Donna Jo Napoli
1) North
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
344 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Description
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Description
The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Author
Series
Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Description
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve the case of the soccer switch, the kick craze and the basketball blues.
Author
Series
Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
92 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.
Author
Series
Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
133 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve mysteries that all involve some kind of code.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 31 cm
Description
The timeless tales from the early books of the Bible have captivated generations. In this lush storybook, the fresh voice of lyrical storyteller Donna Jo Napoli and the lavish artwork of Christina Balit bring classic stories to life for a young, modern audience. Noah's Ark, Moses, David and Goliath, the ten plagues, Daniel and the lions' den, Jonah and the giant fish, and many more of the Bible's most powerful stories--27 in all--are compellingly...
9) Fish Girl
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
182 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Description
"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--