Gary McGivney
2) My Garden
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A girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate rabbits, flowers that change colors, seashells and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
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In the time-honored tradition of political commentary, author Judith St. George and Caldecott Medal winner/illustrator David Small celebrate the public and private lives of forty-two Presidents with humor and flair. Imparting much information and many laughs, this rip-roaring look at the men who have all wanted to be President deserves a place on every library and classroom shelf. Narrated with wit and wisdom by Stockard Channing, with music by...
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On September 11, 1814, the British Fleet arrived at the mouth of the Patapsco River. Thus began the Battle of Baltimore, which inspired Francis Scott Key to pen The Star-Spangled Banner. Featuring Aretha Franklin's soulful, heartfelt voice, our flag's broad strips and bright stars shine through in this moving rendition of our national anthem.
7) Dem Bones
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A skeleton band supplies words and music to the well-known song based on the African-American spiritual.
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Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," DINOSAUR BONES is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.
10) The Clown of God
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Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas...
11) My Garden
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A girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate rabbits, flowers that change colors, seashells and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
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The pot that Juan Built=La Vasija que Juan Fabrico written by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, Illustrated by David Diaz: A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada.
The Day of the Dead =El Día de los Muertos by Bob Barner: Introduces the holiday Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, and describes how it is celebrated.
Chato and the party animals=Chato y los amigos pachangueros written by Gary Soto, illustrated...
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The very fairy princess: Geraldine knows deep down that she is a very fairy princess, but she doesn't mind getting a little messy in order to have the perfect day.
Extra yarn: a modern fairy tale about how a young girl and her magical yarn transform a community.
The amazing bone: a lonely pig named pearl dawdles long enough in a field of dandelions to meet a bone who speaks to her.
My garden: a girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate...
18) Inch By Inch
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To keep from being eaten, a resourceful inchworm measures a robins tail, a flamingo;s neck, a toucans beak, a herons legs, and a nightingales song.