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New Releases by Eve Bunting

Eve Bunting is the author of I Have an Olive Tree (1999), Can You Do This, Old Badger? (1999), Ducky (1997), SOS Titanic (1996), Summer Wheels (1996).

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I Have an Olive Tree

release date: Apr 07, 1999
I Have an Olive Tree
The day I was seven, my grandfather gave me and olive tree...At first, Sophia thinks the tree is an odd gift, but when Grandfather dies and her mother travel to Greece to see the tree, she discovers that what he discovers that what he has given her is far greater than she''d ever imagined. A testimony to the wondrous ties of family and heritage, this glorious picture book brings together the beautiful writing of acclaimed author Eve Bunting and the exuberant paintings of artist Karen Barbour.

Can You Do This, Old Badger?

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Can You Do This, Old Badger?
Although Old Badger cannot do some things as easily as he used to, he can still teach Little Badger the many things he knows about finding good things to eat and staying safe and happy. Full-color illustrations.

Ducky

release date: Sep 22, 1997
Ducky
When a violent ocean storm causes a crate holding assorted plastic tub toys -- including one resilient little duck -- to wash overboard, the course of Ducky''s life alters drastically. This engaging story based on a real event includes an author''s note.

SOS Titanic

release date: Jan 01, 1996
SOS Titanic
Fifteen-year-old Barry O''Neill, traveling from Ireland to America on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink.

Summer Wheels

release date: Jan 01, 1996
Summer Wheels
The Bicycle Man fixes up old bicycles and offers both his friendship and the use of the bikes to the neighborhood kids.

Nasty, Stinky Sneakers

release date: Apr 15, 1995
Nasty, Stinky Sneakers
h4Where are the world''s stinkiest sneakers?h4 Colin has spent weeks perfecting his sneaker odor for the Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest. If he wins, he''ll get three brand-new pairs of Slam Dunkers sneakers: one for himself, one for his little sister, Amy, and one for his best pal, Webster. But now, after weeks of working toward stinky perfection -- not washing his feet, wearing no socks, jogging to get his feet juicy, and even sleeping with his sneakers on -- the nasty, stinky sneakers are missing!

Jumping the Nail

release date: May 01, 1993
Jumping the Nail
YA. The jumping place was called the Nail and it was ninety feet from the top of the cliff to the water below.

Our Teacher's Having a Baby

release date: Jan 01, 1992
Our Teacher's Having a Baby
"A warm-but unsentimental-story about the excitement, anticipation, and anxieties experienced by a first-grade class whose teacher has a baby during the school year. The children''s questions and comments, the teacher''s good-humored responses, and the way this event becomes a focus for activities makes not only a good story but an excellent set of lesson plans for pregnant teachers!""Kirkus Reviews"

The Day Before Christmas

release date: Jan 01, 1992
The Day Before Christmas
Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes to The Nutcracker with her grandfather who shares the memories of the special day he had when he took Allie''s mother to her first performance of the ballet.

Night Tree

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Night Tree
A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmas time.

Fly Away Home

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Fly Away Home
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds his freedom. Full-color illustrations.

A Perfect Father's Day

release date: Jan 01, 1991
A Perfect Father's Day
Susie plans a Father''s Day celebration filled with all of her favourite activities.

A Turkey for Thanksgiving

release date: Jan 01, 1991
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Moose try to invite a turkey to their Thanksgiving feast.

In the Haunted House

release date: Jan 01, 1990
In the Haunted House
A little girl and her father tour a dark, mysterious house, eventually revealed to be a "Halloween House."

The Wednesday Surprise

release date: Jan 01, 1989
The Wednesday Surprise
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.

Face at the Edge of the World

release date: Sep 01, 1988
Face at the Edge of the World
Haunted by the suicide of a gifted young black writer who was his best friend, Jed pursues the reason for it.

Scary, Scary Halloween

Scary, Scary Halloween
This spooky story captures the eerie feeling of Halloween with a surprise ending. Full-color illustrations.

If I Asked You, Would You Stay?

If I Asked You, Would You Stay?
When Crow, a seventeen-year-old loner, rescues a troubled young girl from the ocean, his jealously guarded solitary existence is threatened by his first awakening to love.

Ghost Behind Me

Ghost Behind Me
A young girl is pursued by a ghost from the past who seeks her help in the endless quest for his long-lost love who has been dead for forty years.

The Valentine Bears

The Valentine Bears
Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine''s Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year.

Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser

Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser
This book details a striking political relationship between American Ambassador Frederic Sackett and German Chancellor Heinrich Brning and their attempts to save the Weimar Republic, achieve German nationalist goals, and thwart Adolf Hitler''s drive to power. Sackett believed that financial policy was at the heart of German problems and, unless resolved, could be the basis for Hitler''s success. Very early in his tenure in Berlin, Sackett saw Hitler and the Nazis as a serious danger to the Weimar Republic and to peace in Europe. The American thought that misrule by incompetent and inefficient Nazis would pave the way for a communist state. Although at first he saw the Nazis as harbingers of worse to come, in time he came to see Hitler as the real threat to democracy in Germany.

The Ghosts of Departure Point

The Ghosts of Departure Point
After a car plunges over a dangerous cliff, killing its four teenage occupants, one of the four returns as a ghost, tormented by guilt and wishing somehow to prevent another tragedy.

Day of the Earthlings

Day of the Earthlings
To prevent discovery, the Martians hide themselves during the landing of a space ship from earth, but then one of the earth men has a serious accident.

The Space People

The Space People
Giants cant dance Can they? When Lexy takes on the task of teaching a gaggle of giants to dance, well, you can expect one giant dance party. Of course it doesnt start out that way. But as Lexy and her giants prove . . . where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is imagination, there is a way. Where there is perseverance, there is a way. Where there is friendship, there is a way Absolutely anyone can dance. And everyone in this book does

Fifteen

Fifteen
A fifteen-year-old girl realizes after she makes a fool of herself that there is no such thing as instant maturity.

The Creature of Cranberry Cove

The Creature of Cranberry Cove
While spending the night on an uninhabited island, a Boy Scout troop discovers a skeleton of a large creature whose mate is silently watching the troop''s actions.

We Need a Bigger Zoo!

We Need a Bigger Zoo!
The illustration on each subsequent page becomes increasingly crowded with zoo animals, but it is the skunk that makes all the animals decide they need a larger zoo.
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