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Books with author Elisha%20Cooper

  • 8: An Animal Alphabet

    Elisha Cooper

    Paperback
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  • Beaver Is Lost

    Elisha Cooper

    Paperback (Dragonfly Books, Nov. 26, 2013)
    Oh, no--Beaver is lost! Will he ever find his way back home? In this nearly wordless picture book by Elisha Cooper, winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, a young beaver is accidentally separated from his family. Follow Beaver as he's chased by a dog, visits a zoo, and even finds himself in the middle of a busy city street. In the vein of beloved classics like Flotsam and Good Night, Gorilla, this book is perfect for future graphic novel enthusiasts. With luminous pencil-and-watercolor illustrations by an artist whose work the New York Times has called "simple and quiet and essentially perfect," Beaver Is Lost is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere.
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  • Dance!

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 1, 2001)
    Young, aspiring dancers will love this behind-the-scenes peek at how dancers work hard, rehearse, and perfect their lunging, leaping, and twirling moves.
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  • Bear Dreams

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Aug. 29, 2006)
    One autumn afternoon a bear cub disobeys his mother and his father and goes outside to play with his friends. This bear cub, you see, does not want to go to sleep for the winter, or even for one minute. This bear cub has big ideas and big plans and big dreams. Bear dreams. Ages: 3+
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  • Country Fair

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Aug. 19, 1997)
    Nothing looks or sounds or smells like a good, old-fashioned country fair--and this one is no exception. There are tall canvas tents and a whirling Ferris wheel. There are pigs and cows and horses and rabbits. Sheep are being sheared and teams of oxen are pulling massive loads. The air is alive with the mouth-watering smells of cooking food. Happy fairgoers are having a ball, and young readers will, too, in Elisha Cooper's first book for children. Get your ticket now--the fun has just begun!
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  • ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Dial, March 13, 2008)
    With stories about classes, extra-curricular activities, romances, and more, a comprehensive collection presents a realistic look at what it is like to enjoy, cope, and survive high school and its many dramas.
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  • ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school

    Elisha Cooper

    eBook (Dial Books, March 13, 2008)
    Elisha Cooper spent a year hanging out at a Chicago high school— listening and sketching students. He followed eight kids, mostly seniors, through their entire year, and by telling their specific stories he gives us a more general picture of what it’s like to be a high school student. Part documentary, part sketchbook, this is a, thoroughly entertaining account.
  • Henry

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Aug. 1, 1999)
    This book has brought a tear to the eye of everyone who's read it, and a sigh of recognition in everyone who's ever loved a pet. It is the story of a golden pup named Henry and the young farm boy who picks him out to become his buddy for life. Through the changing seasons and passing years, with the fields and woods as their playground and cows, goats, and chickens for playmates, dog and boy share the joys and heartaches of growing up. Simply told and illustrated with Elisha Cooper's delightful watercolors, Henry seamlessly blends art and narrative in an affecting tale of loyalty, love, and undying friendship.Visit Elisha Cooper's Web site!.
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  • A Good Night Walk

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, Sept. 1, 2005)
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  • Beach

    Elisha Cooper

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, June 1, 2006)
    Award-winning author Elisha Cooper uses his renowned soft yet lively watercolors to celebrate the cherished act of visiting the beach."Away to the beach! Away to sand and salt water, to rolling dunes and pounding waves."A day at the beach supplies any child with a lifetime of memories. In this new picture book by award-winning author Elisha Cooper, the simple magic of building sand castles, collecting seashells, and running from the waves is brought to life through poetic text and lively illustrations. Together, readers will be able to visit the beach year-round as they share this delightful book.
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  • Magic Thinks Big

    Elisha Cooper

    Library Binding (Greenwillow Books, March 15, 2004)
    Magic the cat isvery large, very round, and unable to make up his mind.Magic the cat issort of silly,sort of sleepy, andstuck in one spot. Look!Magic the catmay not be moving,but his imaginationhas taken flight.
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  • A Good Night Walk, Scholastic Big Book

    Elisha Cooper

    Paperback
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