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Cabin fever

Kinney, Jeff


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
Date Published:2011

How do we know it's fall?

Aloian, Molly


Includes index. Why is fall the most appropriately named season? Readers will learn the answer to this question and much more in this captivating new title. From cooler temperatures and fewer daylight hours to colorful leaves and warmer clothing, readers will discover the many signs of the fall season.
Date Published:2013

Rosa Parks : from the back of the bus to the front of a movement

Wilson, Camilla J.



Date Published:2001

Rosa

Giovanni, Nikki



Date Published:2005

The bus ride that changed history : the story of Rosa Parks

Edwards, Pamela Duncan


In 1955, a young African - American woman named Rosa Parks took a big step for civil rights when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. The bus driver told her to move. Jim Crow laws told her to move. But Rosa Parks stayed where she was, and a chain of events was set into motion that would eventually change the course of American history.
Date Published:2005

The magician's secret

Hyman, Zachary,


Charlie loves when Grandpa comes to babysit because he always brings his magical imagination. Grandpa was a magician who knows the most amazing tricks; he can pull a rabbit from a hat and make a coin disappear. But what Charlie loves most are his wonderful adventure stories, and they all begin with something his grandfather has saved in his Magic Story Chest. An hourglass is a reminder of how he defended the treasure in King Tut's tomb from raiders. A long white scarf inspires the story about Grandpa's dogfight with the notorious Red Baron, the great First World War fighter pilot. A coconut shell heralds the story about his encounter with a nasty Tyrannosaurus Rex. Charlie's parents, though, aren't too sure they like Grandpa's stories and warn Charlie that they're just "tall tales." What is Charlie to believe? How can his grandpa convince him that all you need to do is believe and a dream can be turned into something real?
Date Published:2017

Charlie loves when Grandpa comes to babysit because he always brings his magical imagination. Grandpa was a magician who knows the most amazing tricks; he can pull a rabbit from a hat and make a coin disappear. But what Charlie loves most are his wonderful adventure stories, and they all begin with something his grandfather has saved in his Magic Story Chest. An hourglass is a reminder of how he defended the treasure in King Tut's tomb from raiders. A long white scarf inspires the story about Grandpa's dogfight with the notorious Red Baron, the great First World War fighter pilot. A coconut shell heralds the story about his encounter with a nasty Tyrannosaurus Rex. Charlie's parents, though, aren't too sure they like Grandpa's stories and warn Charlie that they're just "tall tales." What is Charlie to believe? How can his grandpa convince him that all you need to do is believe and a dream can be turned into something real?

Date Published:2017

The water princess

Verde, Susan,


Based on the childhood experience of Georgie Badiel. The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village.
Date Published:2016

Imagine

Lennon, John, 1940-1980.


Illustrates, through the eyes of a little pigeon, John Lennon's song about imagining a world at peace, in which people of all sorts live as one. Includes afterword about peace, freedom, and Amnesty International.
Date Published:2017

The skin I'm in : a first look at racism

Thomas, Pat, 1959-


A simple explanation of racism, its basic causes, and the ways in which it can lead to unfair practices.
Date Published:2003

Let's get along! : kids talk about tolerance

Nettleton, Pamela Hill.



Date Published:2005

Don't laugh at me

Seskin, Stephen.



Date Published:2002

My kicks : a sneaker story!

Verde, Susan,


Unable to convince his mother that his torn, stained, and smelly sneakers are irreplaceable, a young boy realizes that new sneakers have advantages, too.
Date Published:2017

Fall leaves change colors

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner



Date Published:2002

Why does ice melt?

Pipe, Jim, 1966-


Includes index. Explains the concepts of freezing and melting, using very simple terms and projects.
Date Published:2002

What's the difference? : being different is amazing

Richards, Doyin, 1974-,


Photographs and simple text celebrate friendship, diversity, and acceptance.
Date Published:2017

Amazing Grace

Hoffman, Mary, 1945-,


Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Date Published:2015

Becoming bionic, and other ways science is making us super

Camlot, Heather,


Using popular superheroes and their powers as a starting point for imagining what could be, this book explores how science is constantly searching for and discovering new ways to augment the human body and the human experience. Book covers six aspects of superhero performance: Super Parts, Super Flight, Super Sight, Super Strength, Super Brains, and Super Survival.
Date Published:2023

Summer

Claybourne, Anna


Includes index.
Date Published:2001

Fall

Claybourne, Anna


Includes index. Bright, colorful artwork and clear photographs provides an ideal introduction to the changing seasons.
Date Published:2005

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina


Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012