Holiday House: 290 books

Cover of The Fruits We Eat
by Gail Gibbons
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015

Berries, apples, melons, and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas -- yum! This scrumptious picture book, a companion to The Vegetables We Eat, offers youngsters an inviting, information-packed cornucopia of favorite fruits. Gail Gibbons combines a clear, simple text with her signature illustrations...
Cover of Galaxies, Galaxies!

Galaxies, Galaxies!

Second Edition

by Gail Gibbons
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018

Planet Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy, the cloudy band of light that stretches clear across the night sky. How many galaxies are there in the universe? For years astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the universe. Now we know that there are billions of them. Gail Gibbons takes the reader on a journey light-years away.
Cover of Transportation!

Transportation!

How People Get Around

by Gail Gibbons
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017

From cars and trains to planes and boats, people all around the world have developed diverse means and methods of travel. In this fascinating exploration of transportation, Gail Gibbons employs her signature, colorful artwork and accessible text to explain transportation choices to young readers....
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Dinosaurs!

Second Edition

by Gail Gibbons
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018

A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth's surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Gail Gibbons presents the most recent and up-to-date theories about the history of dinosaurs and dinosaur discoveries. She discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods...
Cover of A Slip of a Girl
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019

A heart-wrenching novel in verse about a poor girl surviving the Irish Land Wars, by a two-time Newbery Honor-winning author. For Anna, the family farm has always been home... But now, things are changing. Anna's mother has died, and her older siblings have emigrated, leaving Anna and...
Cover of Hunter Moran Digs Deep
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014

Hunter, his twin brother, Zack, and neighborhood pest Sarah Yulefsky are about to be rich. All they have to do is find the hidden hoard of town founder, Lester Dinwitty. It shouldn’t be a problem, because they have clues. Shovels in hand, the gang sets to work tearing up their town and getting into...
Cover of Hunter Moran Saves the Universe
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2012

Hunter Moran and his twin brother have a small problem to solve: a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow their town to smithereens. They've found clues that prove it. Hunter and Zack have only days to save their town, but first they have to hold a funeral for an incriminating report card before...
Cover of Island War
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018

A boy and girl must survive on their own on a remote Japanese-occupied island during World War II. Fans of Hatchet and Julie of the Wolves will be riveted by the story of 11-year-old Izzy and 14-year-old Matt who are left alone on an Alaskan island when the Japanese army takes the rest of the...
Cover of Where Triplets Go, Trouble Follows
by Michelle Poploff
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015

The Divine triplets all have blue eyes, but they're not identical. Daisy plays baseball, Lily writes poems and Violet -- well, Violet's a bit on the bossy side. Still, the sisters support one another when Daisy's in a baseball slump, Violet worries about failing science and Lily's afraid to face her...
Cover of A Blossom Promise
by Betsy Byars
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013

From a Newbery Medal winner, another high-spirited adventure starring this “gutsy, captivating family” (School Library Journal). It is a time of ups and downs for the Blossoms. Maggie is thrilled to be on the rodeo circuit . . . until she witnesses Mom kissing a handsome stranger. Back...
Cover of The Misadventures of the Magician's Dog
by Frances Sackett
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013

Peter Lubinsky doesn't even like dogs and can't understand why he asked for one for his birthday. But it turns out that this pet, whom Peter calls The Dog, can talk and do magic--and he needs Peter's help. In return, The Dog promises to teach Peter conjuring and to help him bring his father home from...
Cover of A Pig Called Heather
by Harry Oulton
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015

Isla and Heather are best friends. It hardly matters that Isla is a farmer's daughter and Heather is a pig. From the moment Isla was born, Heather has been there for her, through good times and bad. So when a damaging storm forces Isla's dad to sell his beautiful farm in the Scottish countryside and...
Cover of Buried Lives

Buried Lives

The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon

by Carla Killough McClafferty
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018

An illuminating look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history still being uncovered there. When he was eleven years old, George Washington inherited ten human beings. His own life has been well chronicled, but the lives...
Cover of Pig and Cat Are Pals
by Douglas Florian
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018

Pig and Cat are pals who like to bike, swim, read, and make art together. One day Pig notices Dog, who has a very interesting kite. Pig and Dog play, and Cat feels neglected and lonely. But Pig and Dog are generous souls after all; and now Pig, Cat and Dog are pals . . . who skateboard and surf! Visually...
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