John Rocco
1) Blackout
Author
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
2) Hurricane
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
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Description
After a devastating hurricane, a young boy asks for help rebuilding the neighborhood dock, his favorite place in the world, but finds that his neighbors need help first.
3) Moonpowder
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Publication Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Even though Eli is the "fixer of all things fixable," one thing he cannot fix is his bad dreams, until one night when Mr. Moon appears and asks him to come fix the Moonpowder factory, where sweet dreams are created
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2020
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"-- Provided by publisher.
This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
293 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the help of some local clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to ensure his family's security and...
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, tells the origin stories of the gods of Olympus and provides an insider's point of view - with plenty of attitude - in this illustrated collection"-- Provided by publisher.
"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter...
Author
Publication Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Press, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm + 4 bookmarks
Language
English
Description
Stranded on a planet filled with dry cleaners, nail salons, and chain restaurants Rocket and Groot face killer robots bent on customer service and raccoon eating toilets.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
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Description
"While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark for them and other backyard creatures - salamanders and toads, snakes and spiders, even brightly colored hummingbirds. Setting out fistfuls of nuts and leaves,...
10) All the books
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Piper, a book-hoarding chipmunk, does not want to share, until she discovers the magic of the library.
12) Camp tiger
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
A talking tiger approaches a family during their annual end-of-summer camping trip and is befriended by the youngest, a boy who does not feel ready for first grade.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat, and how to get them to perform the best train tricks.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Despite living far away from his grandmother, a little boy finds a way to give her a speical kind of hug with help from the Hug Delivery Specialist.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction account of the life of British naturalist David Attenborough and his advocacy for the protection of wild places on Earth"-- Provided by publisher.