Bill and Pete to the Rescue

Bill and Pete to the Rescue
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1998-04-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524737356

Little Jane Allison Crocodile has been kidnapped by the Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother from Louisiana! Stowing away on a ship bound for New Orleans, Bill and his bird buddy, Pete, head to the rescue. But when Pete gets caught by the Rich Lady, it's up to Bill to save the day. Kids and parents everywhere will love Tomie dePaola's hilarious story featuring the Egyptian pair's first visit to the United States.

Bill and Pete

Bill and Pete
Author:
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1996-07-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698114000

When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.

Mayday! Mayday!

Mayday! Mayday!
Author: Chris L. Demarest
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780689851612

A thirty-foot yacht, adrift well out to sea, sends, "MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Please respond to our plea!" Hearing this call for help, the United States Coast Guard leaps into action. A team of four highly trained rescue specialists head out in an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Battling fierce conditions, the Coast Guard team finally locates the disabled boat, rescues the crew, treats injured passengers, and carries them back to safety. Complemented by dramatic, striking illustrations, Chris L. Demarest's text brings into vivid focus one of the many important jobs performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. A detailed author's note provides additional information about the search-and-rescue process, making this a terrific book for any school or home library.

The Legend of the Bluebonnet

The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996-04-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399548181

Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas. This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tells the story of how the bluebonnet came to be. Tomie dePaola's powerful retelling and his magnificent full-color paintings perfectly capture the Comanche People, the Texas hills, and the spirit of She-Who-Is-Alone, a little girl who made a sacrifice to save her tribe.

Strega Nona Meets Her Match

Strega Nona Meets Her Match
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1996-07-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698114116

Tomie dePaola’s beloved and bestselling Strega Nona gets in some friendly competition in this beloved addition to the series! Strega Nona (Grandma Witch) has cures for warts and headaches, even lovesickness. She uses old-fashioned potions and magic and the villagers in Calabria flock to her door. But when her friend Strega Amelia comes over the mountain for a visit, she brings more than just gossip. Soon she's set up her own shop, using the latest modern gadgets, offering sweets and cappuccino--to all of Strega Nona's regulars! Looks like Strega Nona's met her match, Unless she's got her own cure. For Strega Amelia! "A pleasure to read aloud, this features the broad humor that young children relish."—Booklist

Strega Nona Takes a Vacation

Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2003-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142500763

Lately Strega Nona has been distracted-she even gave Signore Mayor the wrong remedy for his headache. One night Nona has a dream about her Grandma Concetta, who has been in heaven for many years, and her little house at the seashore. Nona decides that she will take a vacation there. While Strega Nona is away, Bambolona will do the daily remedies and Big Anthony will do the chores. With these two left in charge, what could possibly go wrong?

Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Favorites

Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Favorites
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2000-01-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0448421550

Presenting a delightful collection of children's favorite Mother Goose rhymes, illustrated with full-color paintings by Tomie dePaola. Young readers and their parents will enjoy meeting up with familiar friends, including Old King Cole, Little Bo-Peep, Jack and Jill, and many more in a book that is sure to be a story-hour favorite.

Radio Rescue

Radio Rescue
Author: Lynne Barasch
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

In the 1920s, after learning Morse code and setting up his own amateur radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. Based on experiences of the author's father.

Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave

Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave
Author: James Dean
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062404237

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers a new story about the most gallant cat around—Pete! This time Pete is a knight on an adventure to save a pal in Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave. When Lady Callie, the most awesome harpist in all the land, goes missing, it’s up to Sir Pete to save her. But when he ends up trapped in a dragon’s lair, Lady Callie might have to do the saving. Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child.

Now One Foot, Now the Other

Now One Foot, Now the Other
Author: Tomie DePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0399242597

When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.