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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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ART ALONG THE HUDSON

For Kids

A Day in the Life of Murphy

A Day in the Life of Murphy


by Alice Provensen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A illustrated chronicle of the adventures, pleasures and perils of life on the farm by the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator. (NYS41, $16.95)

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge


by Hildegarde H. Swift | Lynd Ward

  • LITERATURE
  • 1942
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The beloved tale of the tiny lighthouse on the shores of the Hudson River. (NYC147, $8.00)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler


by E.L. Konigsburg

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This beloved, Newbery Medal-winning tale is set mostly in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where two siblings take up residence, dodging guards, sleeping in historic beds and having unexpected adventures. (NYC31, $6.99)

My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain


by Jean Craighead George

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The Newbery-winning novel, most popular of all of Jean Craighead George's many books, about a kid who really did run away from home and learn to thrive in the wilderness, memorably set in the Catskills. It's a suspenseful tale of discovery, adventure -- and growth -- that will capture the imagination of 9-12 year olds. (NYC19, $6.99)

Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf

Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf


by Stephen R. Swinburne | Jim Bradenburg

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Swinburne documents conservationists' efforts to reintroduce gray wolves to the ecosystems of Yellowstone and New York State. For kids 9-12. (USW112, $6.99)

 

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