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The rose horse
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Deborah Lee Rose |
When Lily goes to Coney Island in 1909 to visit her newborn sister, she learns about the art and traditions of the Jewish woodcarvers who make the carousel animals there. |
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Julio's magic
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Arthur Dorros |
A young artist discovers the power of friendship when he helps his mentor win a prestigious wood-carving contest. |
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Belle
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Cameron Dokey |
Belle is convinced she has the wrong name, as she lacks her sisters' awe-inspiring beauty. So she withdraws from society, devoting her time to wood carving. Secretly, Belle longs to find the fabled H… |
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A new life for Sir Christopher
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Richard M. Wainwright |
The adventures of a special wooden doll as he brings love and happiness to children on two continents. |
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Family reminders
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Julie Danneberg |
In 1890s Cripple Creek, Colorado, when young Mary McHugh's father loses his leg in a mining accident, she tries to help, both by earning money and by encouraging her father to go back to carving wood… |
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The Tiger Rising
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Kate DiCamillo |
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger - a real-life, very large tiger - pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the … |
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Louisiana duck decoys
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Charles W. Frank |
A survey of the duck decoy carvers of Louisiana with examples of their work in full color. |
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Feivel's flying horses
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Heidi Smith Hyde |
A Jewish immigrant who is saving money to bring his wife and children to join him in America creates ornate horses for a carousel on Coney Island, one for each member of his family. |
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The giant king
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Kathleen T. Pelley |
Long ago in Scotland, a talented young wood carver named Rabbie suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town--treat the giant as if he were a king, and he might behave like one. |
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The art of whittling and woodcarving
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Elsie V. Hanauer |
Discusses the woods, tools, and techniques used to carve animals, wall plaques, figures, jewelry, dolls, and other objects out of wood. |
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The whittler's tale
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Jennifer L. Armstrong |
A young girl learns the secret of a strange whittler whose carvings magically come to life. |
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