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Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life.
Author
Publisher
Plough Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (75 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm)
Language
English
Description
Did you hear the story about Max, the boy who kidnapped his grandfather from a nursing home? You didn't see it on the news? Well, let me tell you about it.
Max lives in a small town, much smaller than yours. His grandpa is losing his memory, but still remembers quite a bit. You can imagine how they hurried, Max and his grandpa, followed by old Miss Schneider, who insisted on coming along. Why were they in a hurry? Because everyone was after them....
83) Heart finds
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Mabel is a quiet loner who only feels like herself when she is extreme treasure hunting with her grampa, but when her friendships start to crumble and her grampa suffers a stroke, Mabel must learn to let go of the past and embrace the future.
85) Pitcher pressure
Author
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Allen's grandpa has never missed a baseball game until tonight. While Allen plays his most important game ever, Grandpa fights for his life at the hospital. Allen wants to win the game for his grandpa, but he's facing his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
AD 930L
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Hana Hashimoto has signed up to play her violin at her school's talent show. The trouble is, she's only a beginner, and she's had only three lessons. Will her confidence waver on the night of the show?
87) Bumpety bump
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy helps his grandfather on the farm, showing the hen that follows them all that he can do.
89) My pops is tops!
Author
Series
Katie Kazoo switcheroo volume 25
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
76 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Katie secretly believes that her grandfather is too old to be her partner in the school Olympics until she trades places with him for a day--thanks to the magic wind.
90) Izzy Gizmo
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Izzy Gizmo loves to invent but gets frustrated when her inventions fail to work properly, so when she finds a crow with a broken wing her grandfather urges her to persist until she finds a way to help.--Provided by Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Curious and energetic Mei Mei attempts some t'ai chi forms as her grandfather demonstrates them, then tries to teach him basic yoga poses. Includes introductions to t'ai chi and yoga, as well as instructions for the exercises described in the text.
92) Two at the zoo
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A grandfather and grandchild go to the zoo, where they count animals from one to ten.
93) Soccer shake-up
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy, though you wouldn't guess it by his name. His mother is Lakota, and his father is half white and half Lakota. Over summer break, Jimmy embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle. While on the road, his grandfather tells him the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota, and American, history. . . . Through his grandfather's tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns about his...
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"...follows eccentric toymaker Jeronicus Jangle...whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. But when a betrayal by a former protégé...leaves Jeronicus withdrawn and down on his luck, it's up to his bright and adventurous granddaughter, Journey...--and a singularly magical invention--to save the day."--
97) Kit's wilderness
Author
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past.
98) Caleb's story
Author
Series
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.
Sequel to: Skylark.
100) The missing skull
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
At first Steve is disappointed to learn that his special trip with his grandfather is just to a cottage in Ontario, but he is soon caught up in solving the mysterious death of Tom Thomson, a Canadian artist.