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Ubiquitous

Celebrating Nature's Survivors

by Sidman, Joyce

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems . . .Ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wi-tuhs): Something that is (or seems to ...

The Boy Who Invented TV

The Story of Philo Farnsworth

by Krull, Kathleen

An inspiring true story of a boy genius.Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to...

Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths

by Bishop, Nic

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Teedie

The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt

by Brown, Don

An introduction to the work and early life of the twentieth-century physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

My Dog May Be a Genius

by Prelutsky, Jack

Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk...

Kamishibai Man

by Say, Allen

After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more ev...

The Greatest Skating Race

A World War II Story from the Netherlands

by Borden, Louise

During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating...

The Beach Patrol

by O'Brien, John & Bilkins, Max

Describes the beach patrol's typical day on a crowded beach, including the equipment, terminology, characteristics of the ocean, and behavior of beach goers wi...

The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!

by Smith, Lane

When the Hocky family moves to a big old house in the country, it takes them some time to adjust to a new way of life.

Silent Movie

by Avi,

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast...