Author: Lorie Spohn Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1312139986 Category : Languages : en Pages : 37
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This is the sweet story of a little boy adopted by a family of red-eyed tree frogs. Mama and Papa Tree Frog, Flossie, and Baby Franklin are his adorable tree frog family. Though Henry knows he is loved, he feels out of place. He doesn't enjoy the same games or food as his tree frog family. Papa Tree Frog has to build him a special level on their tree house, as Henry doesn't climb as well as the others. The only thing that Henry does expertly is kicking a ball into the air. One day Mama Tree Frog leaves Henry in charge of Franklin while she takes Flossie on an errand. Henry becomes distracted, and in an instant a big old owl has grabbed Franklin and is flying away. How Henry saves Franklin's life and becomes a hero is exciting and inspiring. Through the experience he learns that he truly does belong to his family, and that no matter what their differences, what makes a family is love.
Author: Julius Lester Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140566228 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
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Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever. A Caldecott Honor Book * "This is a tall tale and heroic myth, a celebration of the human spirit . . . The story is told with rhythm and wit, humor and exageration, and with a heart-catching immediacy that connects the human and the natural world. " --Booklist, starred review "Another winning collaboration from the master storyteller and gifted artist of Tales of Uncle Remus fame." --School Library Journal "A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors . . . This carefully crafted updating begs to be read aloud for its rich, rhythmic storytelling flow, and the suitably oversize illustrations amplify the text." --Publishers Weekly
Author: Marc Alexander Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0752495038 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 491
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More than a biography of kings and queens, this title is an encyclopaedic work on every aspect of monarchy in Britain from semi-legendary times to the present day. It provides a reference for discovering more about individual monarchs and the huge legacy of myths, traditions and practices which has grown up around the institution of the monarchy.
Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593336127 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 354
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION! "Original, sparkling bright, and layered with feeling."--Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They're polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
Author: Remy Lai Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes.
Author: Clifford Beck Publisher: Clifford Beck ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 137
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Taking place in Norway, Maine, Samantha is a typical high school loner. Although she prefers to be left alone she finds herself as the object of admiration for Henry, an often harassed fellow student, and even though she tries to maintain a distance, they are brought together by the one thing they have in common, an interest in the paranormal. Together, they team up to investigate a notorious host of ghostly activity, only to discover how dangerous the paranormal can be. At first, Samantha is the strong one, while Henry struggles to overcome his fear and prove himself as the person he believes Samantha wants. But their decision to explore a former ambulance station with a traumatic past acts as the catalyst for something that changes them both, and at the same time, brings tragedy to the town of Norway. This is the story of two teenagers caught up in the changes brought on by youth. At the same time, the two are dangerously consumed by their shared curiosity of all things unearthly, pushing them together, then driving them apart.
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