BURLEIGH, Robert
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Sylvia's Bookshop: The Story of Paris's Beloved Bookstore and Its Founder (As Told by the Bookstore Itself!)
A delightful celebration of a brave and entrepreneurial young woman and her illustrious bookshop. Recommended for purchase for larger collections.
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
A finely told, beautifully illustrated biography that saves a world class scientist from obscurity.
Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue
The inviting language, gorgeous images, and uplifting tone make this an excellent addition to any collection.
Edward Hopper Paints His World
Gr 2–5—Hopper was one of the foremost American painters of the 20th century, and this wonderfully illustrated book provides a detailed biographical portrait of him...
Zoom! Zoom!: Sounds of Things that Go in the City
PreS-Gr 1—Vehicles, buildings, streets, and people abound in this picture book about the noises heard during the course of a city day...
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
Gr 2–4—Scientific biographers face an unenviable challenge: How does one convey the excitement and impact of an individual's discovery when all but a tiny minority of the audience know nothing about the subject's field of study? In writing about Henrietta Leavitt, a pioneering female astronomer whose contributions revolutionized methods for measuring large distances in space, Burleigh approaches the problem with exclamation points...
Flight of the Last Dragon
K-Gr 3—A fanciful poem about the last of the dragons, Ultimon, who becomes the constellation Draco...
If You Spent a Day With Thoreau at Walden Pond
PreS-Gr 2– In 1845, at age 28, Thoreau built a tiny cabin in the woods beside Walden Pond outside the town of Concord, Massachusetts...
Hit the Road, Jack
Gr 3 Up—Jack Kerouac's spirit and the feel of America in the 1950s are evoked through a "wanderlusting" hare named Jack...
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