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Nate the Great on the Owl Express

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman


School Library Journal, March 2004. Horn Book, April 2004. Nate investigates when a owl named Hoot disappears on board the Owl Express.
Date Published:2003

Andy Warhol

Venezia, Mike


Booklist, December 1996. A simple biography of a man who helped develop Pop Art and made art fun for many people.
Date Published:1996

Down comes the rain

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield, 1915-2002.


Wilson's Children, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, October 1997. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), January 1998. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.
Date Published:1997

The life and times of Hammurabi

Bryant, Tamera, 1955-


Chosen by the gods -- How we know what we know -- A practical king -- An ambitious king -- A just king. Presents a brief biography of Hammurabi, leader of the ancient Mesopotamian empire Babylon, in simple text with illustrations, including information on how he built a powerful empire, what kind of a leader he was, and how he turned laws into a civil code.
Date Published:2005

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

Georgia O'Keeffe

Venezia, Mike


Wilson's Children, June 2001. School Library Journal. Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century American artist known for her paintings of flowers and presents examples of her art.
Date Published:1993

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Venezia, Mike


Wilson's Children, May 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Booklist, September 1996. Horn Book, September 1996. Briefly recounts the life of a composer who wrote beautiful sonatas and symphonies despite tragic personal problems.
Date Published:1996

George Gershwin

Venezia, Mike


For children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Focuses on the life and music of the composer who wrote such musical masterpieces as Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess, and who made jazz an accepted form of serious music .
Date Published:1994

High mobility vehicles : the Humvees /

Healy, Nick.


Examines the Humvee's weapons, missions, and civilian counterpart, the Hummer.
Date Published:2005

Weapons carrier helicopters : the UH-60 Black Hawks /

Green, Michael, 1952-


The Black Hawk in action -- Inside the Black Hawk -- Weapons and tactics -- The future. Describes the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, including its history, equipment, weapons, tactics, and future use.
Date Published:2005

Angie Bastian : Boomchickapop boss /

Felix, Rebecca, 1984-


Includes glossary, index, online resource (page 31) and timeline. Checkerboard Library. Popcorn pioneer -- Indiana upbringing -- Career moves -- Chance meeting -- Family life -- Home business -- Big break -- Super sales -- BOOMCHICKAPOP -- Fancy flavors -- Keeping the balance -- Female leader -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, April 2018. This title unwraps the life of BOOMCHICKAPOP founder Angie Bastian! Readers will follow Bastian's journey from her early work as a nurse to the founding of BOOMCHICKAPOP with her husband Dan.
Date Published:2018

Includes glossary, index, online resource (page 31) and timeline. Checkerboard Library. Popcorn pioneer -- Indiana upbringing -- Career moves -- Chance meeting -- Family life -- Home business -- Big break -- Super sales -- BOOMCHICKAPOP -- Fancy flavors -- Keeping the balance -- Female leader -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, April 2018. This title unwraps the life of BOOMCHICKAPOP founder Angie Bastian! Readers will follow Bastian's journey from her early work as a nurse to the founding of BOOMCHICKAPOP with her husband Dan.

Date Published:2018

Debbi Fields : Mrs.Fields founder /

Felix, Rebecca, 1984-


Includes glossary, index, online resource (page 31) and timeline. Checkerboard Library. Cookie entrepreneur -- California childhood -- Cookies and baseball -- Work ethic -- New adventures -- From insult to idea -- Chocolate chippery -- Sweet success -- Expansion -- Family and business -- Global growth -- New roles -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, April 2018. This title unwraps the life of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields! Readers will follow Fields's journey from her early work with the Oakland A's to her opening of Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery to the nation-wide chain of cookie shops.
Date Published:2018

Includes glossary, index, online resource (page 31) and timeline. Checkerboard Library. Cookie entrepreneur -- California childhood -- Cookies and baseball -- Work ethic -- New adventures -- From insult to idea -- Chocolate chippery -- Sweet success -- Expansion -- Family and business -- Global growth -- New roles -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, April 2018. This title unwraps the life of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields! Readers will follow Fields's journey from her early work with the Oakland A's to her opening of Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery to the nation-wide chain of cookie shops.

Date Published:2018

Fish

Richardson, Adele


Includes index. Includes glossary. This book discusses the characteristics, eating habits, and offspring of fish, one of the main groups in the animal kingdom.
Date Published:2005

The Wednesday surprise

Bunting, Eve, 1928-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal, September 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1999. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.
Date Published:1989

Mary McLeod Bethune :teacher with a dream.

Anderson, LaVere


A biography of the black woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.
Date Published:1976

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

Pigs

Munsch, Robert N., 1945-


The pigs make trouble as they travel from Megan's house to her school after she leaves the pig pen gate open.
Date Published:1989

Just plain fancy.

Polacco, Patricia


Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.
Date Published:1990

Toucans

Kite, Lorien.


Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of toucans.
Date Published:2009

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Viorst, Judith


Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Date Published:1972