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Books in Owlet Book series

  • Uptown

    Bryan Collier, Brian Collier

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy """"Uptown . . .""Harlem, New York.""Chicken and waffles.""Jazz.""Home."" "Uptown" is a rich mix of flavors, colors, sounds, and cultures that come together to create a vibrant community like no other in the world. Seen through the eyes of one little boy who lives there, the details of life in Harlem are as joyous as a game of basketball on a summer's afternoon and as personal as a trip to the barbershop where old-timers reminisce. Bryan Collier's spare, poetic text and beautiful, intricate illustrations evoke every aspect of Harlem, from the legendary Apollo Theater to chocolate-colored brownstones, weekend shopping on 125th Street, and the music of Duke Ellington.
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  • Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

    Evaline Ness

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1971)
    Samantha (known as Sam) is a fisherman's daughter who dreams rich and lovely dreams--moonshine, her father says. But when her tall stories bring disaster to her friend Thomas and her cat Bangs, Sam learns to distinguish between moonshine and reality.
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  • A Certain Small Shepherd

    Rebecca Caudill, William Pène Du Bois

    Paperback (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Sept. 15, 1997)
    From the late Rebecca Caudill, author of The Best-Loved Doll and Tree of Freedom, comes the heartrending story of a young Appalachian boy, born mute, who speaks for the first time ever to a young couple and their newborn baby, who have taken refuge from a blizzard in a nearby church.
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  • Old Black Fly

    Jim Aylesworth, Stephen Gammell

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be.
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  • The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea

    Harold Courlander, Wolf Leslau, Robert Kane

    Paperback (Henry Holt, April 1, 1995)
    A compilation of favorite folktales exhibiting wisdom and experience
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  • Aesop's Fables

    Aesop, Michael Hague

    Paperback (Square Fish, Oct. 15, 1999)
    "Please, O King," cried the Mouse, "spare me this time and I shall never forget your kindness. Someday I may be able to repay you." The Lion was so amused by this idea that he let the poor creature go. In sixth-century Greece, it is said, there lived a slave named Aesop who was renowned for his brilliant storytelling. The collection of sly, witty fables that bears his name continues to delight readers of all ages. Michael Hague has selected his favorite fables and illustrated them with beautiful paintings in the style that has made his work so popular.
  • On the Pampas

    Maria Cristina Brusca

    Paperback (Owlet, Oct. 1, 1993)
    An account of a little girl's idyllic summer at her grandparents' ranch on the pampas of Argentina
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  • A Rocket in My Pocket: The Rhymes and Chants of Young Americans

    Carl Withers, Susanne Suba

    Paperback (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), June 15, 1988)
    "This definitive collection of contemporary folklore includes over 400 verses created by children and passed along for generations. "The book makes hilarious group reading and will open ears and eyes to a new interest available around us."--The Horn Book
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  • Little Tortillas for Mama/Tortillitas Para Mama

    Margot C. Griego, Laurel H. Kimball, Barbara Cooney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, Jan. 15, 1988)
    Book by Griego, Margot C., Kimball, Laurel H.
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  • Rhymes and Verses: Collected Poems for Children

    Walter De LA Mare

    Paperback (Henry Holt & Co, Aug. 1, 1988)
    Over 300 of de la Mare’s poems for children‚ÄÃpoems about fairies, witches, phantoms, and other creatures--are collected in one volume.
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  • Humphrey's Bedtime

    Sally Hunter

    Paperback (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Nov. 1, 2003)
    Even big girls get tired sometimes. Humphrey is busy getting ready for bed, but Lottie has far more important things to do. She has to take care of her stuffed animals and make sure they are ready for bed. Luckily, Lottie is a big girl, so she gets to stay up very, very late. But it's hard work getting all those babies ready, and even big girls get tired sometimes. Humphrey, the endearing toddler from Humphrey's Corner, is back. In this charming companion book, readers meet Humphrey's big sister, Lottie, and a familiar bedtime ritual takes on a whole new meaning.
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  • Harcourt School Publishers Signatures: English as a Second Language Library Book Grade 3 Amelia'S Fantstc Flight

    HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS

    Paperback (HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS, March 5, 1999)
    Amelia's little spin covers six continents and takes her to fourteen countries. Two full-spread maps, plus smaller inset maps throughout, enable children to follow Amelia's amazing journey.
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