Helen Frost
Author
Description
Based on the eight-pointed LeMoyne star, these quilt projects use the tried-and-true strip-piecing method that Blanche Young originally developed in 1979. Blanche and her daughter Helen have been exploring this historical star ever since, playing with different configurations and sizes, to captivate generations of quilters to come.
The ten projects include Lone Star, Touching Stars, Rolling Star, Broken Star, Star of Bethlehem, Double Star, and Blazing...
6) Blue Daisy
Author
Description
A dirty, skinny dog shows up in Sam and Katie’s neighborhood. They start to follow it, and they don’t like what they see: the Wilson sisters yell at the dog because it is digging in their garden and the Tracy twins chase it on their bikes and throw things at it. Sam and Katie want the dog to know they’ll be its friends. They think it should have a name. Most of all, they want it to like them. But they make a big mistake, and after that, it’s...
9) Hamsters
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and care of hamsters.
10) Wait and See
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"The creators of Step Gently Out and many other acclaimed picture books join forces again to look closely at an iconic insect through lyric words and stunning nature photography. When you are outside, if a small quick movement takes you by surprise, stop and look-move nothing but your eyes. Could it be a praying mantis, trying not to be seen? This sixth stunning collaboration between Helen Frost and Robert Lieder urges young readers into the wild...
11) Birds
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and care of birds that can be kept as pets.
12) Butterfly Colors
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Summary: Examines the colors and patterns of various butterfly wings.
13) Diamond Willow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.
14) Boa constrictors
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs present the lives of boa constrictors that live in rain forests of South America.
15) Jaguars
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs present the lives of jaguars that live in rain forests in Central and South America.
16) Crossing stones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Four young people in two families tell of their experience during World War I when the boys enlist and are sent to fight, Emma finishes school, and Muriel joins the suffrage movement.
18) Feeling Happy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate happiness and how to enjoy it.
19) Tarantulas
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of tarantulas.
20) All he knew
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II. Includes historical notes.