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Savvy

Law, Ingrid, 1970-


Kirkus starred, April 01, 2008. School library journal, May 2008. Booklist starred, May 15, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2008. Horn book guide, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Wilson Children's core collection. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
Date Published:2008

Kirkus starred, April 01, 2008. School library journal, May 2008. Booklist starred, May 15, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2008. Horn book guide, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Wilson Children's core collection. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.

Date Published:2008

Dog Man : Mothering Heights.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinning out of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Little house on the prairie

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.


Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1996. Library Journal. Booklist. New York Times. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, dig a well, and fight a prairie fire.
Date Published:1953

Pieter Bruegel

Venezia, Mike


Wilson's Children, November 1996. School Library Journal. Briefly examines the life and work of the sixteenth-century Flemish painter, describing and giving examples of his art.
Date Published:1992

Jane Goodall

Schaefer, Lola M., 1950-


"Pebble." Science and Children (N.S.T.A.), March 2005. Presents a simple biography of Jane Goodall, focusing on her work with chimpanzees in Africa.
Date Published:2005

Guinea pig

Head, Honor.


Includes index. Library Talk, September 2001. Describes different kinds of guinea pigs, how baby guinea pigs are born, and how to care for them as pets.
Date Published:2001

The 39-story treehouse

Griffiths, Andy, 1961-


Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, since Terry has created the greatest invention that he--or anyone else--has ever invented.
Date Published:2016

Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, since Terry has created the greatest invention that he--or anyone else--has ever invented.

Date Published:2016

Dog Man : Mothering Heights /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2016

Dog Man : Grime and Punishment.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree?"--OCLC.
Date Published:2020

Clifford's ABC

Bridwell, Norman


School Library Journal. Presents common terms beginning with the letters of the alphabet illustrated with cartoons including one on each page of Clifford, the big red dog.
Date Published:1983

Hernando de Soto

Manning, Ruth.


A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.
Date Published:2001

Kittens in the kitchen

Baglio, Ben M.


"An Apple paperback." When the stray cat she has adopted has kittens in her school caretaker's cottage, he gives Mandy just a week to find homes for the four babies.
Date Published:1994

Wish for a fish

Worth, Bonnie.


Includes index. Includes glossary. In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the various inhabitants of the ocean, including herring, mackerel, jellyfish, sharks, manatees, and whales.
Date Published:1999

The case of the million-dollar mystery

Preller, James


"A Little Apple paperback." "Puzzles and activities inside!"--Cover. In the midst of their inventions unit at school, Eddie Becker's ingenious moneymaking plan is stolen, prompting Jigsaw to create a spying gadget to solve the mystery.
Date Published:2002

Dog Man : Brawl of the Wild.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"When Dog Man is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit, his friends work to prove his innocence"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

Frida

Winter, Jonah.


Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, March 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2004. Pub Weekly, December 2001. Booklist, March 2002. New York Times, May 2002. Horn Book, March 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2002. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Kirkus Review, December 2001. Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.
Date Published:2002

Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, March 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2004. Pub Weekly, December 2001. Booklist, March 2002. New York Times, May 2002. Horn Book, March 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2002. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Kirkus Review, December 2001. Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.

Date Published:2002

Grant Wood

Venezia, Mike


Wilson's Children, November 1996. Relates the artistic career of the Iowan who painted people, life, and customs of the American Midwest and whose style became known as Regionalism.
Date Published:1995

Amber Brown wants extra credit

Danziger, Paula, 1944-


"A Little Apple paperback." Sequel to: Amber Brown goes fourth. Wilson's Children, May 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal, August 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1997. Booklist, June 1996. Horn Book, September 1996. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 1996. Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.
Date Published:1996

"A Little Apple paperback." Sequel to: Amber Brown goes fourth. Wilson's Children, May 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal, August 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1997. Booklist, June 1996. Horn Book, September 1996. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 1996. Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.

Date Published:1996

My brother's hero

Fogelin, Adrian.


Thirteen-year-old Ben is annoyed by an eleven-year-old, know-it-all girl who threatens the fun of his family's vacation in the Florida Keys, but he has other worries, especially anxiety about his friend's reaction when she opens the gift he gave her for Christmas.
Date Published:2002

The tenth good thing about Barney

Viorst, Judith


Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Five Owls, September 1997. Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. In an attempt to overcome his grief, a boy tries to think of the ten best things about his dead cat.
Date Published:1971