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Can I help?

Rockwell, Anne F.


Booklist Bulletin (Center for Children's books) Reference and Research Book News A little girl expresses her delight and pride in helping with "grown-up" work.
Date Published:1982

DK first animal encyclopedia

Arlon, Penelope.


Includes index. Presents an alphabetical listing of facts about animals.
Date Published:2004

Blizzard! : the 1888 whiteout /

Ball, Jacqueline A.


Includes index. Includes glossary. This book describes the Blizzard of 1888, which hit parts of twelve states in the Northeast.
Date Published:2005

Noodles : I can help!.



Date Published:2003

The arctic fox

LaBonte, Gail.


Includes index. Booklist American Association For The Advancement Of Science Examines the appearance, habitat, and behavior of the arctic fox, discusses its relationship with humans, and describes a year in the life of an arctic fox.
Date Published:1989

Manny's cows : the Niagara Falls tale /

Becker, Suzy.


School Library Journal Publisher's Weekly Kirkus Starred For his summer vacation, Manny takes his five hundred cows to Niagara Falls.
Date Published:2006

Birds

Jennings, Terry J.


Includes index. Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1982. An introduction to the world of birds, their habits, and nests. Includes study questions, activities, and experiments.
Date Published:1982

Birds

Cooper, Jason, 1942-



Date Published:1997

Mother Holly : a retelling from the Brothers Grimm /

Stewig, John W.


Based on the Grimm brothers' Frau Holle. "A Cheshire Studio book." School Library Journal, September 2001 Booklist, July 2001 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2001 Kirkus Review, July 2001 Retells the Grimm tale of the two sisters who visit Mother Holly with very different results.
Date Published:2001

Giant dump trucks

Eick, Jean, 1947-


Includes index. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language Presents facts about dump trucks, their working parts, what they are used for, and why they are important.
Date Published:1997

We celebrate family days

Kalman, Bobbie, 1947-


Contains stories, poems, and activities for celebrating various special family occasions.
Date Published:1986

Triceratops : the last dinosaur /

Sandell, Elizabeth J.


Includes glossary. This book presents presently-known information on the plant-eating dinosaur that looked like a rhinoceros.
Date Published:1988

Anne of Windy Poplars

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.


"With a biography of L.M. Montgomery by Caroline Parry." Anne's first job away from Green Gables forces her to recognize that her real task lays in dealing with the proud Pringle family.
Date Published:1998

Niagara Falls, or does it?

Winkler, Henry, 1945-


School Library Journal Publisher's Weekly Booklist Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.
Date Published:2003

Blizzard at the zoo

Bahr, Robert.


Children's Catalog (Wilson) School Library Journal Relates the efforts to keep the animals of the Buffalo Zoo alive and fed during the first day of the blizzard of 1977, one of the worst in American history.
Date Published:1982

My big dog

Stevens, Janet.


"A Golden book, New York." Publisher's Weekly Booklist Merl, a very special cat, feels threatened when his owners bring home a new dog, so he leaves to find a place where he won't have to share his home with a dog, but he soon learns that home is the best place to be.
Date Published:1999

The ugly duckling

Pinkney, Jerry.


Wilson's Children. Caldecott Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred. An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
Date Published:1999

American tall tales

Osborne, Mary Pope.


Children's Catalog (Wilson) Publisher's Weekly SLJ A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder, Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.
Date Published:1991

Military dogs

Emert, Phyllis Raybin.


School Library Journal. Discusses the use of dogs in military campaigns throughout history describing the breeds most often used and how they are trained.
Date Published:1985

I can be a TV camera operator

Hallenstein, Kathryn.


Includes index. Explains the work of the people who take the pictures we see on television and offers some tips on making this kind of work a career.
Date Published:1984