Nancy Willard
Author
Language
English
Description
The lyrical poems of award-winning author Nancy Willard celebrate the magic of life
Nancy Willard, who was the first recipient of a Newbery Medal for a volume of poetry, displays her versatility in these companion collections.
Divided into five sections, Water Walker blends the mundane with the mystical. From sleeping fish to Marco Polo to a tortoise who dispenses unique advice to a bride on her wedding day, these poems integrate fables,...
3) Sweep Dreams
Author
Language
English
Description
Newbery Medalist Nancy Willard is the author of many award-winning children's books. In this lyrical story, a man falls in love with a broom and they dance through the sky together-until one night the broom is stolen from its home. Someone else wants the powers of the broom for himself. Will the man be able to find his beloved broom and dance once again?
7) Night story
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
8) Gum
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"James and Danny are on a mission: to get the little silver race car out of the gumball machine at Mr. Wright's store. Only very, very, lucky people get both gumballs and the silver racer. It's a good thing one of James's quarters is a Canadian quarter, which just so happens to be very, very lucky. But is it lucky enough to get him that silver racer?" -- Jacket.
10) Shadow story
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
The clever Holly Go Lolly, now orphaned, lures the evil parent-eating ogre Ooboo into the make-believe forest she has created with hand shadows.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
Pub. Date
1976
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that "Simple pictures are best."