Authors: George Shea.
Library Binding, 46 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 1997-02


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Around Kitty Hawk, Tom Tate was known for telling tall tales. But not even one of his stories could top the claim of Orville and Wilbur Wright, who said they came to Kitty Hawk to build a flying machine. Their plan sounded crazy to some folks, but Tom believed the brothers. He watched them testing their inventions and hoped that someday they'd send him up.

Based on the true story of the first boy -- and the second person ever -- to fly at Kitty Hawk, this account of the creation of the world's first airplane, beautifully rendered in Don Bolognese's illustrations, will leave beginning readers' imaginations soaring....

Authors: Avi.
Library Binding, 64 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1999-04-30


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    Collision in the Harbor! Abigail and her brother, Tom, travel to school every day aboard their father's freight boat, the Neptune. One day, two ships collide in the Narrows, and Abigail's father goes to their aid--leaving Abigail to take the Neptune's wheel. Can she and Tom steer the freight boat through the crowded and dangerous waters of New York Harbor alone?...

Authors: Alice Low.
Library Binding, 44 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 1999-08


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    Wendy is a little witch who is afraid of her mean, bossy witch sisters--until one special Halloween night when she makes a magical discovery and outwitches her older sisters. In this new edition, complete with full-color art, Alice Low has adapted her popular story specifically for beginning readers...

Authors: Avi.
Library Binding, 48 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 1997-02


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    It's 1635, and Mary and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony where Mary's father, Roger Williams, is on trial for preaching what was then considered radical ideas about freedom and equality. When Roger is found guilty, he must escape and travel into the wilderness, where his only hope will be to find his friends the Narragansett Indians. Avi's account of how Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island, is vividly brought to life by James Watling's evocative pictures.

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Library Binding, 46 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Publication Date: 1998-04


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    Who do you call when a squirrel is trapped in a mud puddle or a baby opossum is stuck in a drainpipe ?

Meet Jeffrey, Beaner, Raymond, and Mike--the Animal Resuce club! Adventures wait around every corner as this intrepid band of kids, working with a Wildlife Rehabilitator, helps the wild animals in our neighborhood.

John Himmelman's action-packed story and lively art is based on his firsthand experience with wild-animal rescue groups. This inside look at kids saving animals is certain to fascinate young nature lovers....

Authors: Avi.
Library Binding, 48 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 2001-04-01


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It is the 1880s. Noah Bidson works hard on the family farm on the Colorado prairie. One day his mother tells him that his aunt Dora is coming to give him some schooling. Noah is angry. What use is reading on the prairie?

Aunt Dora arrives, and all the Bidsons are surprised to find that she is confined to a wheelchair. But Aunt Dora doesn't let it stop her. When Noah refuses to learn inside the sod farmhouse, Aunt Dora finds a unique way to show him that there's a whole new world waiting for him.

Avi's compelling story is brought to life by Bill Farnsworth's luminous paintings.

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Authors: Gery Greer. Bob Ruddick.
Library Binding, 47 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1997-02-28


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    The Cactus Junction Bank has been robbed and the thieves are about to escape!Looks like it’s up to quick-thinking Sarah and practical joke-playing Billy the Ghost to stop them. Our young heroes are pitted against two tough guys—alias Mabel and Doris. But these dress-wearing bank robbers are no ladies! This laugh-out-loud, zany adventure will delight even the most reluctant of beginning readers.

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