Melissa Sweet
Author
Language
English
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Description
A Caldecott Honor Medal recipient and the illustrator of nearly 100 children's books, Melissa Sweet delivers the charming story of Tony Sarg, the man known as ''America's Puppet Master.'' With delightful, rhyming prose, Sweet takes listeners back to the 1920s to meet the designer who created the first helium-filled balloons for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Celebrating the fun and playfulness of Sarg's popular creations, Balloons Over Broadway brims...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
After being left by the side of a road with nothing but her favorite sock toy, Tupelo meets a pack of dogs led by Garbage Pail Tex as they are wishing for new homes, then joins them as they catch a passing train and share stories of dog heroes.
Author
Language
English
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Description
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
While Spike, a tiny salamander, practices being the monster he believes he is, other animals call him cute and funny but when a gila monster arrives and the other creatures hide, Spike shows his true nature.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
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Series
Baby Bear books volume 2
Language
English
Description
Throughout the day, Baby Bear finds a book to fit every special moment.
12) A giant crush
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Baabwaa and William are friends, and together they decide to have an adventure of their own. After meeting a fierce wolf in sheep's wool they form an unusual friendship with the wolf, teaching him to read and knit. They also lose a little weight.
14) Hanukkah lights
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 14 cm
Language
English
Description
Beautiful illustrations and simple language bring the holidays to life.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 X 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Youngsters awaken in the morning with the belief that they are the greatest little ones in the world, whether they are children in their mothers' arms, eagles soaring above mountains, whales swimming in the ocean, or other animals in their domains.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
161 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"SOME PIG," Charlotte the spider's praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. In Some Writer!, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
While a little girl who loves red--and loves to dilly-dally--stops to paint a picture on the way to visit her grandmother, her dog Rufus meets a wolf and leads him directly to Granny's house.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Celia Thaxter grew up on a desolate island off the coast of Maine, where her father worked as lighthouse keeper. Amid the white and gray of the sea, the rocks, and even the birds, young Celia found color where she could: green mosses and purple starfish and pink morning glories by the shore. And she planted her first garden, tucking bright marigolds between rocky ledges. When she was twelve, Celia's family moved to nearby Appledore Island, where her...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This book profiles twenty-six authors with original and distinctive approaches to literature and language. From a man who used vanity license plates to tell stories and a woman who made new poems by subtracting letters from published works, to people who studied word origins and variations, this is a celebration of the adventurers who have explored language with a sense of curiosity and playfulness. -- Adapted from provided information and jacket....