Author: Julia Eccleshare
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780862643959
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Children's Books of the Year 1992
Author: Julia Eccleshare
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780862643959
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780862643959
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Goblins in the Castle
Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671727117
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
When William's new friend, Igor, accidentally releases a horde of goblins, the two must journey to Goblin Land to undo the damage.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671727117
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
When William's new friend, Igor, accidentally releases a horde of goblins, the two must journey to Goblin Land to undo the damage.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Author: Julia Eccleshare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844036714
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844036714
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.
Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips (The Bailey School Kids #5)
Author: Debbie Dadey
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338829173
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! Eddie's Great-aunt Mathilda is sick and he has to help take care of her. But when Eddie and his friends visit Mathilda's house, strange things start to happen. Howie sees someone staring at him from the attic window and, when his back is turned, his garlic potato chips are used to spell the word ATTIC on the ground. During later visits the kids hear noises from the attic, but Great-aunt Mathilda swears there's nothing up there. Could the ghost of Eddie's Great-uncle Jasper, who died years ago, be haunting his aunt's home? The Bailey School kids will find out!
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338829173
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! Eddie's Great-aunt Mathilda is sick and he has to help take care of her. But when Eddie and his friends visit Mathilda's house, strange things start to happen. Howie sees someone staring at him from the attic window and, when his back is turned, his garlic potato chips are used to spell the word ATTIC on the ground. During later visits the kids hear noises from the attic, but Great-aunt Mathilda swears there's nothing up there. Could the ghost of Eddie's Great-uncle Jasper, who died years ago, be haunting his aunt's home? The Bailey School kids will find out!
29-Jun-99
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395597620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395597620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
Collecting Little Golden Books
Author: Steve Santi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780896890718
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780896890718
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Old Black Fly
Author: Jim Aylesworth
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805039244
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An oral reading and signing of the book "Old Black Fly" by staff of the McKinley Elementary School and Reddick Library.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805039244
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An oral reading and signing of the book "Old Black Fly" by staff of the McKinley Elementary School and Reddick Library.
The Children of Men
Author: P. D. James
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Children's Books and Their Creators
Author: Anita Silvey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395653807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395653807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.
There Are No Children Here
Author: Alex Kotlowitz
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307814289
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" (The New York Times). "Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."—Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307814289
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" (The New York Times). "Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."—Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.