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Attaboy, Sam!

by Lowry, Lois & De Groat, Diane

Sam is able to help his sister Anastasia with the poem she is writing for their mother's birthday, but his own efforts to create a special perfume are disastro...

The Top of the World

Climbing Mount Everest

by Jenkins, Steve

Describes the conditions and terrain of Mount Everest, attempts that have been made to scale this peak, and general information about the equipment and techniq...

William Shakespeare and the Globe

by Aliki,

Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.

Cool Melons--Turn to Frogs!

The Life and Poems of Issa

by Gollub, Matthew & Stone, Kazuko G.

A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than thirty poems included in this book.

Mary on Horseback

Three Mountain Stories

by Wells, Rosemary & McCarty, Peter

Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give medical car...

Outside and Inside Bats

by Markle, Sandra

Describes the inner and outer workings of bats, discussing their diet, anatomy, and reproduction.

Mysterious Thelonious

by Raschka, Christopher

Matches the tones of the diatonic scale to the values of the color wheel in presenting a portrait of the work of the Afro-American jazz musician and composer o...

Treehouse Tales

by Isaacs, Anne & Bloom, Lloyd

Three chapters relate the experiences and adventures of three 1880s Pennsylvania farm children in their family tree house, which serves as a refuge, a source o...

Coyote and the Fire Stick

A Pacific Northwest Indian Tale

by Goldin, Barbara Diamond & Hillenbrand, Will

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In Flight with David McPhail

A Creative Autobiography

by McPhail, David

The author describes how he goes about the process of writing and illustrating books.