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$19.95  Buy | Radiant Girl
Andrea White
A girl’s 11th birthday always brings big changes to her world, but for Katya Dubko, it is truly the end of the world as she knows it. In the northern Ukraine, an area of dense forests, abundant wild life, and sparkling rivers, Katya's little village of Yanov has been a fairytale home. Her family life is rich with ancient traditions and magical beliefs, and her father has a good job working for the government at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, a complex bigger than her whole village. Steeped in the imagery of her people, Katya believes that the station is a magical factory, and she looks for men in white robes... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$14.95 Buy | Oobleck, Slime & Dancing Spaghetti
Twenty Terrific At-Home Science Experiments Inspired by Favorite Children's Books
Jennifer Williams
What curious child hasn't wondered how the magicians in Bartholomew and the Oobleck created that sticky green goo or how Tomie dePaola's clever Strega Nona makes pasta dance? Asking questions and making observations across academic disciplines is a critical skill for students today. Presidential Award-Winning elementary science teacher Jennifer Williams has created an imaginative and informative handbook for parents who want to share the joys of discovery with their children and teachers who want to move their classes towards the rich rewards of cross-curricular exploration. In twenty terrific experiments... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$17.95 Buy | Window Boy
Andrea White
Crazy about basketball, twelve-year-old Sam Davis longs to be a part of the team that practices outside his window. But Sam's different from the other boys: he has cerebral palsy. Confined to a wheelchair, Sam's never touched a basketball. He's never even been to school. It's 1968, and only a few enlightened educators understand that a boy like Sam might have a brain that's as good as anybody else's. When the Stirling Junior High principal finally agrees to let Sam enter sixth grade, Sam gets his chance to move into the world beyond his window. All Sam knows about school, he's learned from Miss Perkins, the English lady... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$14.95 Buy | John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger
Judy Alter
John Barclay Armstrong was a lieutenant in the Texas Rangers, a marshal, a rancher, and civic leader. But he is best remembered for capturing outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Hardin was wanted for killing Comanche County Deputy Charles Webb in May 1874. Armstrong arrested Hardin as he boarded a train in Florida and brought him back to Texas, where he was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Like many young men after the Civil War, Armstrong left his home in Tennessee to find his fortune in the West. He ended up in Austin and on April 1, 1875 joined McNelly's unit of the Texas Rangers, the oldest state law enforcement agency... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$19.95 Buy | Baxter Barret Brown’s Bass Fiddle
Tim A. McKenzie
Baxter Barrett Brown has a big bass fiddle, and he loves the big, low sounds it makes as he plays it all day long. Why can the fiddle not go with him on his every adventure of imagination? Oh! But it can! An adaptation here and there, and over the road they go. A rudder and an anchor, and just see the two set sail! An age-old story of the deep bond of friendship between musicians and their instruments, this charming story is enhanced by the vivacious watercolors of Charles Shaw—and a CD of Baxter’s “Bass Fiddle Tunes.” ... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$19.95 Buy | Baxter Barret Brown’s Cowboy Band
Tim A. McKenzie
Baxter Barret Brown is back and this time he decides to take his big bass fiddle to a ranch and play music with some real cowboys. As the story unfolds, readers will delight each time Baxter’s big bass fiddle is used to help the cowboys on the ranch! Music educators, parents as well as children will appreciate and enjoy reading aloud this story, full of alliteration, about an untouted but essential musical instrument, the bones of any orchestra—or chamber string quartet or country-western group. An age-old story of the deep bond between musicians and their instruments, this charming story is enhanced by the vivacious watercolors... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$17.95 Buy | David & The Mighty Eighth
Marjorie Hodgson Parker
A young British boy, David Freeman, is caught in the cruelty of World War II from the time he’s 10 until he’s 15 years old. Evacuated from his war-torn London home during the Blitz, devastated by the news that his father, a Royal Air Force pilot, is missing in action, and determined to become a man, David seeks what it takes to have courage. Based on a true story, this historical fiction recounts David’s adventures and the forging of his friendship with an American pilot, “Tex,” and his crew. The friendly airmen with the United States’ Eighth Air Force, “The Mighty Eighth,” give David hope when Hitler’s Nazis... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$17.95 Buy | Goat Tales
The Izzy Journals
Tacy Thurn Ellis
Izzy is a cheerful little goat who grows up before the reader’s eyes. She finds a home, experiences her first raisin, and encounters poisonous snakes in her little world. She gives birth to her first kid, she endures the deaths of friends, and she comes to realize that her simple life is meaningful. Izzy seems well nigh human, her character a blend as it is of troublesome flaws and attributes of strength. Other persons in the book, human and animal alike, supply a rich fullness to this story. A natural history section about goats includes the description of different breeds and caprine characteristics, goat folklore and comments... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$15.95 Buy | Good Night Cowboy
Glenn Dromgoole
Day is done, and draining from the prairie landscape is the light that blessed the little cowboy's play. Time to "bed down" for the night! As sleep comes, his happy heart bids "Good night!" to all in his world that made that day safe and glad: "… Good night, tractor in the shed. Good night, longhorns. You've been fed. Good night, windmill, fence and pen. Good night, rooster. Good night, hen.…" More » |
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