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Jerry Pinkney
2) Noah's ark
Author
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged), one page folded : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Lexile measure
460L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the classic tale of three youngsters who are careless with their mittens, but who turn out to be good little kittens after all.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Puss in Boots
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
14) John Henry
Author
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the Publisher: In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston...
18) Aesop's fables
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A look at a 1940's all-female jazz band, that originated from a boarding school in Mississippi and found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war.
