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Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Barbara Nichol, Scott Cameron

Paperback (Orchard Books, March 1, 1999)

A colorfully illustrated fictional profile takes young readers on an imaginary tour of Beethoven's world in which a series of letters captures the genius's passion and dedication toward his music as he prepares to write yet another symphony. Reprint.

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Dreamcatcher

Audrey Osofsky, Ed Young

Paperback (Orchard Books, March 1, 1999)

After big sister makes a dreamcatcher, a net of fibers that catches bad dreams, she feels comforted in the knowledge that her baby sister will now be able to sleep safely and peacefully, in a charming story about Ojibwa life. Reprint.

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The Story of Christmas

Jane Ray

Paperback (Orchard Books, Oct. 13, 1994)

This beautifully illustrated version of the story of Christmas, with text adapted from the words of the Bible, captures the sense of wonder and magnificence of the Nativity. Jane Ray's art shines from each page making this a book that will be shared year after year as part of the Christmas tradition.

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Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down

Brett Johnson Paul

Paperback (Scholastic Inc., Sept. 1, 1997)

THE COW WHO WOULDN'T COME DOWN received two starred reviews (PW and SLJ) and was selected as an SLJ Best Book of the Year, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon winner, and received other impressive distinctions.Miss Rosemary knows that her cow, Gertrude, has a mind of her own. But when Gertrude takes up a new hobby, Miss Rosemary is faced with a problem: how do you milk a flying cow? First Miss Rosemary tries to lure Gertrude down with a fresh bale of alfalfa, then she tries to catch the cow with a fishing rod, next she tries to rope Gertrude with a lasso. Nothing works until Miss Rosemary has a brilliant idea. She makes a new cow, -Matilda, out of fabric and stuffing. When Gertrude sees she has been replaced, she decides to return to earth. Once there she finds a new hobby--driving the tractor.

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Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin, S.D. Schindler

Paperback (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1999)

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Cecil's Story

George Ella Lyon, Peter Catalanotto

Paperback (Scholastic, March 1, 1995)

A boy struggles with fear and loneliness when his father, a Union soldier, is injured in the Civil War, and his mother sets out to find him

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One Of Three

A. Johnson

Paperback (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1995)

A series of candid reflections by the youngest of three sisters on her daily relationships with her older sisters and family.

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Is There Room on the Feather Bed?

Libba Moore Gray, Nadine Bernard Wescott, Nadine Bernard Westcott

Paperback (Orchard Books, Sept. 1, 1999)

Young readers share the joy of a group of animals seeking shelter from an approaching storm in a teeny tiny house, where they find room for all on the feather bed until a skunk arrives on the scene. Reprint.

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When I Am Old with You

Angela Johnson, David Soman

Library Binding (Perfection Learning, March 1, 1993)

A small child imagines a future when he will be old with his Grandaddy. . . . The African-American child and grandfather are distinct individuals, yet also universal figures, recognizable to anyone who has ever shared the bond of family love across generations.--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color.

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Hunting The White Cow

Tres Seymour, Wendy A. Halperin

Paperback (Scholastic, March 1, 1997)

A child watches as more and more people join in the attempts to catch the family cow that has gotten loose, each remarking on how special the cow is

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You Hold Me And I'll Hold You

Jo Carson, Annie Cannon