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  • The Servant and the Water Princess: A Story of Ancient India

    Jessica Gunderson, Julie Gassman, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Ambu is Princess Lakshmi's servant, but the two are more like sisters. After Ambu secretly teaches Lakshmi how to swim, the princess hopes to win a swimming contest against a boy. Will anything get in her way of being the water princess?
    O

  • Stranger on the Silk Road: A Story of Ancient China

    Jessica Gunderson, Shelly Lyons, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?
    O

  • The Actor, the Rebel, and the Wrinkled Queen

    Terry Deary, Helen Flook

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A young actor at the Globe Theatre must defend his master when Queen Elizabeth suspects that Shakespeare tried to help the Earl of Essex overthrow her.
    M

  • The Emperor's Painting: A Story of Ancient China

    Jessica Gunderson, Shelly Lyons, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Han Li thinks he is the smartest poet and most talented painter in China. His master, Lin Cho, tries to warn him about his arrogance, but Han Li does not listen. When Lin Cho becomes ill before he can finish his painting for the emperor, what will Han Li do?
    O

  • The Elephant Dancer: A Story of Ancient India

    Jessica Gunderson, Julie Gassman, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Lali's first mother was an elephant. When she was found and taken in by a hunter as a baby, her elephant mother joined the family, too. Years later, the beautiful animal catches the eye of the queen. Lali fears that she will lose her elephant.
    O

  • The Terracotta Girl: A Story of Ancient China

    Jessica Gunderson, Shelly Lyons, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?
    O

  • The Horse on the Hill: A Story of Ancient India

    Jessica Gunderson, Julie Gassman, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    When Prince Rishi sees a horse on the hill, he knows that King Porus' army is coming to take over his father's kingdom. The fearful boy is uncertain what the future will hold for himself, his family, and the tall, proud horse.
    O

  • The Jade Dragon: A Story of Ancient China

    Jessica Gunderson, Shelly Lyons, Caroline Kailing Hu

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Zhou never seems to beat his brother, Cheng, at anything. But when Zhou finds a jade dragon, his luck changes. Soon, Zhou is beating Cheng at everything. Will Zhou and his jade dragon be able to keep up the winning streak, or will he lose his luck?
    O

  • Nelly, the Monster Sitter

    Kes Gray

    Paperback (Razorbill, Aug. 6, 2009)
    When Petronella Morton puts an ad in the local newspaper for "MONSTER-SITTING AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKEND'S, "little does she know that her phone will begin to ring…AND RING AND RING AND RING! Nelly soon discovers that there are families of monsters living secretly all over the Montelimar Estate! Whether it's trying to keep Slop the Squurm entertained, walking the Grerks' pedigree gog, Glug, or solving a bank robbery with the help of three little Water Greeps, Nelly's always got her hands full! Join her at three different addresses, for three monstrously different monster-sitting adventures!
    U

  • The Tortoise and the Dare

    Terry Deary, Helen Flook

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Ellie is furious! Her twin brother, Cypselis, has made a bet with Big Bacchiad. If Cypselis can beat Big Bacchiad in an Olympic foot race, Ellie's family will receive a goat. But if Cypselis loses, Ellie will become Big Bacchiad's slave! With the odds stacked against Cypselis, how can Ellie make sure he stands a chance at winning the race?
    O

  • The Thief, the Fool, and the Big Fat King

    Terry Deary, Helen Flook

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A family of street performers wins a pile of gold when they are summoned to perform for King Henry VIII, but just as quickly they lose it again to save themselves from being hanged.
    M

  • The Plot on the Pyramid

    Terry Deary, Helen Flook

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A clever trick saves the workers who are building the Great Pyramid from being punished, and their working conditions are improved as well.
    N