Jane Kurtz
1) Lanie
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Lanie loves science and nature, but she has a problem: she's an "outside" girl with an "inside" family. She longs get out and go camping, but they all want to stay home. ... But when her favorite aunt comes to stay, Lanie discovers that the wonders of nature are everywhere-even in her own backyard."--Publisher.
3) Trouble
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherd disobeys his father by trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
After being kidnapped and brought to the emperor's palace in Gondar, Ethiopia, twelve-year-old Saba discovers that she and her brother are part of the emperor's desperate attempt to consolidate political power in the mid-1840's.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Lanie's wildflower garden is thriving and attracting butterflies to her Cambridge, Massachusetts, backyard, but a neighbor not only objects to her growing "weeds," she also uses harmful chemicals on her own plants.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find dinosaur fossils in this nonfiction picture book. O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope met in 1863 and bonded over their shared love of fossils, becoming the best of friends. Until one day Marsh discovered an error in Cope's work, and the Bone Wars began! Marsh and Cope raced each other around the world, excavating fossils and trying to find the most important never-before-seen discoveries."--...
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