Bagram Ibatoulline
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller — now in a digest edition (Age 7 and up)
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . .
Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman,
Author
Language
English
Description
When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly catapulted onto a train that takes him to a different time and place.
6) Great joy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Just before Christmas, when Frances sees a sad-eyed organ grinder and his monkey performing near her apartment, she cannot stop thinking about them, wondering where they go at night, and wishing she could do something to help.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.
10) Crow call
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Liz accompanies the stranger who is her father, just returned from the war, when he goes hunting for crows in Pennsylvania farmland.
11) Thumbelina
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
13) Coyote moon
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book about coyotes hunting in suburban neighborhoods at night."--
14) Sea glass summer
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
One summer, Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gives him a magnifying glass that once belonged to his grandfather, and with it Thomas explores the beach, turning grains of sand into rocks and dark clamshells into swirling mazes of black, gray, and white. When his grandmother shows him a piece of sea glass, Thomas is transfixed. That night he dreams of an old shipyard and the breaking of a bottle. Could the very piece of sea...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Join a young girl and her father, the falconer at a medieval castle, as they experience the joys of taking a goshawk out for a training flight. The girl leads readers through all the preparations and equipment needed for the flight -- from falconer's glove to the hawk's hood and bells -- culminating in a dramatic demonstration of the hawk's hunting skills." -- From dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Noguer
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
Edward Tulane es un conejo de porcelana amado por una niña de bien. En un viaje a través del océano, el conejo se cae por la borda del barco y es rescatado por un pescador. Viaja durante mucho tiempo con los vagabundos y hasta trabaja durante poco tiempo de espantapájaros. Siempre escucha las esperanzas, sueños e historias de los demás. Aprende a amar, a perder, y a amar de nuevo.
Edward Tulane, a proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A mother shares with her daughter stories of the generations of women in their family as each individual has passed along the tales and a glittering necklace to her own daughter. Includes notes on the author's exploration of her ancestry.
19) Bobcat prowling
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brooke Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
In this companion to "Coyote Moon" and "Hawk Rising," a young bobcat searches a suburban landscape for a territory to call home.
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