Barry Moser
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2015.
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English
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"Preeminent illustrator Barry Moser renders the memories of his youth--in luminous drawings and candid prose--on his quest to understand how he and his identically raised brother could have become such very different men. Barry and Tommy Moser were born of the same parents, were raised in the same small Tennessee community where they slept in the same bedroom and were poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older,...
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Set against the foggy, mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, these are the first twelve stories ever published to feature the infamous Detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Doctor Watson. They first appeared as stories in the Strand Magazine and feature some of his most famous and enjoyable cases, including "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" and "The Red-headed League".
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"Considered an American classic, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain is a bold coming of age story about a clever school boy who loves to make trouble and goes in search for it much too often. In this boisterous tale, Tom Sawyer finds forever friendships, new love, and a tragic secret that leads him into even more trouble than he could ever imagine for himself. Though it was Twain's first novel written by himself, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer's'...
9) Moses
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Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
26 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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Retells the story of Moses, from his birth and trip in a boat of bulrushes to his bringing of the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai.
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English
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"Kidnapped from his California home and sold to prospectors embarked for the Yukon Gold Rush, Buck, a pampered house dog who has known comfort all of his life, finds himself thrust into a brutal world of cruel human masters, savage fellow sled-dogs, and an unforgiving wilderness full of hardship and misery. In the wilds, Buck earns the love of a man as rugged as he is, and he reacquaints himself with his true animal nature, a noble heritage passed...
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English
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In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
Phileas Fogg and his servant make a breathless world tour, overcoming wild misadventures and rescuing a beautiful Indian maharani.
14) The dreamer
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Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From his dreams an artist creates the earth, sky, trees, and all the creatures that dwell on our planet.
15) The bird house
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[1998]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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An orphan girl finds an unexpected home when she stops to admire the mystery and magic of the birds flocking around an old woman's house.
17) Oh, Harry!
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2011.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Harry the Horse excels at calming skittish equines in Adams & Son's show-horse barn, but he faces a different challenge when mischievous six-year-old Algernon Adams the Third arrives.
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[2005]
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past the rude Troll.
19) Earthquack!
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Pub. Date
[2002]
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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When Chucky Ducky feels the earth beneath him grumble and rumble, he runs to alert the other barnyard animals to the coming earthquake, but just as a wily weasel is about to take advantage of their fears, the true source of the rumbling is revealed.
20) Sit, Truman
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2001.
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32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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A busy day in the life of Truman the dog includes walks, play time, and a little dog named Oscar.