Dan Andreasen
Author
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed author Dan Andreasen bases this folksy book on the real people believed to be history's tallest married couple. Nearly eight feet tall, Captain Bates arrives in Seville, Ohio, with his head sticking out the train window. He and his wife-who is just as tall-are tired of being in the circus and are looking for a nice place to live. But is Seville big enough? "The storytelling style and appealing subject matter make this book an excellent choice...
Author
Language
English
Description
The traditional English carol, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four 'calling' birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.).
Language
English
Formats
Description
An irrepressibly happy elf defies Santa's rules in order to make sure the residents of Bluesville are not sad at Christmas time.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
315 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family move to a new farm near Concord, Wisconsin.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
85 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After being orphaned, Nellie and her two younger sisters find hope when Samantha's family in New York City wants to adopt the girls, but when Uncle Mike shows up and threatens to ruin it all, Nellie must find a way to keep her promise to her dying mother without losing her new family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
69 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775 brings drastic changes to Felicity's life in Williamsburg, affecting both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Finn O'Finnegan returns home after a year in Dublin and when he finds his village taken over by leprechauns, he must devise a way to get them to leave without making them angry.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
69 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Otis plans a surprise party for his best friend, Sydney, and although he has put the wrong date on the invitations and no one else comes, the two still have a wonderful time together.
15) Traffic Pups
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Canine motorcycle police officers zoom through the town pursuing suspects, clearing the road of accidents, and serving as escorts.
16) White Fang
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
vi, 151 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
150 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the stories that tell of Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and steps through a mirror, thereby experiencing unusual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters.
Author
Language
English
Description
From the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the wonderful stories-such as King Arthur's winning of Guenievere and Merlin's tragic downfall at the hands of the evil Vivien.
Author
Language
English
Description
"To help mother": that was the goal of each and every one of the five Pepper children. Yet even as "Mamsie" struggles hard to feed and educate her brood, she still manages to fill the house with joy. The adventures of this poor but loving family-Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and the adored youngest, Phronsie-have charmed young readers for more than a century. Overflowing with warmth, suspense, and many delightful surprises, this classic remains as compelling...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nothing's more magical than going down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass with Alice. There, in worlds unlike any other ever created, conventional logic is turned upside down and wrong-way round to enchanting effect. Children will love reading Carroll's many humorous nonsense verses and meeting such unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Knave of Hearts who steals some tarts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat (in Alice in Wonderland)...