books by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)     books:     Farrar, Straus and...      Pumpkin Soup Helen Cooper Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005 Warm, FUNNY, great illustrations - family favorite I did not know the extent to which my daughter would come to love this book when I purchased it. Had I known, I would have found a hardcover edition. Let me just say, this is the first book that my almost 4 year old memorized (word for word). This is the first book ...             The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book) Peter Sis Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 life behind the curtain We in the West often cannot believe,or rufuse to believe what it must have been like to live behind 'The Iron Curtain'.Surely we are told,those tales of repression are merely 'Mc Carthyite propaganda' and 'cold war nonsense'.For some strange reason the idea of a socio ...             Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution (Melanie Kroupa Books) Moying Li Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 A balanced perspective Moying Li's memoir serves as a balance to traditional Chinese literature. The women in her story are strong, self-directed, and anything but subservient! Moying's grandmother was especially inspirational.             The Pout-Pout Fish Deborah Diesen Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 This Book Teaches an Important Psychological Truth The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know Everything As a positive psychologist and author myself of a fictional book designed to teach important developmental truths to girls, tweens, teens and their moms, I am very impressed with this book's important message. ...             The Missing Manatee Cynthia DeFelice Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 I Love this book!!! My reading teacher read this book to my class before my school met Cynthia DeFelice. I was not a person who liked mystery books, until my teatcher read this book to my class. This is a book I recamend for only people that can read a novle. This is a wonderful book.             Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Peter Cameron Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 The Therapy of Pain Young James is as curious as the garbage cans he tries to sell as art: Does he have a purpose in this strange and foreign adult world, or is he a mere abstraction - something others revel at in oblivious ignorance or disdain with feigned understanding. And while ...             How to Steal a Dog Barbara O'Connor Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Best Book Ever By MJ (9) How to Steal a Dog, by Barbara O'Connor This book is about a girl named Georgina and her little brother Toby. They live in a car and their mother has to work two jobs to get money for food. Georgina gets sick of it and she decides to steal a dog when ...             Max's Words Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 Max's Words I bought this book because I thought it was cute (the cover intrigued me). I took it to my classroom to share with my lst grade students. They got so excited about it that they thought our class should start a word collection. So I drug out old magazines & ...             Amos & Boris Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1992 A simple tale , with an artfully told message Even a little child can make a difference! This is one of the most empowering concepts for a young child to grasp. It is the message at the heart of this story. When the whale saves a mouse drowning at sea, we are happy to see a creature so big, helping one so ...             Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Gabrielle Zevin Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 A fine story of discovery and change and will intrigue many teen readers If Naomi had picked tails she wouldn't have had the accident which lead to her amnesia - but she didn't make the different choice. And now she doesn't remember her boyfriend, doesn't understand the jokes of her friends, and doesn't even know her family. MEMOIRS OF A ...             Gotta Go! Gotta Go! (Sunburst Book) Sam Swope Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004 Factual, entertaining... what more could you want? Gotta' Go, Gotta' Go is a wonderful book about a monarch caterpillar and his lifelong "journey." I am a nature center director and we use this book to teach about the magnificent monarch migration. The book is entertaining, fun to read out loud, and best of all, ...             Annie on My Mind Nancy Garden Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Forbidden Love in the Big Apple "Annie on my mind" was revolutionary when it was published in the late '80s/early '90s. It is all about Liza and Annie,who meet in the Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They have a mutual love of classical music, ancient art... and as they soon realize, each ...             The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants Priscilla Turner Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1999 Toccoa, GA, USA .... My six year old JUST LOVED this story, the humor is right on target for a child who is learning about the difference between vowels, consonants, letters sounds, etc. Even more so for the emerging reader that can actually read much if the book themselves , ...             Way Down Deep Ruth White Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 A fine story of bonds and community connections evolves. Ruth White's WAY DOWN DEEP tells of a toddler found abandoned in a small town. Miss Arbutus takes her in and she leads a good life - but when Ruby is twelve a new family arrives in town with news of her past - and to learn more she must travel far from her newfound ...             Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) Claire A. Nivola Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 Planting the Trees of Kenya Nivola, Claire A. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2008. This beautiful story of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya launched by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai details how she grew up appreciating nature ...          products you might be interested in search for books amnesiac, caldecott, consonants, pout-pout, revolution, sunburst      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: ADHD: A Teenager's Guide