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Dear Munificent Friends: Henry James's Letters to Four Women |
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Henry James |
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From Library Journal
Of the 10,000 letters James wrote during his lifetime, relatively few of those addressed to women have been publishedAalthough at least half of his best friends were women. Gunter (English, Westminster Coll.) has collected, for the first time, a select 150 of the letters he wrote to four women: his sister-in-law Alice; Edith Wharton's sister-in-law Mary Cadwalader Jones; his neighbor Mary Frances Prothero; and Lady Louisa Wolseley, the ambitious wife of the British commander-in-chief. These long and elegantly crafted epistles show how seriously he took the art of letter writingAin them James passes along neighborhood gossip, recounts his latest travels, and criticizes Wharton's new automobile, among other things. The letters also provide a glimpse into the early Edwardian world of privilege, leisure, taste, and... |
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Jacob's Best Sisters |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888992297 |
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2. Jacob arrives home from school to find that a pioneer cabin he won from a cereal-box contest has arrived. When he opens it, he sees that the toy cabin is better than expected, and there are four little dolls inside. That evening, they come to life. They demand food, take a bath, get new dresses (made by Jacob with his penknife), and play with his mother's jewelry. As he falls asleep, Jacob becomes tiny and enters the cabin with them. The next morning he seems unsure whether this was real or fantasy; readers may feel the same way. The transition into fantasy is smooth enough, but the confusing story seems to go in and out of reality. Jacob as a character is peculiar?the first visual impression of him is as a disinterested boy blowing a bubble, with two people looking at him with sadness... |
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Teddy Bear's Scrapbook |
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Deborah Howe |
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From Publishers Weekly
A teddy bear shows his scrapbook to his young mistress, and reveals his dramatic past with an appealing combination of modesty and cheerful boastfulness. Ages 7-11. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A SMALL BEAR WITH BIGADVENTURESIt's a boring, rainy afternoon -- the perfect time for Teddy Bear to share his scrapbook of memories with the little girls who owns him. And what memories Teddy Bear has! He's ridden a bucking bronco in the rodeo, been an ace crime reporter -- he's even starred in a movie! No wonder he's a bit worn and shabby.For an ordinary little girl with flat brown hair, it's hard to imagine being important to someone with Teddy's glamorous past. But there's always room... |
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Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley (1874-1958) |
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Jack Beatty |
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This delightful biography presents the notorious governor, congressman and four-term mayor of Boston as a devout Catholic, devoted husband and father of nine children, while describing how his constituents supported his politics of ethnic and religious polarization and winked at his graft. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Curley is now known principally through Edwin O'Connor's novel, The Last Hurrah (1956). Atlantic editor Beatty writes the first biography in 43 years of a man who over the course of a half-century in politics was four times mayor of Boston, once governor of Massachusetts, twice a congressional representative, and twice a prisoner in jail. Much of this portrait,... |
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Charlotte Stories |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888992106 |
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Grade 1-3-Jam has created a warm and endearing character in the rambunctious Charlotte. She has many questions that need to be answered. How does she know she has a brain if she doesn't feel it working? And how can she have a birthday party if she has insulted all of her friends? Charlotte is eager, independent, scheming, loving, and curious. Jam breathes life into her early on, as readers meet her as she hangs upside down from a bar in the park. Like most seven-year-olds, Charlotte says what is on her mind without giving it much thought, sometimes offending those around her. Yet in the end, she has redeemed herself and is ready to go on to a new adventure. Chan depicts a vivacious little girl with short, curly hair and an impish gleam in her eye. The softly colored pencil-and-watercolor drawings decorate... |
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The New Baby |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888993277 |
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Poetic text and exquisite watercolors evoke a mother's love for her newborn child. "This new baby sleeps in my arms like a moon sleeping on a cloud, like apples falling through the rain, like a fish swimming through a sky." While baby wakes and sleeps and the night runs through to dawn, all the magic of this new life fills a new mother's heart.
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Charlotte Stories |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888993021 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3-Jam has created a warm and endearing character in the rambunctious Charlotte. She has many questions that need to be answered. How does she know she has a brain if she doesn't feel it working? And how can she have a birthday party if she has insulted all of her friends? Charlotte is eager, independent, scheming, loving, and curious. Jam breathes life into her early on, as readers meet her as she hangs upside down from a bar in the park. Like most seven-year-olds, Charlotte says what is on her mind without giving it much thought, sometimes offending those around her. Yet in the end, she has redeemed herself and is ready to go on to a new adventure. Chan depicts a vivacious little girl with short, curly hair and an impish gleam in her eye. The softly colored pencil-and-watercolor drawings decorate... |
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Fishing Summer |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888992858 |
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PreSchool-Grade 2?Every summer, a boy and his mother visit his three uncles at their village on the Atlantic, where they fish for their living. The child wants very much to go with them but his mother thinks he is too young. Finally, at age eight, he becomes a part of the crew. Unable to sleep one night, he climbs on the boat and when he wakes up he is at sea. He happily works alongside his uncles until he accidentally falls overboard, but he proves himself capable of joining the crew by swimming back to the boat, climbing aboard, and taking responsibility for his mishap. Mom relents and lets him join the crew because she decides to go along, too. By summer's end, he has grown strong and competent as a young fisherman. He never loses the memory of the tastes of that summer?bitter and raw and sweet like the... |
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ttuM |
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Teddy Jam |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-As this beginning chapter book opens, it's the last day of fourth grade and Charlotte has just learned that the teacher she has adored for the past four years is moving and will be replaced by the awkward Miss Downing. Later that day, the girl rescues a small dog and convinces her parents to let her keep him. Charlotte names the dog ttuM since he only responds when he is spoken to backwards. The girl and her friend then begin the irritating practice of speaking to the dog, and sometimes each other, in reverse. Stopping to transpose the words may prove to be a bit difficult for some readers. Most of the action takes place at a summer cottage on a lake. Here, a mysterious person dressed in black is seen canoeing, the dog disappears, and the girls spot their new teacher in town. By the story's end,... |
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The Adventures of Sorry Teddy (Book One) |
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Felicia James |
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ttuM |
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Teddy Jam |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-As this beginning chapter book opens, it's the last day of fourth grade and Charlotte has just learned that the teacher she has adored for the past four years is moving and will be replaced by the awkward Miss Downing. Later that day, the girl rescues a small dog and convinces her parents to let her keep him. Charlotte names the dog ttuM since he only responds when he is spoken to backwards. The girl and her friend then begin the irritating practice of speaking to the dog, and sometimes each other, in reverse. Stopping to transpose the words may prove to be a bit difficult for some readers. Most of the action takes place at a summer cottage on a lake. Here, a mysterious person dressed in black is seen canoeing, the dog disappears, and the girls spot their new teacher in town. By the story's end,... |
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The Kid Line |
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Teddy Jam |
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A boy's father is a ticket scalper for Maple Leaf Gardens, a major sports stadium in Toronto. As a young boy, the father was schoolmates with the Conacher brothers, now famous hockey stars. His son knows their stories by heart. One night, Charlie Conacher appears and buys tickets to a game for himself and the father and son. A shared love of hockey and each other makes this a memorable tale.
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Night Cars |
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Teddy Jam |
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From Publishers Weekly
Bright lights, big city--and a wakeful baby. In this tale, a pajama-clad tot keeps his father up all night long watching the flow of city life on the street below their window. They see snowplows and fire trucks, taxis, dogs and garbage men. Although the cadence of Jam's rhythmic text falters in a couple of places, for the most part it flows smoothly, making the story especially suitable for reading aloud. Beddows's atmospheric drawings are at times reminiscent of Edward Hopper's works, and his use of muted colors give the pages an appealing nostalgic look. It's an agreeable first book, one that should hold special attraction for city kids. Ages 3-6. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Stoneboat |
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Teddy Jam |
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0888993684 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-The narrator reminisces about a spring day in his youth spent fishing with his older brother. Tired of waiting for a bite, the younger boy moves up the creek where he catches sight of a neighboring farmer who is also known to loan money. As he watches, the large man loses his balance and falls into the raging water, hitting his head on a rock. With supreme effort, the two boys are able to save the man's life. Knowing that his father owes Mr. Richard a large sum of money, the younger boy goes to his farm a week later, intending to ask him to forgive the debt. Instead, he again demonstrates his neighborliness by helping the farmer to move some large rocks from his field, earning praise and friendship for his effort. Boldly stroked, full-page oil or acrylic paintings in shades of gray, brown, blue,... |
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