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Series
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Murder on the Orient Express (©1934): Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.
The murder of Roger Ackroyd (©1926): Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her...
Author
Series
American short story volume 28
Pub. Date
1969
Physical Desc
260 pages frontispiece 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Collects eight classic Christie mysteries in a treasury that includes four vignettes starring the inimitable Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot; two featuring the indomitable English gentlewoman Miss Marple; and two supernatural stories.
Author
Series
Short stories volume 3
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this comic book-graphics book, Wilde's fairy tale about the misshapen dwarf who dies of a broken heart over his love for a princess is retold. One of comic art's most respected and pioneering artists, well known for his opera adaptations and beautiful fantasy work, P. Craig Russell is in the process of adapting Oscar Wilde's famous fairy tales in a series of landmark volumes. One of comic art's most respected and pioneering artists, well known...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
42 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousin. Includes information about the life of African Americans in Philadelphia in the 1860s and a recipe for letter cookies.
17) Again, Josefina!
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Josefina wants to give up learning to play the piano until she sees how much joy her music gives to her baby nephew. Discusses the importance of music on the New Mexican frontier and describes how to dance La Vaquerita.
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns that "Gracefulness is in the foot, not the shoe." Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance, and presents square dance instructions.
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
40 pages : :color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Molly is eager to meet a famous movie star at a War Bond rally, until she cannot find the money that her class had collected to buy a bond. Includes information on movies during World War II and a recipe for popcorn.
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Cornelia's veil is ruined on the day of her wedding ceremony in 1904, nine-year-old Samantha comes to the rescue. Includes information on wedding customs in the early 1900s and instructions for making a bridesmaid bouquet.