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Shelley Tanaka has written 52 work(s)
Hardcover:
9780786818822 | Hyperion, September 1, 2004, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Provides a factual account of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the events that followed, including the fire that engulfed large parts of the city, through survivor narratives, detailed illustrations, and informational sidebars.
Hardcover:
9780888995445 | Groundwood Books, May 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Forbidden to take the path his father fell from to his death by his stepfather, Karma, Tsering disobeys his command and goes alone.
Starting in 1959, fifteen-year-old Algonquian Indian Nipishish deals with being kicked out of residential school, attending high school off the reservation, his love for Pinamen, and the previous death of his father.
Hardcover:
9780888994783 | Groundwood Books, May 1, 2004, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Starting in 1959, fifteen-year-old Algonquian Indian Nipishish deals with being kicked out of residential school, attending high school off the reservation, his love for Pinamen, and the previous death of his father.
Hardcover:
9780888994509 | Groundwood Books, August 13, 2002, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A slave wins his freedom from a harsh master aided by a friend.
When Tsering's father dies, his grandfather begins to train him on how to be the new chief while they embark on a journey into Tibet to gather grain for their village.
Hardcover:
9780888994806 | Groundwood Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: When Tsering's father dies, his grandfather begins to train him on how to be the new chief while they embark on a journey into Tibet to gather grain for their village.
Hardcover:
9780786804733 | Hyperion, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies
Paperback:
9780786815395 | Special edition (Hyperion, September 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
Reinforced:
9780606209007 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.93 | About this edition: Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
School and Library:
9780761316466 | Millbrook Pr, February 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes the years of training and hard work involved in becoming a ballet dancer and the dedication and expertise needed to dance the lead roles in famous ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.
Library:
9780761323235 | Millbrook Pr, February 1, 2001, cover price $25.26 | About this edition: Describes the years of training and hard work involved in becoming a ballet dancer and the dedication and expertise needed to dance the lead roles in famous ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.
Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert.
Reinforced:
9780606206846 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.93 | About this edition: Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert.
Paperback:
9780773754607 | Stoddart Kids, June 1, 2001, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: These seasonal Make-and-Do Activities require little preparation, simple and easily available materials, and minimal adult guidance.
Paperback:
9780773754591 | New edition (Stoddart Kids, June 1, 2001), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: More than 50 creative play activities designed for children under the age of five.
Hardcover:
9780786807369 | Hyperion, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Draws on the memories of American and Japanese sailors, civilians, and airmen to recreate the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
Prebinding:
9781417622702 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.85 | About this edition: Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
Follows the medieval career of knight William Marshal from his rigorous training to his tournaments and Crusade battles; and provides sidebar information on weaponry, castle life, and the political and religious background of the era.
Hardcover:
9780786806515 | Hyperion, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Follows the career of medieval knight William Marshal from his rigorous training to his tournaments and Crusade battles, and provides information on weaponry, castle life, and the political and religious background of his era.
Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Hardcover:
9780786802852, titled "The Buried City of Pompeii: What It Was Like When Vesuvius Exploded" | Disney Pr, October 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Recreates the lives of Pompeii's inhabitants just prior to the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius
Paperback:
9780786815418, titled "The Buried City of Pompeii: What It Was Like When Vesuvius Exploded" | Special edition (Hyperion, September 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Recreates the lives of Pompeii's inhabitants just prior to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.
Prebinding:
9780613362429 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $16.85 | About this edition: Recreates the lives of Pompeii's inhabitants just prior to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.
Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.
Prebinding:
9781417622320 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.85 | About this edition: Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.
Anne, an orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a farm
Hardcover:
9780385323338 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, March 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm
Paperback:
9780440413561 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, June 1, 1999), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Prebinding:
9780613160490 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.80 | About this edition: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Hardcover:
9780786804412 | Hyperion, October 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.
Hardcover:
9780786803750 | Disney Pr, June 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert.
Hardcover:
9780590249508 | Scholastic Book Service, June 1, 1997, cover price $19.99
Hardcover:
9780786802845 | Disney Pr, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Covers the discovery and the items found with him
Hardcover:
9780786802920 | Hyperion, October 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A scrapbook derived from journals, letters, photographs, and watercolor paintings provides glimpes into the life of the youngest daughter of Russia's last tsar
A young cabin boy tells the dramatic story of the Hindenburg's tragic final voyage, in a story that includes interesting facts about modern-day blimps and rare photos of the airship's interior. Reprint.
Paperback:
9780590457514 | Reprint edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, April 1, 1996), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.
School and Library:
9780590457507 | Scholastic, October 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.
Reinforced:
9780606091947 | Demco Media, April 1, 1996, cover price $13.30 | About this edition: Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.
Paperback:
9780590438490 | Reprint edition (Scholastic, December 1, 1993), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Probes the tragic and mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845
Reinforced:
9780606057738 | Demco Media, December 1, 1993, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Probes the tragic and mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845
Luke Smith, a fictional stoker on board one of the ships looking for the fabled Northwest Passage in 1845, tells of the events that befell the two ships, while, 135 years later, an anthropologist unravels the mystery of what happened.
School and Library:
9780590438483 | Scholastic, April 1, 1992, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Probes the tragic and mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845
Explains where energy comes from, describes how resources are being depleted, and suggests what actions individuals and groups can take to alleviate the problem
Paperback:
9780920668948 | Firefly Books Ltd, October 1, 1991, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explains where energy comes from, describes how resources are being depleted, and suggests what actions individuals and groups can take to alleviate the problem
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