Frank Murphy

• Oct-1995
• / General Fiction
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Lockie is a bit of a misfit. Orphaned, he is placed in foster home after foster home, but somehow he never settles in. 'Troublemaker' is the general verdict. He runs away and meets up with some colourful characters - Dadge and his strange friends Pas...

• Sep-1996
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A terrible storm wrecks Gulliver's ship and he is washed ashore. He wakes to the strangest sight he has ever seen - hundreds of tiny people, and they're all TERRIFIED of him, the 'MAN-MOUNTAIN' . Colour in the exciting pictures and bring this wonderf...

• Oct-1997
• / General Fiction
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Charlie would love a bike, but his family cannot afford one. Then he manages to assemble a strange-looking bike from old bits and pieces -- not exactly cool, but full of character. In fact, so full of character that it almost begins to develop a life...

• Oct-1999
• / General Fiction
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Flyer Number 3 A terrible war rages in Ireland -- over the Great Brown Bull of Cooley. Cuchulainn, the young Ulster super hero, fights off many warriors -- even the magical Morrigan. In the end he has to face is friend, Ferdia. Will Cuchulainn have t...

• Oct-2000
• / Mystery
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Davy's mother is dead. Davy's father is so wrapped up in his own grief that he can no longer care for his son. For Davy, his world has been turned upside-down, he no longer recognizes his father and feels lost and lonely in a way he has never experie...

• Mar-2001
• / Historical
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Ben Franklin is always busy. He is a writer, a scientist, and an inventor. Then he gets a new job. He takes notes at meetings about making laws. The meetings are very boring. Can Ben invent something to make them more interesting? Find out in this tr...

• Jan-2003
• / Historical
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George Washington loved animals. What happened when he found a lost dog after a battle? Read this true story and find out....

• Mar-2005
• / Historical
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Batter up! It’s 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America’s national pastime. It’s up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it, or will he strike out...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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This collection features three of our most popular biographies: Washington, the stoic general with a soft spot for animals; Jefferson, the brilliant statesman who was a foodie at heart, and Lincoln, the absentminded lawyer whose compassionate caseloa...

• Feb-2013
• / Historical
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Did you know that every time you munch on a french fry or snack on ice cream, you have Thomas Jefferson to thank? It’s true! This founding father was one of America’s first foodies. After a visit to France, he introduced all sorts of yummy treats...

• Dec-2015
• / General Fiction
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A Step 3 Step into Reading Biography Reader about Theodore Roosevelt -- America's 26th President -- and his efforts to protect our environment and establish national parks. Roosevelt battled asthma all his life, and the list of things he shouldnâ...

• Feb-2018
• / General Fiction
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A Step 3 beginning-reader biography of Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Clara Barton!Meet a woman who outgrew her childhood shyness to became a fearless "Angel of the Battlefield"! This Step 3 biography follows Clara Barton as sh...

• Jul-2019
• / General Fiction
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There's more to being a boy than sports, feats of daring, and keeping a stiff upper lip. A Boy Like You encourages every boy to embrace all the things that make him unique, to be brave and ask for help, to tell his own story and listen to the stories...

• Jan-2020
• / General Fiction
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Frederick Douglass was a keystone figure in the abolitionist movement, and his story has impacted generations of people fighting for civil rights in America. He was born to an enslaved mother and grew up with the horrors of slavery. In the course of ...

• Jul-2020
• / General Fiction
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Every girl is a wonder! A Girl Like You encourages girls to embrace what makes them unique, to choose kindness, and to be their own advocates. In an age when girls can be whatever they want, this book reminds them of all the ways to be beautiful, bri...

• Mar-2021
• / General Fiction
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Teachers have the power to change the life of a child with every new school day. Whether they're discovering math or reading, practicing a new instrument or a new sport, or learning about our wonderful, diverse world, students can count on the kindne...

• Aug-2021
• / General Fiction
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There's nothing in the world like a wonderful friend. Friends are there to laugh with you and ready with a hug when you need one. There are forever friends and brand new friends. Friends for adventures and friends for cozy days indoors. Friends who a...

• Aug-2022
• / General Fiction
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Our planet Earth is as individual and special as each one of us. It's ability to sustain and nurture life is unique in our solar system—and beyond. In this book, celebrate all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while le...

• Aug-2023
• / General Fiction
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Everyone's family is unique—and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families, A Family Like Ours celebrates all those important connections we build over the years. Regardless of what yours looks lik...

• Mar-2024
• / General Fiction
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Each of us has a unique and powerful voice, whether we speak loudly or softly, sing or sign, or without any words at all. What matters is how we use that voice--because voices are meant to be used. Some of us use it to express ourselves through art. ...