Barbara McClintock
2) Vroom!
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A simplified retelling of the fate of Sara Crewe who, after her father's death leaves her penniless, loses her privileged status at Miss Minchin's London boarding school and endures many hardships and cruel treatment until she is helped by a mysterious benefactor.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more. When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything....
10) Where's Mommy?
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
While trying to keep their friendship a secret from their mothers, a human girl and a mouse make a surprising discovery.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
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.--
17) House of dolls
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Madison Blackberry's dolls--Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene--have lives that she envies, with their beautiful clothes and warm, cozy house, while she is lonely most of the time.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
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"Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review
"Excellent."—Booklist, starred review
"Storytelling at its best."—Kirkus, starred review
"Enduringly appealing."—School Library Journal, starred review
"[A] lively portrait."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Meet Randolph Caldecott, the artist...