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Conversations with Judy Blume, Bruce Brooks, Karen Cushman, Russell Fr

by Marcus, Leonard J. & Blume, Judy

Presents interviews with fifteen well-known children's writers, including Judy Blume, Karen Cushman, Russell Freedman, James Howe, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, an...

Liberty

by Curlee, Lynn

Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty.

One-Room School

by Bial, Raymond

Presents a brief history of the one-room schools that existed in the United States from the 1700s to the 1950s.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by Rowling, J. K. & GrandPré, Mary

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a...

That Sweet Diamond

Baseball Poems

by Janeczko, Paul B. & Katchen, Carole

A collection of poems, including "Before the Game," "Catcher Sings the Blues," "How to Spit," and "Double Play," capture the experiences of the game of basebal...

Common Ground

The Water, Earth, and Air We Share

by Bang, Molly

Imagines a village in which there are too many people consuming shared resources and discusses the challenge of handling our world's environment safely.

Where's My Teddy?

by Alborough, Jez

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Townsend's Warbler

by Fleischman, Paul

An account of the 1834 cross-continental journey of naturalist John Townsend and his many discoveries, including the warbler that bears his name.

The book of eagles

by Sattler, Helen Roney & Zallinger, Jean

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of eagles and describes many individual species, including the African fish eagle, bald eagle,...

The snow queen

by Hess, Richard S.

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.