Thora and the Green Sea-Unicorn

Thora and the Green Sea-Unicorn
Author:
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060743816

When an attempt to steal Shirley, a rare sea-unicorn, results in the sinking of their houseboat, ten-year-old Thora, her mermaid mother, and Mr. Walters stay at the estate of old friends and find a solution to the friends' financial troubles, but the would-be thief is still on their trail.

Thora

Thora
Author:
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2005-07-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060743786

Johnson's fanciful tale--full of charming black-and-white illustrations--invites young mermaid enthusiasts to celebrate the unflappable spirit of an enchanting heroine.

The Big, Fat, Smelly Ogre

The Big, Fat, Smelly Ogre
Author: Gillian Johnson
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444905384

Frank the ogre has come to Monster Hospital with a tummy ache because he ate two nasty kids for breakfast. The four naughtiest children in the school are recruited by the mysterious Sister Winifred to be his doctors. Can these not-exactly friends help Frank without getting gobbled up or suffocating from the stupendous stink? It takes a monster to know a monster ... And read more stories in the Monster Hospital series by the acclaimed author-illustrator of the THORA books.

Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth

Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth
Author: Molly Bang
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0545805422

Three-time Caldecott Honor Artist Molly Bang and National Science Award-winning professor Penny Chisholm present a stunning, accessible explanation of the Earth's water cycle and its global effects. With stunning artwork and compelling scientific explanation, Bang and Chisholm have brought forth a masterpiece that is critically relevant in this environmentally tumultuous time. How does the sun keep ocean currents moving and lift fresh water from the seas? What can we do to conserve one of our planet's most precious resources? In this newest book in the award-winning Sunlight Series, readers learn about the constant movement of water as it flows around the Earth. As the water changes between liquid, vapor, and ice, Sunlight powers all living things, ensuring that life can exist on Earth.Perfect for any reader--young or old!--this is an invaluable addition to all classrooms, libraries, and at-home collections.

Quill & Quire

Quill & Quire
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2007
Genre: Book industries and trade
ISBN:

A Mouse Called Wolf

A Mouse Called Wolf
Author: Dick King-Smith
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 19
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0440863716

A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist.

Melonhead

Melonhead
Author: Katy Kelly
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 044042187X

Melonhead, the first book in author Katy Kelly's laugh-out-loud chapter book series, is now in paperback! Adam Melon's friend Lucy Rose gave him a nickname—Melonhead—and it caught on fast. Melonhead is a self-proclaimed inventor. All his life, which is ten years and counting, great ideas have been popping in and out of his melon head. And sometimes they work! This year Melonhead's class is entering an inventing fair, so he and his friend Sam are dreaming up plans. And Capitol Hill has a ton of places to find invention parts. But they have to be sure they find what they need and get home on time with no excuses. That might be hard, because Melonhead and Sam have a way of forgetting. But their work will all pay off if they win first place—they'll be headed to even bigger and better things!

Roos in Shoes

Roos in Shoes
Author: Thomas Keneally
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2004
Genre: Kangaroos
ISBN: 9781740518659

'Below the ridge the roos all stood On tiptoe, shoes on lower paws, Against the normal kanga laws, That said a roo should never use A shoe.' ROOS IN SHOES uses rhyme and humour to great effect in this delightful tale of standing up for what you believe in. The vibrant watercolour illustrations celebrate one of Australia's iconic creatures, the kangaroo, and bring the countryside to life for 6+ readers. Perfect for reading aloud.