Ezra Jack Keats
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 1
Language
English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 2
Language
English
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When a little boy wants terribly to be able to whistle for his dog the way big boys do, he tries very hard to learn how. That's what Peter did.
3) Apt. 3
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English
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On a rainy day two brothers try to discover who is playing the harmonica they hear in their apartment building.
4) Pet show
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Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 7
Language
English
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When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize.
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 3
Language
English
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When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.
7) Hi, cat!
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 6
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
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Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.
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Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 4
Language
English
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Peter wants to invite Amy to his birthday party but he wants it to be a surprise.
11) Jennie's hat
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Pub. Date
1994.
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English
Description
When the hat Jennie receives from her aunt is not as fancy as she had hoped, her bird friends decorate it for her.
15) The Trip
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English
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"A quietly told story of a shoebox that helps Louie to remember old times, before he moved away, and then to make friends in his new neighborhood." --- Publisher's Weekly
Do you lose all your friends when you move to a new neighborhood? That's what Louie thinks. Feeling sad and lonely, Louie builds a small diorama of his old block and dreams he's flying back to visit with his pals. But just at that moment Louie wakes up to learn there are new friends...
16) Goggles!
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English
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From Caldecott Medal winner and acclaimed author Ezra Jack Keats.
Peter has found a rare treasure, a pair of old, beat-up motorcycle goggles. He and his best friend Archie are on their way to Archie's front stoop with their prize when they run into a neighborhood gang that wants those goggles, too. What the bullies don't understand is how hard it is to catch two smart boys and one crafty dog.
17) Hi, cat!
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 6
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.
18) Louie
Author
Pub. Date
2004, 1975..
Language
English
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Description
Susie and Roberto's puppet show is temporarily interrupted when Louie becomes fascinated by one of the puppets.
Author
Series
Danny Dunn books volume 1
Language
English
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Through a mishap in Professor Bulfinch's laboratory, Danny accidentally creates an anti-gravity paint. The natural use, of course, is for a spaceship -- the paint can replace rockets to get the ship into space. Unfortunately, the spaceship is launched prematurely after Danny and Joe follow Professor Bulfinch and Dr. Grimes on a tour of the ship. A mechanical failure dooms the four to a one-way trip out of the Solar System -- unless they can repair...