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Books with author Jean Cassels Helmer

  • The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Beloved children’s characters come to life through a puzzle in paintings. The eccentric traveler and world-renowned painter, Dr. David Harleyson, has disappeared, and it is up to his young nephew to find him! By unraveling the clues on the backs of Dr. David’s most recent paintings, his nephew is able to piece together his uncle’s incredible around-the-world journey.What do the most popular creatures from Mother Goose, Grimm, and Aesop—immortalized in Dr. David’s breathtakingly lifelike portraits—have to do with his year-long adventure? Where has Dr. David been, and what will become of him?The mystery awaits, and only by following the clues can you discover the tale behind the mysterious collection of Dr. David Harleyson!
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  • Animals in Disguise: A Science Action Book

    Peter S. Seymour, Jean Cassels Helmer

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1985)
    The natural phenomenon of animal camouflage is depicted in three-dimensional full-color as children see a fawn blending into the forest, a frog on a leaf, and hunt for the snowshoe hare in a winter scene
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  • Br'er Rabbit Captured!: A Dr. David Harleyson Adventure

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Books for Young Readers, Sept. 18, 2007)
    World-renowned painter Dr. David Harleyson and his nephew John D. are about to set off another adventure! This time they're headed down South to Sandy Creek, where Dr. David plans on capturing the famous trickster Br'er Rabbit on canvas--a portrait he's always dreamed of painting. Br'er Fox has "thoughtfully" agreed to help. But getting Br'er Rabbit to sit for his portrait is easier said than done because he has to keep slipping away from Br'er Fox and Br'er Wolf, who also want to capture him--to barbecue! It will be a summer of adventure--and misadventure--for John D. as he meets all the favorite characters from Uncle Remus and retells their classic tales in funny letters home to his dad.
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  • Br'er Rabbit Captured!: A Dr. David Harleyson Adventure

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Books for Young Readers, Sept. 18, 2007)
    World-renowned painter Dr. David Harleyson and his nephew John D. are about to set off another adventure! This time they're headed down South to Sandy Creek, where Dr. David plans on capturing the famous trickster Br'er Rabbit on canvas--a portrait he's always dreamed of painting. Br'er Fox has "thoughtfully" agreed to help. But getting Br'er Rabbit to sit for his portrait is easier said than done because he has to keep slipping away from Br'er Fox and Br'er Wolf, who also want to capture him--to barbecue! It will be a summer of adventure--and misadventure--for John D. as he meets all the favorite characters from Uncle Remus and retells their classic tales in funny letters home to his dad.
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  • Whinny of the Wild Horses

    Amy C. Laundrie, Jean Cassels Helmer

    Library Binding (Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1990)
    A curious, spirited wild colt learns the dangers of the harsh but beautiful Wyoming range, including an unscrupulous rancher intent on driving the mustangs out of their valley and claiming it as his own
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  • The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Beloved children’s characters come to life through a puzzle in paintings. The eccentric traveler and world-renowned painter, Dr. David Harleyson, has disappeared, and it is up to his young nephew to find him! By unraveling the clues on the backs of Dr. David’s most recent paintings, his nephew is able to piece together his uncle’s incredible around-the-world journey.What do the most popular creatures from Mother Goose, Grimm, and Aesop—immortalized in Dr. David’s breathtakingly lifelike portraits—have to do with his year-long adventure? Where has Dr. David been, and what will become of him?The mystery awaits, and only by following the clues can you discover the tale behind the mysterious collection of Dr. David Harleyson!
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  • Br'er Rabbit Captured!: A Dr. David Harleyson Adventure

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Childrens, Sept. 18, 2007)
    World-renowned painter Dr. David Harleyson and his nephew John D. are about to set off another adventure! This time they're headed down South to Sandy Creek, where Dr. David plans on capturing the famous trickster Br'er Rabbit on canvas--a portrait he's always dreamed of painting. Br'er Fox has "thoughtfully" agreed to help. But getting Br'er Rabbit to sit for his portrait is easier said than done because he has to keep slipping away from Br'er Fox and Br'er Wolf, who also want to capture him--to barbecue! It will be a summer of adventure--and misadventure--for John D. as he meets all the favorite characters from Uncle Remus and retells their classic tales in funny letters home to his dad.
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  • Amazing World of Butterflies and Moths

    Louis Sabin, Jean Cassels Helmer

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, Jan. 1, 1982)
    Briefly and clearly describes, and illustrates in brightly colored drawings, the life cycles of the butterfly and the moth
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  • The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (Walker Childrens, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Beloved children's characters come to life through a puzzle in paintings.The eccentric traveler and world-renowned painter, Dr. David Harleyson, has disappeared, and it is up to his young nephew to find him! By unraveling the clues on the backs of Dr. David's most recent paintings, his nephew is able to piece together his uncle's incredible around-the-world journey.What do the most popular creatures from Mother Goose, Grimm, and Aesop―immortalized in Dr. David's breathtakingly lifelike portraits―have to do with his year-long adventure? Where has Dr. David been, and what will become of him?The mystery awaits, and only by following the clues can you discover the tale behind the mysterious collection of Dr. David Harleyson!
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  • Br'er Rabbit Captured!: A Dr. David Harleyson Adventure

    Jean Cassels

    Library Binding (Walker Childrens, Sept. 18, 2007)
    World-renowned painter Dr. David Harleyson and his nephew John D. are about to set off another adventure! This time they're headed down South to Sandy Creek, where Dr. David plans on capturing the famous trickster Br'er Rabbit on canvas―a portrait he's always dreamed of painting. Br'er Fox has "thoughtfully" agreed to help. But getting Br'er Rabbit to sit for his portrait is easier said than done because he has to keep slipping away from Br'er Fox and Br'er Wolf, who also want to capture him―to barbecue! It will be a summer of adventure―and misadventure―for John D. as he meets all the favorite characters from Uncle Remus and retells their classic tales in funny letters home to his dad.
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  • The Twelve Days of Christmas in Louisiana

    Jean Cassels

    Hardcover (STERLING, Nov. 23, 2010)
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