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Now available in an inviting, larger format, with new full-color illustrations, All About Snow and Ice joins the Do-It-Yourself Science series specially created for budding scientists. Packed with easy experiments and exciting facts, this science book covers the principles behind freezing. ... Read more

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When the disappearance of the world's only Fair Damsel upsets the balance of peace, a giant with no experience as a hero agrees to search for her. ... Read more

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Fairy Tale for Children
This is a very cute story for children. Although it was a little young for me, I could still appreciate the story and fun characters.

Putney is a giant with a foundness for apples, he lives a quiet life. That is until a white knight comes by and challenges him to a duel. Because he has no wish to do so, Putney makes a deal with the knight to rescue 'The Fair Damsel'. And later he realises that the future of the world rests in his success.

On the way he meets Miles, who used to be a salesman until he was cursed by an evil witch. Later he meets a princess, who turns out to be 'The Fair Damsel's' sister. Togather the odd trio go on a quest to save the Damsel. However the journey is frought with danger at every turn. They encounter dwarfs, evil queens, dragons, and chimera's just to mention a few. ... Read more

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The lives of some ninth graders cast in the class play become inextricably bound up with the production. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Muffy bets Francine that she can't be nice and keep her temper for a week, with Muffy's cool Princess Peach watch as the prize. ... Read more

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No one notices that Sam has gone on a safari in the living room, until he captures a lion and turns it loose in the house. ... Read more

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A tremendous book that I read as a child
There are some books that you read when you are young that have an indelible effect upon you, and this book is one of them.It has been almost twenty years since I read it and the imagery of the book is easily recalled.I can remember dialogue, characters, plot lines, culture, even after all of this time.More importantly, the moral of the story, one of self-discovery, of dictating your own destiny, is one that is still with me.This is a book that I would read to my children, or encourage them to read.It is a wonderful book. ... Read more

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Discusses our Statue of Liberty's conception, creation, and history. ... Read more

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Four stories about Lionel and his big sister Louise at the beach, cleaning up a mess, fighting a "dragon", and camping out in the backyard. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After he spills a full glass of juice on the new rug, Curious George thinks of creative ways to clean it up. ... Read more

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One day, an earthquake rattles the town of Old Bridgeport. In The Magic Door Toy Shop, an old rusted door swings open. Surprised to see an unfamiliar room on the other side, Sarah, Michael, and Joey step through. As the door in the toy shop slams shut, the three children find themselves in Great Kettles, a mysterious land in another dimension.

Great Kettles is a magical place, filled with storybook characters such as the cow that jumped over the moon, the Sandman, and even Father Time himself. Yet all is not peaceful in this amazing world. Mogg the giant is stomping around, looking for something -- something important. But the trouble really begins when Mogg finds what he's looking for and does something that could destroy both Great Kettles and Old Bridgeport. It is up to the children, with the help of some new and some old friends, to stop the giant and find a way back home.

The Moon Robber is the first book in The Magic Door Series.

The many fans of Dean Morrissey's Ship of Dreams, The Great Kettles: A Tale of Time, and other picture-book fantasies will be delighted to see this new title from the author/artist. It's the first book in the new Magic Door series, for which Morrissey teams up with well-known children's author Stephen Krensky. Although the story does not glow with originality or flow seamlessly to its conclusion, readers will enjoy the idea of the moon being a spaceship that needs constant maintenance, and chuckle over such amusing details as a flying quilted tugboat. The illustrations are the obvious draw here. Morrissey's vivid oil paintings (each shamelessly signed) seem to be the hook on which the entire book hangs. (Ages 7 to 11) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Great imagination.
We just love the illustrations in Dean Morrissey's works.The story is entertaining and lit up even more by his great pictures.I read this to my boys and we all enjoyed it :)

The Moon Robber
THE MOON ROBBER
By Dean Morrissey and Stephen Krensky


The Moon Robber is a fantasy mystery type book.In the book three kids go into a magic door, which led to great kettles, they met a person named The Onion Lady.She showed them the moon except its mechanical.Later a giant steals the moon because he was afraid of the dark.He thought the moon put off light all the time.But the giant didn't know that other people needed it.He said he would give it back if they fixed his lantern.They did and he gave the moon back.

The main characters are Joey, a six year old boy, Sarah, a ten year old girl, Michael, a ten year old boy and Sam, a toy shop owner, also father times apprentice.I would tell about their personalities but I couldn't find any for them.Each one plays a big part in the story.

The problem in the story is a giant steals the moon.Another one is they have to get the moon back to their world before nighttime.That is basically the problems.

The solution to the problems with the giant was the kids and Sam fixes the giants' lantern, so the giant gives the moon back.They get the moon back on time but I don't know how.It never tells how, That's the solution.

This is a pretty good book.I would recommend it to some people but not all people.I would rate it as three and one/half star book.

Magical fun
Sarah and Michael, both 10, were standing at the window of the Magic Door Toyshop with Joey, 6, when owner Sam set a toy on his workbench and implied that it was magic. The shop had a door with an arched top, and a great latch and bolt. They had never seen it open. Suddenly, as Sam spoke, the gumball machine on the bench started to shake and a strange rumble passed through the shop. Nothing like this had ever happened before in Old Bridgeport. Then, right before them, the magic door swung open.

The door led to a dusty shop, although there was no other shop next door and no door on the Sam's outside wall. There was a clock tower. They found themselves in Kettles, and Videlia Potts introduced herself as the shop owner. With eyes bright as stars, she explained that the magic door connected Kettles to the Outland. Just then, an earthquake seemed to shake the shop. It was Mogg, the local giant.

The children met the cow who jumped over the moon, and saw the actual moon, not to mention the man in it. In the next six chapters, the children had several adventures before returning to Sam's shop, where the clock was only 20 minutes later than when they had left.

This is a great book, albeit short (64 pages) and the illustrations are wonderful. It is most suitable for children in first or second grade. Alyssa A. Lappen

Delightful
The first book of the Magic Door series is a fun ride, a story about three children getting sucked into another world.

Ten year olds Michael and Sarah (with six year old Joey) are in the town of Bridgeport when an earthquake strikes - and opens a discreet-looking old door that leads to a bizarre-looking room. In an instant, they are transported to the alternate world of Great Kettles (yes, that is the real name).

It is, not surprisingly, a place filled with magic and mystery. The inhabitants include storybook characters like the Sandman, Father Time, and others like them that are seen only in storybooks and fairy tales. But, there is something extremely bad brewing: a giant is looking for something important and powerful, which is capable of destroying Great Kettles - and the town in our world also!

This story has similarities to others (like Alan Garner's "Elidor") but is presented in a fresh and enjoyable manner. Readers who initially think "oh ack, it has little-kid storybook characters in it!" might like the portrayal of them - not to mention the fact that the illustrations are just beautiful.

It's a light, pleasant fantasy with above-par illustrations and a nice storyline that will keep the reader interested. It's not very long, though, and I wonder if it is targeting an audience slightly below the 9-12 crowd.

Looking forward to Book 2. ... Read more

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Louise has a problem, and his name is Jasper. Jasper thinks it's okay to bully Louise and the other kids into giving him their lunches and doing his work for their project on Ancient Egypt. But Louise isn't about to let anybody push her around. Leave it to Louise to take charge and come up with a clever plan to put a stop of Jasper's bossy ways.

"Fans of Patricia Reilly Giff's Polk Street Kids books will love this."--Booklist ... Read more

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Louise Takes Charge is a good book by Louise decides to take charge.She had a secret meeting,and soon there's a new class project smarting Jasper.Sure, it well be trouble,and teamwork...but after all,so did the pyramids. ... Read more

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Five clichâes woven into stories. Included are the title story and "Too Clever for Words," "Barrel of Fun," "Fine Kettle of Fish," and "The Last Straw." ... Read more