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Butterfly

Product Description: Since the Tall Boots--the Nazis--have marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. Until the night Monique encounters "the little ghost" sitting at the end of her bed. When she turns out to be--not a ghost at all--but a young girl named Sevrine, who has been hiding from the Nazis in Monique's own basement, how could Monique not be surprised! Playing upstairs after dark, the two become friends until, in a terrifying moment, they are discovered, sending both of their families into a nighttime flight...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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Hardcover:

9780804568753 | Har/cas edition (Spoken Arts, June 1, 1972), cover price $27.95

Paperback:

9780142413067, titled "The Butterfly" | Reprint edition (Puffin, February 5, 2009), cover price $7.99

School and Library:

9780399231704, titled "The Butterfly" | Philomel Books, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom

Prebinding:

9781439598795, titled "The Butterfly" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Since the Tall Boots--the Nazis--have marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her.

Emma Kate

Product Description: That adorable Emma Kate has an imaginary friend.They walk to school together every morning, and sit together in class.They sleep over at each otherâs houses, and do their homework side by side.They even have their tonsils out and eat gallons of pink ice cream together...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780142411964 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 30, 2008), cover price $6.99

School and Library:

9780399244520 | Philomel Books, September 8, 2005, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!

Prebinding:

9781439595916 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: That adorable Emma Kate has an imaginary friend.

Christmas Tapestry

Product Description: When a bad leak ruins the sacristy wall in his father's church, Jonathan Jefferson Weeks thinks his family's first Christmas Eve service in Detroit will be ruined, too. But then he and his father find a beautiful tapestry for sale in a secondhand shop...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780142411650 | Reprint edition (Puffin, September 11, 2008), cover price $7.99

School and Library:

9780399239557 | Philomel Books, September 1, 2002, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A tapestry that is being used to cover a hole in a church wall at Christmas brings together an elderly couple who were separated during World War II.

Prebinding:

9781439583357 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: When a bad leak ruins the sacristy wall in his father's church, Jonathan Jefferson Weeks thinks his family's first Christmas Eve service in Detroit will be ruined, too.

Someone for Mr. Sussmann

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399250750 | Philomel Books, November 13, 2008, cover price $17.99

Appelemando's Dreams

Product Description: Acclaimed for her vibrant folk-art illustrations, Patricia Polacco has created a magical story that celebrates the importance of imagination and the power of true friendship. Full color.

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780698115903, titled "Appelemando's Dreams" | Puffin, May 1, 1997, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much, but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it

9780399228353, titled "Appelemando's Dreams" | Sandcastle, March 1, 1995, cover price $5.95 | also contains Sanctity As Literature in Late Medieval Britain | About this edition: Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it

School and Library:

9780399218002, titled "Appelemando's Dreams" | Philomel Books, September 1, 1991, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it

Reinforced:

9780606072038, titled "Appelemando's Dreams" | Demco Media, March 1, 1995, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it

Prebinding:

9781439555439, titled "Appelemando's Dreams" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 1, 2008), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Acclaimed for her vibrant folk-art illustrations, Patricia Polacco has created a magical story that celebrates the importance of imagination and the power of true friendship.

Babushka's Doll

Product Description: Natasha isn't really a bad girl. It's just that she wants to play on the swing now, not after the wash has been hung up to dry. And she wants her soup now, not after the goats have been fed. Looking after Natasha keeps Babushka, Natasha's grandmother, very busy...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780689802553, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, August 1, 1995), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

9780663562152, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Silver Burdett Ginn Religion, June 1, 1993, cover price $9.25 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

School and Library:

9780671683436, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman, September 1, 1994), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

Reinforced:

9780606072199, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Demco Media, August 1, 1995, cover price $15.77 | About this edition: A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

Prebinding:

9781439554296, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Natasha isn't really a bad girl.

9780785783329, titled "Babushka's Doll" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.65 | About this edition: A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

For the Love of Autumn

Product Description: Tender and sweet: A love story from Polacco. Miss Parks just loves her new home, her new teaching job, and all her new students. But most of all, she loves Autumn, her perfect little kitten. Then one night, during a terrible storm, Autumn runs away...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399245411 | Philomel Books, August 14, 2008, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Tender and sweet: A love story from Polacco.

I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them.

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780698118577 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1999), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them

Reinforced:

9780606174121 | Demco Media, September 1, 1999, cover price $13.53 | About this edition: Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them

Prebinding:

9781435286276 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 22, 2008), cover price $15.99 | also contains I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Trees of the Dancing Goats

Product Description: Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest neighbors, expecting to find them decorating their house for Christmas...read more

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780689838576, titled "The Trees of the Dancing Goats" | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, October 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle, in a story based on a memory from the author's childhood.

School and Library:

9780689811937, titled "The Trees of the Dancing Goats" | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1997, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.

9780689808623, titled "The Trees of the Dancing Goats" | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman, October 1, 1996, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.

Reinforced:

9780606200943 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle, in a story based on a memory from the author's childhood.

Prebinding:

9781435286450, titled "The Trees of the Dancing Goats" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 22, 2008), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother.

9780613301640 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle, in a story based on a memory from the author's childhood.

The Lemonade Club

When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better and learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade!

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399245404 | Philomel Books, September 20, 2007, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better.

G Is for Goat

Enhanced with full-color illustrations, an alphabet book by the creator of Tanya and the Red Shoes presents a collection of things a young girl sees while working on her family's farm in rural Michigan.

By Patricia Polacco

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Hardcover:

9780399245305 | Board book edition (Philomel Books, June 21, 2007), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A rhyming celebration of goats and their antics, from A to Z.

Paperback:

9780142405505 | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 2, 2006), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A rhyming celebration of goats and their antics, from A to Z.

School and Library:

9780399240188 | Philomel Books, May 1, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A rhyming celebration of goats and their antics, from A to Z.

Ginger and Petunia

When Ginger leaves her pampered pig, Petunia, alone in the posh apartment during a long trip, her fun-loving pet quickly decides to play dress-up with her owner's fancy wardrobe, but when Ginger's friends stop by and don't notice the difference, the fun-loving pig is happy to continue on with the charade.

By Patricia Polacco

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9780399245398 | Philomel Books, May 10, 2007, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: When her beloved Ginger, a piano-playing socialite and very snappy dresser, makes a last-minute trip to London not knowing her housesitter has cancelled, Petunia the pig does more than fend for herself, she becomes Ginger.

When Lightning Comes in a Jar

Trisha is extra anxious to get to this year's family reunion as Gramma has promised to show all her grandchildren the secret to catching lightning in a jar, in an amusing picture book by the author of Chicken Sunday. Reprint.

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780142403501 | Reprint edition (Puffin, May 10, 2007), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother's house, from the food and baseball and photos to the flickering fireflies on the lawn.

School and Library:

9780399231643 | Philomel Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother's house, from the food and baseball and photos to the flickering fireflies on the lawn.

Mommies Say Shhh!

With goats, horses, birds, and other farm animals making a collection of noises in the barn, it is up to their mothers to quiet them down with specific sounds of their own, in a young picture book by the creator of G Is for Goat.

By Patricia Polacco (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780399247200 | Board book edition (Philomel Books, April 1, 2007), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

9780123079107, titled "The Effectiveness of Early Intervention for At-Risk and Handicapped Children" | Academic Pr, February 1, 1987, cover price $76.00 | also contains The Effectiveness of Early Intervention for At-Risk and Handicapped Children

School and Library:

9780399243417 | Philomel Books, February 17, 2005, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

Something About Hensley's

There is something magical about Hensley's general store and its manager, Old John, especially when a new family moves to town who can't afford to treat their youngest child for asthma and Old John comes to the rescue in a special way!

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399245381 | Philomel Books, September 7, 2006, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Hensely's, a neighborhood general store, always seems to have what Molly, Kate, and their mother need.

The Graves Family

When the spooky Graves family moves to town and tries to fit in with the 'normal' residents of Union City, everyone is in for a few surprises. Reprint.

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780142406359 | Reprint edition (Puffin, August 17, 2006), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: When the spooky Graves family moves to town and tries to fit in with the 'normal' residents of Union City, everyone is in for a few surprises.

School and Library:

9780399240348 | Philomel Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When the spooky Graves family moves to town and tries to fit in with the 'normal' residents of Union City, everyone is in for a few surprises.

Prebinding:

9781417732777 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, August 1, 2006), cover price $17.20 | About this edition: When the spooky Graves family moves to town and tries to fit in with the 'normal' residents of Union City, everyone is in for a few surprises.

Rotten Richie And the Ultimate Dare

Richie, who loves ice hockey, and his younger sister Trisha, who dances ballet, face off in a contest to see whose hobby is more challenging, in the follow-up to My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother.

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399245312 | Philomel Books, May 18, 2006, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Richie and his younger sister Trisha face off in a contest to see whose hobby is more challenging.

Gracias, Sr. Falker/ Thank You, Mr. Falker

At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

By Teresa Mlawer (trans) and Patricia Polacco

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9781417745234 | Turtleback Books, February 1, 2006, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

Gracias, Senor Falker/thank You, Mr. Falker

At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

By Teresa Mlawer (trans) and Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9781933032023 | Lectorum Pubns, January 1, 2006, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

Gracias, Sr. Falker/thank You, Mr. Falker

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

By Patricia Polacco

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9780606349161 | Demco Media, January 1, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

The Graves Family Goes Camping

While on a wild camping trip to Lake Bleakmire accompanied by their spooky friends, the Graves family has a nice time until a very needy, fire-breathing dragon makes an appearance, stays with them throughout their vacation, and ends up following them all the way back home!

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399243691 | Philomel Books, May 19, 2005, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When the Graves family goes on their annual camping trip to Lake Bleakmire, they make a frightening discovery in the forest.

An Orange for Frankie

The day before Christmas Eve Frankie Stowell waits expectantly for his father to return with oranges for the holiday, but heavy snow might prevent Frankie's father from getting through.

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399243028 | Philomel Books, September 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Frankie and his eight brothers and sisters learn lessons about giving, family, and tradition during a snowy Michigan Christmas long ago.

John Philip Duck

In order to keep his job, Edward, along with his pet duck John Philip, must train ducks to march into the Peabody Hotel in the morning, swim in the fountain all day, and then march out in the evening.

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399242625 | Philomel Books, June 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duck Master of the Peabody Hotel.

Oh, Look

Bored with life on the farm, three adventurous goats venture beyond its safe borders to explore the world, but after an unexpected encounter with an ogre, the group decides to scurry back to where they belong.

By Patricia Polacco

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School and Library:

9780399242236 | Philomel Books, March 1, 2004, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Three goats escape from their pen and visit a fair, but they run back home after they seem to encounter an ogre.

Welcome Comfort

Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback:

9780698119659 | Reprint edition (Puffin, September 1, 2002), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.

School and Library:

9780399231698 | Philomel Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve

Reinforced:

9780606255356 | Demco Media, December 1, 1999, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.

Prebinding:

9780613505246 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.

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