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Author
Series
Curious George original adventures volume 1
Language
English
Description
Curious George illustrates a variety of emotions and states of being, including happy, proud, dizzy, naughty, silly, and, of course, curious.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 22 cm
Language
English
Description
George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it's not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George's day at the library makes reading fun.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Portrays George Washington as a shy boy who wasn't afraid of anything except talking to people, but who grew up to lead an army against the British and serve as president of the new nation.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 22
Language
English
Description
Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
Author
Series
Curious George original adventures volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little monkey needs to be rescued when he tries to fly a kite.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Working in a big house owned by two refined ladies to support her mother and brothers, a young scullery maid in early-twentieth-century England borrows books and dreams of a better life before saving her employers from a kitchen fire.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Winston Churchill might have been known as the British Bulldog, but in truth he was best friends with a miniature poodle named Rufus. When WWII comes crashing down on London, the small dog bears witness to Churchill's efforts as prime minister."--Booklist.
10) George W. Bush
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1945, when young Thomas, his mother, and his new baby brother leave war-torn England to join his stepfather, an American soldier named Jack, in Chicago, Thomas finds a way to give courage to a fellow traveler on the Queen Mary. Includes historical note about war brides.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1930s Liverpool, England, Bronwen and Dylan live with their widowed mother, who works long hours doing other people's washing, and even though she sometimes must leave the children alone in the house, she cautions them not to speak to the O'Rileys next door, who go to a different church.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1984]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When George Gearing's personal robot Jackbot gets hit by a car, George rebuilds him into something amazing, only to have him disappear just as darkness threatens the town, leaving George and his new friend Anne Droid to find out what happened.
18) George did it
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
George Washington could always be counted on, but there was one job he was not interested in and he tried to avoid it.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn all about George Washington, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the historians of tomorrow!
20) George W. Bush
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of George W. Bush, who became the forty-third president after the closest presidential race in United States history.
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