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The history of the telephone

Raum, Elizabeth.


School Library Journal, November 2007. Describes the invention of the telephone, the ways phones and phone technology have changed over the course of more than a century, and how the phone has changed the world.
Date Published:2008

The history of the car

Raum, Elizabeth.


School Library Journal, November 2007. Describes the creation of the first car, the changes automobiles have seen over the course of more than a century, and how the car has changed the world.
Date Published:2008

Tiger math : learning to graph from a baby tiger /

Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945-


This book describes the growth of an orphan Siberian tiger cub, by means of words and graphs.
Date Published:2000

Puppy problems

Braddock, Paige.


A goofy new puppy rocks the world of a high-strung dog and a snarky cat in this hilarious graphic novel for early readers.
Date Published:2020

The mitten : a Ukrainian folktale /

Brett, Jan, 1949-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2000. Booklist starred. Horn Book. Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
Date Published:1989

Jessica

Henkes, Kevin


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, January 1997. Booklist. Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
Date Published:1989

A picture book of John F. Kennedy

Adler, David A.


Wilson's Children, October 2006. School Library Journal. Depicts the life and career of John F. Kennedy.
Date Published:1991

Red is a dragon : a book of colors /

Thong, Roseanne.


Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, January 2002. Booklist, November 2001. Kirkus Review, September 2001. A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.
Date Published:2001

Tree of cranes

Say, Allen


Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 1996. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist, March 1996. Book Report. Kirkus Review. A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.
Date Published:1991

Julius, the baby of the world

Henkes, Kevin


"Julius is the baby of the world," say his parents. Lilly, his older sister, thinks Julius is a disgusting germ. Her mind is made up until her cousin Garland says a thing or two, and Lilly has a change of heart.
Date Published:1990

Olive's ocean

Henkes, Kevin


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, November 2003. Pub Weekly, August 2003. Kirkus Starred, July 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, November 2003. Pub Weekly, August 2003. Kirkus Starred, July 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.

Date Published:2003

The little red hen

Little red hen.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2002. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.
Date Published:1973

The missing tooth

Cole, Joanna


"Grades 1-3"--Cover. Booklist. Best friends Arlo and Robby are almost identical in what they wear, what they like, and even where they have teeth missing, but when Robby insists on betting on who is going to lose the next tooth their friendship is endangered.
Date Published:1988

The three little wolves and the big bad pig

Trivizas, Eugenios.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, December 1993. School Library Journal, November 1997. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred, September 1993. Publisher's Weekly. New York Times. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.
Date Published:1993

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, December 1993. School Library Journal, November 1997. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred, September 1993. Publisher's Weekly. New York Times. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.

Date Published:1993

The three pigs

Wiesner, David


Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Booklist starred, May 2001. Horn Book Starred, May 2001. Kirkus Starred, April 2001. New York Times, May 2001. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. Pub Weekly, February 2001. School Library Journal starred, April 2001. Wilson's Children, October 2006. The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Date Published:2001

Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Booklist starred, May 2001. Horn Book Starred, May 2001. Kirkus Starred, April 2001. New York Times, May 2001. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. Pub Weekly, February 2001. School Library Journal starred, April 2001. Wilson's Children, October 2006. The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.

Date Published:2001

The Pee Wee jubilee

Delton, Judy


"A Yearling book." The Pee Wee Scouts and their parents fly to Atlanta, Georgia, for the first ever Pee Wee Jubilee.
Date Published:1989

Building a dream :Mary Bethune's school.

Kelso, Richard


Describes Mary Bethune's struggle to establish a school for black children in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Date Published:1993

Teach us, Amelia Bedelia

Parish, Peggy


The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day.
Date Published:1977

Christina's ghost

Wright, Betty Ren


School Library Journal. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure.
Date Published:1985

Flying squirrels

Stone, Lynn M.


Includes index. Discusses the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of flying squirrels and describes the different kinds.
Date Published:1993