Author: Eleanor Coerr Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0060213485 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 72
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While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt chronicling the experiences of the journey and sees a special patch for her pet hen Josefina.
Author: Eleanor Coerr Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0064441296 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 66
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California, here we come!Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her?
Author: Tony Johnston Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698113683 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 33
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After a move to a new home, comfort comes from a surprising place. Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved patchwork quilt in the attic. Generations later, another young girl discovers the quilt and makes it her own, relying on its warmth to help her feel secure in a new home.
Author: Eleanor Coerr Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0064441636 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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It's the time of the gold rush, and Chang has come with his grandfather to California from China. Chang's dream is to own a horse of his own. With luck ... and a little gold dust ... that wish just might come true.
Author: Ying Chang Compestine Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 1536221570 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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“Poignant but not treacly, Crouching Tiger deals with an immigrant child’s conflicting emotions toward a grandparent from the old country . . . . Nascimbene’s delicate ink and watercolor illustrations are exquisite.” — The New York Times Book Review Vinson is very excited when his grandfather comes from China for a visit. When Grandpa practices tai chi in the garden, Vinson asks to learn, hoping it will be like kung fu, full of kicks and punches. But tai chi is slow and still, and Vinson quickly gets bored. He can’t understand why Grandpa insists on calling him by his Chinese name, Ming Da, or why he has to wear a traditional Chinese jacket to the Chinese New Year parade. But as the parade assembles, Vinson sees the respect his grandfather commands and starts to realize just how cool his grandfather might be.
Author: Herman Parish Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062221299 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck is a funny I Can Read adventure, starring Amelia Bedelia as a young girl, that is just right for beginning readers. Amelia Bedelia, America's favorite housekeeper, has been making readers laugh for fifty years! America's favorite housekeeper investigates all kinds of good luck and bad luck in this beginning reader starring Amelia Bedelia as a young girl. Why is it unlucky for a black cat to cross your path? Why does a horseshoe bring good luck? If you step on a crack, will you really break your mother's back? Amelia Bedelia, who always takes things literally, tries to understand common superstitions in this funny book about friendship
Author: F. N. Monjo Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0064440427 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Tony Johnston
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Author: Celebration Press
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Herman Parish
Author: F. N. Monjo