S. D. Schindler
2) Catwings
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English
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Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.
3) Big pumpkin
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English
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Once there was a witch who longed for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, the pumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldn't get it off the vine. Although "she pulled and she tugged and she pulled...that pumpkin just sat." Along came a ghost, "I am bigger than you and stronger, too," said he. "Let me try." Well, the witch wanted that whole pumpkin for herself. But she needed help - Halloween was just hours away...With the rhythm and repetition...
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English
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Here is the story of Ben Franklin's first invention, his journey through the scientific method, and the surprising successes that result when you're willing to make mistakes.
Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement...
Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement...
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English
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Brother Hugo can't return his library book - the letters of St. Augustine - because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear! Instructed by the abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste...
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Catwings series volume 2
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English
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Award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin has been praised for her gentle tales of the catwings kittens. The series' first book, Catwings, was picked as a Book to Look For by legendary Science Fiction writer Orson Scott Card. In the second catwings story, the kittens decide to visit their mother in the city. But before finding Mother, they find a very special kitten who needs their help. "A convincing fantasy and a worthy sequel."-Booklist, starred review...
14) Spinning spiders
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Describes the characteristics of spiders and the methods they use to trap their prey in webs.
18) Monster mess!
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Publisher
M.K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster Children's Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive pen of Cynthia Rylant. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes — when an animal causes a human being to see things in a different way, and, perhaps, changes his life.
