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Product Description: Readers first met the Hmong orphan girl, Mai Yang, in my picture book, THE WHISPERING CLOTH, in which she struggles with life in a Thai refugee camp. To pass the time and to build self-esteem Grandma teaches Mai how to do pa’ndau, traditional decorative stitchwork...read more

Paperback:

9781494333584 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 30, 2013, cover price $7.10 | About this edition: Readers first met the Hmong orphan girl, Mai Yang, in my picture book, THE WHISPERING CLOTH, in which she struggles with life in a Thai refugee camp.

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Presents the story behind the Statue of Liberty, examining its design, the process by which it was shipped, its construction, and the purpose of the gift itself.
By Pegi Deitz Shea and Wade Zahares (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781250027207 | Square Fish, May 21, 2013, cover price $7.99

School and Library:

9780805072204 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, September 1, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Presents the story behind the Statue of Liberty, examining its design, the process by which it was shipped, its construction, and the purpose of the gift itself.

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Examining its design, the process by which it was shipped, its construction, and the purpose of the gift itself, this informative book provides the true story behind the Statue of Liberty--an incredible monument to freedom.

Prebinding:

9780606318952 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, May 21, 2013), cover price $18.40 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Product Description: Almost 100 years after the American Revolution, Abby and Julia Smith were fighting against taxation without representation. Women hadn't been given the vote, and the Smith sisters refused to pay an unfair property tax that they had no voice in establishing...read more

School and Library:

9780547236315 | Clarion Books, October 25, 2010, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Almost 100 years after the American Revolution, Abby and Julia Smith were fighting against taxation without representation.

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Product Description: Portraying the pressures of teens to live a normal life while facing mental illness, this suspenseful young adult novel follows the journey of success-bound Abe, who struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A senior in high school, with a loving and wealthy adoptive family, Abe is on track for a big scholarship and an open future...read more

Paperback:

9781604861983 | 1 edition (Pm Pr, June 1, 2010), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Portraying the pressures of teens to live a normal life while facing mental illness, this suspenseful young adult novel follows the journey of success-bound Abe, who struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Miscellaneous:

9781604863871 | Independent Pub Group, June 1, 2010, cover price $10.95

A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, as different numbers of mice give gifts, cook food, and celebrate in other traditional ways, in a story with an afterword with facts about the holiday.

Paperback:

9780811870511 | Chronicle Books Llc, June 30, 2010, cover price $6.99

School and Library:

9780811834964 | Chronicle Books Llc, July 1, 2003, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, as different numbers of mice give gifts, cook food, and celebrate in other traditional ways, in a story with an afterword with facts about the holiday.

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Sent to his bedroom for being naughty, a young boy throws a tantrum, injuring various objects in the room that later come to life to teach him a lesson, in a story based on an opera by Maurice Ravel. $15,000 ad/promo.
By Colette, Maurice Ravel, Serena Riglietti (illustrator) and Pegi Deitz Shea (adapted by)

Hardcover:

9780964601048 | Pumpkin House Co, April 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Sent to his bedroom for being naughty, a young boy throws a tantrum, injuring various objects in the room that later come to life to teach him a lesson, based on the story from an opera by Maurice Ravel.

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Born in the American Colonies, Patience Wright developed a talent for sculpting, and after moving to England to start her own business, she became a spy for the colonies by hiding messages in the sculpted busts she sent to her sister's waxworks in America.
By Bethanne Andersen (illustrator) and Pegi Deitz Shea

School and Library:

9780805067705 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, February 20, 2007, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Born in the American Colonies, Patience Wright developed a talent for sculpture, and after moving to England to start her own business, she became a spy for the colonies by hiding messages in the sculptured busts she sent to her sister's waxworks in America.

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Product Description: Leadership comes easily for Nadeem, the biggest and oldest boy in a rug factory in Pakistan. But how can he lead the other child laborers to freedom after he’s been shamed and beaten for his first attempt? Nadeem and his fellow workers are bonded laborers, children who work day and night to pay off loans their families have accepted from a factory owner...read more
By Leane Morin (illustrator) and Pegi Deitz Shea

Hardcover:

9780884482482 | Tilbury House Pub, November 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Yearning for freedom and schooling for himself and the other children who toil in a carpet factory in Pakistan to repay loans from the factory owner to their parents, Nadeem is inspired by a former carpet boy named Iqbal to lead the way.

Paperback:

9780884482499 | Tilbury House Pub, May 30, 2006, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Leadership comes easily for Nadeem, the biggest and oldest boy in a rug factory in Pakistan.

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After ten years in a refugee camp in Thailand, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang travels to Providence, Rhode Island, where her Americanized cousins introduce her to pizza, shopping, and beer, while her grandmother and new friends keep her connected to her Hmong heritage.

Hardcover:

9780618247486 | Clarion Books, September 22, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: After ten years in a refugee camp in Thailand, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang travels to Providence, Rhode Island, where her Americanized cousins introduce her to pizza, shopping, and beer, while her grandmother and new friends keep her connected to her Hmong heritage.

Miscellaneous:

9780547533605 | Houghton Mifflin, September 22, 2003, cover price $16.00

A young child keeps looking for the moon--'la luna'--in a dark winter sky, until one day her older brother rushes home from school with a special surprise.

Paperback:

9781563979224 | Reprint edition (Boyds Mills Pr, September 1, 2000), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A young child keeps looking for the moon--'la luna'--in a dark winter sky, until one day her older brother rushes home from school with a special surprise.

School and Library:

9781563974106 | Boyds Mills Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A young child keeps looking for the moon--'la luna'--in a dark winter sky, until one day her older brother rushes home from school with a special surprise

Reinforced:

9780606201001 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A young child keeps looking for the moon--'la luna'--in a dark winter sky, until one day her older brother rushes home from school with a special surprise.

Prebinding:

9780613369299 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $19.60 | About this edition: A young child keeps looking for the moon--'la luna'--in a dark winter sky, until one day her older brother rushes home from school with a special surprise.

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Analyzes the Constitution's provision for impeachment and chronicles how this law has been used throughout American history to remove elected officials from power. (view table of contents)

Library:

9780791055380 | Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Analyzes the Constitution's provision for impeachment and chronicles how this law has been used throughout American history to remove elected officials from power.

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When the baby sees her reflection in the mirror for the first time, she reacts with delight in this amusing easy reader with gentle illustrations.
By Pegi Deitz Shea and Lucia Washburn (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780694012787 | Board book edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 2000), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A baby finds her reflection not only in the mirror, but also in objects such as sunglasses and television screens.

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A biography of skating star Ekaterina Gordeeva who, with her husband Sergei Grinkov, won two Olympic gold medals, and who, since his untimely death in 1995, skates alone

Library:

9780791050279 | Chelsea House Pub, October 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A biography of skating star Ekaterina Gordeeva who, with her husband Sergei Grinkov, won two Olympic gold medals, and who, since his untimely death in 1995, skates alone

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Mai listens to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and prepares to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch
By Anita Riggio (illustrator) and Pegi Deitz Shea

Paperback:

9781563976230, titled "The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story" | Boyds Mills Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Living in a refugee camp in Thailand, young Mai spends her days listening to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and preparing to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch.

School and Library:

9781563971341, titled "The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story" | Boyds Mills Pr, January 1, 1995, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: At a refugee camp in Thailand, Mai listens to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and prepares to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch

Reinforced:

9780606103626, titled "The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story" | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $19.15 | About this edition: Living in a refugee camp in Thailand, young Mai spends her days listening to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and preparing to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch.

Prebinding:

9780613012539, titled "The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $22.05 | About this edition: Living in a refugee camp in Thailand, young Mai spends her days listening to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and preparing to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch.

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Fifteen poems celebrate the fun of a summer vacation at the beach, through the eyes of a young boy.
By Elizabeth Sayles (illustrator) and Pegi Deitz Shea

School and Library:

9780395553879 | Clarion Books, April 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Fifteen poems capture Billy Toole's vacation at the shore, his grandparent's bungalow, the sea, the sand, and the long ride home

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