The Case of the Blazing Sky #51

The Case of the Blazing Sky #51
Author: John R. Erickson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1440635986

Hank the Cowdog marks twenty-five years in print! In this latest installment to the long-running series, the weather on Hank?s west Texas ranch is hot and dry. So dry, in fact, that they?ve got to be on the lookout for prairie fires. So Hank bravely takes on the role of Head of Fire Safety and gets to work. But patrolling for fires is dull, and it?s hard to do on an empty stomach. Despite a minor culinary distraction, though, Hank?through grit and determination?is able to keep focused on the job. And it?s a good thing he does, because sure enough, things on the ranch start to heat up....

Get Those Guys Reading!

Get Those Guys Reading!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

Directors and Their Films

Directors and Their Films
Author: Brooks Bushnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1056
Release: 1993
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

This is the most comprehensive reference work available anywhere, ever, to (1) films and their directors, and (2) directors and their films. Part one is by director. Each entry lists films, years of release, alternate titles, and, when appropriate, the director's pseudonym. Part two is a listing of over 108,000 films (from A, directed by Jan Lenica, to Zyte, from Rene Leprince), giving a director for each.

The Quest for the Great White Quail

The Quest for the Great White Quail
Author: John R. Erickson
Publisher: Hank the Cowdog
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781591882527

Everyone knows that a dog's gotta chew what a dog's gotta chew. But when Hank's doggie urges have him chomping on plastic (including Little Alfred's toy truck) Hank knows he's got to get things under control. Then Beulah, the long-eared lady dog of his dreams, shows up at the ranch and Hank is thrilled. At last, he thinks, she's finally given up her infatuation with Plato the Bird Dog. But, it turns out that Plato is missing, and Beulah wants Hank to help find him. Can he put his doggie dreams aside and do the right thing?

The Heather Blazing

The Heather Blazing
Author: Colm Toibin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476704473

Colm Tóibín’s “lovely, understated” novel that “proceeds with stately grace” (The Washington Post Book World) about an uncompromising judge whose principles, when brought home to his own family, are tragic. Eamon Redmond is a judge in Ireland’s high court, a completely legal creature who is just beginning to discover how painfully unconnected he is from other human beings. With effortless fluency, Colm Tóibín reconstructs the history of Eamon’s relationships—with his father, his first “girl,” his wife, and the children who barely know him—and he writes about Eamon’s affection for the Irish coast with such painterly skill that the land itself becomes a character. The result is a novel of stunning power, “seductive and absorbing” (USA Today).

Knowledge

Knowledge
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1900
Genre: Science
ISBN: