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Books published by publisher Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb

  • Basho and the Fox

    Tim J. Myers, Oki S. Han

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 1, 2000)
    An old pond.A frog jumps in.The sound of water.—BashoThere are important lessons to be learned, even by proud poets, in this innovative tale of a fox who thinks he’s a great poet and a great poet who thinks he can outdo a fox! It is the 1600s in Japan. Basho is writing the lovely haiku for which he is famous to this day. Given three chances by the fox, he must write a poem that "needn’t be great—only good." Confident of his skill, he’s sure he can win the challenge and its prize, the sweet cherries from the tree near his hut. But not all is what it seems as a newly humble Basho discovers! Delicate watercolors convey a truly Eastern sensibility that takes young readers back in time to feudal Japan while their playful perspectives reinforce the mischievous tone of the text.
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  • The Leaving

    Bettye Stroud, Cedric Lucas

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 2001)
    In the days following the end of slavery, nine-year-old Little Bit--with courage beyond her years--helps her family escape from Addison Jones, a cruel plantation owner. By the illustrator of Night Golf.
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  • Ice Cream Larry

    Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1999)
    After he eats an eighth of a ton of ice cream at Cohen's Cones, Larry the polar bear happily becomes the spokesbear for the Iceberg Ice-Cream Company under the slogan, "I do not feel sick."
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  • Missing

    Jonathan Langley

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Young Daisy expects to enjoy her first school holiday, but she forgets to tell her cat there is no school and poor Lupin waits at the usual time and place, but Daisy never shows up, in an engaging tale of mishaps and imagination with a happy ending.
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  • Perceval: King Arthur's Knight of the Holy Grail

    John Perkins, Gennady Spirin

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp., March 1, 2007)
    Retells the Arthurian legend of Perceval, a foolish and impatient boy who realizes his dream of becoming a great knight, but meets with misfortune when he forgets to pray and serve God.
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  • Bath Time

    Eileen Spinelli, Janet Pedersen

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 2003)
    A child fills up his bathtub with so many toys that there is no room for him in it.
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  • Bongo Larry

    Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1998)
    Larry, the fun-loving polar bear who falls asleep on a piece of Arctic ice and ends up in New Jersey, finds himself in jail one night after being arrested for disturbing the peace following his performance with Big Bear at the Cafe Mama Bear.
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  • Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard: A Short and Tall Tale

    Remy Charlip, Tamara Rettenmund

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Two cowboys--Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard--in search of their lost cow, Grace, are delighted when she finally finds them, in a tongue-twisting tale enhanced with vibrant illustrations.
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  • Bongo Larry

    Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Paperback (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Oct. 15, 2004)
    Larry the polar bear's new interest in playing the bongos leads to an impromptu performance with Big Bear at the Cafe Mama Bear.
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  • Rabbit Moon: A Book of Holidays and Celebrations

    Patricia Hubbell, Wendy Watson

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 2002)
    An engaging collection of poems for preschoolers and early readers celebrates the holidays and good times enjoyed by young Rabbits and children alike, from Rabbit Thanksgiving to Rabbit fireworks in July.
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  • Dancing Larry

    Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 15, 2006)
    Larry the polar bear follows in the footsteps of little Mildred Frobisher's ballet class to overcome strict Madame Swoboda's admonition that "bears have no place in ballet."
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  • Willa And The Wind

    Janice M. Del Negro, Heather Solomon

    Hardcover (Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, Sept. 30, 2005)
    A mischievous north wind, Old Windy, and a dishonest innkeeper try to outsmart young Willa Rose Mariah McVale, who must use trickery to claim what is rightfully hers.
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