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- 00035814 abstract "In a letter to the Wish Fairy, Annabel reveals that if she had five wishes she would ask for a cat, a dog, a horse, a pig, and a crow.".
- 00035815 abstract "Kids having fun with mud find it on their hands and toes, in their hair, over there, over here, and everywhere.".
- 00035832 abstract "Six tales reveal how the raccoon, the porcupine, the fox, the flying squirrel, the skunk, and the mountain lion came to have their unique characteristics.".
- 00035841 abstract "With the help of a friend, a little elephant learns to use his enormous ears to become the star of the circus.".
- 00035864 abstract "A collection of 111 original monologues, all about one minute long, to be used by male and female teenage actors in auditions.".
- 00035865 abstract "Two very different girls find that the joy of being friends enables them to share their various likes and dislikes.".
- 00035867 abstract "Her parents' gambling addiction robs twelve-year-old First Mate of her childhood as she must care for her younger siblings and earn money to pay family expenses.".
- 00035869 abstract "Marcus and his classmates learn about the terrible problem of slavery in present-day Sudan and raise money to help buy the freedom of some of the slaves. Alternate chapters tell the stories of the slaves.".
- 00035894 abstract "Presents twelve brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a wise Greek slave.".
- 00035896 abstract "After wishing upon a cloud of flying dandelion seeds, Sam and Jo find themselves in the middle of a wonderful carnival, with a pirate ship, a puppet show, a three-legged race, and a carousel.".
- 00035897 abstract "A boy who can fly is captured and exploited by an unscrupulous showman.".
- 00035929 abstract "Two young Indiana soldiers participate in the battle of Gettysburg; one is wounded and forced to rely on the help of two young women living in Gettysburg.".
- 00036014 abstract "Having met a tall lady and her captivating little dog in a park in Paris, Suzette is later delighted when the lady comes to paint her portrait and brings the dog with her.".
- 00036026 abstract "Surveys important occurences in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas 2300 years ago.".
- 00036027 abstract "Describes the impact of World War I on life in the United States, discussing such topics as propaganda, prejudices against immigrants and African-Americans, opposition to the war, and women's roles.".
- 00036036 abstract "Excerpts from the girlhood diary of Louisa May Alcott, describing her family life, lessons, and experiences on a communal farm in the 1840s. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.".
- 00036118 abstract "Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.".
- 00036122 abstract "A witch, a skeleton, a spooky bat, and other creepy characters prepare to do some scaring on Halloween. Features pop-up illustrations.".
- 00036126 abstract "Presents, in rhymed and illustrated text, a variety of questions and answers about Biblical characters and events from the Old and New Testaments.".
- 00036169 abstract "Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.".
- 00036170 abstract "When the birds have a contest to see which one can fly the higest, they all learn a valuable lesson about cooperation.".
- 00036171 abstract "A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.".
- 00036176 abstract "After finding the courage to visit the special baby that has been born in a stable, a timid young hare discovers that even he has a gift for the child.".
- 00036185 abstract "Describes the personal lives and professional development of the couple responsible for the popular Berenstain Bears books.".
- 00036191 abstract "Describes the physical characteristics of Scotties and discusses how to care for them as pets.".
- 00036223 abstract "While investigating the endangered status of elephants in Kenya, the MacGregor kids tangle with international poachers.".
- 00036270 abstract "While working on a quilt that her grandmother had started before she died, Katy discovers the special memories and meanings that are part of every quilt.".
- 00036274 abstract "After the mysterious egg they find hatches into a dragon, Jason, Philip, and Rose join their family and friends in a conspiracy to keep the growing creature a secret from the outside world.".
- 00036314 abstract "With the help of Mozzarella Mouse, Elefantina the elephant trains hard to qualify for the Elympic ice skating team.".
- 00036376 abstract "Presents lessons from the Torah, suggests ways of performing everyday acts of caring, and lists organizations that help those in need.".
- 00036426 abstract "A mysterious visitor rewards a poor family for showing him hospitality on the fifth night of Chanukah. Includes a recipe for latke kugel.".
- 00036427 abstract "Mabel the dog goes sailing off the coast of Maine with her family and is kept busy by their new pet, an inexperienced dog named Maxine.".
- 00036457 abstract "Doctor Hopper and Nurse Rex Barker treat their fellow stuffed animals' ailments at the animal hospital.".
- 00036570 abstract "A child watches as a ptarmigan changes its appearance and actions as the seasons change.".
- 00036579 abstract "Twelve-year-old Amelia feels secretly responsible for her father's death in a plane crash a year earlier. Her life is turned upside down when a newly religious ex-convict claims to have seen Amelia's father in a vision and moves in with Amelia and her mother.".
- 00036667 abstract "Follows the adventures of Scamper the rabbit after he comes to live in the White House with the President's grandchildren.".
- 00036767 abstract "Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, common foods, and hardships and celebrations during the Gold Rush in California. Includes recipes.".
- 00036769 abstract "Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, and common foods eaten by lumberjacks and loggers working in the American West during the nineteenth century. Includes recipes.".
- 00036781 abstract "Beauty seems simple; we know it when we see it. But of course our ideas about what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors, and in Beauty and Business leading historians set out to provide this important cultural context. How have retailers shaped popular consciousness about beauty? And how, in turn, have cultural assumptions influenced the commodification of beauty? The contributors here look to particular examples in order to address these questions, turning their attention to topics ranging from the social role of the African American hair salon, and the sexual dynamics of bathing suits and shirtcollars, to the deeper meanings of corsets and what the Avon lady tells us about changing American values. As a whole, these essays force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought, and sold in modern America.".
- 00036846 abstract "A collection of sports stories by such authors as Enid Bagnold, P. G. Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and Tessa Duder.".
- 00036944 abstract "As some warthogs spend a rainy day painting their kitchen, they make a mess and learn about mixing colors.".
- 00036945 abstract "Edna, a cat known for her beautiful tail, is in for a couple of surprises when she goes into the woods to meet the new cat in the neighborhood.".
- 00036947 abstract "Cubby and Mommie Bear go to Yellowstone Park and have a great adventure.".
- 00036986 abstract "Frog learns how to share his best friend, Turtle, with the other animals.".
- 00037011 abstract "An old and hungry wolf terrorizes the townspeople of Gubbio until Saint Francis shows the villagers how to live peacefully with the wolf.".
- 00037030 abstract "Follows the adventures and misadventures of ten-year-old Jane Moffat living with her widowed mother and three siblings in their new home in Cranbury, Connecticut, in the early twentieth century.".
- 00037095 abstract "A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.".
- 00037122 abstract "When Uncle Pete comes to visit, he listens to Celeste's singing and helps Jonathan get rid of the ghost that's been causing so much trouble.".
- 00037124 abstract "A child who is always worried finds a way to overcome his fears.".
- 00037125 abstract "As they look at photographs of their previous year's Monster Party, two witches begin to exclude zombies, ghosts, and vampires to avoid problems, but finally decide that a party is more fun when everyone is included.".
- 00037126 abstract "A four-year-old boy talks about what he and his two friends do during their week at preschool.".
- 00037131 abstract "A collection of essays written by the author from age fifteen to seventeen in which he shares impressions of school, sports, cool people, boring people, friends, family, money, music, and obsessions.".
- 00037135 abstract "Examines the differing viewpoints on issues related to teen pregnancy, including factors that contribute to this problem, its effects on teenagers' lives, and possible ways to prevent teen pregnancy.".
- 00037141 abstract "When Cynthia the boisterous kangaroo runs away from the circus, she hides out at quiet Kevin's house and helps him solve the mystery surrounding his parents' inventions.".
- 00037185 abstract "A collection of six original fables with morals both silly and serious.".
- 00037188 abstract "Simple text and photographs depict some of the ways children enjoy water--at the beach, in the woods, at a swimming pool, in the city, and at home.".
- 00037211 abstract "Three years after the death of her mother, eleven-year-old Maddie finds a note attached to a popped balloon, leading to a correspondence with a mysterious fourteen-year-old girl who helps Maddie understand that life must go on.".
- 00037296 abstract "The story of how unkind treatment and an unhappy Christmas turned the Grinch into a mean-spirited fellow who plagued the Whos.".
- 00037299 abstract "Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.".
- 00037300 abstract "When Marvin Redpost's new friend Casey shares with him her magic crystal that can make wishes come true, things get out of control.".
- 00037550 abstract "A collection of poems depicting the life of Sue, a Tyrannosaurus that now resides at the Field Museum of Chicago, and the creatures that shared her world during the Cretaceous period.".
- 00037581 abstract "In 1845, when he leaves the Cheyenne village where he has been living and sets out from Bent's Fort along the Sante Fe Trail in search of his white grandfather, Julio faces danger from renegade Texans, the Pawnee Indians, and a grizzly bear, before finding where he truly belongs.".
- 00037584 abstract "Six friends, in the last days of their summer vacation on England's watery Norfolk Broads, determine to find out who is constantly setting boats adrift along the river, especially when they become the chief suspects.".
- 00037588 abstract "A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.".
- 00037592 abstract "A biography of the software developer and computer entrepreneur who founded Microsoft and helped make personal computers a reality.".
- 00037644 abstract "In three stories, Spot has fun flying his kite, following a great smell, and playing in the snow.".
- 00037646 abstract "Gus enjoys basketball practice, but the noise and pace of real games bother him, until his grandpa gives him some good advice.".
- 00037714 abstract "Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York.".
- 00037852 abstract "Defines over eight hundred computer and Internet terms.".
- 00037858 abstract "Retellings of ten Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Romulus and Remus, Cupid and Psyche, and others.".
- 00037885 abstract "Little Cat bothers the other cats with his loud meow, but it comes in handy when they are chased by a nasty bulldog.".
- 00037886 abstract "In a series of short interconnected poems, students at a high school nicknamed Brimstone reveal the violence existing and growing in their lives.".
- 00037887 abstract "Having all her life unquestioningly abided by her mother's decisions to move frequently and remain aloof from outsiders, fourteen-year-old Nina begins to wonder about the reasons for their way of life.".
- 00037888 abstract "Ant and Honey Bee try to come up with original outfits for a costume party and almost experience disaster.".
- 00037909 abstract "Based on the history of the California House Finch, this fictional story follows a group of finches taken to New York where they are forced to perform by the owner of pet store. Each chapter is followed by discussion questions.".
- 00037912 abstract "Ashley and Adam Arlington team up with members of the Sioux nation as they explore the Black Hills in search of a missing government treaty.".
- 00037944 abstract "Following clues in a mysterious riddle game, the Arlingtons are led through Montana on a trail that parallels the journey of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.".
- 00037962 abstract "Life in a southern mangrove swamp is not easy for a crocodile as she mates, lays her eggs, helps her hatched babies begin their precarious lives, and then escapes being shot by a hunter.".
- 00037963 abstract "When her Uncle Ted, the fireman, comes to stay with Clarice and her brothers and sister while her mother is away, things get somewhat hectic.".
- 00037964 abstract "A young girl describes all the things she likes about her grandmother, including growing vegetables, picketing City Hall, and playing the banjo.".
- 00037965 abstract "Four simple stories about a young boy at bedtime, when he is sick, getting ready to play in the snow, and helping his mother clean the house.".
- 00037984 abstract "Imaginary adventures with Indians, wild animals, and outlaws keep a little cowboy busy.".
- 00038013 abstract "Examines what life was like for children who grew up as slaves in the United States, describing the conditions in which they lived, the work they did, how they were educated, and their efforts to obtain freedom.".
- 00038056 abstract "After being blinded in one eye, a young boy becomes wild and unruly, until he discovers the wonders of nature in the Michigan woods near his family's summer cabin.".
- 00038057 abstract "As Sam and Uncle Ezra watch, the Great Houdini escapes from a trunk at the bottom of the river. Includes factual information about Houdini and his career as a magician and escape artist.".
- 00038064 abstract "Feeling abandoned by his parents, who have gone their separate ways and left him behind in a small Pennsylvania town, seventeen-year-old Jay finds hope for the future in a church-sponsored basketball team and a female friend.".
- 00038151 abstract "Describes the work of Charles Jonkel, a biologist who studied polar bears in the Arctic and primarily in Churchill, Manitoba.".
- 00038196 abstract "Follows the course of slavery in Mesopotamia and Egypt, examining how this practice began and spread, the work slaves did, and the impact of slavery on ancient societies.".
- 00038199 abstract "Discusses cases where children are forced to work against their wills in difficult and dangerous conditions in various countries around the world.".
- 00038201 abstract "Describes the orbit, temperature, surface formations, composition, and theories of formation of the planet Mercury, and the probe Mariner X that took pictures of it in 1974 and 1975.".
- 00038228 abstract "Uses the story of Nick and his teammates' championship baseball game to provide an introduction to aspects of the game of baseball including equipment, player positions, and rules.".
- 00038231 abstract "Simple rhymes ask the reader to do a variety of things, such as count to twenty, identify animals by the sounds they make, and find hidden pictures.".
- 00038232 abstract "When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor.".
- 00038305 abstract "Ants march by an assortment of animals in increasingly larger rows.".
- 00038338 abstract "Ernestine O'Reilly comes from Ireland to Texas as a mail-order bride, but when she meets the man she is supposed to marry, she ends up deciding to be a cowboy instead.".
- 00038351 abstract "Examines the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, from his acclaim as a child prodigy through his prolific musical career to his early death in 1791 at age thirty-five.".
- 00038353 abstract "Presents the political and cultural history of China from early human fossil remains to modern times. Includes a time line relating events in China to events in the rest of the world.".
- 00038365 abstract "Haley's hope of spending the summer playing softball and hanging out with her cousin Gwen is ruined when her father and her uncle land on opposite sides of the local newspaper strike.".
- 00038382 abstract "A biography of the English founder and first governor of the colony of Georgia who was active in politics and penal reform.".
- 00038393 abstract "A biography of Ulysses Grant, from his childhood in Ohio, through his education at West Point and his career as an Army officer, to his terms as president of the United States.".