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Books by Beth Peck
  | | Just Like Josh Gibson(Reprint) by Angela Johnson, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2007 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-2728-0, ISBN: 1-4169-2728-X "The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant ..." |
 | | The House on Maple Street(Reprint) by Bonnie Pryor, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1992 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-688-12031-3, ISBN: 0-688-12031-8 "What would you see from your front porch if your neighborhood suddenly looked as it did three hundred years ago? When the two girls who live at 107 Maple Street discover an ancient arrowhead and a broken china cup, they begin to wonder." |
 | | How Many Days to America?(Reprint) A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1990 by Clarion Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-395-54777-9, ISBN: 0-395-54777-6 "Whether your students' families came to America ten days ago, ten months ago, ten years ago, or much longer than that, they, like most Americans, are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. Have your students do an oral-history project that explores each one's immigrant background. Develop questions such as:\n\n- Who in your family immigrated to America?\n\n- What countries were the original homelands?\n\n- When did they come to ..." |
 | | Abbie in Stitches(1st Edition) by Cynthia Cotten, Beth Peck, Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2006 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-30004-3, ISBN: 0-374-30004-6 "It’s the early 1800s, and Abbie’s sister, Sarah, is a proper young lady who loves needlework. She has already made a sampler displaying her neat and even stitching. But when it becomes time for Abbie to make her sampler, she despairs – she hates needlework and would much rather curl up with one of the books on Papa’s shelf. How will she ever get through the long, tedious hours of needlework? And how can she pick a subject for a picture ..." |
 | | Megan's Year(1st Edition) An Irish Traveler's Story (Tales of the World) by Gloria Whelan, Beth Peck Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2011 by Sleeping Bear Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58536-449-7, ISBN: 1-58536-449-5 "Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers. As part of their summer life, Megan's father works odd jobs, from fieldwork to roofing houses. De ..." |
 | | Dear Levi Letters from the Overland Trail (Dear Levi Series) by Elvira Woodruff, Beth Peck Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1998 by Yearling ISBN-13: 978-0-679-88558-0, ISBN: 0-679-88558-7 "Illus. in black-and-white. In 1851, 12-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins awagon train headed for California. As they make their way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing day-to-day life on theOverland Trail. In his own observant and vigorous voice, Austin tells of theeveryday happenings--hunting game and fording streams--as well as more dramaticepisodes, from devastating illness to complex encounters wit ..." |
 | | How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck, Evelyn Bolton Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1988 by Clarion Books ISBN-13: 978-0-89919-521-6, ISBN: 0-89919-521-0 "Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving." |
 | | . . . If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King(Updated) by Ellen Levine, Beth Peck, Anna Rich Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1994 by Scholastic Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-590-42582-7, ISBN: 0-590-42582-X "The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is brought to life for young readers. Full-color art and an engaging question-and-answer format help children learn what it was like to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, stage a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter, join the famous March on Washington, and more! Author: Ellen LevineGrade: 2-5Pages: 80, PaperbackPublisher: ScholasticISBN: 0-590-42582-X" |
 | | A Nickel, A Trolley, A Treasure House(1st Edition) by Sharon Reiss Baker, Beth Peck Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2007 by Viking Juvenile ISBN-13: 978-0-670-05982-9, ISBN: 0-670-05982-X "Growing up on the Lower East Side, Lionel knows only a tiny tenement apartment and a few crowded streets. He scribbles drawings on every available scrap of paper but doesn’t think much of them—until he takes a momentous streetcar journey to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There, he finds that the world is a wider and more exciting place than he could have imagined. With gentle humor and fondness, Sharon Reiss Baker tells a story based o ..." |
 | | Just Like Josh Gibson(1st Edition) by Angela Johnson, Beth Peck Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2004 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-689-82628-3, ISBN: 0-689-82628-1 "The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant ..." |
 | | A Picture of Grandmother(1st Edition) by Esther Rudomin Hautzig, Beth Peck Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 2002 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-35920-1, ISBN: 0-374-35920-2 "A moving story of a secret that tears a family apart and the love that brings it togetherWhen Sara sees the large blue-and-white envelope that came in the mail, she knows it's from her uncle Benjamin in America. Usually he sends wonderful photographs of his life in Brooklyn, but this time Benjamin has invited Mama and Grandmother Hanna to the 1939 World's Fair in New York, and instead of sending pictures, he's requested an old photo of ..." |
 | | The Day Before Christmas by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-618-05150-2, ISBN: 0-618-05150-3 "1928- The day before Christmas I by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Beth Peck. p. cm. Summary: Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes with her grandfather to a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Eve, ..." |
 | | A Christmas Memory by Peck Truman Capote, Beth Peck, Capote/Peck/Holm, Celeste Holm Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2006 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-375-83789-0, ISBN: 0-375-83789-2 "First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of "A Christmas Memory"--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" ("School Library Journal," starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitca ..." |
 | | Bicycle Madness(1st Edition) by Jane Kurtz, Beth Peck, Frank Partnoy Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2003 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6981-5, ISBN: 0-8050-6981-X "A compelling story about the importance of standing up for what is right"I was almost home when I saw our new next-door neighbor, Miss Frances Willard, standing in front of her house. Oddly enough, she was holding on to a safety-bicycle!"Lillie is having a difficult year. She's still struggling with her mother's recent death, and now her father has moved the family to the other side of town. But when Frances Willard-Lillie's new neighbo ..." |
 | | The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico, Beth Peck Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1992 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-80683-7, ISBN: 0-679-80683-0 "Against the backdrop of World War II, friendship develops between a lonely crippled painter and a village girl, when together they minister to an injured snow goose." |
 | | How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1992 by Trumpet Club ISBN-13: 978-0-440-84579-9, ISBN: 0-440-84579-3 ""After the soldiers go, Father tells the family 'We must leave right now.' 'Why?' the boy asks. 'Because we do not think the way they think my son. Hurry!'" A family flees to the safety of America, and are welcomed into a Thanksgiving celebration." |
 | | A Christmas Memory(1st Edition) by Truman Capote, Beth Peck, Celeste Holm Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 1989 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-80040-8, ISBN: 0-679-80040-9 "First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake w ..." |
 | | How Many Days To America Small Book(1st Edition) by Deborah J. Short, Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Alfredo Schifini, Eve Bunting, Beth Peck Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by National Geographic School Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-56334-734-4, ISBN: 1-56334-734-2 "Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving." |
 | | The Thanksgiving Visitor(1st Edition) by Truman Capote, Beth Peck Hardcover, 37 Pages, Published 1996 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-83898-2, ISBN: 0-679-83898-8 "Illustrated in full color. Another masterpiece by the great American writer Truman Capote is brought to an audience of all ages. Buddy and his closest friend, his eccentric, elderly cousin, Miss Sook - the memorable characters from Capote's A Christmas Memory--love preparing their old country house for Thanksgiving. But there's trouble in the air. Odd Henderson, a scrawny, freckled, red-headed bully makes Buddy the target of his relentl ..." |
 | | Grandmother and the Runaway Shadow(1st Edition) by Liz Rosenberg, Beth Peck Library, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Harcourt Childrens Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-200948-9, ISBN: 0-15-200948-5 "A young girl tells the story of her courageous grandmother, who as a young woman left her home and family to travel to the New World, where her only companion for a long time was her shadow." |
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