The Floating House
By: Scott Russell Sanders
3.86
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In 1815, the McClure family takes a flatboat containing all their worldly belongings down the Ohio …
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1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
By: Melissa Sweet
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
2. A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
By: Anne Rockwell , Floyd Cooper
4.11
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Armistead Lafayette, a slav… read more
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
3. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
By: Marjorie Flack , DuBose Heyward
4.34
Format: 46 pages, Hardcover
The country bunny is a lady, and she attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her r… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- family
"Cottontail knocked on the big front door and was admitted to the Palace. There she stood in her funny country clothes but none of the other four Easter Bunnies laughed, for they were wise and kind an…"-Marjorie Flack, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
4. Song and Dance Man
By: Stephen Gammell , Karen Ackerman
4.03
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather's younger days that shows you're only as… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- family
- historical fiction
5. Honey for a Child's Heart
By: Gladys M. Hunt
4.47
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
Family favorite now revised and updated, including an annotated list of books for ages 0-12 Ever… read more
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- childrens
- family
"No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50."-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
"This savoring of life is no small thing. The element of wonder is almost lost today with the onslaught of the media and gadgets of our noisy world. To let a child lose it is to make him blind and dea…"-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
"What is home? My favorite definition is "a safe place," a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It's a place where people share and …"-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
6. These Hands
By: Floyd Cooper , Margaret H. Mason
3.10
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Joseph's grandpa could do almost anything with his hands. He could play the piano, throw a curvebal… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- family
- historical fiction
7. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more
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- realistic fiction
- childrens
- family
8. Off Like the Wind!: The First Ride of the Pony Express
By: Michael P. Spradlin , Layne Johnson
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1860, the first Pony Express rider set out on a trail from Missouri to California. With him, he … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
9. Boxes for Katje
By: Candace Fleming , Stacey Dressen-McQueen
3.65
Format: None pages,
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
- historical fiction
10. Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
By: Qin Leng , Chieri Uegaki
3.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this beautifully written picture book, Hana Hashimoto has signed up to play her violin at her sc… read more
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11. The Invisible Boy
By: Patrice Barton , Trudy Ludwig
3.88
Format: 588 pages, Hardcover
Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their gro… read more
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12. Amazing Grace
By: Mary Hoffman , Caroline Binch
2.62
Format: None pages,
Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when… read more
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13. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
By: Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead
4.00
Format: None pages,
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tor… read more
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14. The Princess and the Pea
By: Hans Christian Andersen , Janet Stevens
3.81
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
In this rendition a tiger is proven to be a princess. read more
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15. Iggy Peck, Architect
By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty
4.25
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing Meet Iggy Peck--creative, independent, and … read more
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16. An Orange for Frankie
By: Patricia Polacco
4.00
Format: 384 pages,
The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most exc… read more
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17. The Junkyard Wonders
By: Patricia Polacco
4.00
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as The Junkyard, she is devastated… read more
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18. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick
4.34
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more
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19. The Pushcart War
By: Jean Merrill , Ronni Solbert
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PUSHCART WAR? THE REAL HISTORY? It's a story of how regular people b… read more
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20. Ellen's Broom
By: Kelly Starling Lyons , Daniel Minter
4.41
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
A young girl learns a new meaning for freedom during the time of Reconstruction Ellen always knew t… read more
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21. The Sign of the Beaver
By: Elizabeth George Speare
3.87
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- childrens
- adventure
22. A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
By: Barry Wittenstein
4.43
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luthe… read more
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
23. The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1)
By: Ross Burach
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
24. Linus the Little Yellow Pencil
By: Scott Magoon
3.90
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don't always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
25. Rescuing the Declaration of Independence: How We Almost Lost the Words That Built America
By: Anna Crowley Redding
4.46
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
He saved the words that built America! Emmy Award–winning journalist Anna Crowley Redding and Siber… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
26. The Floating House
By: Scott Russell Sanders
3.86
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In 1815, the McClure family takes a flatboat containing all their worldly belongings down the Ohio … read more
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- 2nd grade
- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- family
- historical fiction
- geography
