Tim Jessell
2) Stubby
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--
3) Buddy
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A German shepherd describes her life as the first guide dog trained to serve the blind.
4) Barry
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.
5) Sparky
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A firedog from the Maxwell Street fire station tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire"--
6) Sweetie
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country"--
7) Tiny Tim
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Charles Dickens' dog Timber tells the story of his life with the great writer."--
8) Rolf
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dachshund loses his hind leg in an accident and finds his life's calling as a therapy dog"--
9) Fala
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fala, the Scottish terrier, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pet, shares his story with readers, from his puppyhood spent chasing squirrels through his adulthood spent chasing dignitaries around the world with FDR.
10) Susan
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Susan--the corgi presented to Princess Elizabeth on her eighteenth birthday--reveals secrets of life in Buckingham Palace"--
11) The golden wasp
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Julie, Eric, Neal, and Princess Keeah must figure out how to stop Lord Sparr from using the powers of the Golden Wasp to enslave the rulers of all the kingdoms of Droon, and then going on to conquer the outside world through Eric's father whom Sparr holds.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 18
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A new villain is running wild in Droon. Princess Salamandra is on a hunt for the flying Dragon Ship. Eric, Neal, and Julie must find it first! Before Salamandra uses it to it try and take over the world! Only problem is that the ship is in pieces, and they are hidden in different places throughout Droon. It's a scavenger hunt like no other -- because magic can be found around every corner....
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
When Neal and Julie agree to help Eric straighten up his basement, they never imagine that they're in for more than getting a little dusty. But as the three kids follow a soccer ball into the small room under the basement stairs, the floor suddenly evaporates to reveal a rainbow staircase to another world! Before they have a chance to look around, they are caught in the midst of a battle. Shiny red men riding giant lizards are shooting arrows straight...
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A hidden door. A magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! The sea witch Demither is stirring up a storm in Droon. Keeah has to stop her! This mission could make or break Keeah's wizard training. And Eric, Neal and Julie think they can help their friend. But many surprises await them in Demither's underwater world-and many secrets will be revealed.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An earthquake has brought a piece of the past back to life! It's a wicked city called Tarkoom, full of sneaky bandits with a plan to upset present-day Droon. Eric, Neal, and Julie need to travel back in time to put the city in its place.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Gary has been struck with the belief that animals...
18) Double team
Author
Series
Studien zu den Assur-Texten volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
When Amar'e starts winning basketball tournaments with his best friends, he attracts the attention of older players who want him to join their more elite squads, a situation that forces Amar'e to make a difficult choice.
19) Home court
Author
Series
Studien zu den Assur-Texten volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball--but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
20) Fido
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A stray dog's moving tale about life with Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth American president and a true animal lover!