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Books with author Jane O'Connor

  • The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China

    Jane O'Connor

    Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, April 15, 2002)
    Lintong County, People's Republic of China, March 1974Three farmers are digging a well when suddenly their shovels hit something hard. It is a clay head of a mad who stares back at them, open-eyed and amazingly real looking. The farmers have never seen anything like it; neither have the archeologists who arrive and being to uncover more and more pottery men—first dozens, then hundres and eventually thousands! Buried for more than 2,200 years, they are soldiers, life-size as well as life-like, and they stand at attention as if waiting for the command to charge into battle. The only thing missing is their weapons, and soon those are found too—thousands of real bronze swords, daggers, and arrowheads still so sharp they can split a hair.Now, after almost thirty years of ongoing excavation, a buried army of 7,500 terracotta soldiers and horses has emerged. And this site that three farmers accidentally stumbled upon ranks along with the Great Pyramids in Egypt as one of the true wonders of the ancient world.The Emperor's Silent Army features more than forty full-color photos that showcase the terracotta troops. A vivid and engaging text tells all about the army as well as the extraordinary story of the men who commanded its creation—the ruthless and tyrannical first emperor of China.
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  • Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Feb. 3, 2011)
    For more than two thousand years, a secret army of life-size terra-cotta soldiers lay buried underground in China. But in 1974, some farmers digging a well discovered the first of what turned out to be an army of more than 7,000. Who made them? And why? In this fascinating reader, kids will learn all about one of the wonders of the ancient world and the fierce first emperor of China.
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  • I Can Read Fancy Nancy - 6 Book Set

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Harper, Jan. 1, 2014)
    I Can Read Fancy Nancy - 6 Book Set (Just My Lusk!, The 100th Day of School, Apples Galore!, My Family History, Pajama Day, The Show Must Go On)
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  • Nina, Nina Star Ballerina

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, March 17, 1997)
    Playing the star in the class dance show, Nina finds herself in an awkward situation. All her friends think that she is the star of the show, so she now has to set the record straight and make things right once more.
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  • Nancy Clancy 8 Book Boxed Set, Books 1-7 PLUS My Secret Diary, Bookmark and Door Hanger

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Harper, March 15, 2018)
    OOh-LA LA - 8 chapter books featuring everyone's favorite fancy girl! Join Nancy on eight spectacular adventures inside one remarkable box. Whether she's solving a mystery or predicting the future, no one brings pizzazz quite like Nancy!
  • Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 6, 1989)
    Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
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  • Dragon Breath

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Feb. 24, 1997)
    On vacation in Wales, a young boy questions why he sees no boys his age and why the place continuously smells like smoke, and when he learns that the town's name means "in the shadow of a dragon," he sets out to learn the true background of this very odd town
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  • Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (HarperCollins Publishers, Oct. 1, 2011)
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  • Corrie's Secret Pal: 1

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 1, 1993)
    A lonely new student finds friends and adventures after joining a Brownie Girl Scout troop
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  • Jojo And Daddy Bake A Cake

    Jane O'Connor

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Oct. 10, 2017)
    JoJo and Daddy bake a cake for a surprise recipient.
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  • The Teeny Tiny Woman

    Jane O'Connor, R. W. Alley

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1986)
    Illus. in full color. In an adaptation for beginning readers, a teeny tiny woman finds a teeny tiny bone on a teeny tiny grave and takes it home, only to be hounded by a teeny tiny ghost who wants his bone back!
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  • Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (HarperCollins Children's Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
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