Patrick Benson
1) Owl babies
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Series
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English
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Description
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
2) The Minpins
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Language
English
Description
Ignoring warnings against it, little Billy enters the Forest of Sins, only to be pursued by the fearsome Grinder, a creature who chases him high up an ancient tree, where he encounters a city of tree-dwelling, matchstick-sized people.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The people who live among the high peaks of the Himalayas tell stories of a mysterious animal called the gray ghost. To see one, you'd have to be very lucky indeed. Join a zoologist in the Himalayan mountains as he searches for the elusive creature. With her pale gold and silver-gray coat painted with black rosettes, she blends so well into the boulders, it's no wonder she's thought of as a ghost of the mountains. But the fortunate few who spot her...
6) Oddly
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Lost in their own worlds, three unusual creatures are powerless to find answers, until a small boy appears, who seems stranger, odder, and even more lost than they. As the three creatures comfort the child, they discover their hearts' desires, while their new friend finds surprising ways to make all their dreams and wishes come true.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Young Yazul's love for making kites with his grandfather meets with disapproval from his father, a lord along the Silk Road, until their community is attacked by bandits and Yazul and his grandfather use their skills to help.
8) Robin Hood
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Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Retells the adventures of Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forest as they right wrongs and fight injustice.
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
1989, c1988
Language
English
Description
Describes how the concerted efforts of an international team of concerned people eased the suffering of three gray whales trapped by ice off the coast of Alaska and eventually helped two of them back to the open sea.
11) Las lechucitas
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara Infantil
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"A treat for middle-graders of an ecological bent." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
At the top of our world is a huge wild place called the Arctic. In the winter, it is a cold and barren land, where few animals can survive. But when spring comes, it attracts animals from every corner of the earth. This lushly illustrated picture book celebrates the resilient wildlife and barren,
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English
Description
The fourth enchanting addition to Kenneth Grahame's classic The Wind in the Willows - with the delightful illustrations of Patrick Benson.
The twelve days of Christmas are fast approaching and Mole is planning to enjoy every one of them with his River Bank friends. So when the normally cheerful Toad despairs at the arrival of Mrs. Ffleshe, an impossibly rude houseguest who every year sets out to protect Toad from overindulgence, Mole must do something...