Jonathan Allen
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the tragic story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every James Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Clinton's campaign--the candidate herself. Through deep access to insiders from the top to the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hillary Clinton's surprising defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary brought her to the nadir of her political career, vanquished by a much younger opponent whose message of change and cutting-edge tech team ran circles around her stodgy campaign. And yet, six years later, she has reemerged as an even more powerful and influential figure, a formidable stateswoman and the presumed front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, marking...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 498 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Almost no one thought Joe Biden could make it back to the White House--not Donald Trump, not the two dozen Democratic rivals who sought to take down a weak front-runner, not the mega-donors and key endorsers who feared he could not beat Bernie Sanders, not even Barack Obama. The story of Biden's cathartic victory in the 2020 election is the story of a Democratic Party at odds with itself, torn between the single-minded goal of removing Donald Trump...
Author
Publisher
Boxer
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Calf hears Rabbit out in the field mooing he feels inspired to give a great big baa and soon all the other creatures on the farm realize they're not limited to their own language but can enjoy experimenting with others as they think "outside the box."
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub Co. Inc
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Little Puffin wants to enjoy a walk in the nice fresh air. But Small Gull, Tiny Gull, and Baby Gull follow him everywhere and do everything Little Puffin does. How will Little Puffin stop them from playing this annoying game?
10) I'm not ready!
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. [unpaged] : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Baby Owl doesn't feel ready to start school, he delays by picking up his toys, brushing his feathers, and taking care of Owly, his stuffed animal.
11) I'm not sleepy!
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2012, c2010
Edition
1st American board book ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Baby Owl insists he does not need to go to bed, even though he is showing signs of being sleepy.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (36 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
In this classic story from Eric Carle, Hermit Crab has outgrown his snug little shell so he finds himself a larger one. And along the way he finds many new friends to decorate and protect it.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A resourceful father engages in all kinds of acrobatic moves to keep an assortment of jungle creatures from getting the double-dip-chocolate-chip-and-cherry ice cream cone he is taking home to his son.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1990
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
25 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, Norvin, who looks a bit like a shark, pretends to be one, scaring off the other swimmers and leaving him in happy aquatic solitude--until he is discovered by an amorous female shark. Suggested level: junior.
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Fullscreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Giggle, giggle, quack: Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, but Duck has changed the care instructions for the animals. The most wonderful egg in the world: Several animals have very beautiful features, but whoever lays the most wonderful egg will be crowned princess. Wings : a tale of two chickens: Winnie unknowingly goes for a balloon ride with a sly fox. Can Winnie's sensible friend Harriet rescue Winnie before she...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (69 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A little witch wants to know what humans are actually like, so she sets out on an adventure to find out. Other stories included are: By the Light of the Halloween Moon; A Dark, Dark Tale; Georgie; The Witch in the Cherry Tree; The Three-Legged Cat; The Three Robbers; and Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain.
19) Nonsense songs
Author
Publisher
F. Warne & co., ltd
Pub. Date
[193-]
Physical Desc
[121] p. col. front., illus., col. plates. 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few think him pleasant enough.
So wrote Edward Lear upon the first publication of these Nonsense Songs in 1871, and few poets indeed have captured the imagination of children as he has. His playful use of language, his celebration of the absurd, his love of pure nonsense have secured his place on the shelves of childhood libraries...
