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2) Popcorn Bob
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Series
Language
English
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A young girl who loves popcorn discovers that her favorite treat has turned into Popcorn Bob! Will she be able to keep him a secret until she can get rid of him?
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English
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Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns...
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English
Description
Tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World War II. -- adapted from Amazon.com
This engaging biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers. At the back are an...
10) Anne Frank
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.
17) Van Gogh
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.
18) Hans Brinker
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007], c2007
Language
English
Description
A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Describes how Van Gogh's insomnia, possibly a symptom of mental or physical illness, allowed him to view the night sky while everyone else was asleep and influenced how he saw the world around him.
20) Johannes Vermeer
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
An overview of the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch painter, famous for creating realistic scenes of everyday life.