William Pène du Bois

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1) The twenty-one balloons

Author

Pène du Bois, William

Series

Newbery Medal award volume 1948

Lexile measure

810L

Language

English

Description

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Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.

2) The magic finger

Author

Dahl, Roald

Lexile measure

560L

Language

English

Description

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Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.

3) Squirrel Hotel

Author

Pène du Bois, William

Series

Gregg Press children's literature

Pub. Date

1979

Physical Desc

47 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

4) Lion

Author

Pène du Bois, William

Pub. Date

1956

Physical Desc

36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Language

English

5) Call me Bandicoot

Author

Pène du Bois, William

Pub. Date

1970

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

6) The forbidden forest

Author

Pène du Bois, William

Pub. Date

1978

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

56 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Bishop, Claire Huchet

Pub. Date

1980

Lexile measure

630L

Physical Desc

76 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Language

English

Description

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Twenty school children hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II.

13) The three little pigs: in verse

Pub. Date

1962

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

14) The night book

Author

Strand, Mark

Pub. Date

1985

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

25 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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The rising moon sees a little girl who is afraid of the night and sends down a special moonbeam to show her the many wondrous things to see during the dark hours.