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Talking with artists


Publishers Weekly Editors' Choice BOOKLIST SLJ Fourteen distinguished picture book artists talk about their early art experiences, answer questions most frequently asked by children, and offer encouragement to those who would like to become artists.
Date Published:1992

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

Tracks of a panda

Dowson, Nick.


A mother panda teaches her cub how to survive in their mountain habitat but as the sound of villagers clearing the forest approaches, she knows they must look for a new home.
Date Published:2007

The Seminole

Wilson, Wayne L.


School Library Journal, April 2017. An introduction to the Seminole Indians that explores their history, culture, beliefs, daily life, and other related topics.
Date Published:2017

The crystal caverns

Charman, Katrina.


Kirkus Review, October 2017 "Tag the owl, Skyla the squirrel, and Blaze the newly hatched firehawk, journey north to the Crystal Caverns searching for the next piece of the magical Ember Stone--but the evil vulture Thorn is also after the stone, and his ice leopards are close behind the heroes"--OCLC.
Date Published:2017

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

Presenting Tanya, the Ugly Duckling

Gauch, Patricia Lee.


Wilson's Children School Library Journal starred Booklist starred When she has trouble mastering her dance steps in the part of the Ugly Duckling for the spring ballet recital, Tanya is discouraged and fears that she has much in common with the character.
Date Published:1999

Artemis Fowl : the Arctic incident /

Colfer, Eoin.


"Talk Miramax Books."
Date Published:2002

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

The Bad Guys In The Furball Strikes Back

Blabey, Aaron.


"Mr. Wolf and his bad buddies have messed with the wrong guinea pig--one who is secretly an evil mad scientist. And the nasty little furball wants revenge!"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

Birds of the Southwest Desert and Grasslands

Davis, B



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Willow Creek home

Shefelman, Janice Jordan, 1930-


School Library Journal A summer drought and epidemic illness in 1847 force Mina, Papa, and his new wife, Lisette, to move on to a larger land grant deep in Commanche territory. Sequel to "A paradise called Texas."
Date Published:1985

The Seminole



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The care and feeding of a pet black hole

Cuevas, Michelle.


Horn Book, April 2018 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2017 Kirkus Review, July 2017 Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2017 "Eleven-year-old Stella Rodriguez finds herself in possession of a strange new pet that swallows up everything in sight when a black hole decides to follow her home"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Complex Cases : three major mysteries for you to solve /

Obrist, Jürg.


Translation of: Klarer Fall?! Originally published: Munich, Germany : DTV Junior, 2002. The Blue Diamond -- Dolly is Missing! -- The Kidnapping of Robby Bob. The reader can use visual clues and deductive reasoning to help Daisy and Ridley unravel three different crimes.
Date Published:2006

Clifford, the firehouse dog

Bridwell, Norman.


Clifford the big red dog, and his owner, Emily Elizabeth, visit a firehouse and learn about fire safety. When the fire fighters are unexpectedly called to put out a fire, Clifford lends a helping paw.
Date Published:1994

Magic School Bus Looking for Liz : a sticker book about habitats based on the animated TV series.

Mitchell, Joe


The magic school bus takes the kids on a ride to look for Liz in her natural habitat.
Date Published:1995

Birds

Dorfman, Gillian.


Shows birds from around the world.
Date Published:1986

The arctic patrol mystery

Dixon, Franklin W.


While searching in Iceland for a missing sailor sought by an insurance company, the teen-age detective brothers uncover a plot threatening the life of a United States astronaut and the secrets of NASA's moon project.
Date Published:1969

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