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| Young Elmer Elevator journeys to Wild Island and tries to outsmart lions, crocodiles and the other fierce, and sometimes silly, creatures that live there. It's dangerous, but they're holding a baby dragon prisoner, and Elmer will do whatever he can to rescue him.
Random, 1948. ISBN: 9780440421214 |
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, Illustrated by Ruth Chrisman
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Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt
| After spending years at sea, Jack comes to town to find a new career. Is there any job that is just right for an ex-pirate who is no good at plundering but loves to tell stories?
Micahel di Capua Books/Scholastic, 2007. ISBN: 9780545004961 |
| A picture book biography of the tomboy who, given the opportunity to play tennis, not only learned the game but also how to keep her cool and, in 1957, became the first African-American to win at Wimbledon.
Knopf, 2007. ISBN: 9780375834080 |
Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson by Sue Stauffacher, Illustrated by Greg Couch
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The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems
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| This self-described puppy-lovin' pigeon promises to take care of what he's always wanted, at least since last Tuesday--a puppy. He promises he'll water it once a month. In the end, after meeting up with a huge puppy, he changes his mind--maybe a walrus is more his speed.
Hyperion, 2008. ISBN: 9781423109600
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