Dan Andreasen
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.
10) Traffic Pups
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Canine motorcycle police officers zoom through the town pursuing suspects, clearing the road of accidents, and serving as escorts.
11) Pilot pups
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Toy dogs go on air patrols to make sure that none of the other toys in a child's room go missing.
12) Chico
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When six-year-old Sandra rides her horse, Chico, to see the newborn calf on her father's ranch, she encounters a rattlesnake and depends on Chico to get them back safely.
13) Someone's sleepy
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A mother readies her child for bed as they do nighttime rituals like taking a bath and brushing teeth. Once tucked under the covers with stuffed animals and a nightlight, the child is lulled to sleep"--Provided by publisher.
14) The map trap
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Alton Ziegler loves maps, and when his portfolio of secret maps is stolen, he begins getting notes with orders that he must obey to get the maps back but, with the help of a popular classmate, he just might succeed before his teacher, principal, or someone else learns he has been studying and mapping things about them.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
On St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns are lucky. But on every other day of the year, they make for noisy neighbors -- and they're turning the entire town of Dingle upside down! Fortunately, Finn O'Finnegan always has a clever plan brewing, and this time, with a little luck of the Irish, it's a scheme that just might fool even the cleverest of creatures. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2009.
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.
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