Pecos Bill Invents the Ten-Gallon Hat

Pecos Bill Invents the Ten-Gallon Hat
Author: Kevin Strauss
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455615025

A wacky spin on an Old West favorite. This tall tale about a famous American cowboy takes readers on a romp into the Wild West. When Pecos Bill cannot seem to find the best hat to fit his head, he searches for creative ways to keep his noggin covered. His often humorous ideas lead to the invention of the cowboy hat. A glossary includes cowboy terms.

Pecos Bill Tames a Colossal Cyclone

Pecos Bill Tames a Colossal Cyclone
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1479554294

Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

Chachalaca Chiquita

Chachalaca Chiquita
Author: Chrismer, Melanie
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455617043

?Aye Chihuahua! The sky is falling. Join the colorful desert bird, Chachalaca Chiquita, and her feathered friends in this Southwestern spin on the Chicken Little tale. The story incorporates Spanish vocabulary for un peque?o fun as the amigos set off to tell the jefe that the sky is falling. The story takes a turn when they meet sly Tacito Ocelote.

Boy Who Wouldn't Read, The

Boy Who Wouldn't Read, The
Author: Denise McConduit
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2013-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455618293

In this captivating and hilarious illustrated poem, young readers will meet Robbie, who doesn't like to read. When a sorcerer removes the words from everything around Robbie, confusion results. The boy soon learns that life without reading is nothing to wish for!

Humphrey, the Lost Whale

Humphrey, the Lost Whale
Author: Wendy Tokuda
Publisher: Heian International
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986
Genre: Children's literature
ISBN: 9780893462703

Describes how a migrating humpback whale mistakenly entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985 and swam sixty-four miles inland before being led back to the sea by people concerned for his welfare.

Bubba the Cowboy Prince

Bubba the Cowboy Prince
Author: Helen Ketteman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590255066

Loosely based on "Cinderella, " this story is set in Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.

What Really Happened to Humpty?

What Really Happened to Humpty?
Author: Jeanie Franz Ransom
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2009
Genre: Characters and characteristics in literature
ISBN: 1580891098

Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new Neighborhood Watch program.

Spell Crafts

Spell Crafts
Author: Scott Cunningham
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780875421858

Spell Crafts Take a look at your hands. See them as wondrous vehicles of power. Feel the energy that flows through everything you do. Tap into that power! Carve a symbol, dip a candle, mix fragrant herbs, sculpt clay, and make your life all that you want it to be. When crafts are used to create objects intended for ritual or to symbolize the divine, the connection between the craftsperson and divinity grows more intense. This second edition of "Spell Crafts, the much-loved and oft-read guide to magical handwork, features new illustrations and a new preface by David Harrington. Learn how to create and use all of the following: - magical simmering potpourris - a beaded psychic mandala - clay pentacles, plaques, and runic dice - a shaman''''s arrow - sand paintings - Corn Mother - a magical spell broom - protective hex sign - Witch bottles - flower garlands - spell banner - magic mirror - prosperity trivet - wheat weaving

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442443308

There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something—anything—to show him up, she finds out just what wishes—and rotten redheaded older brothers—can really do. Patricia Polacco's boldly and exuberantly painted pictures tell a lively and warmhearted tale of comic one-upsmanship and brotherly love.

Rust of Virginia

Rust of Virginia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1940
Genre:
ISBN:

William Rust was born about 1634, probably in Suffolk Co., England and immigrated about 1650 to Westmoreland Co., Virginia. He married twice and died about 1699.