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Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
Author
Series
Mirette books volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnamsʼ Sons
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
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Description
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
5) Turtle walk
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
Author
Series
Mirette books volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
After the Great Bellini teaches young Mirette to walk the high wire, she uses her talent to free him from prison, and both resolve to help others become free.
7) Night walk
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl can't sleep one night, her dad asks if she'd like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark. "--
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On a crisp fall day, Pinny decides to go for a walk. She packs a sweater, her rain hat, a book, a snack and her treasure pouch. Set for adventure, Pinny's day includes a windy game of tag with her friends, an exciting call for help from the lighthouse keeper and a surprising encounter with the falling autumn leaves."--
Author
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Walking to school with Mama, Gogo or Tata is fun. But riding high on Papa's shoulders is the BEST! On my Papa's Shoulders invites young readers along on a little boy and his Papa's walk to school, where they have their own special way of saying goodbye.
13) 9 kilometers
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--
14) Henry works
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
On a misty morning, Henry, a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau, shows his awareness of nature as he helps neighbors during his walk to work.
15) Stroller coaster
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A quick-thinking father thwarts his daughter's impending temper tantrum when he transforms an everyday walk outside into an exciting strollercoaster ride through the neighborhood.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A busy Hollywood couple spins a hilarious cautionary tale about what happens when you are glued to your phone. It's a lively day at the neighborhood park. Birds are singing, squirrels are frolicking, dogs are causing a commotion--and wide-eyed children are enthralled by it all. Too bad the parents are missing everything! It's going to take something really BIG to get them to disengage from their phones . . . This timely story, brought to life with...
19) Grandpa & Jake
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the two of them walk through the busy town, Grandpa shares the favorite places he and his own grandpa went together ... and Little Jake keeps guessing where they are going. The movies? The baseball park? The beach? 'Not this time,' says Grandpa, and has Jake close his eyes before going into ... the library"--
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