For Very Young Readers.The Adventure of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Aladdin Paperbacks, July 2000 $5.99, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-689-83534-5, Ages 4-8 After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like Falconman, his favorite comic book hero. The Blues of Flats Brown by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Nina Laden Holiday House, March 2000, $16.95, ISBN 0-823-41480-9, Ages 4-8 A junkyard dog named Flats runs away from an abusive master and makes a name for himself on his way from Mississippi to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. by playing blues on his guitar. Faraway Home by Jane Kurtz, illustrated by E.B. Lewis Gulliver Books, March 2000, $16.00, ISBN 0-152-00036-4, Ages 4-8 A child's father, who needs to return briefly to his Ethiopian homeland, describes what it was like for him to grow up there. Freedom River by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier Jump at the Sun: Hyperion Books for Children August 2000, $14.99, ISBN 0-786-80350-9, Ages 4-8 The story of John Parker, a former slave who bought his own freedom and then risked his life to help other enslaved Enslaved may refer to:
Messenger, Messenger by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Barry Root Simon & Schuster Atheneum ath·e·nae·um also ath·e·ne·um n. 1. An institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for reading. Books for Young Readers June 2000, $16.00, ISBN 0-689-82103-4, Ages 4-8 Calvin Curbhopper, a bicycle messenger, makes his way through the city making sure that his messages get delivered on time. Molasses molasses, sugar byproduct, the brownish liquid residue left after heat crystallization of sucrose (commercial sugar) in the process of refining. Molasses contains chiefly the uncrystallizable sugars as well as some remnant sucrose. Man by Kathy L. May, illustrated by Felicia Marshall Holiday House, March 2000, $16.95, ISBN 0-8234-1438-8, Ages 4-8 A young boy spends the day with his grandfather as all the family works together to harvest sorghum sorghum, tall, coarse annual (Sorghum vulgare) of the family Gramineae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes. cane and make molasses. The Music in Derrick's Heart by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert, illustrated by Colin Bootman Holiday House, March 2000, $16.95, ISBN 0-823-41353-5, Ages 4-8 Uncle Booker T., who makes magic by playing harmonica music from his heart, spends the summer teaching Derrick how to play. |
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