François Place
Author
Publisher
David R. Godine
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
105 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes.
Author
Series
Alma volume 1
Language
English
Description
It is 1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley. Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself,...
Author
Language
English
Description
A terrible killer lurks in London's dark and foggy corners. His crimes are witnessed, but no one can track him down. At the same time, the respectable Dr Jekyll is on a quest of his own. But Dr Jekyll's discoveries look set to unleash an appalling truth. Just how closely entwined is his identity with that of the brutish Mr Hyde? - Publishers description.
Author
Language
English
Description
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Portrayal of good versus evil, as the young boy accompanies Long John Silver and his band of pirates in search of the buried treasure.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
414 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Toby's tiny world is under greater threat than ever as Leo Blue holds Elisha prisoner while hunting the Grass People and anyone who stands in the way of his devastating plans for the oak tree in which they all live, but this time Toby is not alone.
7) Toby alone
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
384 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Toby Lolness may be just one and a half millimeters tall, but he's the most wanted person in his world, the world of the great oak Tree. Toby's father has made a groundbreaking discovery: the Tree itself is alive, lowing with vital energy, and there may even be a world beyond it. Greedy developers itch to exploit this forbidden knowledge, risking permanent damage to their natural world. But Toby's father has refused to reveal his findings, causing...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
FROM THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRES
From Europe to Africa to the Caribbean, this first installment in the Alma trilogy tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love that readers will not soon forget.
1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a...
