Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
In the Small, Small Pond	Denise Fleming	Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.	OL114788W
Mirandy and Brother Wind	Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack	To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.	OL14860574W
The Newbery & Caldecott awards	Kathleen T. Horning	The latest edition of the "Newbery and Caldecott Awards" guide covers the most distinguished American children's literature and illustration. Featured in this edition are: a comprehensive, annotated…	OL15436356W
Shadow	Blaise Cendrars,Marcia Brown	Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.	OL1672318W
Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books A Guide to the Illustrations	Gail D. Nordstrom	Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for li…	OL17075165W
Finders keepers	William Lipkind,Nicholas Mordvinoff	Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.	OL18846W
Grandfather's journey	Allen Say	A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.	OL19248W
Fables	Arnold Lobel	Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.	OL1973398W
Caldecott Connections to Social Studies	Shan Glandon	Take advantage of the appeal and power of Caldecott award literature to extend and promote learning across the curriculum. In these two volumes the author demonstrates how to use award-winning books …	OL19832944W
The fool of the world and the flying ship	Arthur Ransome,Arthur/shu Ransome,Arthur Michell Ransome	When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.	OL2459818W
Time Flies	Eric Rohmann	A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a museum has an unsettling experience when it finds itself back in the time of living dinosaurs.	OL2637610W
The Rooster Crows	Miska Petersham,Maud Fuller Petersham	1946 Caldecott Medal winner.	OL268316W
A story, a story	Gail E. Haley	A folktale of how the African people received stories from the gods.	OL2928981W
Lon Po Po	Ed Young	Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.	OL3244341W
One fine day	Nonny Hogrogian	After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again	OL3351167W
It Could Always Be Worse	Margot Zemach	When a peasant complains to his rabbi about his family's cramped house, he's told to bring his farm animals inside.	OL3910033W
They Were Strong and Good	Robert Lawson	They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from…	OL4234974W
Make Way for Ducklings	David Crommett,Robert McCloskey	First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallard ducks who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston, Massa…	OL4638367W
A Caldecott Celebration	Leonard S. Marcus	Profiles six Caldecott award winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings," Marcia Brown's "Cinderella," Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," William…	OL47189W
Smoky Night	Eve Bunting	When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.	OL97618W