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(0)Louise Borden
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Language
English
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Description
In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children's book manuscripts, including what would become the international sensation Curious George, among their few possessions.
Louise Borden combed primary resources, including Hans Rey's pocket diaries, to tell this dramatic true story. Her collection of archival materials introduce readers...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
What makes a lucky day?
One gloomy morning, Theodore found a bright, shiny penny on the way down to breakfast. There was Abraham Lincoln, face up. What luck! "Oh THANK you, Mr. Famous President!" Theodore said. And he tucked that shiny, new penny in his pocket.
Follow Theodore through a day bursting with the simple joys and endless verve of young children—a reminder of how much luck abounds in the world, and how sometimes, it's just waiting...
One gloomy morning, Theodore found a bright, shiny penny on the way down to breakfast. There was Abraham Lincoln, face up. What luck! "Oh THANK you, Mr. Famous President!" Theodore said. And he tucked that shiny, new penny in his pocket.
Follow Theodore through a day bursting with the simple joys and endless verve of young children—a reminder of how much luck abounds in the world, and how sometimes, it's just waiting...
6) America is
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"What is America? It is fifty states from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. It is a flag of stars and stripes. It is farmers, miners, factory workers, bakers, and bankers..."
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A young English girl and her father take their sturdy fishing boat and join the scores of other civilian vessels crossing the English Channel in a daring attempt to rescue Allied and British troops trapped by Nazi soldiers at Dunkirk
10) Paperboy
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In Cincinnati in 1927, paperboy Willie Brinkman tries to sell extras on the Dempsey-Tunney boxing match in his workingman's neighborhood