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Danny Dunn and the Anti-gravity Paint (Danny Dunn)
by Jay Williams Raymond AbrashkinIt's 1956, and in school, Imagining piloting a rocket and having adventures in space gets Danny Dunn in trouble for not paying attention. He even has to write hundreds of sentences that say, "Space flight is a hundred years away." Danny's mother is the housekeeper and cook for Professor Bullfinch. They live with him and the professor welcomes Danny to help with his experiments. When an accident causes blobs of a test liquid to scatter across the floor, antigravity paint is born and soon Danny finds himself on a journey that proves his teacher's line about there being no space flight completely wrong. It's all very exciting until Danny realizes no one on the space ship knows how to get back to earth! Another Danny Dunn adventure
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
by Raymond Abrashkin Jay WilliamsCan Danny program Miniac, a miniature automatic computer, to do his homework for him? His attempts seem to be going well until an old enemy, Snitcher, tries his hand at sabotage.
Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine
by Jay Williams Raymond AbrashkinTo the Rescue! Are there enemy spies following Professor Bullfinch? Is he working on a secret government invention? Danny and his friends, Joe and Irene, decide they must warn the Professor of possible danger. They track him down to an old barn, where he's hidden his workshop. Once inside all they find is a weird and fascinating machine. Danny tries out one of two levers-but he isn't prepared for what happens next! He and his friends are trapped inside the machine and shrinking fast....
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor
by Jay Williams Raymond AbrashkinDanny Dunn, Professor Bullfinch's headstrong young sidekick, is at it again. Trapped in the Professor's submersible research vessel at the bottom of the sea, time is running out!
Danny Dunn, Time Traveler
by Jay Williams Raymond AbrashkinTeenage novel about Danny and his friends going back in time to 1763 where they meet Ben Franklin! Their time machine breaks down. Will they be stranded in the past forever?
Danny Dynamite
by Jean UreWhen Billy the Skid and his nasty gang of mountain bikers ride into Bodley Street and ride menacingly up and down, Danny and friends are determined to fight back. They know bullies must be stopped - the question is how? After a little thought, Danny comes up with an ingenious plan and enlists the help of the twins, Daisy and Donna. All will be well providing Danny can lure Billy into the spooky graveyard and sprint through like dynamite!A cheering story for new readers, with a cosy setting, a clear triumph for Danny against the bully and told with lots of humour.
Danny el campeón del mundo (Colección Alfaguara Clásicos #Volumen)
by Roald DahlDanny el campeón del mundo es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura juvenil. Danny se siente orgulloso de su padre. Está convencido de que es el mejor del mundo, hasta que una noche descubre su gran secreto. A pesar de todo, Danny está decidido a ayudar a su padre y a mantener la hermosa relación de amor y complicidad que les une.
Danny, el campió del món
by Roald DahlUna divertidíssima història sobre la relació entre un pare i un fill escrita per Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. En Danny se sent molt orgullós del seu pare. Està convençut que és el millor del món! Fins que, una nit, descobreix el seu gran secret. Malgrat tot, en Danny està disposat a ajudar-lo, i aviat es convertirà en el cervell darrere el pla més increïble del món. Si se'n surten, en Danny realment serà el campió del món!
Danny Is Dead Meat!
by Moya Simons[From the back cover:] "What do you do when everything you do gets you in to trouble? Ask Danny Thompson and he'll probably tell you to join the club. Even when he tries to stay out of trouble, it just follows him around. Like the time he loses his baby sister in the supermarket. Who would guess that a kid in a stroller could get away so fast? Or the time when the same baby sister decides to smear paint all over Danny's already completed art project--and it wins first prize! Will Danny ever find his kid sister?(Yes.) Will he have the guts to explain that he's not exactly an artistic genius? (Maybe.) Will the biggest (and meanest) kid in Danny's class let Danny live to see his next birthday? (Uh, probably.) Things look pretty bad, but Danny knows they can't possibly get any worse--or can they?"
Danny, King of the Basement: Revised Second Edition
by David S. CraigIn two years, Danny and his mom have moved more often than most kids lose teeth... When Danny moves into a new basement apartment, the kids he meets seem to have way more problems than just being hungry. But Danny’s imagination creates a community that allows his friends to cope with their problems and ultimately to help Danny—because his crisis isn’t losing a home. It’s gaining one…
Danny McGee Drinks the Sea
by Andy StantonA hilariously anarchic tale from the inimitable Andy Stanton, author of Mr Gum, and much loved illustrator Neal Layton.Can a boy drink the sea? Surely it's impossible! But Danny McGee does just that - and now he has his sights on other things. Soon he's swallowing trees, flies, fleas, peas, mountains ... where will it end?!Andy Stanton has won a string of awards for his Mr Gum books, including the Red House Children's Book Award, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book With Pictures.Neal Layton is the multi-award-winning illustrator of the Emily Brown books.
Danny McGee Drinks the Sea
by Andy StantonAn utterly hilarious Seussian picture book—with a surprise ending—about a mischievous little boy who gobbles up everything in the whole entire world, except for one very important thing. . . . When Danny McGee, much to his big sister Frannie's surprise, drinks up the sea with a giant straw, it turns out he's just getting started. Soon nothing is safe from getting swallowed whole by Danny McGee—not the mountains, not the trees, not even the weather girl on TV! He eats up America and all the people in the whole world (including the author, who is writing this book from inside Danny McGee!). Danny swallows the alphabet and all the numbers, until there is absolutely nothing left . . . except, of course, his big sister, Frannie McGee. Absurdist humor throughout, along with a delicious twist at the end, will have kids laughing uncontrollably at this one-of-a-kind picture book. Praise for the work of illustrator Neal Layton: "Layton's playful mixed-media illustrations evoke Ludwig Bemelmans and John Burningham. They're fresh and funny, providing plenty to pore over." —Kirkus Reviews "[This] whimsical tale is given ample comic dimension by Neal's zany and inventive mixed-media illustrations." —Publishers Weekly
Danny Means Trouble (Sweet Valley Twins #40)
by Francine Pascal Jamie SuzanneDanny Jackson, a new boy at school, is funny, and a fast-runner. But there are bad rumors going around about him because he behaves really badly: playing pranks on teachers, acting up in class, even skipping class. And Jessica, of course, believes the rumors. But Elizabeth doesn't -- she thinks there must be a reason. Sure enough, there is a reason.
Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald DahlCan Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell?Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.
Danny the Digger Learns the ABCs
by Aja MulfordJoin Danny, a young mini excavator, as he and his construction site friends take on a new job and learn the alphabet along the way!The perfect ABC book for any kid who loves excavators, cranes, dump trucks, backhoe loaders, and mixers, Danny the Digger Learns the ABCs is a follow-up companion to Danny the Digger Saves Christmas. Kids will love learning their letters as they explore the construction site with Danny. The joyful, full-color illustrations feature large, prominent letters that will help toddlers start to recognize letter shapes while also learning the names of vehicles and tools found on construction sites. A wonderful baby shower gift or birthday present for young children!
Danny, Who Fell in a Hole
by Cary FaganFinalist for the 2014 Silver Birch Express AwardDanny finds himself stranded at the bottom of a giant construction hole, armed with nothing but his school backpack, his wits — and the company of a poetry-spouting mole… Danny’s parents have always been a bit flaky, but this time they have gone too far. Now his mother wants to bake cheesecakes in the mountains, and his father wants to be an opera singer. That means Danny and his older brother will spend half the year in Banff (wherever that is) and half the year in New York City. Worst of all, in preparation for the big move, his parents have given away the family dog, Thwack. Furious with his family, Danny runs out of the house and keeps running — straight onto a construction site, where he ends up at the bottom of a very, very large hole. When it appears that help is not immediately forthcoming, he settles in for the short haul, like a subterranean Robinson Crusoe. Drawing on his ingenuity, he provides himself with shelter (garbage bag and paper clips), cereal (coffee creamer, rainwater, granola bars and a few rogue raisins found at the bottom of his backpack) and a washroom (a hole in a hole). He even does his homework! The only thing missing is a Man Friday. Who turns out to have a long, earth-covered snout, a taste for beetles, and no eyes to speak of. Oh, and he also talks. His name is Mole, and he is excellent company — until a snake appears, and Danny must be not only ingenious, but also brave, if he is going to save his new friend.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of eventsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Danny's Boys: A Novel
by Charley HeenanTommy Dunleavy and his life-long friends, 20-somethings in a northeast Philadelphia parish, have no idea their beloved pastor is an abuser, not until a friend dies by suicide after filing a rape complaint.Shocked and guilt-ridden, friendships splinter. The "did he or didn't he" debate rages in the neighborhood. Tommy knows Father is guilty. Despite his friends leaving the Church, he's confident that once the investigation is completed and wrongs are righted, everything can return to normal. Then the accused priest is reinstated, and Tommy has to decide, should he stay or should he go, and if he goes, then what?Heenan writes with authenticity, not just in the details --- row homes, corner bars, and rec centers, but in the closeness, loyalty, and traditions of community."Danny's Boys is a heartbreaking and provocative story. Heenan does a masterful job of conveying the life and spirit of the Irish-Catholic neighborhood." - Len Joy, author of Dry Heat, Everyone Dies Famous, Better Days"Heenan skillfully takes the reader through the friends' journeys as they explore the limits of friendship and faith." - Ann Stolinsky, author, co-owner, Gemini Wordsmiths, Celestial Echo Press
Danny's Dad
by Drew HuntGary Levinson is in love with his best friend’s dad. It’s as simple as that.Danny doesn’t think it’s simple. He’s okay with his best friend being gay. He can cope with the idea -- in theory -- that his dad is gay. But Gary and his dad being gay together ...?Neil “Raw” Rawlings doesn’t think it’s simple at all. He’s a well-known rugby league player and Gary is too young, too immature, and too star-struck. Besides, he could do better than an aging sportsman close to retirement.Finally giving in to Gary’s pleas, Raw agrees to sleep with Gary on his eighteenth birthday. But what happens next? Is this a once-only birthday present, or a gift that keeps on giving?
Danny's Desert Rats
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorT.R. and Danny join their friends in forming a group called the Desert Rats, and their major mission for the summer is helping Paul keep his beloved cat despite their town house development's rule against pets.
Danny's Doodles: The Dog Biscuit Breakfast
by David AdlerCalvin Waffle doesn't believe in bad ideasDanny knows his friend Calvin has crazy ideas, so he's not surprised when Calvin suggests they start a Rent-a-Pet business. After all, Calvin's Aunt Ruth wants the boys to watch her dog while she's away, and what better way to get the miniature Collie off their hands than loaning him to a kid in the neighborhood for a few days? But in order to rent a pet, you need a renter. Which Calvin and Danny don't have. Can the two drum up some business before it's too late? Or will their plan go to the dogs?
Danny's Doodles: The Squirting Donuts
by David AdlerCalvin Waffle is still 100% weird in the newest installment of David A. Adler's laugh-out-loud chapter book series, Danny's Doodles Danny Cohen and his brainiac sidekick Calvin Waffle are back with a brand new experiment! Something is amiss in Danny and Calvin's fourth-grade class when their loud, rule enforcing teacher Mrs. Cakel, suddenly transforms into a whole new person. Danny and Calvin decide the only way to find out what's really going on is to spy on their personality switching teacher. But spying soon leads to a greater mystery filled with dog chasing, jelly injected donuts, peanut butter induced experiments, riddle mania, and more!
Danny's Doodles
by David AdlerHere's a fact: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% Weird Danny Cohen and Calvin Waffle are two very different kids. Danny likes playing baseball; Calvin enjoys strange experiments. Danny follows the rules at school; Calvin tries to drive his teacher crazy. Danny and Calvin decide to team up for the big jelly bean experiment. Will it lead to trouble? Maybe. Will they have fun trying? You can count on it.
Danny's Egg
by Robert Ingpen Colin ThieleWhen Danny finds an emu egg in the bush outside town and is determined to hatch it, his problems begin. It seems that Hacker, the school bully, has other ideas, and when he releases a hungry goanna and steals the egg at the school pet show, Danny has to move fast!COLIN THIELE, AC, was one of Australia?s most distinguished and popular writers for children. Colin's books have won numerous Australian and international awards and have been made into many classic films, TV series, plays and picture books. His bestsellers include the multi-award-winning STORM BOY and BLUE FIN.
Danny's Egg
by Colin ThieleReissue of a novel for older children, first published 1989. Tells the story of the conflict between Hacker, the school bully, and Danny, who wants to hatch out the emu egg he has found in the bush and raise the chick as a pet. Hacker has other ideas and releases a hungry goanna. Award-winning author has previously written many novels for children including 'Blue Fin' and 'Brahminy'.