Nancy Carpenter
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Publisher
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Language
English
Description
A young child tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a frisbee and determining whether seedlings will grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry.
10) Loud Emily
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English
Description
A little girl with a big voice who lives in a nineteenth-century whaling town finds a way to be useful and happy aboard a sailing ship.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, when Queen Victoria is unable to go swimming without her subjects glimpsing her in a swimming suit, her husband, Prince Albert, comes up with an innovative solution so his wife can indulge in the healthy exercise.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying SantaService.
16) Twister
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
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Language
English
Description
Two children experience a tornado.
17) Sitti's secrets
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Language
English
Description
A young girl describes a visit to see her grandmother in a Palestinian village on the West Bank.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come--and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Big Bear outgrew his little boat, so he is building himself a big boat and can't wait till he's rowing, fishing, and relaxing in it. When his friends start suggesting improvements, Big Bear obligingly follows theri advice. To his dismay, his big boat is turning out all wrong. It's because he hasn't followed his own dream, and he knows ecactly how to fix it. With all the simplicity, warmth, and wisdom of Little Bera's Little Boat, this book honors...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Emma is Jess's little sister ... and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affectionate as well as a clinging vine, brat, tattletale, and nuisance-all at the same time? Why is Jess supposed to be a good big sister while Emma doesn't have to be a good little sister? The highlights and low points of this sibling relationship are insightfully evoked in short and simple poems, some funny, some touching, and all...