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Books published by publisher Paw Prints 2009-07-10

  • The Night Worker

    Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    Going to the job site with DadWhen darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer who works at night. "Take me with you," Alex says. "Not tonight," says Papa. But one night Papa has a surprise -- a hard hat for Alex! He takes Alex with him to the construction site, where excavators rumble and cement mixers hum. As his dream comes true, Alex gets to be a night worker just like Papa. Kate Banks's evocative text and Georg Hallensleben's colorful paintings combine to make a unique bedtime book that will delight all children, especially those who are fascinated by big machines. The Night Worker is a 2001 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
  • It's Thanksgiving!

    Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    It's time for turkey! The parade is about to start. The pumpkin pie is in the oven. The whole family is gathered around the table. And everybody wants to pull the wishbone! From Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky comes a scrumptious helping of twelve Thanksgiving poems to enjoy every day of the year!
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  • What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?

    Steve Jenkins

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    What would you do if something wanted to eat you? Walk on water? Stick out your tongue? Play dead? Animals in the wild use all kinds of methods to protect themselves from their enemies. Using dynamic and intricate cut-paper collages, Steve Jenkins explores the many fascinating and unique defense mechanisms creatures use to escape from danger.
  • How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend

    Jerrie Oughton, Lisa Desimini

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote.
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  • The Boy Who Held Back the Sea

    Lenny Hort, Thomas Locker, Mary Mapes Dodge

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    Jan had never done anything more heroic than shout for the guard because he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan discovered water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike that protected his low-lying village, he knew he had to act fast.
  • Cowardly Clyde

    Bill Peet

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely.
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  • Arthur's Christmas

    Marc Tolon Brown

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
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  • Miss Nelson Is Back

    Harry Allard

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
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  • The Berenstain Bears, God Loves You!

    Mike Berenstain, Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    The Berenstain Bear series helps children learn how God wants them to live every day. When the Bear family practices going to church, praying, and being kind, plus remembering how much God loves them, their lives are much more joyful. In God Loves You! Brother and Sister Bear discover that God loves them, not because they're successful, but because he made them. This book helps children appreciate the many ways God shows his love to them.
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  • The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race

    Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    Illus. in full color. Brother Bear in his little red car slowly but surely wins out against the yellow and blue cars in this tortoise-and-hare story.
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  • I Spy a School Bus: Level 1

    Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
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  • Curious George Takes a Train

    Margret Rey, H. A. Rey

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    Curious George heads to the train station to take a trip with the Man with the Yellow Hat, but when he tries to help out the station master, he gets himself into trouble. George finds himself a hiding place—only to discover that his help is really needed when a little boy€™s toy train is about to fall onto the tracks. NEW on inside and back covers: connect-the-dots, fun facts, and telling time activities. Includes a sheet of fun travel-themed stickers!
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