Jane Yolen
10) On bird hill
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Whimsical rhyming text accompanies colorful illustrations depicting how a boy and his dog discover a mother bird in her nest with her newly hatched chick.
11) The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, his son Billy, and America's first circulating library
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"Billy Franklin discovers a love of learning and books through the Leather Apron Club library, run by his father, the famous Benjamin Franklin."--
12) Elsie's bird
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Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston.
13) A kite for Moon
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A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
15) On Duck Pond
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A young boy and his dog on a serene pond that erupts in a cacophony of birds, frogs, turtles, and other creatures.
17) Stone angel
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While trying to escape with her family from the Nazis, a young Jewish French girl feels protected by angels.
18) Camelot
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A collection of ten short stories and one song exploring the comic, tragic, and magical adventures of King Arthur, Merlin, and the other inhabitants of Camelot.
19) Foiled
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Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?