David Wiesner
1) Flotsam
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The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
2) I got it!
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
3) Mr. Wuffles!
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"Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. When Mr. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs"--
4) Art & Max
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Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
5) Sector 7
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While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.
6) Free fall
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A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
11) Art y Max
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Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
12) Fish Girl
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"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
14) Sr. Minino
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Sr. Minino esta un elegante felino blanco y negro al que no parecen interesarle los típicos juguetes para gatos: los ratones de peluche, los cascabeles o los gallitos de badmington. ¡Qué aburrido!. ¡Qué convencional! Pero entonces descubre una pequeña esfera de metal con patas. ¿Qué es eso? El gato no imagina que se encuentra ante una diminuta nave espacial en cuyo interior hay varios extraterrestres verdes. Entonces, el señor Minino hace...
15) Flotante
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"Una ola deposita una vieja cámara submarina en los pies de un niño que curiosea en la playa. Las fotografías que revela son asombrosas, y la última muestra a una muchacha, sosteniendo la foto de un muchacho… Así sucesivamente, descubre una cadena de niños que, a través del tiempo, han tenido la cámara en sus manos."--Publisher's website.
When a young boy discovers a camera on the beach and develops the film, he finds with his microscope...
17) Huafu xian sheng
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Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens, and when Mr. Wuffles plays a little too roughly with the toy ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs.
18) Man from the sky
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In an almost failproof scheme, a man parachutes from an airplane with a large amount of money, only to be seen by a boy who has a reputation for seeing things in the clouds.
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"Best-selling and award-winning authors take on the brave new world of middle school in this remarkable collection, brimming with humor and heart. Subjects range from peer pressure, homework, family issues, and cultural barriers to the unexpected saving graces of music, art, friendship, and reading. This engaging anthology, filled with texts, emails, formal letters, stories in verse, first-person narratives, and even a short graphic novel, shines...