Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The pilot and the little prince The pilot and the little prince Peter Sís Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in France in 1900, when airplanes were just being invented. Antoine dreamed of flying and grew up to be a pilot--and that was when his adventures began. He found a j… OL19977207W
The pilot and the little prince The pilot and the little prince Peter Sís The life of Antoine De Saint-Exupery. OL24846268W
El árbol de la vida El árbol de la vida Peter Sís,Carmen Diana Dearden Este libro ilustrado para niños y jóvenes ofrece un panorama de la vida personal de Darwin, comenzando por su niñez, siguiéndolo en su viaje alrededor del mundo en el barco Beagle, y de regreso a cas… OL25819334W
Rainbow Rhino Rainbow Rhino Peter Sís Summary, Rhino's good friends, the rainbow birds, leave him for better places to live, but they soon discover that beautiful places can have secret dangers. OL274849W
The Tree of Life The Tree of Life Peter Sís Presents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and detailed drawings by Sis OL274854W
Follow the Dream Follow the Dream Peter Sís In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient OL274855W
Starry Messenger Starry Messenger Peter Sís Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe. OL274856W
Slaves of the Mastery (Wind on Fire #2) Slaves of the Mastery (Wind on Fire #2) Peter Sís,William Nicholson Fifteen-year-old Bowman uses his newly-discovered powers to join with his twin sister Kestrel in an attempt to liberate their people from the "beautiful but cruel" civilization which has enslaved the… OL3828424W
Beach ball Beach ball Peter Sís While at the beach, Mary and her mother see letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and more. OL459465W
Dinosaur! Dinosaur! Peter Sís While taking a bath, a young boy is joined by all sorts of dinosaurs. OL459466W
Madlenka's soccer ball Madlenka's soccer ball Peter Sís Madlenka uses her new soccer ball and her imagination to play a championship game. OL459471W
Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy! Peter Sís A child on a sofa imagines it turning into a succession of ships, culminating in an encounter with a sea monster. OL459472W
Waving Waving Peter Sís As Mary and her mother walk down the street, they wave and are waved at by consecutively increasing numbers of people. OL459476W
Ballerina! Ballerina! Peter Sís A young girl puts on costumes of different colors and imagines herself dancing on stage. OL459477W
Komodo! Komodo! Peter Sís A young boy who loves dragons goes with his parents to the Indonesian island of Komodo in hopes of seeing a real dragon. Includes factual information about the Komodo dragon. OL459479W
The three golden keys The three golden keys Peter Sís Led by a cat on a magical journey through the deserted streets of Prague, a man comes upon some of the city's landmarks and finds the keys to his childhood home in three traditional Czech tales. OL459484W
Train of states Train of states Peter Sís Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood. OL459485W
Trucks, trucks, trucks Trucks, trucks, trucks Peter Sís As a little boy cleans up his room, he gives one word descriptions of the work his various toy trucks do, such as hauling, plowing, and loading. Features a gate-fold illustration that opens into a th… OL459486W
Fire truck Fire truck Peter Sís Matt, who loves fire trucks, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a fire truck, with one driver, two ladders, three hoses, and ten boots. Features a gate-fold illustration that opens into… OL459487W