Emily Arnold McCully
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Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully,...
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A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
4) 3, 2, 1, go!
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Told she cannot step over the line to play school with the older girls, Min builds a catapult and flies over it, instead.
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When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog, but Strongheart becomes a sensation until his military training leads to trouble, and possibly the end of his career. Includes author's note on the real Strongheart.
7) First snow
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The first snow has fallen; so the mice children spend the day ice skating and sledding with their Grandma and Grandpa.
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A rhinoceros tours Europe in the mid-18th century and becomes a sensation--based on a true story. Describes how a baby rhinoceros from India was adopted by humans after her mother was killed by hunters. Named Clara, the rhino and her owner, Captain Van der Meer, grew to be dear friends and spent the next seventeen years touring Europe together.
13) The Banshee
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When Terry wakes up in the middle of the night to horrible screeching, he thinks the Banshee has come to pay his family a visit.
14) 1, 2, I love you
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A counting rhyme that captures the playfulness and tender affection between parent and child.
15) Nora's ark
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During the Vermont flood of 1927, a girl and her grandparents share their new hilltop house with neighbors and animals. A flood is coming! When the water climbs to the rooftops, where will everybody go? To Grandma's house, of course, high up on a hill. Before long, the house is full of people, chickens, ducks, pigs, horses, cats, and even a cow. There's only one person missing -- Grandpa! This heartwarming story by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is based...