"Ibrahim is tempted to exchange his job in the old market place in Marrakesh for a freer life as a desert nomad, until a dream shows him that freedom is something carried in the heart."
The Stray Dog (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by MarcSimont Library, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Turtleback Books ISBN-13: 978-0-613-62849-5, ISBN: 0-613-62849-7
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Two children play with a stray dog while on a family picnic. The family returns the following Saturday after thinking about the dog all week and adopt him in the nick of time."
"It is Halloween night and all the kids are dressed in scary and funny costumes. Their Trick or Treat bags are getting heavier.Nate's good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat, Little Hex, is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he's hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog Sludge take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?"
"When Oliver asks his friend Nate the Great to find his lost weed, Nate can't say no. This isn't just any weed. It's a Superweed that Oliver bought from Rosamond's Adopt-A-Weed sale.First Nate must figure out where to look for the weed. Together with his trusty dog Sludge, they search for clues in the woods, the park and even the library! But is the biggest clue right under Nate's nose?"
"Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle - baseball - happens. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in Am ..."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Getting all the facts, asking the right questions, and narrowing down the suspects, Nate the Great and his dog Sludge solve a variety of mysteries."
Happy Day (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Ruth Krauss, MarcSimont Library, 36 Pages, Published 1989 by Turtleback Books ISBN-13: 978-0-613-29821-6, ISBN: 0-613-29821-7
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The animals of the woods wake up to explore the wonder of a flower growing through the snow."
"Annie's dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang's mysteriously missing Christmas mail. It's cold and snowy. But Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, will try to solve this holiday case in time for Fang to have a crunchy, munchy Christmas."
"The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly."
A Tree Is Nice (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Janice May Udry, MarcSimont Library, 32 Pages, Published 1987 by Turtleback Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8085-9462-8, ISBN: 0-8085-9462-1
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A poetic depiction of the beauty, value and usefulness of a tree."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Getting all the facts, asking the right questions, and narrowing down the suspects, Nate the Great and his dog Sludge solve a variety of mysteries."
"Winner of the Caldecott Medal“A radiant and buoyant picture book.” —The Horn BookA Tree Is Nice is a classic tale about the beauty of the everyday world. "Simont's watercolors perfectly complement the poetic simplicity of the text, allowing the reader room to engage in his or her own imaginative embroiderings about trees" (Children's Books and Their Creators).Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb u ..."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Minneapolis Simpkin, whose mother forbids her to have even a pet, finds and brings home a monster who proceeds to eat and eat and grow and grow."
"Nate, the great detective, depends on his dog, Sludge, to help him solve all of his cases. But Sludge can’t help him this time — Sludge is lost! Lost inside a big department store on a rainy day. Nate frantically searches for his best friend and trusted helper. Salespeople have spotted a wet, slippery, sloppy dog running about. Is Sludge hiding from them? Nate looks high and low, and in places he’d rather not look at all. But every clue ..."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Getting all the facts, asking the right questions, and narrowing down the suspects, Nate the Great and his dog Sludge solve a variety of mysteries."