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Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
Par Shelly Becker. 2018
What do young superheroes do when they’ve blundered and bungled? They don’t get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up…
to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity. Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, “It’s not FAIR?” or give up in despair? NO! “Ashamed Superheroes who goofed up somehow . . . First STOP . . . then CONSIDER what’s best to do now.” Whether they’ve nabbed the wrong guy by mistake or bashed into a planet while zooming through space, all superheroes ‘fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and keep on saving the world in the most super way!Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978In the 1930s, an intellectual and artistic community formed in the western United States that revolved around Ed Ricketts, John…
Steinbeck, and mythologist Joseph Campbell. Tamm reflects on Ricketts's life and work as a trailblazing ecologist. 2004Like bug juice on a burger (Eleanor)
Par Matthew Cordell, Julie Sternberg. 2013
When Eleanor's grandma Sadie surprises her with a sleep-away camp trip over the summer, Eleanor is excited. But her enthusiasm…
wanes when faced with strange food and an embarrassingly low-level swim class. Sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (DB 75193). For grades 2-4. 2013Alone
Par Megan E. Freeman. 2021
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated…
poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?Piggy Wiglet
Par David L. Harrison, Karen Brooks. 2007
When Piggy Wiglet escapes from his pen with a special goal in mind, he runs past animals on the farm,…
in town, and at the zoo--and each of them expresses an opinion about his antic. For preschool-grade 2Small Walt
Par Elizabeth Verdick, Marc Rosenthal. 2017
Small Walt is the smallest snow plow in the fleet and he always gets picked last, but when there is…
a big snowstorm in the city, he will have the chance to prove his worthGulliver Snip
Par Julia Kay. 2008
The terrible plop: A Picture Book
Par Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner. 2009
Falling for Rapunzel
Par Leah Wilcox, Lydia Monks. 2003
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far…
away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid. For preschool-grade 2Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
Bedtime at the swamp
Par Macky Pamintuan, Kristyn Crow. 2008
Upon hearing a swamp monster's splashing, rumbling approach, a boy hides in a tree, where he is soon joined by…
his sister, brother, two cousins, and even the monster itself, until Ma arrives to bring them all home to bed. For grades K-3Sierra
Par Wendell Minor, Diane Siebert. 1991
Charlie Cook's favorite book
Par Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler. 2006
Solo: my adventures in the air
Par Clyde Edgerton. 2005
Author of Floatplane Notebooks (RC 31559) recalls his lifelong love of flying. Reminisces about his ROTC service at the University…
of North Carolina and 1960s air force training. Recounts seeing combat in the Vietnam conflict, for which he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross, and declares his dislike of war. 2005Rabbit-proof fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
Par Doris Pilkington, Doris Pilkington Garimara. 1996
Australia, 1931. Novelization of the trip on foot across Australia by three part-Aboriginal girls, who run away from their inhumane…
government resettlement school to return home. Molly, Daisy, and Gracie trek through the wilderness to be reunited with their families. 1996Haunted castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #30)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2003
After climbing into their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are invited by master magician Merlin to King Arthur's realm…
where invisible beings, giant ravens, and haunted spells have put a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night. For grades 2-4. 2003The mutiny run
Par Frank Eccles. 1994
England and France are at war, but numerous British ships are tied up at Spithead by a mutiny. So Captain…
Brewster of the HMS Adamant has been ordered to Brest, France, as a show of force to keep French troops from sailing to Ireland. He is joined by the Russian sloop Catherine, which just happens to have on board a lovely young lady who catches the eye of midshipman John Lawson aboard the AdamantFireman Small
Par Wong Herbert Yee. 1994
Because Fireman Small is the only fireman in his neighborhood, he works day and night, rescuing animals and putting out…
fires. Between emergencies, tired Fireman Small returns to station number nine, slowly walks upstairs, "closes the curtains, gets in bed, and pulls the covers over his head." For preschool-grade 2My head in the clouds
Par Danielle Chaperon. 2020
Travel the world with an intrepid explorer who's adventurous, brave and just a little bit forgetful. She searches for ancient…
loot but loses her swimsuit! Goes to beautiful places and misplaces three suitcases! From Canada to Nepal to Egypt and beyond, our narrator circles the globe while abandoning her possessions. She even loses her mother, briefly, in the desert. The cadence and rhyme, accented by quirky collage-style art, will propel readers along through this exciting excursion, ultimately landing on a fact page dedicated to the places you've just read about. Join us on our journey around the world