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The storyteller's candle

by Delacre, Lulu

During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living i...

The Cemetery Keepers of Gettysburg

by High, Linda Oatman & Filippucci, Laura

With his father, the caretaker of Gettysburg's Evergreen Cemetery, off fighting in the Union Army, Fred Thorn endures the three-day Battle of Gettysburg and th...

Days to Celebrate

A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More

by Hopkins, Lee Bennett & Alcorn, Stephen

Provides a listing of events, births of famous people, and holidays, with information and poetry about the twelve months of the year.

Suddenly Alligator

by Walton, Rick & Bradshaw, Jim

A young boy meets a hungry alligator. Throw in mistaken identity and a pair of stinky socks, and you have all the fun and surprise of the fabulous new picture ...

My Grandmother's Clock

by McCaughrean, Geraldine

A child, wondering why Grandma doesn't have the grandfather clock in her house repaired, learns that there are many ways to measure time, from the moment it ta...

The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called [cf4]Fish[cf3]

by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs & Krommes, Beth

Tells the dramatic story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition that set off in 1913 to explore the high north.

Tiger, Tiger, Growing Up

by Hewett, Joan & Hewett, Richard

Describes the special care and training of a tiger cub at Marine World/Africa USA through her first nine months of life.