Diane Goode
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Come not to the table without having read this book! You Are Invited What: To share a meal. Where: The Abbotts' house. When: As soon as you open this book. But watch out - the Abbotts and their dogs have absolutely atrocious table manners. They speak with their mouths full, complain about the food they are serving, and argue in front of the company. The Abbotts also violate some more obscure table-manner taboos, such as smelling their meat and staring...
9) Ninja baby
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nina has always been quick, sneaky, and very independent, a Ninja baby--but then her parents bring home a Kung Fu Master, and Nina has to reconsider her strategy.
10) Ballerina Rosie
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Rosie has always loved to dance, but when she starts ballet classes she learns that it takes not only practice and hard work but also self-confidence.
11) Ballet shoes
Author
Series
Shoes volume 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the fortunes of three adopted sisters who take dancing and stage training, one to become an actress, the second a ballerina, and the third an aviatrix.
15) Alligator boy
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A boy puts on an alligator head and tail and is transformed into an alligator boy.
Author
Language
English
Description
Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources--many of them previously unpublished--Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork...