Matt Phelan
1) Pignic
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"--
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The third action-packed story in Matt Phelan's acclaimed Knights vs. series!
Five daring heroes face their most difficult challenge yet: saving Camelot itself. Can the band of friends survive an evil queen, a powerful Faerie King, and one nasty dragon? This heavily illustrated middle grade adventure is a hilarious tale of derring-do, perfect for reluctant readers as well as fans of The Terrible Two and The Wild Robot.
A year has passed since...
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Renowned for their courage, their chivalry, and their ability to fight mythical creatures, the Knights of the Round Table face a new band of dangerous opponents-MONSTERS!
In the rip-roaring sequel to Matt Phelan's acclaimed Knights vs. Dinosaurs, four daring knights and one intrepid archer face off against legendary monsters. This heavily illustrated middle grade adventure is a hilarious tale of derring-do that is perfect for reluctant readers and...
4) Druthers
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
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Challenged to use her imagination on a boring, rainy day, little Penelope shares time with her daddy while envisioning herself at the zoo, as a cowgirl, flying to the moon, and sailing to an island filled with dinosaurs.
5) Turtle walk
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
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"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
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223 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
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The year is 1908, and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball.
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114 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
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Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!
10) Around the world
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235 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
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Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers -- avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum -- embark on epic journeys.
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201 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of "dust dementia" would explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot's abandoned barn - a sinister...
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221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.