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The Five Chinese Brothers |
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Claire Huchet Bishop |
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From Publishers Weekly
The beloved story of five brothers who use their special powers to rescue the First Brother from being unfairly put to death. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual qualities.
--This text refers to the
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Story about Ping |
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Marjorie Flack |
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0448421658 |
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The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful illustrations. On a day like any other, Ping sets off from the boat he calls home with his comically large family in search of "pleasant things to eat." On this particular day, he is accidentally left behind when the boat leaves. Undaunted, the little duck heads out onto the Yangtze in search of his family, only to find new friends and adventures--and a bit of peril--around every bend. The exceptional illustrations bring the lush Yangtze to life, from Ping's family to the trained fishing birds he finds himself among to the faithfully rendered boats and fishermen. Certainly intended to be read aloud, The Story About Ping deserves a place on every young reader's (or listener's)... |
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Freddy Goes to Florida |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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0141312335 |
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Birds migrate south for the winter--why shouldn't farm animals? In Walter R. Brooks's Freddy Goes to Florida, that's precisely what the thoughtful beasts of Mr. Bean's upstate New York farm decide to do. Not wanting to leave the imperfect yet kindhearted farm owner in the lurch, they draw straws to select the lucky travelers. A robin draws them a map that shows them how to get to Florida, and they're off! The parade of animals--Jinx the cat, Freddy the pig, Robert the dog, Hank and Mrs. Wiggins the cows, Mr. and Mrs. Webb the spiders, two ducks named Alice, and four mice--causes quite a stir on the cross-country trek. In Washington, D.C., they even meet the president, who "shook them each by the claw or a paw or a hoof." After a series of humorous and suspenseful near misses, including a battle of wits with some... |
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The Story About Ping |
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Marjorie Flack |
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0670672238 |
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The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful illustrations. On a day like any other, Ping sets off from the boat he calls home with his comically large family in search of "pleasant things to eat." On this particular day, he is accidentally left behind when the boat leaves. Undaunted, the little duck heads out onto the Yangtze in search of his family, only to find new friends and adventures--and a bit of peril--around every bend. The exceptional illustrations bring the lush Yangtze to life, from Ping's family to the trained fishing birds he finds himself among to the faithfully rendered boats and fishermen. Certainly intended to be read aloud, The Story About Ping deserves a place on every young reader's (or listener's)... |
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Daughter of the Mountains |
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Louise Rankin |
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0140363351 |
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Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.
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The Story about Ping |
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Marjorie Flack |
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0140502416 |
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Book Review
The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful illustrations. On a day like any other, Ping sets off from the boat he calls home with his comically large family in search of "pleasant things to eat." On this particular day, he is accidentally left behind when the boat leaves. Undaunted, the little duck heads out onto the Yangtze in search of his family, only to find new friends and adventures--and a bit of peril--around every bend. The exceptional illustrations bring the lush Yangtze to life, from Ping's family to the trained fishing birds he finds himself among to the faithfully rendered boats and fishermen. Certainly intended to be read aloud, The Story About Ping deserves a place on every young reader's (or listener's)... |
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The Story about Ping |
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Marjorie Flack |
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Audio Cassette - Unabridged |
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0140951172 |
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Book Review
The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful illustrations. On a day like any other, Ping sets off from the boat he calls home with his comically large family in search of "pleasant things to eat." On this particular day, he is accidentally left behind when the boat leaves. Undaunted, the little duck heads out onto the Yangtze in search of his family, only to find new friends and adventures--and a bit of peril--around every bend. The exceptional illustrations bring the lush Yangtze to life, from Ping's family to the trained fishing birds he finds himself among to the faithfully rendered boats and fishermen. Certainly intended to be read aloud, The Story About Ping deserves a place on every young reader's (or listener's)... |
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Art of Freddy |
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Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) |
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From School Library Journal
Before chapter books and easy-to-read books, children made the transition from picture books to novels through the liberally illustrated, episodic adventures of engaging characters. Many children of the '30s, '40s, and '50s learned to love reading because of Freddy the Pig and his Bean Farm friends, 26 animal fantasies written by Brooks and illustrated by Wiese. In his introduction, Cart concludes that "[Wiese's] pictures do more than simply illustrate the words of the text; they expand them and immeasurably enrich the reader's experience of the books." This 75th-anniversary volume includes 200 illustrations and text fragments from the books, supported by Cart's assessment. The topical organization-disguises, moods, food, villains, etc.-cuts across the art published between 1927 and 1958, so the variations... |
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Freddy the Detective |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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0141312343 |
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"Oh, I am the King of Detectives, / And when I am out on the trail / All the animal criminals tremble, / And the criminal animals quail..." boasts Freddy, the poetry-prone, Sherlock Holmes-obsessed pig who stars in Walter R. Brooks's beloved series. From 1927 to 1958, Brooks wrote 26 Freddy books--including Freddy Goes to Florida--all focused on the well-rounded pig, who has been described by various fans as ingenious, intelligent, loyal, and resourceful. Since Brooks's books fell out of print, librarians across the country have scrounged up copies wherever possible, even resorting to photocopying the books and binding them with hockey-stick tape! To the delight of thousands, the fabulous Freddy books have been reprinted by Overlook Press! The intrigue of Freddy the Detective begins on the Bean Farm (Freddy's... |
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The Clockwork Twin |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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1585673587 |
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Adults, children, and reviewers have embraced the stouthearted Freddy the Pig since he and his Bean Farm chums first appeared in 1927. The Overlook reissues of this classic series-with more than 150,000 hardcover copies sold-have brought these timeless adventures to a whole new generation eager for a good time and a good laugh. As a recent USA Today feature about the Freddy phenomenon noted, the Freddy books brilliantly illustrate the cardinal virtues: "fair play and a good sense of humor."
In The Clockwork Twin, Freddy reprises his most famous role-as detective!-and Walter Brooks's talking animals rollick through amazing adventures. They talk, dance, sing, joke, and work out intricate problems. When a mechanical double is rigged up by Mr. Bean's brother, Uncle Ben (who is an eccentric inventor),... |
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Freddy Anniversary Collection: Freddy Goes to Florida: Freddy Goes to the North Pole: Freddy the Detective |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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From Publishers Weekly
The kickoff trio of books by Walter L. Brooks unite in one weighty volume, covered in a porcine pink dust jacket: The Freddy Anniversary Collection, illus. by Kurt Wiese. These first three books in the 26-book series published between 1927 and 1958 preserve Wiese's original line drawings throughout, which plays up the vintage look: Freddy Goes to Florida (originally published as To and Again); Freddy Goes to the North Pole (nee More To and Again); and Freddy the Detective. The embossed cover features insets of Wiese's original jacket art. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Freddy Anniversary Collection contains the first three books in the much-loved Freddy the pig series, in the order in which they first appeared: Freddy Goes to... |
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Freddy and the Ignormous |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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0142300438 |
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The trouble starts with the rumors about a strange creature called an Ignormus living in the Big Woods. Then the First Animal Bank is robbed and the rabbits and squirrels begin receiving letters demanding payment or the Ignormus will eat them up. With the animals too scared to do anything, it's up to Freddy the Pig to save the day, with a little help from his friends. But will they be able to stop the Ignormus in time? And what-or who-is the Ignormus, anyway?
"Welcome back, Freddy, you paragon of porkers!" (The Washington Post Book World
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Freddy the pig must summon all of his courage and detective skills when the chief suspect of a series of robberies on the Bean farm is a legendary beast from the Big Woods.
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The Story of Freginald |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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The Story of Freginald is a delightful and exciting tale about Freginald, a young bear who joins Mr. Boomschmidt's circus. His extraordinary adventures with other animals-including Leo the lion and Freddy the pig-involve a stirring battle, a weird mystery successfully solved by careful deduction, and some very comical misunderstandings between the bear and an elephant, and between a lion and a mouse. Fans and initiates, alike, will rejoice!
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
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Freddy Plays Football |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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0142302074 |
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When the Centerboro High School football coach mistakes Freddy for a player and sends him out on the field, not even the school board can find anything in the rule book about keeping pigs from playing football-as long as they go to school. While Freddy's going to class, trouble's brewing on the Bean farm. Mrs. Bean's long-lost brother, Aaron Doty, has returned home to claim his inheritance-an inheritance that will bankrupt the farm. Freddy will need all the help he can get from his partners in detecting, Jinx the cat and Mrs. Wiggins the cow, if he's going to find out what Doty's really up to, pass Arithmetic, and still make it to the big game.
"Welcome back, Freddy, you paragon of porkers!" (The Washington Post Book World)
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Freddy Goes Camping |
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Walter R. Brooks |
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014230249X |
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The Washington Post Book World
Welcome back, you paragon of porkers!
Book Description
Freddy the Pig is going undercover. When Mr. Camphor tells Freddy about an abandoned summer hotel and the unfriendly ghosts that live there, Freddy smells a rat-Simon the rat. Determined to find out just what his old enemy is up to, Freddy needs the perfect cover-up: camping! So Freddy packs up the sleeping bags, tents, and frying pans and heads out to the woods to expose Simon's scheme. But when the evil Mr. Eha starts skulking about, Freddy and his pals know that they'll have to do some serious detecting to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
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Li Lun: Lad of Courage |
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Carolyn Treffinger |
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Banished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the elements and his own loneliness to make his rice seedlings flourish where no one else has for generations. |
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Five Chinese Bros |
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Claire Huchet Bishop |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0399233199 |
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From Publishers Weekly
The beloved story of five brothers who use their special powers to rescue the First Brother from being unfairly put to death. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Card catalog description
Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual qualities.
--This text refers to the
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edition.
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