Tony Johnston
2) The wagon
Author
Publisher
Tambourine Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln.
3) That summer
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A family, including a child who is dying, sews together a quilt of its memories and love.
5) Desert song
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Using the alphabet, Mexico is introduced in this picture book using poetry and detailed expository text. A through Z topics include: adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly pear, and skeleton"--Provided by publisher.
8) My abuelita
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back, in a Southwestern version of the Baba Yaga story.
Author
Series
Sparky and Eddie volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Even though they are not in the same class, two young friends are glad that they decided to give school a try.
13) Pages of music
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A childhood visit to Sardinia haunts a composer, who returns there one Christmas to repay with his music the kindness of the island's inhabitants.
14) Scary stories
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
An imp, a goblin, and a scalawag get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of.