Author: Claire Llewellyn
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
ISBN: 9780764133268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Teaches children the different ways to keep safe when they are in the park, in stores, or out in the street.
Watch Out! Around Town
Author: Claire Llewellyn
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
ISBN: 9780764133268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Teaches children the different ways to keep safe when they are in the park, in stores, or out in the street.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
ISBN: 9780764133268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Teaches children the different ways to keep safe when they are in the park, in stores, or out in the street.
Stars Around Town
Author: Nathan Olson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736863728
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an introduction to stars by identifying things having this shape within a city. Includes an activity.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736863728
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an introduction to stars by identifying things having this shape within a city. Includes an activity.
Busy People All Around Town
Author: R. W. Alley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307110121
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307110121
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Famous All Over Town
Author: Danny Santiago
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The scene is Los Angeles--but not the LA of sun-drenched beaches or glamorous Hollywood. This is the Los Angeles of the Chicano barrio, where everything in life is stacked against the teenaged hero, Chato Medina, his beleaguered, disintegrating family, his defiant and doomed friends, and the future he may not make it far enough to enjoy. Chato, however, is out to beat all those odds--in his own indefatigable, inimitable way . . .
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The scene is Los Angeles--but not the LA of sun-drenched beaches or glamorous Hollywood. This is the Los Angeles of the Chicano barrio, where everything in life is stacked against the teenaged hero, Chato Medina, his beleaguered, disintegrating family, his defiant and doomed friends, and the future he may not make it far enough to enjoy. Chato, however, is out to beat all those odds--in his own indefatigable, inimitable way . . .
All Around Town
Author: Dinah Johnson
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 9780805054569
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This special picture book offers a window into the African American community of Columbia, South Carolina, during the early twentieth century. While the town is specific, the themes and photographs are universal--weddings and funerals, teachers and preachers, sassy cars and baseball teams, and, of course, families of all sizes. More than half a century later, Richard Samuel Roberts's photographs and Dinah Johnson's lyrical text come together to illustrate the pride, joy, and strength of a bustling community.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 9780805054569
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This special picture book offers a window into the African American community of Columbia, South Carolina, during the early twentieth century. While the town is specific, the themes and photographs are universal--weddings and funerals, teachers and preachers, sassy cars and baseball teams, and, of course, families of all sizes. More than half a century later, Richard Samuel Roberts's photographs and Dinah Johnson's lyrical text come together to illustrate the pride, joy, and strength of a bustling community.
All Around The Town
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743206193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, crafts a terrifying story of murder and obsession with “a slambam finish” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, however, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, attorney Sarah, to mount her defense, Sarah in turn brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly. Kidnapped at the age of four and victimized for two years, Laurie has developed astounding coping skills. Only when the unbearable memories of those lost years are released can the truth of the crime come out—and only then can the final sadistic plan of her abductor, whose obsession is stronger than ever, be revealed.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743206193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, crafts a terrifying story of murder and obsession with “a slambam finish” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, however, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, attorney Sarah, to mount her defense, Sarah in turn brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly. Kidnapped at the age of four and victimized for two years, Laurie has developed astounding coping skills. Only when the unbearable memories of those lost years are released can the truth of the crime come out—and only then can the final sadistic plan of her abductor, whose obsession is stronger than ever, be revealed.
A Handful of Stars
Author: Cynthia Lord
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545700299
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545700299
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
About Town
Author: Ben Yagoda
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684816059
Category : New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Illuminated by interviews with more than fifty people, including the late Joseph Mitchell, William Steig, Roger Angell, Calvin Trillin, Pauline Kael, John Updike, and Ann Beattie, About Town penetrates the inner workings of the New Yorker as no other book has done."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684816059
Category : New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Illuminated by interviews with more than fifty people, including the late Joseph Mitchell, William Steig, Roger Angell, Calvin Trillin, Pauline Kael, John Updike, and Ann Beattie, About Town penetrates the inner workings of the New Yorker as no other book has done."--BOOK JACKET.
Turn the Key: Around Town
Author: Julie Merberg
Publisher: Downtown Bookworks
ISBN: 9781935703440
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Six doors can be unlocked (with a real key!) to reveal fanciful cakes at the bakery, colorful toys at the toy store, and more hidden treasures. In addition to enhancing fine motor skills, the book teaches vocabulary, colors, and counting—in the most delightful way. SIX DOORS CAN be unlocked (with a real key!) to reveal fanciful cakes at the bakery, colorful toys at the toy store, and more hidden treasures. In addition to enhancing fine motor skills, the book teaches vocabulary, colors, and counting—in the most delightful way. This follow-up to the successful Turn the Key, also a collaboration between Julie Merberg and Lucinda McQueen, offers more fun for tiny fingers and curious minds.
Publisher: Downtown Bookworks
ISBN: 9781935703440
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Six doors can be unlocked (with a real key!) to reveal fanciful cakes at the bakery, colorful toys at the toy store, and more hidden treasures. In addition to enhancing fine motor skills, the book teaches vocabulary, colors, and counting—in the most delightful way. SIX DOORS CAN be unlocked (with a real key!) to reveal fanciful cakes at the bakery, colorful toys at the toy store, and more hidden treasures. In addition to enhancing fine motor skills, the book teaches vocabulary, colors, and counting—in the most delightful way. This follow-up to the successful Turn the Key, also a collaboration between Julie Merberg and Lucinda McQueen, offers more fun for tiny fingers and curious minds.
Goods and Services Around Town
Author: Heather Schwartz
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433369788
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Needs and wants and the difference between them can be a difficult concept for young students. Early readers will be introduced to goods and services, what makes them different, and examples of each. This title features plenty of eye-catching images and new vocabulary.
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433369788
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Needs and wants and the difference between them can be a difficult concept for young students. Early readers will be introduced to goods and services, what makes them different, and examples of each. This title features plenty of eye-catching images and new vocabulary.