Donna Jo Napoli
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology offers timeless stories of Greek myths in a beautiful new volume. Brought to life with lyrical text by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli and stunning artwork by award-winning illustrator Christina Balit, the tales of gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena and heroes and monsters such as Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa will fascinate and engage children's imaginations.
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2) Pink magic
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nick wishes for some pink mail addressed just to him, and his sister helps make it happen.
3) Albert
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
One day when Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life.
6) North
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Description
"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
11) Stones in water
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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Description
After being taken from a local movie theater--along with other Italian boys, including his Jewish friend--by German soldiers, Roberto is forced to work for the German war effort until he escapes into the Ukrainian winter, desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.
13) Fish Girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
14) Hunger
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It is the autumn of 1846 in Ireland. Lorraine and her brother are waiting for the time to pick the potato crop on their family farm leased from an English landowner. But this year is different, the spuds are mushy and ruined. What will Lorraine and her family do?
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"To look up at a murmuration of starlings is an experience like no other. Hundreds, thousands, and sometimes millions of starlings fly together as one flock. The group ripples, whirls, and waves as each bird stays close to its neighbors in a harmonious synchronicity of movement. This story, told from the point of view of the flock, gives the reader an inside look at the ebb and flow of a murmuration"--