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  • Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?

    The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

    by Tanya Lee Stone ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors.But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that women weren't smart enough to be doctors, or that they were too weak for such hard work. And she would not ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Jazz Age Josephine

    Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you! (with audio recording)

    by Jonah Winter ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    A picture book biography that will inspire readers to dance to their own beats!Singer, dancer, actress, and independent dame, Josephine Baker felt life was a performance. She lived by her own rules and helped to shake up the status quo with wild costumes and a you-can’t-tell-me-no attitude that made her famous. She even had a pet leopard in Paris!From bestselling children’s biographer Jonah Winter ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • What Zeesie Saw on Delancey Street

    with audio recording

    by Elsa Okon Rael ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Zeesie feels very grown-up indeed! For on this night, her seventh birthday, Zeesie is going to her first package party with Mama and Papa. She even has a brand new dress and a dollar bill -- her birthday gift -- all for herself!The package party is grand, with great towers of wrapped surprise packages to be auctioned to raise money for other new immigrants to the community. Such wonderful smells, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

    by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Illus. in full color. An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This deliciously silly recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients. First hop a steamboat to Italy for the finest semolina wheat. Then hitch a ride to England and hijack a cow for the freshest possible milk. And, oh yes! Don't ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.

    by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    IN THIS EXUBERANT companion story to How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World, our young baker sets her sights on a cherry pie. She heads off on a round-the-U.S.A. journey to find all the materials she needs to stock her kitchen: New Mexico for clay (mixing bowl), Washington for wood (rolling pin), Hawaii for sand (sand? to make the glass for her measuring cup, of course). In joyful art filled ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Things That Sometimes Happen

    Very Short Stories for Little Listeners

    by Avi ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Here are a few things that sometimes happen:HAPPY THINGSAn unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is.SAD THINGSOn a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten.EXCITING THINGSA Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead!These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hot Air

    The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride (with audio recording)

    by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    The first "manned" hot-air balloon is about to take off! But what are those noises coming from the basket?Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this si the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Ride

    The Legend of Betsy Dowdy (With Audio Recording)

    by Kitty Griffin ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    One brave girl, one strong pony, one desperate ride to deliver a crucial message that would change the course of American history. Betsy is the girl power answer to Paul Revere.Repeated for over two hundred years as an oral tradition, the legend of Betsy Dowdy is a classic American tale of a girl who simply believed she could be free. Inspired by the danger and daring of this ordinary North ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Follow the Recipe

    Poems About Imagination, Celebration, and Cake

    by Marilyn Singer ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    A joyful collection of poems by the author of Mirror Mirror, in the form of recipes both simple and allegorical.This delicious collection of poems by the innovative Marilyn Singer is accompanied by vibrant splashy artwork by two-time Caldecott honoree Marjorie Priceman. Presented in a small-size format to appeal to older readers (as well as young), the book has the look of a vintage collector's ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Emeline at the Circus

    by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    From Caldecott Honor artist and author of the best-selling How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World comes a hilarious picture book romp about the things you can learn and the fun you can have at the circus. When Emeline's teacher, Miss Splinter, takes the second grade on a field trip to the circus, she's careful to make sure it's a learning experience. While she reads -- the text of the book ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • My Nine Lives by Clio

    with audio recording

    by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    What a discovery!A remarkable book has been found -- the journal of a cat. Written between 3,000 B.C. and the present, this "first-feline" account by one Clio records her nine extraordinary lives, and contains information...that could rewrite history.How fascinating to read, in Clio's own words, the story behind her naming of the constellations.How charming to see miniature self-portraits ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Music of Life

    Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano

    by Elizabeth Rusch ...
    Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ...
    Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Rusch and two-time Caldecott Honor–recipient Marjorie Priceman team up to tell the inspiring story of the invention of the world’s most popular instrument: the piano.Bartolomeo Cristofori coaxes just the right sounds from the musical instruments he makes. Some of his keyboards can play piano, light and soft; others make forte notes ring out, strong and loud, but ... Read more

    $10.99 USD