Joy Cowley
Author
Language
English
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Description
This picture book distils the essence of summer at the beachskin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader instantly to a childhood summer. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few well chosen images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day, with beach treasures under the pillow, the sound of the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Bert wants nothing more than to be old enough to fight in the war-to handle weapons, defend his country, and have a life filled with adventure. Little does he know that the secrets and danger of war don't always stay at the front line and that one boy's actions can change everything.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Danger lurks everywhere as the ever-cautious chameleon braves strange-looking geckos and poisionous scorpions in search of a new home. But the journey's end brings him a meal and a new friend too. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Author
Series
Agapanthus Hum books volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
After Agapanthus gets a puppy for a pet, she enters him in a champion dog show and comes away with a surprising result.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"She is the lead mare of a herd of wild horses that run the range. When people come to capture them, she leads the herd in a run for safety. But trucks and helicopters drive the horses into pens. Imprisoned behind barbed wire, the fire in the mare's heart is reduced to embers. Her spirit is almost broken, until a cowboy comes and promises to set the horses free."--Jacket. Based on the true story of Dayton O. Hyde and how he came to establish the Black...
17) Snake and lizard
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller Book Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories about the friendship between Snake and Lizard.