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Manatees: Natural History and Conservation (World Life Library)
by James PowellFrom the Book jacket: These large, herbivorous marine mammals have calm, inquisitive natures that have endeared them to many. Curious legends are associated with manatees and dugongs, and they are central to many cultural traditions around the world. These remarkable animals are at risk throughout most of their range, from hunting, collisions with water craft, entanglement in fishing gear, habitat alteration, and disease. This up-to-date study examines their origins, life cycles, and present distribution, and discusses the problems facing conservationists in their efforts to protect these gentle giants. Discover the world's animals and the physical world in the World Life Library from Voyageur Press. This highly acclaimed series brings you the latest research from leading naturalists, along with stunning color photographs of your favorite animals and of our fascinating natural world.
Lucky Chuck
by Beverly ClearyVroom-vroom! Ratta-tatta,<P><P> ratta-tatta. Cha-kung! <P> Nobody can catch LUCKY CHUCK!<P> Speed along with Chuck in this reissue of a funny, fast-paced tale by one of America's most beloved authors, Beverly Cleary. You'll quickly learn what happens when safety rules are ignored.
Tanglewreck
by Jeanette WintersonAges 9 and up. Something frightening is happening with time. One moment, a time tornado rages through the streets of London, and those caught up in its path vanish without a trace. The next moment a woolly mammoth is seen lumbering along the banks of the River Thames. At the center of these bizarre time warps is a house called Tanglewreck, which is home to eleven-year-old Silver, her bony and bad-tempered aunt, Mrs Rokabye, and a mysterious clock known as the Timekeeper. When the Timekeeper disappears, Silver embarks on a perilous quest with her friend Gabriel to search for the clock before it falls into the wrong hands--and before time as we know it comes to an end. A Book Sense Children's Pick
The Defender
by Nicholas KalashnikoffTurgen, a shepherd in northeastern Siberia, defends the wild mountain rams and befriends a widow and her children. <P><P> A Newbery Honor Book.
Journey Outside
by Mary Q. SteeleThe Raft People live in darkness and travel a circular journey on an underground river. One boy finds his way out and tries to learn as much as he can to lead his people to a better Place.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor Book.
The Secret in the Woods (Young Mandie, Book #5)
by Lois Gladys LeppardMandy cannot ignore a mystery! Not until she has solved it, that is. In this story, Mandy is faced with several mysteries. What was that strange noise in the woods? Who unlocked the schoolhouse? Who was playing the organ? This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
Beany Has a Secret Life (Beany Malone Series, #5)
by Lenora Mattingly WeberBeany Malone is unhappy when her boyfriend Norbett decides that they shouldn't go steady since he's staying away at college. On top of that, her father has remarried and Beany starts off on the wrong foot with her new stepmother Adair. So when two of the popular senior girls ask Beany and her friend Kay to join a secret club called the Triple O, Beany hopes that this new interest will make her forget her troubles. There's even a boy she likes, Andy, in the club. But soon Beany and Kay start to see problems in a secret society, and they may be getting in over their heads.
Shadrach
by Meindert DejongEven after Davie had had the little black rabbit, Shadrach, for several weeks, it was still almost unbelievable. Every morning when Davie woke up it was a miracle all over again -- there in his grandfather's barn sat a wriggle black rabbit, and it was his. David had never been happier...until the day Shadrach slipped through the stats of his hutch and disappeared.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book.
Seabird
by Holling Clancy HollingSeabird is an ivory gull, carved by the youngest member of a whaling ship. Through Seabird's eyes, scenes of beauty, danger and excitement from every ocean are revealed. <P><P> Newbery Honor book.
The Middle of Somewhere: A Story of South Africa
by Sheila GordonThis is a novel about Rebecca, a nine-year-old girl who lives with her family in a South African village for black people. When the land is suddenly wanted for a white suburb, the government threatens to demolish the village. Rebecca's father is jailed for speaking out at a protest meeting, plunging the family into despair. <P><P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
Chucaro, Wild Pony of the Pampa
by Francis KalnayThe world of the Argentine pampa comes to life in this humorous tale of a South American boy determined to tame and ride a wild pony.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (Girls of Many Lands)
by Laurence YepCalled boyish by her new family for being able to read and write, twelve-year-old orphaned Spring Pearl's "odd ways" help save the family during the 1857 Opium War in Canton, China.
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamilloRecalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.<P><P> The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.Opal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship--and forgiveness--can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.<P> Newbery Medal Honor book
The Ellimist Chronicles
by K. A. ApplegateThe story of the Ellimist, who lived billions of years and talks about his youth on an alien homeworld, his relationships with characters who play an important role in his life, his triumph and despair, his losses and learnings.
Trouble at the Mines
by Doreen RappaportRosie and her family are caught up in the Arnot, Pennsylvania, mining strike of 1899-1900, led by the union organizer Mother Jones. <P><P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
Stella: On the Edge of Popularity
by Lauren LeeHoping to be accepted by a popular seventh grade clique, a Korean American girl is embarrassed by her family's heritage-until a series of events gives her a better sense of who she is.
Kildee House
by Rutherford MontgomeryWhen Jerome Kildee, a solitary man, builds a home in a redwood forest in California, he takes in some skunks and raccoons, but as they begin to multiply, Kildee looks to two human neighbors for help. <P><P> Newbery Honor Book.
The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5)
by Lloyd AlexanderWhen the most powerful weapon in the land of Prydain falls into the hands of Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death, Taran and Prince Gwydion rally an army to stand up to the dark forces.<P><P> The companions' last and greatest quest is also their most perilous. The biting cold of winter is upon them, adding to the danger they already face. Their journey, fraught with battle and bloodshed, ends at the very portal of Arawn's stronghold. There, Taran is faced with the most crucial decision of his life.<P> In this breathtaking Newbery Medal-winning conclusion to The Chronicles of Prydain, the faithful friends face the ultimate war between good and evil.
My Brother Has AIDS
by Deborah DavisWhen her older brother returns home because he is dying of AIDS, thirteen-year-old Lacy deals with changes in her family life, in relationships with classmates, and in her commitment to her swimming team.
When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
by Isaac Bashevis SingerEight stories based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe including Shrewd Todie & Lyzer the Miser; Tsirtsur & Peziza; Rabbi Leib & the Witch Cunegunde; The Elders of Chelm & Genendel's Key; Shlemiel, the Businessman; Utzel & His Daughter Poverty; Menaseh's Dream; When Shlemiel went to War<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor Book
Mountain Born
by Elizabeth YatesThere were boulders at the top and he picked his way carefully among them. Suddenly he stopped still, gripping a rock and flattening himself against it. Not ten paces from him was a gray wolf, and around her four well-grown cubs were playing--prettily, if anything that spelt such horror could be pretty. His hands felt like ice on the rock.<P><P> Wolves, weather, a black lamb, a trusty dog--all are part of Peter's life on a mountain farm. His best friend is Benj, a wise old shepherd, and Benj teaches him to care for the sprightly lamb that becomes his own special pet, his cosset. As Biddy grows into her place as leader of the flock, Peter grows too, learning the skills and joys of the shepherd's life<P> A Newbery Honor book
Grape Thief
by Kristine L. FranklinIn 1925, in a small Washington State community made up of families from different ethnic backgrounds, twelve-year-old Cuss tries to stay in school as he watches those around him struggle with various financial difficulties.
The Serpent's Children (Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1849)
by Laurence YepIn nineteenth-century China, a young girl struggles to protect her family from the threat of bandits, famine, and an ideological conflict between her father and brother.
The Conch Bearer (Brotherhood of the Conch series #1)
by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniIn India, a healer invites twelve-year-old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home, high in the Himalayan Mountains.
Old Ramon
by Jack SchaeferThe story centers on the friendship of a wise old shepherd and a young boy. This relationship helps the young boy to learn various things -about animals, friendship, bravery and wisdom- in life.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book