Jim Weiss
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...
Author
Series
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Share with the Robinsons--a minister, his wife, and four sons--as they survive a shipwreck and then adapt to life on an island populated by exotic birds and animals. Through small successes and disappointments, not only does this courageous family survive, but comes to find a happiness that eluded them in their civilized homeland.
Author
Series
My father's dragon volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
6) Frankenstein
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The original, 1818 text of the classic novel.
Young scientist Victor Frankenstein, grief-stricken over the death of his mother, sets out in a series of laboratory experiments testing the ability to create life from non-living matter. Soon, his experiments progress further until he creates a humanoid creature eight feet tall. But as Frankenstein soon discovers, a successful experiment does not always equal a positive outcome.
The idea of a reanimated...
7) Rascal
Author
Language
English
Description
The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
Author
Publisher
Great Hall Productions
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Greathall Productions presents a tender collection of classic children's stories, including, Rumplestiltskin; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Little Red Hen; Things Could Always Be Worse; The Hare and the Hedgehog; and Tell Me A Story.
Author
Publisher
Greathall Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (ca. 1 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Designed to encourage children to read original classical literature either on their own or with the help of the more experienced readers in their lives. A collection of tall tales about American folk heroes.
10) Gregory's Shadow
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.
12) The nutcracker
Author
Publisher
Maestro Classics
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This one-hour version of the world's most famous ballet, where Clara receives a nutcracker for Christmas and wonderful things begin to happen, will delight young and old alike.
Author
Publisher
Peace Hill Press
Pub. Date
p2007
Edition
Rev. ed. ; Unabridged
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (ca. 11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A guide to the Middle Ages, covering major historical events during the years 400 to 1600, from the fall of Rome through the rise of the Renaissance.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The classic tales of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the Tailor of Gloucester, Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Bunny, Miss Moppet, and the Two Bad Mice, plus Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, with new illustrations.