Ted Lewin
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Adventures that take you from the northermost tip of Australia where you will encounter a python at mealtime, a ferocious pack of dingoes and come face to face with a crocodile. In the southernmost area you will find rude kangaroos, a platypus and an ill-tempered sea lion and much more!
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Ted and Betsy Lewin describe the landscapes, people, and activities they encounter during a trip to Mongolia for Naadam, the annual summer festival where child jockeys ride half-wild horses for miles across the Mongolian steppe"--Provided by publisher.
6) Gorilla walk
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Describes an expedition into the field in southern Uganda to observe mountain gorillas in their native habitat.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From Africa to Asia Pacific, from Europe to the United States of America, acclaimed authors/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin have roamed the earth taking on snakes, tracking mountain gorillas, and generally trying to avoid being eaten by various jungle creatures. Packed with pencil drawings, full-color illustrations, and captivating photographs, there is not a single dull moment as Ted and Betsy take the reader through their dramatic, funny, and...
12) At Gleason's gym
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Describes the visitors and activities which go on at Gleason's gym in Brooklyn, where famous boxers such as Muhammed Ali trained.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The authors recount how the trained elephants of southern India, in particular the one chosen to be the lead elephant in the Mysore Dasara, are raised, cared for, and prepared for performing in ceremonial processions. Includes background information and glossary.
14) Can you see me?
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Various rain forest animals show how their camouflage helps them blend into their environment.
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
To celebrate of the 50th anniversary of this American literary classic, this gift edition of O'Dell's gripping, award-winning story of young Karana, who survives by herself for 18 years on a deserted island off the California coast, features a new Introduction and a stunning new package.
16) One green apple
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
Author
Series
The Indian in the Cupboard series volume 3
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
In this third book about Omri and his magic cupboard, Omri and hisfriend Patrick must risk grownups' discovering their secret when they find themselves in need of a friend's toy plastic doctors to save wonded people from the dangerous world of the Old West which the cupboard enables them to enter.
19) Pennies in a jar
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A young boy whose father is serving overseas during World War II struggles to overcome his fears, especially his fear of the horses that pull trade wagons through his neighborhood, as he works odd jobs for money to buy his father a birthday present.
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