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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>     sort list by title | author Fly High, Fly Low 50th Anniversary Edition Don Freeman Sid the pigeon is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of san Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge b in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. sid's view of san Francisco is without equal. so sid... Chew On This Everything You Don't Want to KNow About Fast Food Eric Schlosser In the New York Times bestseller Chew on This, Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson unwrap the fast-food industry to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a business that both feeds and feeds off the young. Find out what really goes on at your favourite... The Incredible Book-Eating Boy Oliver Jeffers Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he... Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. It's 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that's home to criminals like... Fly High, Fly Low Sid the pigeon is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of San Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge "b" in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. Sid’s view of San Francisco is without equal. so Sid... This is San Francisco Miroslav Sasek Let the rumbling cable car tell you the story! And what a story: From the crookedest street in the world to the Peking ducks in Chinatown, San Francisco is easily one of the world's most enchanting cities. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll, Hugh Haughton Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole without giving a thought about how she might get out. And so she tumbles into Wonderland: where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly... How to Behave and Why Munro Leaf "No matter where you are or who you are, there are four main things that you have to do if you want to make good friends and keep them. You have to be HONEST You have to be FAIR You have to be STRONG and you have to be WISE And there is no... Charlotte's Web E. B. White An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion... The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl Seven tales of fantasy and fun "are told with the special wit, the unexpected twists that have made Roald Dahl's short stories and children's books so popular with readers of all ages."--Book-of-the-Month Club... James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl When magic touches an old peachtree, strange things start happening. A giant peach grows as large as a house, and when James crawls inside, the adventure begins. Lane Smith has created wonderful new illustrations based on the characters in the new... City by the Bay A Magical Journey Around San Francisco Tricia Brown The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Union Square, Chinatown -- these are just a sampling of the San Francisco landmarks featured in this magical journey around the fabled city by the bay. Each famous location is brought vividly to life by fanciful... Maybelle the Cable Car Virginia Lee Burton Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story... The Cable Car and the Dragon Herb Caen This is the rollicking tale of the adventures of Charlie, the youngest cable car. Only sixty years old, he is tired of the same old rut. One night as he's puffing himself up Nob Hill, he hears a lot of excitement down below: Chinese New year!... <<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>