Brian Floca
2) Locomotive
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
4) Five trucks
Author
Language
English
Description
Five different trucks do five different jobs to get an airplane ready for takeoff.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
An exciting day at the races highlights the letters of the alphabet as a variety of automobiles burn fuel speeding through the curves of the track.
6) Lightship
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Lightships once served where lighthouses could not be built. They helped to guide sailors safely through the fog.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
81 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
While spending Christmas at their grandparents' farm, Lily becomes convinced that her younger brother Liam is right about White Cow being lonely and helps him seek a companion for her, leaving little time for Christmas preparations or reading.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree's hard-luck changes when he plants seed potatoes in Cow Hollow before his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
44 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a mother and son shelter a young Confederate deserter. Includes a historical note on the incident.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
World-renowned swimmer and author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Each year, all seven of Octavia's unique uncles gather from far and near to join their favorite niece in a very special job.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1996]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
52 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Judy tries to convince her parents and classmates that her brilliant guinea pig can do all the tricks which she says it can.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpages) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Summoned to the Great Castle of Firenze to create a special dress for Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola, Anabel, a talented seamstress, is at first delighted but then increasingly despairing as time passes and her efforts are continually subverted by an unseen sprite.
16) Marty McGuire
Author
Series
Marty McGuire books volume 1
Language
English
Description
When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation, which helps her become more adaptable.
Author
Publisher
Flash Point
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story behind the creation of "Appalachian Spring, " describing Aaron Copland's composition, Martha Graham's intense choreography and Isamu Noguchi's set design.
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems celebrating the joy and anguish of baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, skating, swimming, and running races.