A CHILD IN SEARCH OF HER STORY Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein looks at books from a whole new angle.
Once upon a time there was a family who lived in a book. All but the youngest had stories they belonged to--fighting fires...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:48
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781596430778
Mistaken for a fish by a nearsighted pelican and deposited with a family of ducks, young Arnold learns to swim, fly, and eat like a duck until his curiosity finally leads him back to his human family....more details Format:Hardcover Pages:64
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781596430631
Carolinda Clatter is born noisy in a place where, legend says, loud noise will wake a sleeping giant and bring destruction. Her tale, and that of an old giant hopelessly on love with the icy moon...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Elizabeth Levy;Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780613953177
Fletcher doesn't understand why humans are so fond of vacations -- from a lazy basset hound's perspective, every day is a vacation. But pets are welcome at Raccoon Lodge...more details Format:Prebound
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780810997325
Whether it's slurping up spaghetti or catching some sun at the beach, the everyday wonders celebrated in this collection of poems will appeal to young readers.
Cleverly crafted by Mordicai Gerstein...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:32
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Elizabeth Levy;Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780808528159
A longtime best-seller gets a thrilling new look, in this repackage of Elizabeth Levy's slightly scary, slightly funny mystery. Sam and Robert Bamford are just positive their new neighbor...more details Format:Prebound
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Jacques Prevert;Mordicai Gerstein MordicaiGerstein
ISBN:9781596432154
A GIFT FOR EVERYONE A child wakes up, puts up an easel, picks up a brush and paints--paints a perch, a tree, the warmth of the sun and the sound of the summer breeze...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780374343699
What do a baby blue jay, a kitten, a girl, and a baby squirrel have in common? They are emphatically curious about the world. They find it difficult to leave the place where they feel safest. And...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780060758899
Rules are made to be broken,
Especially for Minifred. But if she wants to go to school, she'll have to behave, right? Maybe not, because Minifred isn't a regular child--she's a kitten In this playful picture book from Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:32
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780613709798
'This story of the death and reincarnation of a Tibetan woodcutter is a beautifully gentle look at one human being dealing with life' s choices and possibilities...more details
According to the Bible there once lived a race of giants. The giants were greedy and violent and they turned away from God. Only one man pleased God at this time -- Noah. God chose Noah to tell the giants to change their ways...more details Format:Hardback
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781417822782
From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal comes a memorable new work, a novel of singular insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country...more details
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Elizabeth Levy;Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780613948012
WARNING: Reading May Be Hazardous To Your Health
The principal of Kill and Gwen's school promised to spend the morning on the roof if the kids read one thousand books during their reading marathon -- and they did Now he's on the roof...more details Pages:80
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780689813726
Out of all the young women of Persia, Esther shines like a star. King Ahasuerus decides that she will be his new queen. Esther's cousin Mordecai warns her never to reveal that she is a Jew. "There are those at court who hate our people...more details Format:Hardback
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Erica Silverman;Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780374380557
The boy whose stories became Fiddler on the Roof Sholom Aleichem's favorite childhood memory may have been listening as his father read stories aloud on Saturday nights and a roomful of adults burst out laughing. Sholom wanted to make people laugh...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780374371395
A lively twist on the immigrant story When John Bardsley leaves England to seek his fortune in America, he finds that his new city, Philadelphia...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:32
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780613445436
The alphabet never looked this way before. These letters have drippy noses, scratchy hair, and green teeth. They belch and drool, and stick out their tongues. Zany art gives each letter a spectacular new personality...more details
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781595194213
Moving, inspiring, solemn, and true. This is the story of Philippe Petit, a French trapeze artist who, during the construction of the World Trade Center in 1974...more details Format:Paperback
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780312368784
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780761317913
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781606861899
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing...more details
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780064432115
'This story of the death and reincarnation of a Tibetan woodcutter is a beautifully gentle look at one human being dealing with life's choices and possibilities...more details Format:Paperback Pages:32
From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal comes a memorable new work, a novel of singular insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country...more details Format:Paperback Pages:130
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781596430471
From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal comes a memorable new work, a novel of singular insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:144
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780862789800
Gisella was looking at herself. She looked down. Instead of hands she had two little black fox feet. Before her she found a long, white-tipped fox tail. The fox has changed places with her. This was what Great-Aunt Tanteh had warned her of. While Gisella looked into her eyes...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:144
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780374483968
"An unforgettable story." --Starred, "Booklist" "Nature and civilization collide in this thought-provoking picture book based on the story of a boy discovered living alone in the mountain forests of southern France in 1800 . . . Young readers will be fascinated...more details Format:Paperback Pages:39
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Eric A Kimmel;Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780823418770
In this energetic story set in medieval Japan, a nasty rat has invaded the castle of a canine lord, and it will take a trio of fighting samurai cats before he's defeated. Humorous...more details Format:Paperback
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781591122784
Mordicai Gerstein narrates his innovative portrait of a musical maverick in this latest release from Live Oak Music Makers. This daring and original book tells the story of Charles Ives...more details Format:Hardcover
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9781591124863
Mordicai Gerstein narrates his innovative portrait of a musical maverick. This daring and original book tells the story of Charles Ives, a great twentieth-century composer who...more details Format:Hardcover
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780374382926
The extraordinary story of the composer Charles Ives. ""Sometimes little Charlie lay in his crib just listening. He heard " "his mother's long dress as she moved around his room...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:40
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Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN:9780613719346
"An unforgettable story." --Starred, "Booklist "Nature and civilization collide in this thought-provoking picture book based on the story of a boy discovered living alone in the mountain forests of southern France in 1800 . . . Young readers will be fascinated...more details