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Books with author David Frampton

  • Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem

    David Frampton

    Hardcover (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., June 23, 2006)
    On a sweltering summer day in Brooklyn, the local firemen spray a group of bored city kids with cool water from their hoses. In the water-drenched moments that follow, the children make the most of this unexpected treat. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem comes alive with charming and exuberant woodcuts by David Frampton, creating an adventure that readers of all ages will enjoy.
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  • The Whole Night Through: A Lullaby

    David Frampton

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, June 5, 2001)
    The moon's sweet lullaby of light falls softly through the jungle night down past the leafy bongo tree where everyone's asleep but me!The rhino is nestling in his bed. So are the crocodile and the zebra. The mouse is resting, the butterfly is snoozing, and the lions are snoring, Every animal in the jungle has closed its eyes for the night-everyone except the leopard. He is determined to stay awake the whole night through, but suddenly, wink...blink...yawn...yawn...shushhhhhhhhhh David Frampton has created a charming lullaby for tiny children who try very hard every night to stay awake, Rhythmic text and beautiful woodcuts of jungle animals combine to make a perfect book to share at bedtime.
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  • My Beastie Book of ABC

    David Frampton

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, April 16, 2002)
    A is for alligator.Z is for zebra.And in between is a rollicking alphabet that turns the ABCs into a madcap zoo filled with surprises and laughter! For every child who has ever asked if a leopard has to wash off its spots or if a rhino's horn goes "beep," David Frampton has created a book filled with woodcuts of animals so vivid they seem to leap off the page and into our laps!
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  • The Whole Night Through: A Lullaby

    David Frampton

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, June 1, 2001)
    While the rhino is nestling in its bed and the lions are snoring, a young leopard refuses to go to sleep, but unbeknownst to him, he is soon in for a big surprise, in a vibrantly illustrated lullaby for little ones.
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  • The Song of Francis and the Animals

    Pat Mora, David Frampton

    Hardcover (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, Aug. 16, 2005)
    With lilting verse and playful imagery, this award-winning author celebrates the tender relationship between the beloved saint and the animals whom he adored.
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  • Riding the Tiger

    Eve Bunting, David Frampton

    Hardcover (Clarion Books, March 19, 2001)
    Esteemed author Eve Bunting brings all her insight, empathy, and storytelling skill to this powerful allegorical tale, set in the streets of an unnamed city and illustrated with striking woodcuts. Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger’s massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respect—shopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn’t respect people feel for him and the tiger—it’s fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger’s back, he discovers it’s a lot harder than climbing on.Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temp-tation, peer pressure, and conformity.
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  • Riding the Tiger

    Eve Bunting, David Frampton

    eBook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 19, 2001)
    Esteemed author Eve Bunting brings all her insight, empathy, and storytelling skill to this powerful allegorical tale, set in the streets of an unnamed city and illustrated with striking woodcuts. Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger’s massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respect—shopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn’t respect people feel for him and the tiger—it’s fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger’s back, he discovers it’s a lot harder than climbing on.Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temp-tation, peer pressure, and conformity.
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  • My Beastie Book of ABC: Rhymes and Woodcuts

    David Frampton

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, April 1, 2002)
    Wood-cut illustrations and brief rhymes present an alphabet of animals from alligator and hippo to parrot and zebra.
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  • Whaling Days

    Carol Carrick, David Frampton

    Hardcover (Clarion Books, March 22, 1993)
    Describes the golden age of American whaling by tracing the history of the whaling industry from hunting in Colonial America to present day regulation and conservation efforts.
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  • Vanny V: Vulture Culture Rebel

    David Hampton

    Paperback (Independently published, June 21, 2019)
    Did you ever hear of a vegetarian vulture? What about a vulture with a flying squirrel sidekick? How about a vulture hero who saves the day...many times? Probably never, unless you’ve already read this book. Enter the fascinating world of Vanny V, the vulture culture rebel who tirelessly works through the complex rules of his flock, dangers in the woodlands and interactions with curious humans who weave in and out of his young life. Vanny V is a fun and exciting journey through the animal world from a unique perspective where friendships come easy and soaring is attainable.A great book for kids to read with lessons of sharing and friendship and doing the right thing in difficult situations. Fun for kids to read or parents to read to their kids.
  • Jerusalem, Shining Still

    Karla Kuskin, David Frampton

    Hardcover (Harper & Row, March 15, 1987)
    Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years of being battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shines peacefully in the moonlight.
  • Vanny V: Vulture Culture Rebel

    David Hampton

    language (, June 20, 2019)
    Did you ever hear of a vegetarian vulture? What about a vulture with a flying squirrel sidekick? How about a vulture hero who saves the day...many times? Probably never, unless you’ve already read this book. Enter the fascinating world of Vanny V, the vulture culture rebel who tirelessly works through the complex rules of his flock, dangers in the woodlands and interactions with curious humans who weave in and out of his young life. Vanny V is a fun and exciting journey through the animal world from a unique perspective where friendships come easy and soaring is attainable.A great book for kids to read with lessons of sharing and friendship and doing the right thing in difficult situations. Fun for kids to read or parents to read to their kids.