Books with author Paul Fleishman

[Library Edition Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Melissa Hughes and Scott Snively] -- Paul Fleischman is a master of sound, incorporating a soaring, energetic musicality into his writing. His poems for two voices -- ''Joyful Noise'' and ''I Am Phoenix'' -- make for irresistible listening. Whether funny, sad, boisterous, or serene, each poem is a virtuoso performance, skillfully illuminating a unique personality from the natural world. Joyful Noise -- Written to be read aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous -- here is a recording of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. Winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal. I Am Pheonix -- is an exultant celebration of the sounds and essence of the bird world. A companion to Joyful Noise, written to be spoken aloud by two voices these poems perfectly capture the beauty of birds in their singing, soaring and rejoicing.

Deadly Quarry--an ecological thriller for young readers. Cordelia Lea Patterson is a country girl with more than her share of curiosity. But something sinister is threatening the fields, woodlands and ponds she's known her whole life. Huge, darkened trucks are rumbling past her grandmother's house in the middle of the night. Fish are dying in her favorite fishing hole. There's a strange smell in the air. Cordelia and her friend Ricky have to find out what's ruining the countryside they love. But that brings them face to face with more danger than they bargained for.

A Newbery Medal-winning Author A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Assigned to write an autobiography, high-school senior Robert Radkovitz instead creates a sound portrait of his life as he remembers it. Looking back, he hears his mother's singing, his grandmother's mysteries, Mexican soap operas, Poe, poetry, and, most cherished, the voice of his absent father from a single tape of one of his radio shows.

"One of those truly distinguished books that offers many rich layers for readers to reflect upon." -- School Library Journal, StarredSixteen-year-old Courtney was paralyzed in the accident. Never again will she walk, dance, run, or even leave the convalescent home where she lies in a bed, surrounded by the elderly and dying. Or will she? When the elderly Elva asks her new roommate to read to her from the 1910 edition of Baedeker's Italy, Courtney reluctantly agrees. Each afternoon, for a short time, the two escape back in time from the darkness of winter in North Dakota. Where there seemed none, together they will find adventure, poetry, beauty, love, and most of all, hope.

Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert animals depend on cactuses, grasses, and other plants to stay alive? Or why tiny insects, fungi, and bacteria may be among the most important living things in a desert? See desert food webs in action in this fascinating book.

Moose, lemmings, owls, wolves, bumblebees, and grizzly bears are some of the many animals that make up a tundra food web. But did you know that worms, beetles, mushrooms, and bacteria break down dead plants and animals into nutrients? Or that tundra animals depend on berries, seeds, and other plants to stay alive? See tundra food webs in action in this fascinating book.