Barbara McClintock
1) Dahlia
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English
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Charlotte does not like dolls, until she receives a special doll from her aunt and they become good friends.
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English
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Make way for the three little kittens who lost their mittens -as you've never seen them before!
Who will be able to resist wailing along with the naughty little kittens as they lose their mittens? And who won't relish rejoicing with the good little kittens as they find and wash their mittens -and earn their pie- as well as a loving hug from their Mama?
Barbara McClintock, a master of visual storytelling, presents this classic favorite in a comic-book...
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English
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Anorexia's Fallen Angel contains all the ingredients of an irresistible read: a baffling disease that overwhelmingly afflicts the young and gifted, promises of a miracle cure, whistle-blowing insiders, and the personality cult surrounding a charismatic leader. Journalist Barbara McLintock tells the tale of Peggy Claude-Pierre, a mother with no professional training who claimed to cure eating disorders with unconditional love at the Montreux Clinic...
4) Vroom!
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Follows a young girl's imaginary journey as she zooms in a race car past fields and forests to faraway lands before returning home to her own safe bed. --
6) Cinderella
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.
11) The five forms
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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When a young girl finds a mysterious, discarded book of martial arts poses, she ignores the warning printed in bold inside its cover: DO NOT ATTEMPT THESE FORMS WITHOUT AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER! She decides to attempt them herself, but is shocked to find that doing so conjures real animals right into her home! The chaos escalates as she releases a leopard, a snake, and a dragon, each creature larger and more destructive than the last.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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When Adèle and Simon visit their Aunt Cécile in New York City, she takes them on a train trip around the United States, but from Boston to San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Simon keeps losing his belongings, despite his sister's reminders. Includes facts about the places they visit.
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2018.
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English
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"A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries"--
19) The mitten
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.