by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
Mouse, Fox, Rabbit, and Squirrel watch fearfully as their friend Owl seems to get smaller as he flies away from them. Will he disappear altogether? A comic view of spatial perspectives.—from the publisher 32 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom. Cada anillo del timbre trae más amigos para compartir las deliciosas galletas Mama ha hecho. Este libro de...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Humor
There’s nothing like humor to get children reading as well as laughing. What better way could there be to introduce them to the joys of reading than a superb treasury of humorous works by beloved children’s book authors and illustrators? Created especially...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. As she grows, Shining runs, plays, and smiles like other children, but she does so silently. The villagers fear and shun her, but Shining remains silent and waits for the right moment, and for the right...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Sent from Poland to Pennsylvania to be married to a coal miner, thirteen-year-old Anetka lives a totally new life in a harsh environment she doesn’t understand, in this latest addition to the Dear America series.—from the publisher 221 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple (“Mem” for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the MAYFLOWER. Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Despite harsh...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Fantasy
The Dragon Keepers have a new mission! It’s been raining for days, and dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy have been stuck inside with their dragon, Emmy. As soon as the rain stops, they are out of the house in a flash. First on their list of things to do? To find...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
In acclaimed author Patricia McKissack’s latest addition to the Dear America line, Lozette, a French slave, whose masters uproot her and bring her to America, must find her place in the New World. Arriving with her French masters in upstate New York at the tail...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Fantasy
The dragon princess Shimmer fights the final battle to save her home. The evil, immortal Boneless King has taken possession of the powerful dragon cauldron – with the soul of Thorn, the human child, trapped inside – and has declared all-out war on...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
When Squeaky Lau first meets Cassia Young, it’s at the wrong end of her sword. But the two soon bury their differences and join forces against the Manchurian government. Set in China and California in 1855, this sequel to The Serpent’s Children is a rich...
