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(0)Shelley Tanaka
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Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer explores the Titanic and forms a brief friendship with another passenger before experiencing the wreck of the giant ocean liner. One of the world's most well-known historic events, the sinking of the "Titanic" in 1912 grippingly unfolds in this story told from the perspectives of 17-year-old Jack Thayer, a passenger, and 22-year-old Harold Bride, the ship's junior wireless operator. Stunning, full-color illustrations,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of aviator Amelia Earhart from age eleven, when someone points out a plane to her, to the day she disappears on an airplane, in a text accompanied by illustrations, photographs, and quotations.
7) Naptime
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the animals on the savanna get grumpy, one little girl knows how to help them get some sleep.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but...