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Audubon North American Birdfeeder Guide
Robert Burton
Paperback (DK, Dec. 21, 2009)Produced in association with the National Audubon Society, the Audubon North American Birdfeeder Guide covers the best ways to attract, observe, and feed birds in your own backyard. From profiles of individual species to understanding bird behavior, this new compact edition provides a wealth of knowledge in a convenient and portable format.
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Don't Ever Wish for a 7-foot Bear
Robert Benton
Paperback (Knopf, March 15, 1972)A little boy regrets wishing for a seven-foot bear.
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The A to Z Beastly Jamboree
Robert Bender
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, June 1, 1996)Presents an alphabet book with a twist as a wild cast of characters does the oddest things, such as zebras zipper a Z and lions launch an L, with fun-filled illustrations to enhance the children's journey through the alphabet.
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The Preposterous Rhinoceros or Alvin's Beastly Birthday
Robert Bender
Hardcover (Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 1994)Although Alvin thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday, a brightly colored assortment of wacky creatures parading by his window proves otherwise.
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National Audubon Society North American Birdfeeder Handbook: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Feeding, and Observing Birds in Your Yard
Robert Burton
Hardcover (DK ADULT, March 15, 1992)Photographic portraits and descriptions of eighty commonly observed North American birds complement a detailed guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nestboxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification.
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A Most Unusual Lunch
Robert Bender
Hardcover (Dial, Sept. 1, 1994)A frog is strangely transformed after eating a beetle, as is the fish who devours the frog, and so on, in this humorous cumulative story
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Little Brother No More
Robert Benton
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, )A desire for more dignified treatment sends Little Brother on a humorous quest for a suitable new name.
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The A to Z Beastly Jamboree
Robert Bender
Paperback (Puffin, July 1, 1999)Presents an alphabet book with a twist as a wild cast of characters does the oddest things, such as zebras zipper a Z and lions launch an L, with fun-filled illustrations to enhance a child's journey through the alphabet. Reprint.
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Toads and Diamonds
Robert Bender
language (Box Of Light, Sept. 2, 2013)A wicked mother and ugly sister, a beautiful, sweethearted girl forced to do the family's work and fetch the water... sound familiar? Toads and Diamonds is Robert Bender's colorful telling of one of the many 'Cinderella' stories. With his unique style of illustration and vibrant colors, this glows with the magic of one of the world's most beloved stories.
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The Last Generation
Ben Robertson
eBook (Menadena Publishing, Sept. 16, 2014)A teenage girl embarks on the journey of a lifetime in Ben Robertson’s epic young adult novel, The Last Generation.Bridget Thorsdottir is seventeen years old when the new bishop who has taken over her Norse colony announces the final step in his plans to do away with their centuries-long tradition of farming.An avid hunter in the days when women were not allowed to bear arms, as well as half-Inuit due to her father’s love for an outsider, Bridget has never really fit in with her fellow Greenlanders.Her family is further shunned when Bridget’s father, Thor, opposes the new bishop’s plan. His refusal to abandon his farm in favor of fishing leaves the farm and even Thor’s life in peril.Bridget, suffering from prophetic dreams that haunt her every waking moment, urges her father to flee to the New World immediately.But when Thor refuses to listen, Bridget and her adoptive brother set sail for the New World on their own.Danger and hardship will challenge their progress along the way. Will Bridget ever find the New World? And will she ever convince the rest of her family to join her?
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Robert Bender
language (Box Of Light, April 18, 2013)Robert Bender's vibrant illustrations and visual humor have made his books popular with young readers.In The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Bender tells the story of three goats who are kept from their dinners by a threatening troll who guards the bridge.Young readers will enjoy the trickery of the wily young goats and the power of their older brother who, in the end, defeats the hungry troll.
