Alice Provensen

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1) The glorious flight: across the Channel with Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909

Author

Provensen, Alice

Lexile measure

630L

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.

2) A day in the life of Murphy

Author

Provensen, Alice

Lexile measure

380L

Language

English

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Murphy, a farm terrier, describes a day in his life as he gets fed in the kitchen, hunts mice, goes to the vet, returns to the house for dinner, investigates a noise outside, and retires to the barn for sleep.

3) The truth about Max

Author

Provensen, Alice

Publisher

Enchanted Lion Books

Pub. Date

2023.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

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Follows Max, a pet cat who is both friend and hunter. Backmatter includes information about the real-life Max the cat who lived on Maple Hill Farm.

4) The master swordsman & the magic doorway: two legends from ancient China

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

2001

Lexile measure

670L

Physical Desc

34 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

5) The year at Maple Hill Farm

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1978

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

630L

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

Language

English

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Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year.

6) Town & country

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1985

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

Language

English

7) What is a color?

Author

Provensen, Alice

Series

Big golden book

Pub. Date

1967

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm.

Language

English

8) Karen's curiosity

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1963

Physical Desc

22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 15 x 18 cm

Language

English

9) Who's in the egg

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1970

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Language

English

10) My fellow Americans: a family album

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1995

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

61 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

11) The buck stops here: the presidents of the United States

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1990

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

55 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Language

English

12) Leonardo da Vinci: the artist, inventor, scientist in three-dimensional, movable pictures

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1984

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

13) El libro de las estaciones =: A book of seasons

Author

Provensen, Alice

Series

Random House pictureback

Pub. Date

1982

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

Español

Description

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An easy-to-read description of the continuously changing seasons.

14) Shaker Lane

Author

Provensen, Alice

Pub. Date

1987

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm

Language

English

15) A visit to William Blake's inn: poems for innocent and experienced travelers

Author

Willard, Nancy

Series

Caldecott honor book
Newbery Medal award

Pub. Date

1981

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

pages 12-[45] : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Inspired by William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, this delightful collection of poetry for children brings to life Blake's imaginary inn and its unusual guests.