Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439435406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.
The Cats in Krasinski Square
Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439435406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439435406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass
Author: Meg Wiviott
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512487759
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in Berlin during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. This cat's-eye view introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period.
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512487759
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in Berlin during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. This cat's-eye view introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period.
Just Juice
Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590033831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Realizing that her father's lack of work has endangered her family, nine-year-old Juice decides that she must return to school and learn to read in order to help their chances of surviving and keeping their house.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590033831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Realizing that her father's lack of work has endangered her family, nine-year-old Juice decides that she must return to school and learn to read in order to help their chances of surviving and keeping their house.
Witness (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545345944
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse emerses readers in a small Vermont town in 1924 with this haunting and harrowing tale. Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545345944
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse emerses readers in a small Vermont town in 1924 with this haunting and harrowing tale. Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.
Hondo and Fabian
Author: Peter McCarty
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312367473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312367473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.
Cats in Medieval Manuscripts
Author: Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712352932
Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cats were illustrated in medieval manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as associates of the Devil, and as magical creatures. Featuring an array of fascinating illustrations from the British Library's rich medieval collection, Cats in Medieval Manuscripts includes anecdotes about cats--both real and imaginary--to provide a fascinating picture of the life of the cat and its relationship with humans during the Medieval period. A great gift for all cat-lovers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712352932
Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cats were illustrated in medieval manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as associates of the Devil, and as magical creatures. Featuring an array of fascinating illustrations from the British Library's rich medieval collection, Cats in Medieval Manuscripts includes anecdotes about cats--both real and imaginary--to provide a fascinating picture of the life of the cat and its relationship with humans during the Medieval period. A great gift for all cat-lovers.
Four-Four-Two
Author: Dean Hughes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481462539
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover in 2016 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481462539
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover in 2016 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Poppy's Chair
Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613266482
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On her first summer visit to her grandmother since her grandfather's death, Leah is saddened by his absence, but Gramm helps her learn how to remember Poppy with joy.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613266482
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On her first summer visit to her grandmother since her grandfather's death, Leah is saddened by his absence, but Gramm helps her learn how to remember Poppy with joy.
Escape from Lucien: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #6)
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545678412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Kazu Kibuishi's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545678412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Kazu Kibuishi's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.
Square Cat
Author: Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442431172
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Eula is the only square cat in town—and she doesn’t think there’s anything hip about it. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her: She can’t get her square paw into mouse holes, she can’t wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into a round world. Debut author/illustrator Elizabeth Schoonmaker applies her dry wit to the topic of fitting in, and the spare text and appealing trim size of Square Cat make it ideal for repeated readings.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442431172
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Eula is the only square cat in town—and she doesn’t think there’s anything hip about it. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her: She can’t get her square paw into mouse holes, she can’t wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into a round world. Debut author/illustrator Elizabeth Schoonmaker applies her dry wit to the topic of fitting in, and the spare text and appealing trim size of Square Cat make it ideal for repeated readings.