Calico the Wonder Horse

Calico the Wonder Horse

Author: Virginia Lee Burton

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 1997-10-30

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0547530633

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Way out west in Cactus county lived a horse named Calico. She wasn’t very pretty, but she was smart and could run like greased lightning. When villain Stewy Stinker threatens to hold up Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, will Calico the Wonder Horse be able to save the day? This gift edition celebrates the 75th Anniversary of this classic tale by Caldecott medalist Virginia Lee Burton, the author of Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. With an updated cover, it's the perfect holiday present for children of all ages.


Choo Choo

Choo Choo

Author: Virginia Lee Burton

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1989-04-24

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 0547349718

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The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties.


Maybelle the Cable Car

Maybelle the Cable Car

Author: Virginia Lee Burton

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1997-03-31

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0547422326

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Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.


Virginia Lee Burton

Virginia Lee Burton

Author: Barbara Elleman

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0618003428

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Examines the life, career, artistic style, and literary themes of the twentieth-century author and illustrator of such classic picture books as "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "The Little House."


Horse, Flower, Bird

Horse, Flower, Bird

Author: Kate Bernheimer

Publisher: Coffee House Press

Published: 2011-03-29

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1566892821

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"Each of these spare and elegant tales rings like a bell in your head. memorable, original, and not much like anything you've read."—Karen Joy Fowler “A strange and enchanting book, written in crisp, winning sentences; each story begs to be read aloud and savored.”—Aimee Bender "Horse, Flower, Bird rests uneasily between the intersection of fantasy and reality, dreaming and wakefulness, and the sacred and profane. Like a series of beautiful but troubling dreams, this book will linger long in the memory. Kate Bernheimer is reinventing the fairy tale."—Peter Buck, R.E.M. In Kate Bernheimer's familiar and spare—yet wondrous—world, an exotic dancer builds her own cage, a wife tends a secret basement menagerie, a fishmonger's daughter befriends a tulip bulb, and sisters explore cycles of love and violence by reenacting scenes from Star Wars. Enthralling, subtle, and poetic, this collection takes readers back to the age-old pleasures of classic fairy tales and makes them new. Their haunting lessons are an evocative reminder that cracking open the door to the imagination is no mere child's play, that delight and tragedy lurk in every corner, and that we all "have the key to the library . . . only be careful what you read."


Katy and the Big Snow

Katy and the Big Snow

Author: Virginia Lee Burton

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1943

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780395181553

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Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.


Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea

Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea

Author: Chris Butterworth

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2024-09-30

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1536221317

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"Stunning pictures and engaging words. . . . An accomplished entrée to early science topics." — Booklist (starred review) Dive into the warm ocean and swim around amid the coral and waving sea grass. Do you see an eye like a small black bead peering out at you? Linger for a while and discover the secrets of the sea horse — one of the shyest fish in the sea. With a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey, and a pouch like a kangaroo, the sea horse acts like a chameleon, changing color to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a lifelong pair. Watch their fascinating mating dance, as the two of them twine their tails together and twirl, before she places her eggs in his pouch to be born. Could there be a more intriguing creature of the sea? Back matter includes an index, and a note about sea horses.


Calico, the Wonder Horse

Calico, the Wonder Horse

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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The amazing horse Calico is responsible for capturing a gang of bad men, finding and rounding up the stolen cattle, and seeing that the Christmas party is a success, even for the outlaws.


Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Author: Virginia Lee Burton

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2010-06-28

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 0547350570

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A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.