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Books published by publisher Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb

  • Cuban Kids

    George Ancona

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Filled with fascinating information, a timely and remarkable photostudy of the children of Cuba documents and brings to life the Cuban culture, history, and spirit, showing the similarities and differences between American and Cuban youngsters.
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  • House, House

    Jane Yolen, Jason Stemple

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1998)
    This colorful photoessay provides a series of photos of different homes in the Connecticut River Vally taken from 1882 to 1907 and compares them with modern-day pictures of the exact same homes and their present owners.
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  • The 7th Knot

    Kathleen Karr

    Paperback (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, April 1, 2007)
    Wick and Miles, two brothers touring Europe in the 19th century, become embroiled in a mystery involving Albrecht Durer's knot woodcuts and a secret German society when they go in search of their uncle's enigmatic missing valet. Reprint.
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  • Navajo Wedding Day: A Dine Marriage Ceremony

    Eleanor Schick

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1999)
    When a young girl attends the wedding of her best friend's cousin, she learns many things about the customs of the Navajo Indians living in the American Southwest. By the author/illustrator of My Navajo Sister.
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  • Buffalo Thunder

    Patricia Wittmann, Bert Dodson

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Aug. 1, 1997)
    When young Karl Isaac heads west with his family in a prairie schooner, he experiences many things but longs to see buffalo
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  • Ghost of a Hanged Man

    Vivian Vande Velde

    Paperback (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Oct. 1, 2003)
    An outlaw condemned to be hanged threatens to wreak vengeance from the grave on those responsible for his death.
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  • The Lizard Man of Crabtree County

    Lucy A. Nolan, Jill Kastner

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Oct. 1, 1999)
    Poor James Arthur is bored to death. Nothing exciting ever happens in Crabtree County. That is, until he learns that a giant lizard man has been spotted in the same area where he's just been. It's no surprise to poor James Arthur with his luck that he saw nothing. And that's just the beginning of all the excitement that strangely passes him by—and every time only by minutes.
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  • At the Hotel Larry

    Daniel Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish, March 15, 1997)
    A young girl and Larry, the polar bear who lives in her father's hotel, enjoy each other's company and, on an outing to the zoo, they discover Larry's brother Roy
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  • Hooray Jose

    Michael Garland

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 2007)
    Even though he is a small mouse, José desperately wants to play basketball with the Mice team that plays in the park, so when a player gets injured, José finally gets a chance to prove his abilities.
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  • Story Time for Little Porcupine

    Joseph Slate, Jacqueline Rogers

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Before he is ready to go to sleep, Little Porcupine wants to hear--and tell--stories about the Big Porcupine in the Sky, the sun, who pokes holes in the "moon's night cloak" to watch over all the little porcupines in the world.
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  • Follow the Stars: A Native American Woodlands Tale

    Kristina Rodanas

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1998)
    In a traditional tale about the seasons and the importance of their cooperation in relation to the planet, winter refuses to submit to spring one year, and the stars are left to make the final decision on the matter.
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  • The Wolf

    Abigail Frost

    Library Binding (Marshall Cavendish Corp, Feb. 1, 1990)
    A collection of Creation myths, classical and Norse myths, and legends and traditional stories from Europe and other areas of the world, all concerning the wolf.
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