Candace Fleming
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Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of Amelia Lost and The Lincolns comes a heartrending narrative nonfiction page-turner--and a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World...
Author
Language
English
Description
How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child...and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Twice a day when the tide goes out, an astonishing world is revealed in the tide pools that form along the Pacific Coast. Some of the creatures that live here look like stone. Others look like plants. Some move so slowly it's hard to tell if they're moving at all, while others are so fast you're not sure you really saw them. The biggest animals in the pool are smaller than your hand, while the smallest can't be seen at all without a microscope. ...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.
11) Penny & Pip
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Language
English
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Description
Penny goes on a class field trip to the museum and befriends a baby dinosaur.
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Series
Bulldozer books (Candace Fleming) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Bulldozer wants to invite all of his co-workers to a party to celebrate his special day, but to them it is just another day for scooping, sifting, stirring, and more.
Author
Series
Bulldozer books (Candace Fleming) volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bulldozer proves that he can help on the construction site"--
16) Mine!
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A group of forest animals vie for the same delicious red apple that is just about to drop.
17) Polar bear
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
As spring approaches in the Arctic, a mother polar bear and her two cubs tentatively emerge from hibernation to explore the changing landscape. When it is time, she takes her cubs on a forty-mile journey, back to their home on the ice. Along the way, she fends off wolves, hunts for food, and swims miles and miles.
18) Oh, no!
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A series of animals falls into a deep hole, only to be saved at last by a very large rescuer.
19) Giant squid
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged), 2 folded leaves : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book exploring the mysterious life of the elusive giant squid"--
Author
Series
Mr. McGreely volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Having worked all summer at keeping bunnies out of his garden, Mr. McGreely looks forward to a peaceful winter--if only he can keep those naughty bunnies from invading his home.
