Catalog Search Results

Join a community of book lovers!
(Adults)
Wednesdays; Feb. 5, March 5, April 2, May 7; 12 p.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
See Also:
Wednesdays; Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, May 14; 7 p.m. at JJGL
5) My elephant
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
What to do when Grandpa and Grandma are too busy to play? Ask the elephant, of course! he's loads of fun, even if he squashes the flower bed and breaks a few things around the house. Grandpa and Grandma will understand-- really. In an intergenerational story that is both funny and sweet, Petr Horáček illuminates the power of one boy's boundless imagination -- and how truly infectious it can be!
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1766, a ship docks at Bristol, England, disgorging a crate with two young elephants in poor health, but alive. A wealthy sugar merchant purchases them for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. It takes time for Tom and the two elephants to understand each other, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed, and changes the lives of all who meet them.
14) !Hoy volaré!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
While Piggie is determined to fly Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"Geraldo está triste. ¿Cómo puede Cerdita estar contenta si Geraldo está triste?"--Back cover.
When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Purchase Suggestion Service. Submit Request