Max and Marla

Max and Marla PDF Author: Alexandra Boiger
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0399175040
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
"Olympians in training, Max and Marla show us how dedication, persistence and friendship will always lead to sucess!"--

Max and Marla

Max and Marla PDF Author: Alexandra Boiger
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0399175040
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
"Olympians in training, Max and Marla show us how dedication, persistence and friendship will always lead to sucess!"--

Max and Marla Are Going on a Trip

Max and Marla Are Going on a Trip PDF Author: Alexandra Boiger
Publisher: Philomel Books
ISBN: 0525515704
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
Max and his best friend Marla, a snowy owl, are off to Australia.

Max and Marla are Flying Together

Max and Marla are Flying Together PDF Author: Alexandra Boiger
Publisher:
ISBN: 0525515666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
Max discovers that his best friend Marla, a snowy owl, is afraid to fly, and patiently encourages her to try.

She Persisted in Sports

She Persisted in Sports PDF Author: Chelsea Clinton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593353412
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Book Description
From Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind She Persisted, comes a new book featuring woman athletes who overcame and inspired--perfect for fans of the Olympics! Now abridged as a board book for our youngest feminists and activists. Throughout history, women have been told that they couldn't achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried. Woman athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. In this third She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of their persistence. Now abridged as a board book for the earliest of readers, She Persisted in Sports is a book for everyone who has ever aimed for a goal and been told it wasn't theirs to hit, for everyone who has ever raced for a finish line that seemed all too far away, and for everyone who has ever felt small or unimportant while out on the field. Alexandra Boiger's vibrant artwork accompanies this inspiring text that shows readers of all ages that no matter what obstacles come their way, they have the power to persist and succeed. This book features: Margaret Ives Abbott, Gertrude Ederle, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, Wilma Rudolph, Jean Driscoll, Mia Hamm (and the 1996 Olympic soccer team), Kristi Yamaguchi, Venus and Serena Williams, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, Diana Taurasi, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad and Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux.

Roxie and the Hooligans

Roxie and the Hooligans PDF Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439132127
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Book Description
Do not panic. Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them has taught Roxie Warbler how to handle all sorts of situations. If Roxie's ever lost in the desert, or buried in an avalanche, or caught in a dust storm, she knows just what to do. But Lord Thistlebottom has no advice to help Roxie deal with Helvetia's Hooligans, the meanest band of bullies in school. Then Roxie finds herself stranded on a deserted island with not only the Hooligans but also a pair of crooks on the lam, and her survival skills may just save the day -- and turn the Hooligans into surprising allies.

While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat

While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat PDF Author: Amy Reichert
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
While Rose's mother has a "quick chat" on the telephone, Rose is supposed to get ready for bed but finds she is hosting a party instead.

Thanks a Lot, Emily Post!

Thanks a Lot, Emily Post! PDF Author: Jennifer LaRue Huget
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375838538
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Book Description
Based on Emily Post's bestselling etiquette book, published in 1922, here's an uproarious picture book that takes rules about behavior and turns them upside down. Full color.

Pirate vs. Pirate

Pirate vs. Pirate PDF Author: Mary Quattlebaum
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 136800444X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
Bad Bart is the biggest, burliest boy pirate in the Atlantic. Mean Mo is the maddest, mightiest girl pirate in the Pacific. When they meet in the middle, it's a no-holds-barred contest to see who is the best pirate in the world. They test who is brave enough to swim with sharks, who is strong enough to throw a cannonball, who can eat the most hard tack, and who has collected the most treasure. Again and again their respective crews proclaim, "Tie!" Bad Bart and Mean Mo stare each other down and . . . fall head over heads in love! This epic tale of the union of two pirate captains is told in seadog lingo and illustrated with of knockout oceanic battles.

All of Us

All of Us PDF Author: Kathryn Erskine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593204719
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

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Book Description
A beautiful book about community and love by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Alexandra Boiger. ME can be WE. YOU can come, too. In a lyrical text that travels the globe, National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine shows young readers how the whole world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different. With stunning, cinematic art by Alexandra Boiger, the illustrator of the She Persisted series, this is the perfect read-aloud at bedtime or for story time. Perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and Be Kind. Praise for All of Us: * "[In this] book about global inclusivity . . . the breathtaking art carries the message throughout." --Booklist, starred review * "This simple yet beautiful book reminds readers that they are not alone. . . . Children will find something different ­every time they read the poem, and feel cherished by the message of openness." --School Library Journal, starred review "A lyrical celebration of unity and diversity . . . Purely sweet." --Kirkus Reviews "This picture book offers an uplifting vision for a unified world." --Publishers Weekly

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Amherst PDF Author: Marla R. Miller
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781616891121
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
The newest title in our Campus Guide series takes readers on an architectural tour of University of Massachusetts Amherst. As one of the nation's oldest public universities, and the largest in the Northeast, the University has a rich and storied history. Initially chartered as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, the school has grown from fifty farmers to close to 24,000 students of diverse backgrounds and academic interests. The University's campus has also expectedly experienced parallel growth. From a few barns on the Berkshire foothills, the University now sits atop nearly 1,500 acres. Five carefully considered tours put the architectural history of the campus into context.