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Sniff, sniff : a book about smell /

Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-


Presents a children's picture book that teaches about the sense of smell.
Date Published:2005

Ivy + Bean take care of the babysitter

Barrows, Annie.


School Library Journal, October 2008. Horn Book, July 2008. Ivy and Bean devise a plan to prove that Bean's older sister is the worst babysitter ever, but their plan has some surprising consequences.
Date Published:2008

Ivy + Bean break the fossil record

Barrows, Annie.


School Library Journal, July 2007. Booklist, July 2007. Horn Book, April 2008. Kirkus Review, June 2007. Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.
Date Published:2007

Hilary Swank

Epstein, Dwayne, 1960-


Trailer park dreams -- The art of persistence -- Dreams do come true -- The challenge of success -- A force to be reckoned with -- From this moment on. Tells the life story of Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank, describing her humble childhood, her roles in such films as "Boys Don't Cry" and "Iron-Jawed Angels," and her marriage to Chad Lowe.
Date Published:2007

The day Dirk Yeller came to town

Casanova, Mary


School Library Journal, July 2011. Booklist, June 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Kirkus Review, April 2011. Library Media Connection, October 2011. When outlaw Dirk Yeller arrives in Cowtown looking for something to take away his cat-scratch fever, young Sam, whose pa says he is "a world-a-trouble and curious as a tomcat," knows just what this dangerous and jittery criminal needs to calm him down.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal, July 2011. Booklist, June 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Kirkus Review, April 2011. Library Media Connection, October 2011. When outlaw Dirk Yeller arrives in Cowtown looking for something to take away his cat-scratch fever, young Sam, whose pa says he is "a world-a-trouble and curious as a tomcat," knows just what this dangerous and jittery criminal needs to calm him down.

Date Published:2011

Tuesday

Wiesner, David


Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Booklist, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Kirkus Review, May 2006. Publisher's Weekly, October 2006. School Library Journal starred, April 1948. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep. Caldecott Medal 1992.
Date Published:1991

The greatest in the world!

Clanton, Ben, 1988-


"Ages 6-9"--Back cover. School Library Journal, October 2022. Publishers Weekly, October 2022. Booklist, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2022. Kirkus Review, September 2022. "Two spud siblings face off in a series of epic challenges to prove who's 'the greatest in the world'"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Fish in a tree

Hunt, Lynda Mullaly.


School Library Journal starred, January 2015. Booklist starred, December 2014. Library Media Connection starred, September 2015. Publishers Weekly, December 2014. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. Kirkus Review, December 2014. "Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal starred, January 2015. Booklist starred, December 2014. Library Media Connection starred, September 2015. Publishers Weekly, December 2014. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. Kirkus Review, December 2014. "Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

Shoe-la-la!

Beaumont, Karen.


School Library Journal, February 2011. Publisher's Weekly, November 2010. Kirkus Review, December 2010. Four girls go in search of the perfect pair of party shoes.
Date Published:2011

Dog

Blake, Robert J


"PaperStar." School Library Journal. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Booklist. Horn Book. An old man grudgingly allows a dog into his life.
Date Published:1999

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

King Bidgood's in the bathtub

Wood, Audrey.


Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Date Published:1985

The Wright brothers

Hudson, Margaret, 1955-


A simple introduction to the lives and work of the two brothers who invented the first engine-driven flying machine.
Date Published:1999

Mr. Gumpy's outing

Burningham, John


Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.
Date Published:1970

A saguaro cactus

Green, Jen


Includes index. School Library Journal, February 2000. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), November 1999. Describes the various animals that live in and around the giant Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert.
Date Published:1999

One giant leap : the story of Neil Armstrong /

Brown, Don, 1949-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, September 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2004. Booklist, August 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1998. Kirkus Review, July 1998. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Discusses the life and accomplishments of astronaut Neil Armstrong, from his childhood in Ohio to his famous moon landing.
Date Published:1998

Henry builds a cabin

Johnson, D. B. (Donald B.), 1944-


Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, March 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2005. Booklist starred, March 2002. Pub Weekly, February 2002. New York Times, May 2002. Horn Book, September 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2002. Kirkus Review, February 2002. Riverbank Review, June 2002. Young Henry Thoreau appears frugal to his friends as he sets about building a cabin. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
Date Published:2002

Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, March 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2005. Booklist starred, March 2002. Pub Weekly, February 2002. New York Times, May 2002. Horn Book, September 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2002. Kirkus Review, February 2002. Riverbank Review, June 2002. Young Henry Thoreau appears frugal to his friends as he sets about building a cabin. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.

Date Published:2002

Shiloh season

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds


When mean and angry Judd, who has never known kindness, takes to drinking and mistreats his dogs, Marty discovers how deep a hurt can go and how long it takes to heal.
Date Published:1996

A picture book of Thomas Jefferson

Adler, David A.


Wilson's Children, June 2001. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.
Date Published:1990

Dog for a day

Gackenbach, Dick


School Library Journal. School Library Media Quarterly (A.A.A.L.). Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. After transforming a football into a toaster and a cat into a canary, Sydney's new invention creates unexpected problems by changing Sydney into his dog and his dog into Sydney.
Date Published:1987