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20th century children's book treasury: Celebrated picture books and stories to read aloud / Schulman, Janet; Henkes, Kevin (ill.) 1998  Book
Schulman, Janet Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Description 308pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract A fantastic collection of picture book stories by acclaimed authors such as Ludwig Bemelmans, Ezra Jack Keats, and Maurice Sendak.
Contents Madeline - Ludwig Bemelmans Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archamault Swimmy - Leo Lionni A chair for my mother - Vera B. Williams Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown The snowy day - Ezra Jack Keats "The Letter" from Frog and Toad are friends - Arnold Lobel Freight train - Donald Crews Make way for ducklings - Robert McCloskey A million fish...More of less by Patricia C. McKissack A boy, a dog and a frog - Mercer Mayer Millions of cats - Wanda Gag Guess how much I love you - Sam McBratney Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good very bad day - Judith Viorst Curious George - H. A. Rey I hear, I see, I touch - Helen Oxenbury Miss Nelson is missing! - Harry Allard Titch - Pat Hutchins Where the wild things are, - Maurice Sendak The Cat club - Esther Averill Sylvester and the magic pebble - William Steig Good night, Gorilla - Peggy Rathmann Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel - Virginia Lee Burton Steive - John Steptoe The tub people - Pam Conrad "In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place" from Winnie-the-Pooh - A. A. Milne Bedtime for Frances - Russell Hoban "The Stinky Cheese Man" from the The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales - Jon Scieszka The story of Babar - Jean de Brunhoff The Berenstain bears and the spooky old tree - Stan and Jan Berenstain "The elves in the shelves" from A necklace of raindrops - Joan Aiken Ten, Nine, Eight - Molly Bang Stelluana - Janell Cannon D.W. the picky eater - Marc Brown Petunia - Roger Duvoisin First tomato - Rosemary Wells Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish I am a bunny - Ole Risom Harry the dirty dog - Gene Zion Whose mouse are you? - Robert Kraus Owen - Kevin Henkes The story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf "The Sneetches" form The sneetches and other stories - Dr. Seuss The story of little Babaji - Helen Bannerman Biographical notes Guide to reading ages Index of Titles, Authors and Illustrators
Standard Number 0679886478 Hb.
Key Words PYP  Children's Stories  Short stories 
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88 instruments / Barton, Chris; Thomas, Louis (ill.) 2016  Book
Thomas, Louis (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Description 26p White Spine
Summary/Abstract A little boy can't choose which instrument to play, so he decides to try them all.
Standard Number 9780553538144 Hb.
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ID:   000315


Alia's Mission : Saving The Books Of Iraq - Inspired by a True Story / Stamaty, Mark Alan 2004  Book
Stamaty, Mark Alan Book
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Publication USA, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Description 34 PGray Spine
Summary/Abstract During invasion in Iraq, it was thought that the Library where Alia worked might be burnt down by the invaders. This disturbed Alia, and she decided to protect her library and the books which she loved so much, and had learnt so much from.
Standard Number 0375932178 Hb.
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As good as anybody / Michelson, Richard; Colon, Raul (ill.) 2008  Book
Michelson, Richard Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Description 36pYellow Spine
Summary/Abstract A recount of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom.
Standard Number 9780375933356 Pb.
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ID:   010493


Blind willow, sleeping woman / Murakami, Haruki 2006  Book
Murakami, Haruki Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Description ix, 334pMulti-colour Spine
Summary/Abstract Whimsical, magical, surreal, Murakami's writing will grow on you.
Standard Number 9780739479957 Pb.
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Book / Brookfield, Karen 1993  Book
Brookfield, Karen Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Description 63pWhite Spine
Series Eyewitness
Summary/Abstract Traces the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.
Contents What is writing? First signs Writing with signs Egyptian writing ABC... Before paper Paper A medieval Psalter Manuscript books Books from Asia Islamic books Getting ready to print Typesetting On press Early printed books Typefaces Binding Illustrated books Learning words Handwriting Children's books Words at work The typewriter The book market Keeping your words
Standard Number 0679840125 Hb.
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Bringing in the new year / Lin, Grace 2008  Book
Lin, Grace Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Description 32pRed and Cream Spine
Summary/Abstract A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year, in a book that includes endnotes discussing the customs and traditions of the Chinese New Year.
Standard Number 9780375837456 Hb.
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ID:   024839


Building books / Lloyd, Megan Wagner; Farley, Brianne (ill.) 2018  Book
Lloyd, Megan Wagner Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Description 24pRed Spine
Summary/Abstract Katie loves building with blocks. She's bored by books. Her brother Owen likes to lose himself in a story. A school librarian convinces them to see the possibilities in the other's hobby.
Standard Number 9781524773670 Hb.
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ID:   016701


Carried away: a personal selection of stories / Munro, Alice 2006  Book
Munro, Alice Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Description xxxv, 560pRed Spine
Summary/Abstract Carried Away is a dazzling selection of stories-seventeen favorites chosen by the author from across her distinguished career. With an Introduction by Margaret Atwood. The stories brought together here span a quarter century, drawn from some of her earliest books, The Beggar Maid and The Moons of Jupiter, through her recent best-selling collection, Runaway. Munro's incomparable empathy for her characters, the depth of her understanding of human nature, and the grace and surprise of her narrative add up to a richly layered and capacious fiction.
Standard Number 9780307264862 Hb.
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ID:   024336


Genius of Islam: how muslims made the modern world / Barnard, Bryn; Barnard, Bryn (ill.) 2011  Book
Barnard, Bryn (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Description 37pOrange Spine
Summary/Abstract Examines the influence of Islamic culture on our music, books, language, clothes, science, and more.
Standard Number 9780375840722 Hb.
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ID:   009188


Halloween tree / Bradbury, Ray 2000  Book
Bradbury, Ray Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Description 154pBlack spine
Summary/Abstract A group of children and a "spirit" go back through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.
Standard Number 9780394824093 Hb.
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ID:   001457


Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! / Seuss, Dr. 1998  Book
Seuss, Dr. Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Description 32pCream Spine
Summary/Abstract The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate their unusual teachers and curriculum, including Miss Fribble who teaches laughing, Miss Bonkers who teaches frogs to dance, and Mr. Katz who builds robotic rats.
Standard Number 0679890084 Hb.
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ID:   011822


Hoot / Hiaasen, Carl 2002  Book
Hiaasen, Carl Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
Description 292pOrange Spine
Summary/Abstract Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Standard Number 0375829164 Pb.
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ID:   026659


How to hear the universe: Gaby Gonzalez and the search for Einstein's ripples in space-time / Valdez, Patricia; Palacios, Sara (ill.) 2022  Book
Valdez, Patricia Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Description 32pBlue spine
Summary/Abstract A biography of immigrant scientist Gabriela González, who, armed with modern technology, completed the work that Albert Einstein had begun one hundred years earlier, confirming his theory of gravitational waves and breaking new ground for space-time research
Standard Number 9781984894595 Hb.
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ID:   007543


I Was A Rat / Pullman, Philip 1999  Book
Pullman, Philip Book
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Publication USA, Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
Description 168pOrange and Yellow Spine
Summary/Abstract A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he was a rat.
Standard Number 0375801766 Hb.
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ID:   019698


I, Galileo / Christensen, Bonnie 2012  Book
Christensen, Bonnie Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Description 32pCream Spine
Summary/Abstract Examines the life of the Italian scientist from a first-person perspective that surveys his achievements while covering his world-changing ideas about a heliocentric solar system and his imprisonment for heresy.
Standard Number 9780375867538 Hb.
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ID:   021120


In New York / Brown, Marc 2014  Book
Brown, Marc Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Description 32pBeige Spine
Summary/Abstract Take a tour of New York City with this lovingly crafted tribute that also serves as a handy travel guide.
Standard Number 9780375964541 Hb.
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ID:   012916


Inheritance (IN STOCK): The vaults of souls: Inheritance Book 4 / Paolini, Christopher 2011  Book
Paolini, Christopher Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Description xviii, 860pThick Green Spine
Summary/Abstract The young Dragon Rider Eragon must finally confront the evil king Galbatorix to free Alagaesia from his rule once and for all.
Standard Number 9780307930743 Pb.
Key Words IGCSE  Dragons - Fiction  Fantasy fiction  (IN STOCK) 
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ID:   018739


Invisible boy / Ludwig, Trudy; Barton, Patrice (ill.) 2013  Book
Ludwig, Trudy Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Description 28pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.
Standard Number 9781582464503 Hb.
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ID:   019611


Last man in tower: a novel / Adiga, Aravind 2011  Book
Adiga, Aravind Book
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Publication New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Description 382pYellow and pink spine
Summary/Abstract Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire, and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of Mumbai's most elite addresses. When Shah offers a generous buyout to the residents of a crumbling apartment building on whose site this luxury high-rise would be built, they can't believe their good fortune. All but one: a retired schoolteacher called Masterji, who refuses to abandon his home.
Standard Number 9780307594099 Hb.
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