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Books with author Sarah Deford Williams

  • Palace Beautiful

    Sarah DeFord Williams

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Jan. 6, 2011)
    When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
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  • Palace Beautiful

    Sarah DeFord Williams

    eBook (Puffin Books, April 3, 2010)
    When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
  • Sophia & the Dragon: Who Came for Dinner

    Sarah J. Williams

    language (Rowanvale Books, July 25, 2019)
    One day, when Sophia is settling down to eat her dinner, she gets an unexpected guest... A dragon has come to dinner! And he really doesn't want to share his food. Being a very hungry and mischievous little girl, can Sophia resist eating it all?Sophia & the Dragon: Who Came for Dinner is great for young children and their caregivers, this book is full of fun and is perfect to be read aloud - especially around dinnertime! It aims to encourage kids to clear their plates without parents ever having to resort to nagging. A book that your child will ask you to read again and again!
  • Palace Beautiful

    Sarah DeFord Williams

    Hardcover (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, April 15, 2010)
    When sisters Sadie and Zuzu Brooks move to Salt Lake City, they discover a secret room in the attic of their new house, with a sign that reads "Palace Beautiful" and containing an old journal. Along with their neighbor, dramatic Belladonna Desolation (real name: Kristin Smith), they take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen living during the flu epidemic of 1918. The journal ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu?s lives, and the girls become obsessed with finding out what happened to Helen after the journal ends. Did she survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be lurking in the nearby graveyard?Sarah DeFord Williams has created a gripping read that covers two time periods, many fantastic characters, and a can't-put-it-down ending, all with delightful, extraordinary prose.
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  • Where Are You?

    Sarah Williamson

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 6, 2017)
    For fans of Hervé Tullet and Leo Lionni, here is a simple, lively exploration of colors, shapes, and landscapes. “Where are you?” Under the bridge, out of the pond, through the sandbox—these are just a few answers as a little green snake follows a little pink snake in a day at the park. Sarah Williamson’s debut picture book is both a delightfully energetic introduction to prepositions and search-and-find concepts, and a celebration of friendship and imagination. With playful text and fresh, lively illustrations, this is the perfect book to inspire young readers, artists, and explorers.
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  • Cactus and Flower: A Book About Life Cycles

    Sarah Williamson

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, April 7, 2020)
    This bright, gentle, thoughtful picture book explores friendship and natural life cycles for readers young and old Cactus and Flower spend their days in the desert, side by side. They watch the sun come up; they watch the sun go down. They play with their animal friends. And they grow, slowly but surely. Then one day, Flower loses a petal. Cactus and Flower know what this means. But they know, too, that this is the way life goes: Slowly but surely, petals will fall, and new buds will bloom.
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  • Fun With My 5 Senses

    Sarah Williamson

    Paperback (WorthyKids, Jan. 8, 2004)
    Presents a variety of activities which build learning readiness for exploring and understanding the five senses.
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  • Unsolved Mysteries of Ancient Times

    Sarah B. Williams

    This is an extended edition, revised and updated. In it we will get acquainted with the ancient secrets of the city of Tiwanaku, learn about the giant pyramids of China and go to meet the mysteries of Stonehenge.In the book we will get acquainted with the greatest achievements of ancient civilizations and make an amazing journey in past epochs. We will try to find the lost treasures and find out the causes of the disappearance of Atlantis and Hyperborea. We also have to reveal the burial place of the tomb of Tamerlane.Since ancient times, mankind has always been accompanied by riddles, mysticism and mystery, and man himself is still a mystery. Every person has inexplicable possibilities and more and more recently this has been confirmed by science.Science goes forward, and scientists always seek to streamline unexplained phenomena and secret knowledge from a materialistic point of view, but unfortunately or fortunately not everything can be explained with the help of matter, atoms and chemical processes. Perhaps right now in the age of technology, science will be able to go beyond the material and discover new laws of the Universe.Content:Extended Part:World of Hyboria: myth, legend, historyTiwanaku - City of the GodsChina - the birthplace of giant pyramidsElectroforming at the time of the pharaohsDid King David exist?Kayapo tribe and their godThe Legend of HyperboreaSecrets of StonehengeSunken continents
  • Palace Beautiful

    Sarah DeFord Williams

    Hardcover (Putnam Juvenile, April 15, 2010)
    When sisters Sadie and Zuzu Brooks move to Salt Lake City, they discover a secret room in the attic of their new house, with a sign that reads "Palace Beautiful" and containing an old journal. Along with their neighbor, dramatic Belladonna Desolation (real name: Kristin Smith), they take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen living during the flu epidemic of 1918. The journal ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives, and the girls become obsessed with finding out what happened to Helen after the journal ends. Did she survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be lurking in the nearby graveyard? Sarah DeFord Williams has created a gripping read that covers two time periods, many fantastic characters, and a can't-put-it-down ending, all with delightful, extraordinary prose.
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  • Where Are You?

    Sarah Williamson

    language (Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 6, 2017)
    For fans of Hervé Tullet and Leo Lionni, here is a simple, lively exploration of colors, shapes, and landscapes. “Where are you?” Under the bridge, out of the pond, through the sandbox—these are just a few answers as a little green snake follows a little pink snake in a day at the park. Sarah Williamson’s debut picture book is both a delightfully energetic introduction to prepositions and search-and-find concepts, and a celebration of friendship and imagination. With playful text and fresh, lively illustrations, this is the perfect book to inspire young readers, artists, and explorers.
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  • Let's Go!

    Sarah Williamson

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 29, 2018)
    From the creator of Where Are You? comes this vibrant tale of a taxi-driving elephant and everyone--and everything--he picks up along the way. Let's go!Beep, beep! Let's go! Colors and sounds collide as Tuski the elephant gets ready for adventure. And there's no limit to what Tuski's red taxi can pick up along the way. From friends like a blue bird, an every-colored fish, and a trail of ladybugs, to objects big and small, like a lemon and a pea, peaches, and pancakes, Tuski's taxi takes them all! But as they venture up the hill, Tuski's packed taxi might just take a tumble.
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  • Unsolved Mysteries of Ancient Times: Travels on the history of mankind

    Sarah B. Williams

    eBook
    In the book we will get acquainted with the greatest achievements of ancient civilizations and make an amazing journey in past epochs. We will try to find the lost treasures and find out the causes of the disappearance of Atlantis and Hyperborea. We also have to reveal the burial place of the tomb of Tamerlane.Since ancient times, mankind has always been accompanied by riddles, mysticism and mystery, and man himself is still a mystery. Every person has inexplicable possibilities and more and more recently this has been confirmed by science.Science goes forward, and scientists always seek to streamline unexplained phenomena and secret knowledge from a materialistic point of view, but unfortunately or fortunately not everything can be explained with the help of matter, atoms and chemical processes. Perhaps right now in the age of technology, science will be able to go beyond the material and discover new laws of the Universe......