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- 00057207 abstract "All the elephant's friends give him advice, but none can solve his problem until the opossum announces friends are to help, not just to give advice.".
- 00057208 abstract "When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.".
- 00057209 abstract "Examines the reign of Elizabeth I, including information about her personal life and accomplishments and everyday life in Tudor England, plus contemporary writings which characterize the Elizabethan Age.".
- 00057210 abstract "In this biography, the man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown to have once been a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own.".
- 00057221 abstract "Mary and Joseph hurry to Bethlehem, where their child is born, and then shepherds, animals, and kings rush to see the new baby.".
- 00057254 abstract "Carly is sad when her parents leave her at daycare to go to work, but when reminded that they'll be back later, she soon begins having fun with her friends.".
- 00057255 abstract "Rhyming text presents the many facets of the behavior and characteristics of cats.".
- 00057256 abstract "Left with Grandpa and Grandma, Noni wonders where Mom is and what she is doing, and when she returns she has to find Noni, who is hiding.".
- 00057260 abstract "Yoko and Timothy aren't very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school's Halloween parade.".
- 00057261 abstract "When Yoko's class puts on a play about taking care of teeth, several students are not happy with their parts.".
- 00057262 abstract "Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.".
- 00057264 abstract "School newspaper reporter Casey Smith tries to uncover who's behind the counterfeit Alienhead toys being auctioned on the Real News website, and also discovers there are good and bad aspects of Internet filtering.".
- 00057265 abstract "Relates how a turnip farmer's daughter outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.".
- 00057266 abstract "More than anything in the world, Elliot the porcupine wants a friend who will hug him.".
- 00057268 abstract "Fourteen-year-old Gardner, trying to find some direction in his life, is shocked to discover that his unemployed father considers himself a failure.".
- 00057269 abstract "When twelve-year-old Ellie inherits an old Vermont farm from her cruel and heartless grandmother Aurelia, she reads a set of diaries written by an ancestor and discovers secrets from the past.".
- 00057305 abstract "Princess Dinosaur has fun playing with the rest of the toys until Spots the dog comes and carries her off to an outdoor adventure.".
- 00057306 abstract "Baby goes for a rollicking ride on a jiggling, joggling locomotive.".
- 00057338 abstract "Follows the life of Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn from 1889 to 1893 as she studies to be a better princess, even as Hawaii's monarchy, and her throne, are being undermined by American businessmen.".
- 00057350 abstract "An overview of the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Burma, now known as Myanmar.".
- 00057455 abstract "Barry the beaver, who works constantly, discovers from his animal friends that his life is more balanced if he sets time aside for such things as prayer, leisure, and love.".
- 00057498 abstract "Thirteen-year-old Starshine Bott learns how to cope with an unconventional, politically active mother and does a lot of growing up in the process.".
- 00057506 abstract "Text and pictures describe things in a kitchen from utensils to food.".
- 00057508 abstract "George only likes things that are square like himself until a dream reminds him of how nice round can be.".
- 00057514 abstract "Everett Anderson wonders how he can help his friend Greg, who appears to be a victim of child abuse.".
- 00057530 abstract "Mr. Hibble's new dog, Jake, is very cute and cuddly, but he likes to do human things--such as eating at the dinner table and brushing his teeth.".
- 00057531 abstract "A young boy awakes and is happy to greet the day.".
- 00057532 abstract "Neighborhood children imaginatively stage funerals for dead bugs, but they experience real sadness following the death of a pet.".
- 00057533 abstract "Three little kittens lose and find their mittens.".
- 00057534 abstract "When a little boy vacations at the Grand Canyon with his grandmother, both good and bad things happen.".
- 00057672 abstract "Miami's enjoyment of summer baseball camp is threatened by the presence of an antagonistic lodgemate and his main enemy, Destinee Tate.".
- 00057721 abstract "With the lantern festival close at hand, Old Chan, the master paper lantern maker, must find an apprentice with the talent to continue his work.".
- 00057727 abstract "Different dogs make a variety of doggy sounds and the reader is encouraged to join in.".
- 00057777 abstract "Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.".
- 00057778 abstract "Four siblings struggle to maintain a seminormal home life when their single mother's alcoholism becomes debilitating.".
- 00057779 abstract "Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes a fat girl.".
- 00057780 abstract "In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.".
- 00057782 abstract "After serving in the United States Army during World War II and having his face blown off by a grenade, Francis, a young soldier, returns home hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero he feels betrayed him.".
- 00057791 abstract "Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.".
- 00057805 abstract "Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.".
- 00057845 abstract "In 1923, twelve-year-old Hank and his older brother Peter travel on the Orphan Train from New York to Nebraska where they find a miserable existence living on a farm with a disagreeable and abusive couple whose only use for the brothers is as unpaid help.".
- 00057846 abstract "Through a chain of events, a boy's stuffed toy monkey is lost in a rainstorm and retrieved only after it has passed through many hands.".
- 00057847 abstract "Robert finds a robot from the planet Gobi and uses it to clean up his messy room.".
- 00057849 abstract "When a new girl comes to school while the circus is in town, she helps two classmates become friends.".
- 00057851 abstract "A young boy takes an imaginative journey as he goes from his backyard to the corner store to get some apples.".
- 00057852 abstract "Trying to find the perfect birthday present for his best friend Evan, Pip learns something about the nature of friendship.".
- 00057947 abstract "The children at Apple Valley Orphanage befriend two Mexican children who have run away from a cruel migrant labor boss.".
- 00058059 abstract "Antonio, living in part of a very large house with his magician father and doctor mother, knows all sorts of unusual things but it is not until he meets his mysterious neighbor, Theodore Guzman, that he is introduced to the magical world of theatre.".
- 00058060 abstract "When Brian's dog Arful suddenly begins talking, Brian and his two friends send the dog to find out what their classmates are planning for the school talent show.".
- 00058082 abstract "When pride gets the better of Strap Buckner, a man known throughout Texas for his prodigious strength, he rashly challenges the devil to a contest.".
- 00058161 abstract "When Mrs. Jenkins proposes the class paint dinosaurs, Doris's unusual artistic talent is not recognized until the class visits a modern art museum.".
- 00058189 abstract "When Anew, the caterpillar, has nightmares in which he's not ready to be a butterfly, his snail friend, Faith, reassures him.".
- 00058190 abstract "An ancient prophecy is fulfilled in the Kingdom of Lugin when young Kevin, while travelling to Royal City to ask Queen Arianna for healing water to cure his sick mother, discovers special powers within himself.".
- 00058206 abstract "A young mother gives her daughter a doll and tells of the dollmaker who used her work to teach children to love others and respect their uniqueness.".
- 00058288 abstract "Janie's parents move to the suburbs so she can go to a better school, but when she discovers that all the other students are richer than she is, she feels out of place--until she realizes that there are more important things than money.".
- 00058294 abstract "Great-grandmother Tandy tells Lacey about a quilt given to their ancestor, Daniel, who, upset by the changes after his grandfather's death, leaves Illinois for South Dakota in 1891 to find his father, and learns about the Sioux Ghost Dance first-hand.".
- 00058324 abstract "In a future world ravaged by a mutant virus, sixteen-year-old Ceej and three other teenagers seek to save the Grand Canyon from being flooded, while trying to avoid capture by a band of renegade Survivors.".
- 00058325 abstract "In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his fears.".
- 00058376 abstract "The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.".
- 00058377 abstract "Hippo and Monkey are best, best, best friends and when the wise old Hippo dies, Monkey is very sad until Chameleon helps him remember the stories he and Hippo shared.".
- 00058378 abstract "Ralph and Sylvia Nebula and their friend Mavis Goldfarb are bitter at being sent to a bogus weight-loss camp, so they decide to escape and find a way to take revenge on those responsible for promoting the idea that thin is better.".
- 00058379 abstract "In this rhythmic cumulative tale Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice--unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.".
- 00058498 abstract "A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess.".
- 00058550 abstract "An African American boy meets a fairy princess and, through his good heart and imagination, helps save her people from imminent destruction.".
- 00058569 abstract "After a hard rain, the animals on Bonnie Bumble's farm all turn blue.".
- 00058609 abstract "Thirteen-year-old Nick calls upon God when he investigates a possible infestation of his neighborhood river by deadly, flesh-eating piranha.".
- 00058610 abstract "After seeing a bad horror movie filmed years ago in the coastal town where his father is the lighthouse keeper, thirteen-year-old Danny suspects that a sea monster has returned in real life to recreate the events of the film.".
- 00058665 abstract "In two related adventures, Ross Murdock travels in time to Britain in 2000 B.C. to uncover the base from which Russians are gathering weapons, then investigates an alien spaceship wrecked in North America during prehistoric times.".
- 00058684 abstract "Each of the girls in a middle-school clique reveals the strong, manipulative hold one of the group exerts on the others, and the hurt and self-doubt that it causes them.".
- 00058688 abstract "Jess and her friend Matthew find themselves drawn into a computer game in which they must defeat an evil wizard in order to save a friendly centaur, an elf, as well as King Arthur and some of his companions.".
- 00058736 abstract "Believing that she is a princess, Dulcie Campbell leaves home to seek her true family, but she finds by reading a book of fairy tales that being a princess is not what she thought.".
- 00058738 abstract "Having heard about Thanksgiving in school, nine-year-old Rivka tries to convince her immigrant family and her Rabbi that it is a holiday for all Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike.".
- 00058739 abstract "A fictionalized account of the life of Jennie Sellards Wiley, who spent a year as an Indian captive in Kentucky and eventually escaped and returned to her husband in Virginia.".
- 00058741 abstract "Benny learns many things during the first year of his life. Includes nonfiction information about infant development.".
- 00058742 abstract "Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.".
- 00058751 abstract "Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.".
- 00058775 abstract "Franklin loves his baby sister a lot and wants to be a good big brother, but only sometimes.".
- 00058818 abstract "Unusual things sprout up in a garden in which silly things, such as socks and a hairbrush, were planted.".
- 00058825 abstract "As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.".
- 00058837 abstract "A collection of Japanese children's literature in translation spans three decades with contributions by major authors as well as familiar lullabies.".
- 00058971 abstract "Nate the Great follows the clues to find his lost dog, Sludge, in a department store.".
- 00058972 abstract "Akiko and Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax, and Poog continue on their perilous journey across the planet Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit.".
- 00058974 abstract "Sixteen-year-old Will Spencer leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada.".
- 00058977 abstract "Didi and her father take a Sunday walk on the Promenade in Brooklyn, N.Y., where there is always something new to see, greet, hear and do, even when you're in a hurry.".
- 00058979 abstract "Every school has its secrets, but in Ms. Snickle's classroom the secrets are extraordinary, and when Lacey sets out to learn and tell them all, she puts Ms. Snickle's job in jeopardy.".
- 00059033 abstract "Self-conscious about its ears, a dog tries doing a number of things to make them look better.".
- 00059034 abstract "A little boy snags the moon with his fishing rod, and it flies him to New York to visit his grandmother.".
- 00059042 abstract "A collection of nine stories about Mexican American kids growing up in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas.".
- 00059043 abstract "In nineteenth-century Concord, Massachusetts, seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott joins other local children on the varied excursions led by teacher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and is inspired to write her first poem.".
- 00059106 abstract "A boy hears a noise in the night and imagines what it could be.".
- 00059109 abstract "When Thomas the Tank Engine goes to a carnival instead of checking all the warning signals on the new branch line and then lies about it, his friend Percy nearly derails.".
- 00059114 abstract "In 1876 San Francisco, three boys from very different backgrounds are rescued from drowning by a magical ship which takes them on a quest to Asgard, home of the Norse gods.".
- 00059160 abstract "A curious young raccoon takes an unexpected trip downstream in a small wooden boat.".
- 00059289 abstract "At a picnic near Beaumount, Texas, in 1892, Billy Jack and Sarah Jane Thornton become involved in their Sunday School teacher's dream of finding oil at Spindletop Hill and they befriend an Indian widow who lives nearby.".
- 00059292 abstract "Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.".
- 00059324 abstract "While spending the summer on an archaeological dig in Oaxaca, Mexico, with Uncle Carl and his girlfriend, Eliza Lomax meets a Zapotec boy who takes her back in time to try to stop a deadly game meant to punish her uncle for disturbing the dead. Includes a tourist guide to Mexico City and Oaxaca.".
- 00059325 abstract "While their parents are at a conference, sisters Robin and Jo are left to see the sights of Paris in the care of a secretive woman and the girls find themselves involved in a sequence of mysterious events.".
- 00059337 abstract "When seven-year-old Willimena spends all the money she earned selling Girl Scout cookies, her big sister Tina helps her come up with a plan to earn the money back.".
- 00059380 abstract "Follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed and the mute Moroccan stable boy who tends him with loyalty and devotion all his life.".
- 00059382 abstract "Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.".