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- 2001020437 abstract "When Amy and her friends receive fifty tickets to use at an amusement park to celebrate her birthday, they learn about division and sharing.".
- 2001020481 abstract "A shy scarecrow is too scared of the hungry crows to do his job, but the farmer helps him gain the courage that he needs.".
- 2001020483 abstract "Babar, the King of the Elephants, sets out to find Father Christmas and bring him back to visit the children of the Elephants' country.".
- 2001020519 abstract "After relating all of the horrible things the school custodian, Fester Smudge, is known to have done, a student whose locker won't open needs Mr. Smudge's help.".
- 2001020579 abstract "Jesse Bear experiences the excitement of a family reunion filled with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins and lots of food, games, and storytelling.".
- 2001020580 abstract "As an extended family prepares for their Passover celebration, they explain the various customs and traditions related to this holiday. Includes various related activities.".
- 2001020593 abstract "On Halloween Space Dog Jack comes to the aid of his friend Earth Dog Bob, who is being menaced by a Blob from outer space.".
- 2001020600 abstract "Mouse watches his sister making a valentine and wonders what it is.".
- 2001020657 abstract "When Ms. Day's class takes a field trip to an apple orchard, Fluffy the guinea pig goes along, but will he ever get to eat his apple?".
- 2001020659 abstract "When Josh visits Charleston, South Carolina, he becomes fascinated with the history of the Confederate submarine, H.L. Hunley, which sank a Union ship in 1864, and he, his mother, and aunt move to Charleston in time for the raising of the submarine out of the sea.".
- 2001020679 abstract "A rhyming tale of all kinds of bears as they put on a show, have a parade, go skating, and get ready for bed.".
- 2001020718 abstract "One winter, when the people of her village become terribly ill, Running Flower braves the snow and freezing cold to race to the village on the other side of the forest for medicine. Based on an Ojibwe legend.".
- 2001020755 abstract "A scruffy stray cat finds his life changed when he disrupts a Paris fashion show and unwittingly creates a new style that makes him the rage of Paris.".
- 2001020756 abstract "A sneeze spreads from a farmer to his wife to various animals on the farm until they are all in bed with the flu.".
- 2001020758 abstract "A collection of three scary stories, all set on Halloween night.".
- 2001020759 abstract "Thanksgiving Day is a busy day as a boy tries to help his family prepare for the arrival of relatives and the serving of a lovely meal.".
- 2001020780 abstract "Little Bunny and her family pick out the perfect Christmas tree and then decorate it together.".
- 2001020803 abstract "Jessica, who worries about everything from her spelling homework to remembering to fill her dog's water dish, learns that fire safety begins with extinguishing her fears.".
- 2001020816 abstract "Two best friends open a lemonade stand to earn money for matching pairs of pink sunglasses, but they have a hard time determining what a glass of lemonade is worth. Includes math problems and a lemonade recipe.".
- 2001020832 abstract "In 1777, on a cold and stormy night in the New York Colony, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington makes a dangerous and difficult ride to warn the local militiamen that the British Army is looting and burning nearby Danbury, Connecticut.".
- 2001020839 abstract "Maggie discovers that the jumps and twirls she learned from her figure skating teacher, Mrs. Crump, come in handy when she joins the hockey team.".
- 2001020840 abstract "Tag Kissenbear makes a scrapbook filled with pictures of all the things his family does in a year: spring cleaning, a summer go-cart race, their Halloween costumes, and the snow sculptures they all made one winter day.".
- 2001020841 abstract "Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen.".
- 2001020842 abstract "Pelly feels miserable because she looks different from her Martian classmates, but a glamorous opera singer who visits her class shows Pelly that her differences make her special.".
- 2001020889 abstract "The Root Children, who have been sleeping all winter, awake to become Blossom Children and experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.".
- 2001020897 abstract "A tough silent dog works in the desert, taking care of his goats.".
- 2001020919 abstract "Micawber, a squirrel fascinated by art, leaves a museum with an art student and secretly uses her supplies to make his own paintings.".
- 2001020930 abstract "When twelve-year-old George's sister and brother-in-law move out of their trailer park while George is at school, leaving him behind, he moves in with a rich schoolmate and his family.".
- 2001020931 abstract "Animal grandpas share a variety of activities with their grandchildren, from playing hide-and-seek and making a hat to helping build a sand castle and singing a lullaby.".
- 2001020933 abstract "Animal grandmas share a variety of activities with their grandchildren, from playing hide-and-seek and making a hat to helping build a sand castle and singing a lullaby.".
- 2001020934 abstract "Taken from Africa to a foster home in London after his family is killed by an enemy tribe, Kaninda discovers the meaning of hate and the value of not hating.".
- 2001020935 abstract "The little bears explore their forest home but never stray too far from their Mama.".
- 2001020940 abstract "Rhyming text describes some of the young animals--from a gray wolf pup and a horned puffin to a cougar kit and a small brown bat--as they settle down to sleep.".
- 2001020952 abstract "Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.".
- 2001020953 abstract "A kitten explores a garden and discovers its many delights.".
- 2001021011 abstract "Desperate to bring something exciting to show and tell at school, Ned invents a Mix-Up Ray and causes a commotion when Cathy becomes a yacht, the school bus becomes a sub, and his teacher, Mrs. Eton, becomes a monster.".
- 2001021029 abstract "Fifteen-year-old Anna feels that she is responsible for the death of her best friend in a drunk driving accident, but with the help of dreams that reveal memories from her great-grandmother's past, she begins to work through her grief.".
- 2001021042 abstract "Ignored while the other trees talk about how they will be dressed for Christmas, a small fir tree finds her dreams fulfilled on Christmas morning.".
- 2001021097 abstract "While clever Freddy the pig tries to find out if Mrs. Bean's long-lost brother is really who he claims to be, he also attends high school so that he will be eligible to play in the big football game between Centerboro and Tushville.".
- 2001021098 abstract "After Freddy, a perceptive and poetic pig, helps a nearsighted Robin get glasses and aids in planning an important wedding, he and the other Bean farm animals try to change a slingshot-wielding boy into a friend.".
- 2001021152 abstract "Little lambs, chicks, ducks, and pigs change places and try other ways to delay going to bed.".
- 2001021154 abstract "Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.".
- 2001021167 abstract "A young boy agrees to give a disgusting monster first his soccer ball, then his bike in return for eating the boy's peas, but when the monster asks for the his puppy, the boy makes a surprising discovery.".
- 2001021312 abstract "In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.".
- 2001021364 abstract "Esmeralda learns some simple science lessons as well as lessons in using her imagination when she and her dad visit a pond during all four seasons and see a variety of forest creatures.".
- 2001021487 abstract "Marina has always dreamed of having a colorful muumuu, the traditional dress of the Hawaiian people, and finally goes to the bustling downtown with her grandmother to buy the fabric.".
- 2001021488 abstract "Monica, who wants to be a baker like her grandmother, finds the doll hidden in the bread on the feast for the Three Kings and thus gets to bake cookies for the next fiesta.".
- 2001021489 abstract "A big rainstorm and a power failure during a Fourth of July picnic in honor of Uncle Chente cause a change in plans, resulting in a very special family gathering.".
- 2001021788 abstract "In 1938, fourteen-year-old Celie must cope with leaving her Enfield, Massachusetts, home and her life-long friend, Chubby, as the day approaches when the Swift River Valley will be flooded to create a reservoir for Boston.".
- 2001021994 abstract "State geography, history, and culture are presented through directions for drawing the official seal, flag, flower, animal, and tree of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.".
- 2001022023 abstract "A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.".
- 2001022035 abstract "Tired of life in the refrigerator, Coco the Carrot sets off for Paris to become a famous hat designer.".
- 2001022149 abstract "In her diary, eleven-year-old Robyn describes her family's visit to Austria, from the disastrous theft of their luggage to adventures in the countryside, while she tries to recover from the death of her Aunt Beth.".
- 2001022213 abstract "All the creatures of the earth learn that though the world looks different to each of us, we are all part of the same earth.".
- 2001022248 abstract "While Galileo sleeps, his young daughter Virginia, later known as Maria Celeste, explores his study and discovers some of the tools he uses in his scientific experiments.".
- 2001022277 abstract "After she leaves India to live with her cousins in England, eight-year-old Nona is overcome with homesickness until her great-aunt sends two Japanese dolls which need love and care. Includes construction plans for a Japanese dollhouse.".
- 2001022283 abstract "After she is orphaned, seven-year-old Kizzy, who has lived as a Romany, or Gypsy, all her life, must face a small English town's intolerance and find herself a new home and family.".
- 2001022289 abstract "Brenna, one of the volunteers at the Wild at Heart animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.".
- 2001022295 abstract "Twelve-year-old Esther Atoolik tells of the last winter her people spent on King Island, Alaska, in the early 1960's.".
- 2001022375 abstract "Retellings of stories from the Bible, featuring such villains, scoundrels, and sinners as Goliath, Judas, Ahab and Jezebel.".
- 2001022443 abstract "After Professor George improves Boing-Boing the bionic cat by giving him a ceramic sensor tail that allows him to roar, Daniel leaves Boing-Boing overnight at the Natural History Museum, to the dismay of a burglar.".
- 2001022479 abstract "Santa tries to deliver presents on Christmas Eve, but he is hindered by a very vocal dog who will not stop barking, woofing, and yapping.".
- 2001022485 abstract "A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of hungry animals until he meets a clever fox.".
- 2001022490 abstract "Atalanta, Andromeda, and Psyche, three female characters in Greek mythology, tell the stories of their marriages. Includes information on love and marriage in ancient Greece.".
- 2001022675 abstract "By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.".
- 2001022676 abstract "At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.".
- 2001022677 abstract "Runt the turkey is much smaller than his brother, but his intelligence keeps his family from becoming Thanksgiving Day dinner.".
- 2001022777 abstract "Briefly describes the two failed attempts by English colonists to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the sixteenth century.".
- 2001022901 abstract "Provides a history of Georgia from before the arrival of European explorers in the sixteenth century to its statehood in 1788.".
- 2001022942 abstract "Todd must conquer his fear of spiders and cobwebs in order to help his third-grade class catch a thief.".
- 2001022947 abstract "Photographs and simple text depict a big brother from the point of view of his baby sibling.".
- 2001022948 abstract "A dog named Lucky demonstrates opposites such as slow and fast, dry and wet, cold and warm, and here and there.".
- 2001022950 abstract "Mama Bunny tries to bathe her energetic toddler.".
- 2001022951 abstract "Twelve-year-old David has conflicting feelings when his father, who taught him to ride the horses he loves so much, returns to spend Thanksgiving Day with the family after being gone for a year.".
- 2001022952 abstract "After a witch places a curse on them, a childless couple lives in fear for many years before coming to understand that the curse is really a blessing in disguise.".
- 2001022953 abstract "Audrey and her cat Barbara plan an adventure that will take them across the ocean to India.".
- 2001022970 abstract "A pair of industrious elves bring prosperity to a kindly shoemaker and his wife.".
- 2001022980 abstract "Mother Goat rescues six of her kids after they are swallowed by a wicked wolf.".
- 2001022982 abstract "During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a mother and son shelter a young Confederate deserter. Includes a historical note on the incident.".
- 2001022984 abstract "Teenage America, a not-black, not-white, not-anything boy who has spent many years in institutions for disturbed, antisocial behavior, tries to piece his life together.".
- 2001022985 abstract "With help from his Uncle Harold, who wrote books about Bunnicula, Howie the wire-haired dachshund writes a story in which he saves the world from a science experiment gone awry.".
- 2001022986 abstract "A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.".
- 2001022987 abstract "Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly for him, and when Keith's fortune changes while at the same time Matt finds his first true girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.".
- 2001022988 abstract "A little boy goes with his parents on an express bus to visit twins, in a taxi to visit Grandma, and in a car to see the county fair, then walks next door with his mother for a play date.".
- 2001022989 abstract "Fourteen-year-old Nikki has trouble accepting her new stepmother Crystal, and the problem grows worse when they visit the Northern California house where Crystal lived as a child and experienced some horrible event that she is trying to keep secret.".
- 2001022991 abstract "The lives of two young people, one in Ohio and one in another dimension, intersect as they struggle to hold their single-parent families together and to explain the behavioral changes they see in their fathers.".
- 2001022992 abstract "Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.".
- 2001023037 abstract "In 1941, while visiting relatives in Oquawka, Illinois, eleven-year-old Maggie Calhoun is prodded by a spirited neighbor girl to track down a family secret.".
- 2001023039 abstract "Through a series of triumphs and tragedies at home, at school, and on the basketball court, plus time reluctantly spent with his elderly grandmother, twelve-year-old Jim Malone learns that there is a lot more to life than basketball.".
- 2001023040 abstract "A thirsty monkey waits as the larger animals drink from the water hole on the African savanna.".
- 2001023072 abstract "Grieving over her father's death from cancer, a young girl celebrates their last year together by making a book that includes mementos and a story.".
- 2001023075 abstract "A young boy helps his mother take care of his baby brother.".
- 2001023087 abstract "Discusses American's attitudes toward war throughout the twentieth century and how they have influenced politics and society.".
- 2001023097 abstract "In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.".
- 2001023098 abstract "One frog, two owls, three geese are joined by increasingly larger numbers of different animals that keep ten campers from falling asleep in their tent.".
- 2001023120 abstract "Four of the final contestants in the contest to determine who will be in the new all-girl pop band No Secrets are finally selected and find their lives changed.".
- 2001023125 abstract "When her neighborhood friends come over for their weekly meeting to trade things, Evelyn finds that Cynthia Lucinda will trade her pink hairbow for Evelyn's cute but demanding baby brother.".
- 2001023128 abstract "Beloved by the people who come to her to share the burdens of their souls, the magical Sunchild transforms their tears into shining jewels.".
- 2001023151 abstract "Second-grader Gus wants a store-bought Halloween costume to wear to school, but because he knows his parents do not believe in buying costumes, he turns to his grandfather for help.".
- 2001023215 abstract "A collection of tales from China, including creation myths, tales of gods and monsters, and the adventures of Monkey.".