Matt Phelan
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Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 1
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English
Description
Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!
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Knights vs volume 1
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English
Description
With the realm at peace and few dragons about, the Knights of the Round Table are bored, so Merlin sends them to face the most terrible lizards of all--dinosaurs.
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Knights vs volume 2
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English
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Yearning for adventure, the young Knights of the Round Table are drawn to Orkney, Scotland, where they face a kraken and other monsters, including Queen Margause and her son, Mordred.
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Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 4
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English
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When one of Plum's peachick wards fall into the hands of the notorious Bickle brats, he and his friends at the Athensville Zoo set out to rescue her.
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Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 3
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English
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When raccoons invade the Athensville Zoo, it's up to Plum and his friends to save their beloved home. From award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan, creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs, Trouble Finds Plum! is the third book about a young peacock whose adventures are funny, hopeful, and always kindhearted. A hilarious, highly illustrated novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.
When Plum the peacock stumbles across a raccoon asking...
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English
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Learn to reconnect your brain and heart to find happiness and engagement at work and in life
In The Happiness Index: Why Today's Emotions Equal Tomorrow's Business Success, cofounder and CEO of The Happiness Index Matthew Phelan delivers a fascinating dive into data from over 100 countries and 2 million human beings that helps us understand what really drives our engagement and happiness at work. Grounded in an evidence-based and neuroscientific...
9) Snow White
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins,...
10) Around the world
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1908, and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of "dust dementia" would explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot's abandoned barn - a sinister...
13) Turtle walk
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Pignic
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"-- Provided by publisher.
15) Sweater weather
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On a crisp, fall day and evening, rambunctious bear cubs turn getting dressed into an adventure"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Wherever there is injustice, nefarious plots, or threats to society, the Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck are there to stop them!
A sly villain with a plan to cause havoc across the globe is no match for three extraordinary animals—and their two young human friends. From acclaimed author and artist Matt Phelan, The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck is a hilarious, action-packed, and highly illustrated middle grade adventure perfect for fans of Skunk...
17) Druthers
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Challenged to use her imagination on a boring, rainy day, little Penelope shares time with her daddy while envisioning herself at the zoo, as a cowgirl, flying to the moon, and sailing to an island filled with dinosaurs.
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Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 2
Language
English
Description
The animals of the Athensville Zoo are thrilled to be visiting a local school to star in a presentation-everyone except for a very nervous peacock named Plum. And then an unexpected blizzard strands the animals at the elementary school overnight-yikes! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, creator of “Knights vs. Dinosaurs” and its two sequels, this companion to “Leave It to Plum!” is a young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers...
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English
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"Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities ever, but before he was the man who brought us "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", he was just little Freddie Rogers. You Are My Friend tells how Fred was a sickly and lonely child. At school, he was bullied and had trouble making friends and expressing his feelings. His parents and grandparents encouraged Fred to ask for help and explore his world. When Fred grew up he became a champion...