth movements, known as mass wasting, including landslides and avalanches. Discusses how they occur…
and ways to prevent them. Contains information on some historic landslides of the twentieth century. For grades 4-7By Betsy Maestro. 1999
This history of timekeeping explains how people in earlier ages made calendars to mark the changing seasons. Discusses the ways…
smaller units of time were measured by sundial, hourglass, burning candles, and early forms of clocks. Additional facts about time are included at the end. For grades 3-6By R. L Stine. 1998
Brandon Plush loves to scare people and make them scream. Halloween is just a few days away, and he plans…
to dress up as a headless person. But on Halloween night, Brandon's plans become quite real. For grades 4-7By Mary Norton. 1961
In this sequel to The Borrowers Afloat (BR 12990) the tiny family settles happily in a model village just their…
size, only to be kidnapped by the owner of a competing miniature town. The second tale relates the search for Stainless when he went missing in the scullery. For grades 3-6. 1961By Sally Ride. 1999
Offers a factual comparison of Earth and Mars, contrasting their atmospheric conditions and surface features and discussing the possibility of…
Martian life. Presents information on unmanned exploration and a history of beliefs about our closest planetary neighbor. Includes a chronology of Mars missions and Web resources. For grades 3-6. 1999