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82) Spinky Sulks
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
William Steig's Spinky Sulks is a 1988 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year.
Spinky is convinced that his family hates him and goes off to sulk in his hammock. His brother and sister try to make amends. His mom even brings him a beautiful tray of food. But nothing can get Spinky to stop sulking-not even a circus passing by on his street! Will Spinky ever cheer up? Spinky Sulks is another...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2010], p2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (2 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure-don't they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that?
A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of... series of collective...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sometimes life is P.U. Junie B.'s having rough week. First she got punishment for shooting off her mouth in kindergarten. And now she's in big trouble again! 'Cause Monday is Job Day, and Junie B. told her class that she's got the bestest job of all. Only, what the heck is it?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (45 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 1 book
Language
English
Description
Strega Nona: When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Tikki Tikki Tembo: When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: Retells a West African tale which explains why the...
Author
Series
Classroom 13 volume 1
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Wonderbook edition.
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (119 pages) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery and shares her winnings with her class. The students fulfill their dreams with their newfound wealth, but they soon learn that winning the lottery is not all that lucky"--
90) The giver
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Aware that she should not spy on people, six-year-old Junie B. Jones could not resist her penchant for spying. When she spies on her kindergarten teacher, she finds it hard to keep the revelation to herself. Eventually it leads her to trouble at kindergarten.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 8 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Embodying the classic American traits of resourcefulness and rugged independence, the hunter looms larger than life in our national mythology, occupying a unique -- and uniquely fraught -- place in the American psyche. Popularized in the nineteenth century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature, for many years sport hunting was the national pastime of Americans from all walks of life, while it became a common theme in literature,...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Digital Audio
Pub. Date
[2011], 2008
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Is a painting of a can of soup really art? Born in 1928 to immigrant parents, Andy Warhol became famous for paintings of things once deemed unworthy of "art," like soup cans, celebrities, and dollar bills. As a child, Andy loved to draw. He took classes at the Carnegie Museum of art, where his teacher told the class, "everything you look at has art." In college, many teachers didn't appreciate Andy's understanding of art. He annoyed them by doing...
Author
Series
Dork diaries) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush Brandon save an animal shelter. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but (big surprise) Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble.
96) Planets
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Colorful photographs and simple text introduce the planets.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives.
Author
Series
Unicorn chronicles) volume 1
Publisher
Findaway World
Pub. Date
p2009
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 3 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 1 AAA Battery.
Language
English
Description
"Coville weaves traditional unicorn myths into this light, accessible fantasy and provides a neatly contrived ending that hints at the next adventure."