Michael Foreman
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in the First World War, sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.
2) Cat & Dog
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dog takes care of a trio of kittens when their mother, Cat, gets trapped in a fisherman's van while trying to find breakfast.
3) Wonder goal!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy describes what it feels like to score a goal that makes his soccer teammates stop teasing him.
4) Friends
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
While a cat wanders wild and free, his friend Bubble the fish swims in circles in a bowl, until the cat decides to give Bubble a taste of freedom.
Author
Language
English
Description
"We all know the movie and storyline well. But have you experienced the original? Influenced by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, L. Frank Baum created this classic story and fantasy using the dream of young Dorothy on her journey home to demonstrate the theme of good vs. evil. Throughout her adventure, she encounters several newfound friends: a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a cowardly lion. They traverse the land of Oz together by following...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
For years Joey was a war horse, pulling ambulance carts and artillery through the battlefields of World War I. Finally he returned to Albert and the farm. Now, decades later, Albert's son loves to tell his own grandson stories about the remarkable horse, including its feats in the war and of the time the family risked everything betting that Joey could win a daring race.
15) Hello, world
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mother bear and her child invite all the animals they meet to come with them to see the world.
Author
Publisher
The New York Review of Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
564 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"How to introduce kids to Shakespeare--not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of his language and the depth of his characters. That's the challenge that Leon Garfield, a wonderful children's book writer, undertook to meet in his monumental and delightful Shakespeare Stories. Here are twenty-one of the Bard's plays, presented in what is not a series of dry retellings, but rather a refashioning of the dramas as stories, in a way...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a boy, Henry Friston dreamed of traveling the world. He thought he was signing up for a lifetime of adventure when he joined the Royal Navy. But when World War I begins, it launches the world, and Henry, into turmoil. While facing enemy fire at Gallipoli, Henry discovers the strength he needs to survive in an unexpected source: a tortoise. And so begins the friendship of a lifetime. Based on true events, and with charming illustrations, this story...
20) Seal surfer
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although he is on crutches, a boy goes to the beach with his grandfather, where they watch a seal being born, and over the following seasons, the boy and the seal develop a special bond.