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Windhover
Alan Brown,
HarperCollins Publishers 0006646131 / 9780006646136 Paperback
A tiny kestrel chick is born. Life is safe and warm in his hideaway high above the school playground. Until, one day, footsteps sound on the stairway, a large shape looms above the nest, and the chick is snatched away from his home and bundled into darkness.
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11.90 SGD
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Nightingale, The
Andersen, Hans Christian
North-South Books 0735811202 / 9780735811201 Paperback
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
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11.80 SGD
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The School Story
Andrew Clements
Aladdin Paperbacks 0689851863 / 9780689851865 Paperback
Twelve-year-old Natalie has written a story her best friend says is good enough to publish. But how can two sixth graders conquer the tough world of children's publishing? I wasn't sure Jared would read a book about two girls trying to get a book published but he sat there the whole afternoon and concluded that "the written word is powerful"! I had to laugh but it made me read it myself...
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10.10 SGD
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Very Last First Time
Andrews, Jan
Groundwood Books 088899043X / 9780888990433 Hardcover
This ALA Notable Book tells the story of Eva, who lives in an Inuit village in northern Canada. In the winter, people search along the bottom of the seabed beneath a thick shelf of ice for mussels to eat. Eva usually helps her mother, but for the first time, she's going to go by herself. She soon gathers a pan full of mussels. But then, her candle goes out, and the tide threatens to return. Full-color illustrations.
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32.20 SGD
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Atwater, Richard & Florence
Little, Brown & Company 0316058432 / 9780316058438 Paperback
A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations. "Here is a book to read aloud in groups of all ages. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole story.-The Horn Book. Newbery Honor Book.
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11.80 SGD
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Prairie School
Avi
HarperCollins 0060513187 / 9780060513184 Paperback
It's the 1880s, Noah works hard on the family farm and roams free on the Colorado prairie. One day his aunt arrives to give him some schooling. Noah doesn't think he needs it. What use is reading on the prairie? But what Noah discovers will change his life forever.
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6.70 SGD
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Bufford, the Little Bighorn
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0395340675 / 9780395340677 Paperback
Buford's giant horns cause him all sorts of problems and even force him to leave his mountainside home, but eventually they make him a hero on the ski slopes.
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15.20 SGD
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Capyboppy
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0395383684 / 9780395383681 Paperback
Bill Peet's family adopts a large South American rodent for a pent one spring. Read about it..it brought many smiles.
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15.20 SGD
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Cowardly Clyde
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0395361710 / 9780395361719 Paperback
For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.
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15.20 SGD
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Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395313899 / 9780395313893 Paperback
Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.
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15.20 SGD
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Encore for Eleanor
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395383676 / 9780395383674 Paperback
Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo.
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15.20 SGD
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How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395340667 / 9780395340660 Paperback 100
Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head.
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15.20 SGD
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Hubert's Hair Raising Adventure
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395282675 / 9780395282670 Paperback
A haughty lion accidentally loses his mane. His friends find a remedy, but it creates a new crisis.
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15.20 SGD
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Pamela Camel
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395416701 / 9780395416709 Paperback
A tired and dejected circus camel finds long-sought-after recognition along a railroad track.
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15.20 SGD
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The Caboose Who Got Loose
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin 0395287154 / 9780395287156 Paperback
Katy Caboose is tired of being last, and one day a freak accident allows her to realize her dream of peace and solitude.
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15.20 SGD
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Voices in the Park
Browne, Anthony
Corgi Books 0552545643 / 9780552545648 Paperback
Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author's key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre amid the mundane.
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14.50 SGD
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The Chalk Box Kid
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Random House Children's Books 0394891023 / 9780394891026 Paperback
A new neighborhood. A new school. An unhappy birthday. Things aren't looking great for Gregory. But when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory behind his house, something magical happens: a beautiful garden and a quiet friendship spring up within its walls.
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6.70 SGD
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The Paint Brush Kid
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Random House Books for Young Readers 0679892826 / 9780679892823 Paperback
In this sequel to "The Chalk Box Kid", Gregory and his friends help their neighbor--Uncle Pancho--save his house by painting a wonderful mural on its wall. They paint a story of Uncle Pancho's life, a tale that comes to life for all who see it.
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6.70 SGD
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