New Releases by Sid Fleischman

How can a beautiful white elephant be a terrible curse? Run-Run, a young elephant trainer, discovers the answer when he incurs the fury of the prince. The boy''s punishment? The gift of an elephant, white as a cloud. From that moment forward, the curse reveals itself. According to tradition, so rare an elephant cannot be allowed to work for its keep. It is poor Run-Run who must feed the beast the hundreds of pounds of food it eats each day, and scrub it clean, and brush its pom-pom of a tail, and wash behind its ears, and, above all, keep it from doing any work. Oh, if only Run-Run could make the magnificent white elephant disappear! Clever as a magician, he does—but the curse has tricks of its own for Run-Run.

"Et pust af midnat" er en magisk fortælling om en usædvanlig pagt mellem en død tryllekunstner og en forældreløs dreng. Det hele begynder, da den forældreløse Touch må rejse afsted til sin grandonkel, dommer Henry Wigglesforth, for at hente en arv. På vej i diligencen bliver det stormvejr, og pludselig får Touch øje på et spøgelse uden for vognen. Rygtet siger, at det er genfærdet af en berømt tryllekunstner. Fra da af forandres alt, og hverken turen i diligencen eller mødet med grandonklen, forløber som Touch havde forestillet sig. Da det viser sig, at Touchs grandonkel er værre end ond må Touch nemlig allierer sig med den døde tryllekunstner. Men er det nok til at undslippe grandonklen? Albert Sidney Fleischman, eller Sid Fleischman, (1920-2010) var en amerikansk forfatter. Han skrev skønlitteratur for både børn og voksne, fagbøger og manuskripter, men især hans børnebøger er kendt for deres humor og fantasy. Han har modtaget adskillige priser for sit arbejde.

La Grèce, Ve siècle avant Jésus-Christ. Daméas, Néèra et Stéphanos sont frères et soeurs et vivent à Athènes avec leurs parents. Mais ceux-ci sont assassinés. Les enfants prennent alors la fuite, se souvenant des paroles de leur père : "S''il nous arrive quelque chose un jour, partez rejoindre Gorgias". Mais qui est Gorgias ? Et qui sont ces hommes à leurs trousses ?

Welcome to Humbug Mountain. Little did Wiley, the son of a traveling newspaperman, imagine that the search for his grandfather would lead him into the hands of those nasty villains of the West—Shagnasty John and the Fool Killer. Using their newspaper, The Humbug Mountain Hoorah, Wiley and his sister and mother go about outwitting the outlaws in their scheme to ambush Grandfather''s new boat and its cargo of gold.

How did he walk through walls, escape drowning, and shatter iron chains that were tightly wrapped around him? The rare photos in this book might help you figure it out. So might the exclusive update about the rumor that Houdini was poisoned. But just remember, a true magician never reveals his tricks. . . .

So begin the adventures of young Oliver Finch, born at the stroke of midnight. Believing that Oliver can spy out ghosts, Captain Scratch kidnaps him, bringing him aboard the notorious pirate vessel Bloody Hand. The ship sails the high seas in pursuit of the ghost of Gentleman Jack, who paces his grave where the pirate treasure lies buried. A despicable pirate captain, a mutinous crew, a band of sly sea ghosts—Oliver is determined to outfox them all and get safely home. It''s a tale of treachery, intrigue, and suspense!

The protagonist of Look behind You Lady is a magician, performing on the stage of a club in exotic Macao. The hero of The Venetian Blonde is another kind of conjurer, a cardsharp who becomes involved with a spiritualism con in the seedy precincts of Venice, California.

Enemies at first sight Orphaned Bo Gamage has nowhere to go. So he ends up in the old Queen of Sheba Hotel in a ghost town in the middle of the desert. It''s dry and bare and -- worst of all -- the only other kid there is his awful cousin Madeleine, who calls herself Mzzz Mad. Soon, they''re caught up in a battle for a missing map, the mystery of the tattooed head, and the search for the old Pegleg Smith gold mine. Then Bo and Mzzz Mad find themselves in deadly danger and handcuffed -- together!

Tall tales about the fantastic adventures of some of the animals that live around Barefoot Mountain.

A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

Twelve-year-old Annyrose related her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.

In the further adventures of Josh McBroom, the crops grow so fast, you''d better step out of the way when you plant corn, red barns turn blue in the cold, and words freeze still in mid-air. "As fresh as ever."--Booklist.

After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become the owners of a small but very unusual piece of property.

Presents three humorous adventures on McBroom's wonderful one-acre prairie farm.

A madcap tale of fog and phantoms Opie and Aunt Etta think there''s something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he''s going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie cut through all t he fog to get to the bottom of the professor''s plans? See the Ghost of Crookneck John! That''s what Professor Pepper''s sign promises, and Opie can hardly wait to see such a sight. But the unseen specter escapes from his coffin during the show, and if that weren''t bad enough, the town bank is robbed too! Is Crookneck John a bandit from beyond the grave--or is more than the fog being pulled over the townsfolk''s'' eyes? A reissue of one of Sid Fleischman''s early novels.

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" comes a clever tale of a young boy who outsmarts his wicked great-uncle with the help of a friendly magician who happens to be a ghost. Illustrations.

A lonely old farmer realizes the value of human friendship when a young man comes to help him and his scarecrow with their farm.

A gentleman''s gentleman from Boston flees to the wilds of California during the Gold Rush and becomes a hero.

Il pleut des grenouilles. A l'intérieur de la diligence à destination de Cricklewood se tiennent un forgeron, un voleur et Touch, un orphelin. Et sur le toit, le Grand Chaffalo, un magicien autrefois acclamé pour son extraordinaire tour de cheval magique, qui consistait à transformer une botte de paille en un cheval fringant. (extrait 4e de couv.)

For fans of the I Survived series, this classic rollicking adventure about the California Gold Rush and one determined twelve-year-old has sold nearly a million copies! When Jack''s aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed? This new edition features illustrations by Brett Helquist.

Donated new 1991grades 1-2.

A farmer and his family save their farm by using a popcorn machine, frozen sunlight, and jumping beans.

A young boy and his wandering family foil villains and rout nasty varmints as they make a home for themselves in a beached boat on the banks of the Missouri.

Entries in McBroom''s almanac include farm tips, how-to''s, McProverbs, nature lore, cartoons, and McBroom''s Calendar of Important Dates.

Josh McBroom relates how he and his family harness the rambunctious prairie wind.