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Train to Somewhere 14 reviews Eve Bunting
Sandpiper, 2000
True story, my grandmother told me.
I enjoyed this book especially because my grandmother was a rider on an orphan train when she was around 11 years old. She is still spry at the age of 98. The story she tells me is almost identical, for she felt she was tall, plain and ugly. Her mother died in New York and her and all of her ...
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The Three Questions 61 reviews Jon J. Muth
Scholastic Press, 2002
Charming and Beautiful Story to Share
+ Good timing, we needed something to help us sort out the most important things in our life, I also learned a lot from this book + A gift for my goddaughter + Good job, seller!
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Flight 1 review Robert Burleigh
Putnam Juvenile, 1997
A visual treat that captures the thrill of Lindy's flight
Mike Wimmer's art grabs the eye immediately and doesn't let go. The brief, staccato storytelling is effective, but mainly as an augment to the beautiful visuals, perhaps contrary to expectations. Through the use of atmospheric colors and close-up views of Lindbergh and his plane, you're there to ...
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The Old Woman Who Named Things 26 reviews Cynthia Rylant
Voyager Books, 2000
What's in a Name
+ One of my favorite picture books of all time + hands down favorite + A Lucky Find + Fabulous Book To Share as a Family!
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Babushka Baba Yaga 12 reviews Patricia Polacco
Putnam Juvenile, 1999
Wonderful endearing read
+ Love this Book! + A Favorite + An Ogre-Witch for a "Grandmother"? Who Would have Thought! + Who's afraid of the big bad babushka?
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Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes 4 reviews Floyd Cooper
Putnam Juvenile, 1998
The GREAT ONES usually start from HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
+ Wonderful Illustrations + Walking with Pride + Heroes, who were just like Langston.
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Uncle Jeds Barbershop (Aladdin Picture Books) 9 reviews Margaree King Mitchell
Aladdin, 1998
A Must Read!! Excellent!
+ A Wonderful Read + Not just for children + Uncle Jed's the man
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Rocks in His Head 9 reviews Carol Otis Hurst
Greenwillow, 2001
This Book ROCKS!!!
+ Good one - definitely don't pass this one by! + Take a look at this one... + sweet book + Historical story
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers 50 reviews
Square Fish, 2007
The Hire Wire Act Over the World Trade Center
+ Our Fourth Grade Review + Book about Philippe Petit's trip on a high wire between the twin towers + A Book Worth Walking a Tightrope For (ED 30 review) + Great tool for the classroom!
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Black and White 16 reviews David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
My opinion: The most creative of the Caldecotts
+ Mind-bending and delightful + Great fun to puzzle through + If you think you think you only think you think + I'd read it again and again
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A Bad Case of Stripes 102 reviews David Shannon
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004
Great book with a great moral
+ Never conform! + My 21 month old's FAVORITE BOOK + It's not easy liking lima beans
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The Paperbag Princess (Story Corner) 113 reviews Robert N. Munsch
Scholastic, 1999
A story to pass down!
+ Paper Bag Princess + A True Princess + Smart and brave trumps cuteness + Simply one of the best children's books ever written
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Thirteen O'Clock 4 reviews James Stimson, 2005
"A skeleton with a skeleton's key..."
+ Quirky story that is well-written + Thirteen O'clock + A gem!
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Rocks in His Head 9 reviews Carol Otis Hurst
Greenwillow, 2001
This Book ROCKS!!!
+ Good one - definitely don't pass this one by! + Take a look at this one... + sweet book + Historical story
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A Bad Case of Stripes 102 reviews David Shannon
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004
Great book with a great moral
+ Never conform! + My 21 month old's FAVORITE BOOK + It's not easy liking lima beans
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers 50 reviews
Square Fish, 2007
The Hire Wire Act Over the World Trade Center
+ Our Fourth Grade Review + Book about Philippe Petit's trip on a high wire between the twin towers + A Book Worth Walking a Tightrope For (ED 30 review) + Great tool for the classroom!
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The Old Woman Who Named Things 26 reviews Cynthia Rylant
Voyager Books, 2000
What's in a Name
+ One of my favorite picture books of all time + hands down favorite + A Lucky Find + Fabulous Book To Share as a Family!
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The Paperbag Princess (Story Corner) 113 reviews Robert N. Munsch
Scholastic, 1999
A story to pass down!
+ Paper Bag Princess + A True Princess + Smart and brave trumps cuteness + Simply one of the best children's books ever written
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Train to Somewhere 14 reviews Eve Bunting
Sandpiper, 2000
True story, my grandmother told me.
I enjoyed this book especially because my grandmother was a rider on an orphan train when she was around 11 years old. She is still spry at the age of 98. The story she tells me is almost identical, for she felt she was tall, plain and ugly. Her mother died in New York and her and all of her ...
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Black and White 16 reviews David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
My opinion: The most creative of the Caldecotts
+ Mind-bending and delightful + Great fun to puzzle through + If you think you think you only think you think + I'd read it again and again
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